thanks everyone again. very helpful advice

please pm me with the info please, with the one you use, Mattsta, please. thanks alot

what is REI website. what is the URL address please? thanking you

Kezz, so we shouldn’t steam clean carpet, or doing any painting etc until the IP is settled to be able to claim it in tax?

thanks so much, everyone. Lots of food for thought. I think if i increase the rent, the unit might be in the market for longer. and am not 100 percent sure if some people might be happy to live in a reasonable unit with older style carpet. i’ve actually thought of putting vinyl that is got timber – like pattern that is reasonably cheap and…[Read more]

I am not sure how much it will cost to either change carpet or put floorboards but I don’t think the rent will go more than 190$ I reckon, in this area

thank you Mike, you have been absolutely helpful

Thanks for the feedback. the two bedroom unit is about 150K if they accept my offer. and it can attract probably 180 dollars a week, i reckon..or more if i change the floor. so, it’s about 6.24%. is this good enough?