How much can a self-employed gardener borrow in Sydney? The Samwise Gamgee scenario
A self-employed gardener on about $148,000 profit could borrow around $691,000 alone, or $1.23 million with a partner. We ran the numbers for Samwise Gamgee in the Sutherland Shire.
How much could a US business owner borrow in Sydney? The John Stewart scenario
We estimate John Stewart makes about US$1.5m a year. As a foreign buyer he could borrow about $9.1m in Sydney, enough for a brand-new Mosman home at about $12.9m, plus about $1.5m in foreign buyer duty and fees.