Hi Trophy,
Your question is a little to broad to answer. It all depends on where you live, how far you are moving, what you need to move, what day of the week, etc,etc.
I think you might just have to do a ring around and get the best individual prices you can find.
Good luck,
Sue [biggrin]

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Hi Bonnie,
Have you had your plans drawn up yet for the new place, or are you going with a “project” home?
If the plans aren’t drawn up, I’d start the process rolling so you may be able to build soon after settlement and get into your new place sooner. i.e. less time paying rent.
Whatever you choose to do, make sure you keep the difference between…[Read more]

Hi WWJD,
That really is a personal question and hard for others to answer with just the basics. It all comes back to what you prefer to do. Do you have a deposit?, Are you planning/have a family? Is there a regular income, or is it casual?
You need to work out what you and your partners goals are, both short and long term, this would be a good…[Read more]

Hi Dazzling,
Yeh, must be a time warp, feels like one sometimes…..ok that was mean’t to be July 04.
Cheers,
Sue [biggrin]

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Hi Penny,
It really depends where your subdivision is as it is the local council that sets the rules.
My subdivision application is still in process and we started in July ’05….
It is actually “conditionally approved”, which means we still have to submit landscaping plans and engineering drawings, and hope they like them.
Of course, I recently…[Read more]

Hi again surrey,
Don’t they have some “letters from previous customers” on show in the display homes, or in their advertising brochures?
If all you need is a name, use one of theirs! You could say they inspired you to buy a Devine home. They are supposed to be previous customers after all.
Good luck,
Sue [biggrin]

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Hi Phil,
I agree as I am in the middle of a subdivision at the moment, and am pretty confident of a positive outcome. I’ll be onselling the original house and keeping the new “to be built house”. The new house/unit will be positive cashflow, even to the point where interest rates rise to 10%.
I bought this house 8 months ago, which I suppose was…[Read more]

Hi Surrey,
Sorry, didn’t buy a house through devine, but I wish I had now!… maybe your offer sounds too good to be true?
Good luck,
Sue [cap]

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Hi Guitarchick and welcome,
I would speak to a reputable mortgage broker, get a referal from friends or speak to one of the great brokers on this forum.
They will tell you what you can realistically borrow/afford. The fact that you don’t earn much but have saved some money will look good for you.
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Hi Pagey,
Imagine you have a five sided dice. Each number, 1 to 5, represents one of your options.
Now toss your dice into the air, its spinning……What option number are you hoping that it lands on?
This is the option you are hoping for and are more comfortable with.
Technical way to make decisions, I know!
I read this in a book somewhere about…[Read more]

Hi again John,
You don’t need to remove the unit if it is too big. If it is still holding water their should be discharge valve to empty it. Sometimes this can lead outside (it should), sometimes not…so be careful where it discharges to!
Before you do this, make sure the water into the tank is disconnected or switched off at a stop tap. Or else…[Read more]

Hi,
Anyone know about victoria? I am in the same situation.
Thanks,
Sue [biggrin]
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Hi John,
Firstly I would want to know what is causing it. That’s a huge drop, is water entering the ceiling through the roof? Did the builders report say anything about the roof condition?
I’d speak to him first and see what he thinks the problem is caused by. He should be able to tell you what needs to be done to fix the problem and a rough idea…[Read more]

Hi,
I think shaztaz has an excellent idea. Try rentcover.com.au, not sure if they cover tazzy though. Worth a try.
Cheers,
Sue [biggrin]

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Hi Paul,
It is possible to borrow against your present property to buy a new property. You have plenty of equity but the question is , do you have the earning capacity to repay?
As Kiwi said, work out what rent you would get and speak to a mortgage broker to find out what you are able to borrow.
If you rent out your old place the interest on the…[Read more]

Hi Dazzling,
Lucky everyone is alright. I don’t see how you can be held responsible unless there is some rule somewhere that states trees have to be checked by an arborist from time to time…..I doubt it.
Or unless the tree was obviously in bad health, which it apparently wasn’t.
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Hi Redwing,
Horrible position to be in. Why has it only been on the market for two weeks? That’s not much time to sell a prop at the moment.
Could he afford to keep the prop if it was tenanted? Perhaps he could advertise for a tenant at the same time, and see which happens first. The prop may be in an area that would sell easier with a…[Read more]

Hi Penguinchick,
I am just interested in what sort of problem you are having with your DHA property? I was wondering if there might be different/usual types of problems to look out for with these types of investments….
Thanks, and good luck,
Sue [hair2]

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Hi LJ Henry, any relation to Kaye Henry?!
(Where is Kaye Henry?)
Anyway, welcome and the first place I’d go for info on NZ property is the website that muppet posted the link for earlier in this post.
(The link is actually for the forum but you can navigate from there)
There is a heap of info for you to read.
You could also try a search of this…[Read more]

Hi Ian,
I would do a search on this subject as I recall people responding to a similar question some time back. I don’t have any DHA props, though I still subscribe to their emails and one just turned up in my suburb, looked good, but too negative for me.
Good luck,
Sue [biggrin]

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