Rules of the Lending Game: How to master the game of lending to invest in property

A property investment is often the largest single purchase a person will make in their lifetime. Property buyers usually concentrate their research on realestate.com.au or domain.com.au, looking at glossy photos of beautifully staged homes – but really, they’d be better off working out how much they’ll need to borrow, how they should structure their loan and who would be the best lender.

Personal finance expert Stuart Wemyss compares finding the right loan to a game of snakes and ladders: yo...