Adam
Yes i am refering to the gas line and lng plant.
I am also on Gosse cct two houses have been completed and trying to rent out for about 4 to 6 weeks (one is on Nathan ct) Raine and Horne are the rental agents.I would ring them and ask what rents they are trying to get and how long the properties have been untennanted for.Hope this helps you out regards Adam

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Myself i would get a plumber out and get him to change all of you tap washers at the same time that way for $70.00 you would not only have a happy tennant but you wont have any leaking tap worries for quite some time.
Regards Beanie

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Start out small and buy what you can comfortable afford.
Research your area throughly.
Buy cashflow positive or as close to as possible,this acts as an insurance policy if things don’t go as planned.
Educate yourself but dont get analysis paralysis, the quickest way you learn is when you have some money in the market.
Don’t let agents tell you that what your are trying to achieve is impossible, just have a clear idea of what you want and look and make offers until you find it.
Don’t listen to advice from well meaning friends and relatives who aren’t investors themselves.
Set small achievable goals to begin with and ramp them up as you gain knowledge and confidence.
Regards Beanie

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I don’t know of any laws restricting you form selling a house privately. Maybe you could have a look at owner.com web site this is specifically ste up for private sales they should be able to help you. Regards Beanie

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Let me start off by saying i am not trying to be a smart alex but from the time i spent living in Invercargill this is a list of problems it had.
1. Coldest place i have ever lived by a country mile the cold miserable days seem to go on forever.
2.Lack of work the only decent paying work was if you worked for Tiwi smelter.(Comalco has been told by NZ government that it cant have any more power than what it is currently getting therefore ruling out any further expansions.
3. Wages were terrible (my wife worked for a department store over there and the wages were less than half of what she was getting in oz)
4.A large percentage of the locals i worked with were trying to save enough money to move away from there.
5.There are two local gangs that have ongoing disputes.(When we were there one gang member tried to shoot another whilst he was in court on another charge)
This was a while ago now so i am just wondering how and what has changed there to make it a viable long term investment proposition.
Just on more thing the locals my wife and i met there were some of the most friendly and generouous people you could wish to meet. Regards Beanie

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Being motivated and keen to do something is always good however you may be better off renting for a couple of months while you do some research and get a feel for the local market.Speak to agents, read the property section of the paper and attend as many open houses as you can.You will find that you will save a lot more money (in that you will be able to spot a good deal when it comes along)than the 3 to 6 months worth of rent will cost you.You will also find that this will put you in a strong position to complete your second and third deals as well.Regards Beanie

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I would ask the tennants if you offered them a cash incentive to move out would they consider it. This way if they said yes you could then advertise the property as with a tennant or vacant at settlement giving a wider range of buyers. Or have you considered asking the tennants if they want to buy the property under a vendor finance arrangement? Regards Beanie

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A friend of mine just brought a commercial property with a partner what they did was buy it through a trust. This way you can split the pecentage each person owns to suit your needs.They also have a tennants in common clause which means either one of them can sell without the other having to.I am no expert on this subject though and would suggest you see a good solicitor to explain to you all the ins and outs of what i have briefly described above with my limited knowledge of this subject.Hope this may help you with what you are trying to achieve. Regards Beanie

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Hi Moolah when my wife and i first got into real estate investing a mentor we had used to suggest using a $40 investment policy instead of second guessing the market. By this he meant run an ad in the paper (which at that time used to cost about $40)and see what sort of response you get to what you are trying to sell.I would run two ads one for furnished and one for unfurnished see what response you get and then you will know whether it is fesiable and profitable to rent your property out furnished.Remember there is no black and white answer as to wheter to furnish or not you are best to let the market tell you what it wants. Hope this helps Regards Beanie

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Try running an ad in the local newspaper first advertising the type of property you are looking at buying and see what kind of response you get.For approx $40.00 this is a very cheap insurance policy.Also you could check out the possibilities of wrapping in the same area as this would give you another option if you find it hard to find a tennant. Regards Beanie

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