Residentialwealth – how good are you at gnocchi napolitana? That is my favourite… mmm… But I, er, don’t drink home made wine… [biggrin]
A friend of mine makes it too and he gets his wife to squash the grapes in a great big tub in their kitchen… BARE FOOT!! Anyone for gorgonzola shiraz cabernet?? [puke]

Cheers,

Ali G

Great story Mini! You can really paint a picture!!

Ali G

Great post Mini! Funny!! Oh I hope that happens to me!!

LOL

Versace trackies?? WOW! How many weeks of +CF did they cost you??? [biggrin]

Still laughing…

Ali G

Ha ha ha – yes, true, but you know they ARE my FAMILY residentialwealth and I am not about to get TOO cheeky… afterall, where am I going to go for home cooked dinners now and then?? [biggrin] Point taken though, absolutely.

I like your saying too Gatsby. I also like the one that is posted under your member information. Too true.

Alwayscurious,…[Read more]

Yeah it’s pretty exciting really. Just trying to organise a pre-approval so I can go shopping!! [biggrin]

On my way to my first IP… hooray!!! I really can’t tell all of you just how much being on this site has given me the courage to just go ahead and do it! Thanks everyone!

Cheers,

A very happy Ali G [biggrin]

I just contacted the Victorian SRO and they confirmed that yes, you can own an IP in NZ and it won’t affect FHOG eligibility.

Good news!! Time to get investing… [biggrin]

Thanks to everyone for their help.

Newgen and Pelican, time to kiss and make up!! Didn’t want my post to initiate an argument… [blink]

Cheers,

Ali G

Originally posted by elika7264:
I am at the moment trying to complete a PhD and do find that I am spending way too much time on property. However, property is also an outlet and as you know the saying “all work and no play makes jack a dull boy”. So enjoy your property journey — just make sure that you don’t deviate too much from your…[Read more]

Sorry Simon,

I did not express myself very clearly in my previous post. What I was trying to say was that I read through the information on your site and used the links to my state’s SRO website, and after reading most of the information there I was still unable to find anything that states that an overseas IP affects FHOG eligibility.

Sorry to…[Read more]

Not strange for a first post if that is what you strongly believe though…

Welcome to the forum Michelle! All posts are welcome whether people agree with them or not. You will come to know Monopoly as one of our more opinionated and very well informed forumites… [biggrin]

Cheers,

Ali G

Thanks Simon.

I visited your site and the SRO site for my state and can not find any information about an overseas IP affecting my eligibility. I will call the local office to confirm though, as suggested.

Cheers,

Ali G

Originally posted by AndyW:

I’m not suggesting abandoning people who aren’t going to encourage you, just saying that you should steer clear of topics where you would feel let down by a lack of encouragement with those people.

Andy, you have epitomised my feelings in that one short sentence. My family DO want me to succeed but yes I certainly…[Read more]

WOW – what a show of support and a huge response so quickly!!

Thank you everyone for your ideas and encouragement. You are all so spot on. I guess my problem is that I WANT to be able to discuss this with my partner and family but no one is willing to either do this logically or do it for any decent length at all! And I love them all so much so…[Read more]

Thanks everyone for your input – it is all appreciated.

I will follow up on that link Andy, thanks.

So Pelican, have they no way of finding out that I own an IP in NZ (say I end up purchasing one)? I would prefer to abide by the law at all times, but by all means, if there is a ‘legal loophole’ I would use it. As for my perceived need – yes I do…[Read more]

Thanks for the advice Richmond. Perhaps that was what I wanted to hear?? Is there anyone on here who would tell me otherwise?

As for being at “my age”, well, I’ve got a few years on the rest of them around campus and wish that “my age” felt young…. ha! Maybe it is and I just won’t realise until I have doubled it!! [biggrin]

Thanks again – keep…[Read more]

Thanks for your quick reply Derek.

Just for anyone else who is interested in looking at Simon’s website, the correct address is http://www.mortgagehunter.com.au Just a small typo Derek… [happy]

Does anyone know this off the top of their head?

Cheers,

Ali G

Thanks for the info guys.

Cheers,

Ali G

I do some mystery shopping work on the side (when I need extra pocket money!) and regularly mystery shop banks. For those of you who don’t know what mystery shopping is, it is a service provided by a company (my employer) to other companies that allows them to check up on their staff. They do this to ensure that their staff say the things they are…[Read more]

Ditto to what everyone else has said really.

You can’t go past an independent report. Don’t explain the situation to the pest inspector (you don’t want to induce bias) just try to arrange for it to be done ASAP.

And don’t cave in to these people if they are applying the pressure in bucketloads. If you sell your house to people who are taking…[Read more]

So then, just to clarify things, what are the benefits of choosing a NZ bank over an Australian bank? Or perhaps even, what are the advantages of having an Australian bank over a NZ one?

What kind of currency complications are you talking about please Del?

Cheers,

Ali G

Being untidy isn’t the worst thing that could happen. If the tennants keep the place in a ‘satisfactory’ condition, pay their rent on time and wish to stay on, do you really want to move them on? Is it worth it?

Ali G