I am sure that there are, but unfortunately I dont know of any. Have you considered going online, my compay is  aaaonlinepds.com.aubut there are a few reasonable ones at 1/3 of the fee you will be quoted for a full service scheduleGeorge

To get back to the original question, I don.t know  the company US INVEST but you have to understand how far people in the USA will go for $300 to understand the extent to which scammers will go for $3995!!!You don't need a middleman, I have bought 5 properties inn Rochester for an average price $25500 each I have built up a team of buyers…[Read more]

Hi All,Firstly i must declare my interest in that I am a QS who specialises in depreciation. Quite a few issues have been raised here.1. Membership of AIQS( which I am )  is not required however your QS must be registered with the Tax Practioners Board2 Developers often supply "marketing depreciation schedules" The ones I have seen are all based o…[Read more]

Hi Paullie,Sorry and saddened to hear that

Why would you invest @ a 12% return when you can buy a  house in USA @ 30%. I suppose the question is why invest in Aussie property at all?

Hi Biltongboer,Never ever get the building value stated in a Puchase Contractkind regardsGeorge smit

Ashley C wrote:
Hi,  Further, the ATO would generally expect that any deductions for depreciable items and capital works acquired post settlement be based on the actual cost and not a QS report.  Ie if you paid for them you should have the details of what the actual cost was.As such, I think that obtaining a new QS report is not ap…[Read more]

Hi Dragon, An indicative schedule is pretty useless to you anyway. It normally can't be used for your tax return, it is often called a "marketing" schedulekind regardsGeorge Smit www.aaaonlinepds.com.au  www. condevds.com.au

Hi Fredo 4305No point at all unless something significant has changed. ie. major reno's or if you had a very poor report done in the first placethe report is valid for that purchasekind regardsGeorge smitCONDEV DEPRECIATION SERVICESwww.condevds.com.au

Sorry but forgot to say that V&P are based in Browns Plains

Hi NamzYou can  try Joff Martin of JJ Dixon (based in Toowong)  3870 3840or Jitendra Prasad of Veal and Prasad 38092055both are the greatest with property!!!kind regardsGeorge

Hi All,The one thing I as an Australian foun difficult to understand about the investing in the USA is the amount of violent crime and it's a rule that you don't invest in an area that features on the crime map. The tennants who are prepared to live with that are not good.kind regardsGeorge

Hi Jayhinricks,You have to put it into perspective. We were thinking of building a $20,000 shed but instead bought a $20,000 house with a net return of $6000pa. It will be debt free after 3 years vs a car?I have now sold my investment property in Australia and will pay off some debt, and then invest $200,000 and aim for a net $70-80,000 pa net…[Read more]

A Scott-Power,The aussie banks won't lend money on overseas property. The ATO considers it income, subject to tax.kind regardsGeorge

Hi Steve and Aran,Congrats on having the guts to do what others don't.Ihave bought two properties recently in the USA in Rochester  NY and am very happy with the 30% net (yes net of all expenses) return. I will be happy to answer questions about these and the all important Property Manager. Your projection and comments about Rochester as an…[Read more]

Hi Guys,<moderator: delete advertising> I have specialised in depreciation for 14 years. Biltongboer , Terryw is correct. don't take a chance on missing something like a hot water unit, @rate?,@value?, smoke alarms etckind regardsGeorge