ok let me try and get myself understood here.
Yes we signed the lease because it doesn’t affect us if the air conditioner breaks down since it’s still under warranty.
The point of my original post is because I wanted to find out if a landlord can pick and choose what they will and won’t repair in a property.
I’m only asking this question so that I…[Read more]

1Winner – You wrote:

“You either call the serviceman and add it to your expenses incurred into making the house sellable, something no doubt you would have done without a second thought before the sale….”

We obviously didn’t get this done before the sale and wouldn’t if we had our time over again because a) The air conditioner is working fine,…[Read more]

It’s not the piddly amount that’s the issure here. What I’m asking is if it’s legal for a landlord to pick and choose what they will and won’t repair. As for it being nearly winter – we will be renting here for about 18 months by the time our new house is built so we will have another summer to go through yet.

ok Thanks for the advise.
Will chase them up on it and see what happens. I don’t hold my breath though as they have really dug their heals in over this one small issue.

ps…..we feel that why should we miss out because our REA stuffed up (and admited to us) by telling them we had organised to get it serviced when those words were never mentioned by us.

Kalgoorlie has seen some good capital growth over the last year and also has some good CF+ properties available. PM me or E-mail me if you want more info.

Hi All,
We live in Ellenbrook and have just this last couple of days sold our property to build in Vale. I think Vale’s going to be fantastic once it gets going. There are already plenty of houses being built there and it looks like it’s going to be beautiful. A new anglican school is also being built and will be ready for 2006 with a performing…[Read more]

Yes I’m here too.

Wayne, how much are they asking for rent in that area?.
I’m with Terry – seems like the rent should be well and truly increased.
Wish I had the same problem with one of my rental properties. It only just got tenanted yesterday after a few months of waiting.

Thank you to everyone who has replied to this topic. You’ve certainly passed on some very interesting information.
Alistair, you obviously know a great deal about this subject, so when we are further down the track with our planning I will e-mail you for some exact figures (if you don’t mind), although under $5k seems alot cheaper than I thought…[Read more]

Thanks for your reply APerry.
I’m really only just throwing some figures around at the moment, and trying to work out what all the outgoing costs would be if I was to develop a block of land that we own.

Hi Byronent,
I was born in Brighton/Hove, and still have all my rellies over there. If there’s anything you want to know, please message me.

Hi Marisa,
Have you considered looking at Vale. It is a new subdivision right next to Ellenbrook but it is a private estate. The land is very reasonably priced and the restricted covenance on each property are excellent – ie, each house has to have a double lock up garage etc…
We have just bought a block there for $115,000 and the equivalent…[Read more]

Thanks alot for all your replies. I have spoken to the PM a few times now and she said that things are going in “spits and spurts” as far as getting a tenant. One minute it’s really busy and the next it’s fairly slow. There aren’t really that many properties for rent in the area and I don’t want to hassle her too much in case she gets annoyed by…[Read more]

Thanks so much everyone for your replies.
You guys are awesome and have certainly helped me a great deal.

Thanks heaps for your reply Westan.
Just as a quick response, and so you can help me do some number crunching……

Property Value – $109,000 Neg
Rent – Currently $210 per week until 12/10/05
Council Rates – $922.14 per year
Water Rates – $149.50 per year
Stata Levy – $97.14 per quarter
Unit is 8 years old and in a secure complex of 21 units. It…[Read more]

Hi Everyone,
Having done some number crunching, I’ve realised that unfortuinately due to the fact I have recently bought an IP elsewhere, I am not going to be able to afford this block of land.
Even with a 50/50 partner it is still beyond my means. It’s a real shame as it’s such a bargain and the owners want out!
I hope this doesn’t seem like…[Read more]

Hi Marisa,
Thanks for your reply.
The front property has been renovated both inside and out. It looks very pleasant from the front – obviously not like a brand new property, but for a 1960’s house it certainly is very neat and tidy and overall well presented.
I can’t find any other land for sale in this area other than 2 green title blocks that…[Read more]

Thank you all so very much for your input.
The people on this forum are so very helpful and I really appreciate every bit of information you all share with me.

Thankyou very much Shawn,
That’s greagt information to begin with.