Try this link: http://www.macquarie.com.au/retail/acrobat/tech_iw_smsf_checklist_200801.pdf  I hope it helps

I agree with everything you guys are saying – from a purely property investment perspective.  What I am trying to say is that as an investor you need the right people around you who are specialists in their area (eg: Accountant – tax implications). Not everyone invests solely in property – many people have other investments.  I for ex…[Read more]

I tend to disagree and believe financial planners have a place in your world. (I work in the financial services world, dealing with financial advisers, as well as being one myself)A good financial planner will take into account your particular circumstances and needs to give you a comphrensive plan for retirement. A good financial planner's goal…[Read more]

Up until recently I have purchased investment properties in QLD. In my experience up here all searches were done prior to the contract going unconditional.Recently I purchased an investment property in Sydney and the solicitor "recommended" to me that their procedures were to do any searches after the contract went unconditional and if there were…[Read more]

HiLog onto RPDATA and buy a report on the house you are interested in. Although at $60 a pop you will want to be sure that it is something you really want. The report gives you the owners details, sales info on the property, and sales within the immediate vincinity of the house.

HiWhen we installed our kitchen we went to a kitchen cabinet making comany. We provided them with our sizes of each cabinet and door + benchtop in the colours we liked (Marble Laminex bench top and wood grain doors, std whiteboard cupboards with wood grain covers) They supplied the kitchen as a flat pack which we put together and installed (my…[Read more]

We purchased 3 investment properties over the space of 3 years with the sole focus of getting a cashflow positive return and getting a quick capital gain to pay off our primary residence and get rid of non deductible debt. We sold 2 this year and are debt free except for the 3rd investment property which we will keep – we have freed up some…[Read more]

I drive a 1992 Pulsar Q and it is great for the little driving I do (to and from the train station). My partner drives a 1997 Toyota Landcruiser Ute that he bought as a repairable write off for $8K, spent $2K fixing and registering it and then promptly insured it for $26K.

I actually work for an investment bank (am a qualified planner) and sell/introduce our products (mgd funds, cash, listed stocks, alt assets etc) to financial planners. A few points to note about planners are1. They are only trained in offering advice on mgd funds, shares, property trusts etc etc etc. They have no formal training in physical…[Read more]