Thanks for your suggestions Beanie, they will come in very useful. I travel to Darwin every few months – it sure is a different world up there!!!

oops, actually I am from the gold coast – but I had heard about settlement agents from the forum. Obviously I didn’t do enough homework, thanks for the advice!

I was thinking something very casual and informal at first, I have about 4 or 5 people who are keen to give it a go.

Perhaps we all meet for coffee somewhere central; if all goes well then we can look at monthly meetings to discuss all things Real Estate. At the very least it can’t hurt to network, and I know for me at least that it will keep my…[Read more]

Are two lots of stamp duty paid in this case? One by you and one by the wrappee?

Good advice, thanks a lot. It is so good to be able to access reliable information like this.

Thanks for the advice; I was thinking not so much a buyer’s agent as someone who collects data. Takes video footage of the property, supplies local knowledge etc. Not so much a consultant, more of a gopher – could it still get me into trouble?