I invest and develop property in Orange, Wellington and Parkes. I also looked at Bathurst. Out of all the central west I beleive that due to the massive employment opportunities in Orange and this years impressive capital growth of around 17% so far, I would pick Orange first.

I am sorry to hear your broker has stuffed up so badly, you should put his name on the forum for everyone to see, our broker messed our loan also, and we nearly lost everything, thankfully we got through it okay but I should be charging my ex broker for all the hair dye I now use.
It sounds like your idea if works will be great and you and your…[Read more]

we had the loan aproval extended aprox 3 times, the land finally got the title and was settled on the 17th of novenmber and construction started the next day, with today being the day I tried to get a progress payment on the slab and westpac told me the broker forgot to extend the construction loans aprovals  which ran out on the 14th of…[Read more]

Hi Rudi, I also am looking to buy, but I personally would not buy at the moment unless there is atleast a 20% profit on purchase, through duplex subdivision in my case. I have read and heard that when interest rates fall finally than house prices should pick up, maybe we should both wait for that. at the very least we both should get valuers to…[Read more]

Hi we have four children, my hubby does fly in fly out from the east coast to wa 14 day on and 7 days of, we found it was better financially to stay on the east coast and pay for the flights, but now the company even pays our flights, my husband operates a drilling machine and earns 200000 a year all his food and accomodation and travel is…[Read more]

Hi we have four children, my hubby does fly in fly out from the east coast to wa 14 day on and 7 days of, we found it was better financially to stay on the east coast and pay for the flights, but now the company even pays our flights, my husband operates a drilling machine and earns 200000 a year all his food and accomodation and travel is…[Read more]

Hi we have four children, my hubby does fly in fly out from the east coast to wa 14 day on and 7 days of, we found it was better financially to stay on the east coast and pay for the flights, but now the company even pays our flights, my husband operates a drilling machine and earns 200000 a year all his food and accomodation and travel is…[Read more]

Hi I live one hour from parkes in nsw, parkes was on the latest hotspotting list for cheapies with prospects it has also been listed in 2 of the major investment magazines in the last 6 months, there is good reason for this numerous infrastructure projects earmarked for the next 1 to 5 years and anticipated population growth of over 50% in this…[Read more]

Hi I would try either trying to sell them as a house and land ,find a cheap builder shouldnt be hard in a town of that size,  I would market to first home buyers on a rent to buy basis ( they pay more than the normal rent until they have small deposit up check internet sites on how others market this type of offer. the other thing I would do is m…[Read more]

BE CAREFUL WITH TASSIES WEST COAST, I have lived most of my life in tasmanias west coast and than in burnie on the north west coast, the best way to get burned badly in property investment is buy and renovate in tasmanias west coast. I had three houses in burnie which I held from 1994 to 2002 and lost 50%, my of purchase cost (burnie) my parents…[Read more]