Hi Wes,

I have a few residential and several industrial properties in Brisbane. I have used HTW on several occasions. I find that if you contract them, rather than the bank, you get a much better valuation, because you are the client.

I also found their values to be excellent.

Regards
Ally

You need to consider carefully your current and future income of both parties and whether the property is +ve or -ve geared.

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Hi Mini,

I would love to get on your list. I am open to NZ (although I haven’t been there) as I have quite a few friends who are posted here right now who are from there, so I can grill them for information. Please let me know how to get onto your list.

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