contract was signed and everything was in order for the settlement date, which is today.
I had a call from my agent who said the buyer got in touch with him, and wants to move the settlement date back to Jan 10.
Not much I can do but wait until then.
Still, its sounds a bit more positive than it was a few days before

1k deposit only

haha yeah, though I doubt he was a graduate.
He should have sat through the whole thing so he knows the next step

Ok no real surprises then, thanks for your help

thats great, thanks

thats a great idea with the term deposit, im going to do that
thanks!

Thanks for the quick reply guys, much appreciated
When you say marginal tax rate, do you mean the same tax percentage I pay out of my salary?

thats a bit of a relief, just had one of those thoughts that began to niggle at me, thanks

what i mean by ‘home owner’ mode is basically my bank has different interest rates for home owners and investors, home owners having a slightly lower rate