Hi Luke B.

I am no property investor but I am looming large for starting off….

I am in roughly the same boat as you. Essentially the interest payments on my home are $800 per month. Going by other rental in the area I could expect $330 a week which would mean CF+ if we moved out and rented out.

Im interested to see any responses on this…[Read more]

zimby wrote:
Hey Guys

I’m In the IT game as well, debating weather to go contractor or not.
Money seems really good, through the company my chargeout rate is around $160-180 p/h
If I left 3 customers have already said they would follow me.
Bear/Pat what you guys think, i’m 28yo and about to settle on first property.

Becoming a contractor was…[Read more]

OK – I have found this all to be pretty amazing. I am surprised at the amount of people who have commented and even more surprised at the number of people who started by saying “Bear09 I am just like you or Bear09 I know how you feel” – its really got me thinking.

I have to admit, my first post on this page was a breaking point for me. I am so…[Read more]

Thanks heaps for that Nigel…

I am going to take your advice – for real this time. I am going to somehow find some spare time and write some things down.

I shall post back on how my journey progresses.

Thanks again.

I get really amazed when I see people make comments that define my life in a nutshell with such ease then, I get sad because I know its all true.

I am a 28 year old IT consultant. Im happily married and I have 3 beautiful happy healthy children. I earn 220k a year working as a contractor through my own company. Just writing that down and…[Read more]