Also, I wasn’t knocking anyone trying to improve themselves. That too is exactly what I am trying to do. I was simply wanting the whole story, and yes, I will read the book, but don’t think that a little bit of questioning and a desire for accurate information (and a little bit of cheekiness along the way) amount to knocking.

So, Junkers, I hope…[Read more]

I think the biggest and most widely agreed upon theme in this thread is that Today Tonight is a terrible program. That being said, and with this discussion now well and truly active, I have an investing question for you all, and as this is a pro positive cashflow area, I’m hopeful of some good responses:

What do you all think of permanent units…[Read more]

Thanks Steve for clearing up that bit about question one. That was pretty much the crux of what I was getting at – how did they get their “skin in the deal” in the first place. In their case, they borrowed 20% from family members. Getting “educated” as wilandel suggested wouldn’t have helped me guess that unfortunately, and to re-iterate I was not…[Read more]

Wonderful to see that this is becoming discussed heatedly. As we all know, there’s nothing better than a good mass debate. However, the first question remains unaddressed – how did they get the skin in the deal, esp. Mr. 400K in debt man, virtually overnight?

I’ve read Steve’s 0-130 book, and like all books on property investing (positive and…[Read more]

I love journalism, especially the nightly current affairs type. So rich, so full in detail and analysis, so quick and ready with figures and costs and breakdowns….. NOT!!!

I have a few queries, forgive me if some of them seem obvious, but I am new here:

1 – Assuming that these people (in particular Mr $400K in debt man) did not borrow 110% of…[Read more]