Im in Construction and i have never charged for a quote! i would dispute it with the property manager, is their an actual invoice from the tradesman for the quote or is it simply an invoice from your property manager? your property manager should of gotten 3 quotes and used the cheapest.

I have just bought a residential property in between 2 businesses and have converted it to an office….alot more money can be made renting as a commercial. have a think outside the box and see what you could do with it.

thanks Jamie that has some very helpful information.

quick answer. Yes

Hi mate, goods to see somebody talking about Townsville!
I live off golf links drive and think that this side of kirwan is great their is next to no crime here, but the other side of kirwan is quite different when it comes to crime and so forth.. i believe the best 2 suburbs at the moment would be

Garbutt-it seems to be a place for property…[Read more]

Hi everyone and thanks for the replies, ok so a few things i will tell you. The loan i have is a DHOAS home loan with NAB it has an offsett account and Department of veteran affairs pay me a subsidy of around 255-300 a month off my principal for another 11 years because i was medically discharged from the Army. I don't know if they are very…[Read more]

yeah they let you trade with commsec and also property, i dont mind high risk investments, you know what they say "when their is blood in the streets buy up big" more people in America became millionaires after the great depression than any other time in history. their are amazing prices for shares at the moment! cant wait to get some bargains.

Thanks Streamline, that site you suggested is doing it for free at the moment a special offer! so i decided to set one up and will update you on how it all goes

thought this page had something interesting to say about adding solar to your home, it could increase its value by up to 4%http://www.sunconnect.com.au/solar-panel-benefits/increase-in-home-value/

Thanks thecrest, If their are any property valuers on the forum i would love to hear how much value that could add to the property?

 The angle i'm coming from here is I don't want to sell my property in the near future but want to see if the banks would recognise the value difference in my property  with a income producing asset added to my PPOR? Because what the bank values my house at and what the market would pay for it are 2 different things..

Thanks for your reply luke, I think your last paragraph hit the nail on the head, its very hard to add equity to a new home which is the very reason i am interested in this topic and apart from wiping out my power bill and have ergon pay me which covers my rates.

Thanks BMW, Energy Matters is the company who i bought my system off! I also live in Townsville Queensland which is one of the best places in Australia for solar. the current Feed in Tariff is 44c per kw and i think they lock this in until 2028? from memory give or take a couple of years.I'm more interested in keeping my house a PPOR but want to…[Read more]

Thanks for your reply, My house was built 3 years ago so everything that could of been done has been done. Its a brand new home! so their isn't anything I would  upgrade. Surely having an income producing asset within the house would add more value then repainting walls and new carpets or fittings or decking in a new home? If i went to buy a…[Read more]