Don't Buy Your Retirement Home Without Me! (eBook)

Richard Andrews is Australia's leading expert on retirement communities and the founder of Find My Retirement Home (www.findmyretirementhome.com.au), a company that acts as an independent adviser and buyer's agent for retirees wanting to purchase a retirement home.

About the author ix

Introduction xi

Part I: The retirement living industry 1

1 The evolution of retirement living in Australia 3

2 What is a retirement village -- in legislation and
practice? 11

Part II: Assessing your options 21

3 Working out what you want 23

4 Choosing a location 31

5 Affordability 39

Part III: Doing your research 45

6 Retirement home research 47

7 Types of retirement accommodation 57

8 Retirement village operators 61

9 Retirement home purchase arrangements 67

10 Investing in the retirement living sector 77

Part IV: Analysing your research 83

11 Fees and charges 85

12 Analysis and evaluation 99

13 Capital growth 119

14 Buying off the plan 129

Part V: The purchase 135

15 Selling your home 137

16 Contract time! 145

17 Negotiating tips and key contract terms 153

Part VI: Living and leaving 169

18 The big move! 171

19 Assimilating into village life 177

20 Links and resources 195

21 The final word 209

Appendix A: Preference questionnaire 211

Appendix B: Individual village questionnaire 217

Appendix C: Research comparison worksheet 221

Appendix D: Moving house checklist 229

Appendix E: Change of address checklist 233

Glossary 235

Index 241