Xpo 5 can leverage you into greater profits by giving you the 'property buying edge.'

Successful investors can usually tell intuitively whether a property will perform or not. But that kind of experience comes from years of working the figures and fine-tuning each investment. The ability to make accurate profit projections, to control costs and analyse results are keys to successful investing. Xpo is designed to help you with each of these functions, and in particular, to make buying decisions fast.

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Xpo is based on the idea that every investor has their own strategy. What works for one investor will not work for another and what works for one property will not work for another.

Xpo is designed around Investment strategies. There are four strategies - Buy and Hold, Buy and Sell, and for the more technically inclined, Build and Hold and Build and Sell. This means that you get to focus on the strategy that you are using at the time, and removes un-necessary clutter from the page.

Xpo is rich with preset values that speed up your calculations. All of these can be set as default values by the user, which puts you completely in control of each calculation.

Xpo 5 enables you to record all your costs, automating calculations wherever possible. Xpo 5 calculates the gross return, net return and R.O.I. on your properties, makes capital growth projections and for properties with a sell focus, automatically calculates your holding cost and estimates C.G.T. according to current Australian law.

Keep track of your properties with our Portfolio Manager. Create reports for your own records or for your accountant or finance provider.

New Zealand residents. Xpo has been designed to suit investment conditions in New Zealand as well as Australia. For more information on using Xpo in New Zealand click here

 

So why choose Xpo 5 over other property investment packages?

1. It's user friendly. You can start doing automated calculations within minutes. Xpo is simple to use, yet gives you the data you need to buy and manage property easily.

2. It's fast. No need to input large amounts of data before you get any results. Xpo automates almost all calculations and gives you the results you want quickly. For many basic calculations, all you need to enter is your buying price and weekly rent. Xpo 5 does all the rest for you.

3. It's uniquely structured around investment strategies, saving you time and simplifying the process.

4. It's pre-set with Australian Stamp duty rates, tax scales and formulas to save you even more time.

 

This image shows the 'Buy Property' workspace within Xpo 5. Fields with a white background are editable. Fields with a grey background are locked and calculate automatically. Most of the fields on this page can be pre-set as defaults, greatly speeding up your property calculations especially if you are following a set strategy. Transaction stamp duty and Mortgage stamp duty calculate automatically based on stamp duty rates for each state.

 

If your strategy is Buy & Hold, this is where you will want to spend some of your time. A key issue in successfully managing 'Hold' properties is cost containment. This page is where you can record and manage all your recurrent costs. Many of these can also be set as defaults - very useful if you are buying properties of the same type or in the same area. Xpo 5 also provides a comprehensive view of future projections for each property, based on a range of growth indexes that you can select. Press 'Go' and a page will open that gives you an overview of six key indicators of the state of your investment over the next 1-20 years.

 

If you are planning to Buy and resell after perhaps renovating or even just holding for a while, the 'Sell' page will assist your future planning. Keep track of the cost of selling: Xpo automatically calculates the agents commission you will pay, based on rates you have previously entered. Holding cost is automated based on figures used on the previous page. Xpo 5 also includes a comprehensive Capital Gains Tax estimator based on current Australian tax law. Refer to your taxation professional before making any investment decision.

 

If building residential property gets your creative juices flowing, Xpo 5 can help you. Houses, units and even commercial property are covered by a comprehensive section to help you plan and manage your investment. Whether you plan to hold or sell this property, under 'Construct' you can record and analyse each step of the construction process. DblClick on any field and it opens to provide a form that you can use to either list and compare quotes or record details of costs planned for this category. Totals are automatically transferred to the Project Summary page which gives an overall view of the project.

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