i know[realsad]my mother would be disgusted with me… *slaps hand* be nice erin

hi grega21360,

perhaps you aren’t attracting the right buyers:
Prospective buyers love it but have been told they wont get finance because of the size so they arent even trying .

i’m not sure how your agent has worded his or her advertising text but maybe try changing the text the net / paper / flyers etc to reflect exactly what you’re trying to…[Read more]

Add $1000 to the price (or to your confidential reserve price) and add $1000 to the salesman’s personal cash bonus if he sells within 30 days at or above your confidential reserve.
Watch him go.

he or she…tsk tsk

By The way – I have found EBAY to be an excellent source of second hand books! they are a bit cheaper and you can still own them

absolutley agree with you alwayscurious (and a great source for sass and bide )

Peter, i bought your book ‘wealth magic’ six months ago and have read and re read it eight times. Your writing style is so easy to read…[Read more]

it’s nice to see that we have some generous and kind hearted people on the forum, i think people really are ‘giving’ at heart.
I remember when i was five and my family was on holiday in NSW, i got lost walking home from the park (you wouldn’t beleive how lost you can get as a five year old)anyway it was winter and getting dark so i did what most…[Read more]

well i can’t wait, i want to go and see m night shaymalan’s (spelling?)the village. will drag rod (partner) along…he hates scary movies and i get a sort of perverse pleasure out of seeing him jump

e x

hi diane and rotorog,

thanks for the info, great to hear diane that you’ve done well with the three properties you purchased! will try and track down last months API

cheers, e x

hi george,

sorry if it came across as if i were criticising the concept, i personally donate to childrens trusts for abuse and support the red cross when i can (does blood donation count?).
I was just interested in seeing what causes the other forum members supported.
And i agree:
Money is not everything and you need to experience this by giving…[Read more]

hi michaelk,

i’ll be there, partner in tow (hopefully) happy to meet up afterwards with any other forum members, they make a mean red lobster cocktail i hear…

cheers,

erin

oh and btw i meant to say,

congratualtions for achieving the sale price you were after on your home, fingers crossed for a smooth settlement!

cheers
e x

hi alwayscurious,

you mentioned that:
to his credit he was
a) on time
b) honest
and To his credit, he negotiates back to full price
Prior to that OFI did the agents do any background work in getting the buyers there ie. letterbox drops, calling their priority buyers, mail outs and phone cavassing the area?

If he did and you were pleased with…[Read more]

has anyone’s tickets turned up ?

Hi WauloK,

you could ring around a few of the local Real Estate Agencies and get yourself on an open for inspection list to cut down the time you spend in the car.

someone very wise once told me to look at absolutely every property in my price range no matter what the condition, style or location of the home was. That would make the ‘bargains’…[Read more]

thanks jo, i appreciate your honest feeback (as always)
i agree with aussierogue:
i reckon if interest rates go up you might see a shift back toward public education.
has it always been this expensive to raise, let alone educate children?

richmond, it’s just my opinion nothing else, but i found that differnt schools develop or ‘ingrain’ different…[Read more]

just a quick question, monopoly (hi!) you mentioned that:
Although, my children have always been given the option to choose for themselves where they wanted to go!!!
At what age did you give them the choice? and were your kids schooled under both private and public systems before they made their decision?

Personally i attened a state primary…[Read more]

morning all,

neil jenman has some great ideas and endorses strategies that he has designed to better protect the vendor and buyer during a property transaction.

However i don’t know that all of the ‘bad agent’ publicity has necessarily benefited the public, perhaps it’s made them more aware of the mechanics involved in a sale but I beli…[Read more]

thanks for that leighk,
just read steve’s newsletter [blush2]
e x

Hi trisha007,

i’m a long way from retired and i don’t know how interesting my plan is to you but here it is anyway:

Retirement age: 27 (roughly 7 years)

Plan:

* finish saving my deopist for an older style unit in Annerley (found a two bedder with city views for $160,000) and add value through a rejuvenation / rennovation (very handy when your…[Read more]

Hi Scullie,

PM is a great way to break into the RE buisness and get a grounding in the day to day running of an investment property. If your in Qld check out:

http://www.reiq.com.au/careerInfo/courses.htm

Our office has a rent roll of around 900 so we currently employ three PM’s to handle the owners, tennants and arrears. The upside is their…[Read more]

was anyone on this forum one of the ‘property proteges?’