Hi Racingdork,The final cost of your reno will depend on the quality of the finish – and whether or not your trade friends will do the job at cost??   I think that your plan is perhaps a little ambitious, but if you do a lot yourselves, then you might get the internals and the garage & driveway within that budget.  Just be circumspect about &#0…[Read more]

Hi Reeco,It's not clear from your post whether you want to buy a house to live in or an investment property.  Either way, you need to have a plan – and to do this you need to have identified your end goals – personal and financial.Suggest that the process you need to follow begins with establishing your long-term goals and then putting together a…[Read more]

Hi,
I’ve just seen your post – and I hope you found an answer to your question before this.

I’m Australian and have bought property in the US – and it doesn’t matter who is buying the property, the rules and regulations are the same for all i.e. you need to do the same things that you would od if you were selling to a US resident. Your attorney…[Read more]

Check the IRS website for details of who can and who can’t get a social security number (SSN). If you aren’t eligible for a SSN and intend to do business in the US as a non-resident foreign alien, you can apply for an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) which can be used when applying for loans etc. Link to the IRS…[Read more]

I bought it 3 years ago, and had a building inspection done at the time – there is no mention of any problem with the bricks in the report.

It’s not positively geared – I bought it primarily as a home for my Mum.

Hi Gavinh,

http://allhomes.com.au/c/ah? publishes median house prices for Canberra suburbs.

http://www.ourbrisbane.com/living/suburbs/ has median prices for Brisbane suburbs (albeit out of date) – hopefully they will get around to updating soon.

Australian Property Investor magazine publishes median prices for each state – monthly…[Read more]

Thanks folks – appreciate your help. The book looks interesting – will do some reading and follow-up with accountant.

Cheers
Squeaker