Thanks in advance Mike!

No one else with any ideas?

Terryw wrote:
pay off all non-deductible debt first – or at least as much as you can – and then reborrow the money to invest.

hm yep, that’s right. But assumign there’s no non-deductible debt and the money is just purely for investment, what would do you with (1), (2) and (3)?

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wow, so many views and no comments yet.

Ok how if we change it slightly, i.e.
1) 100k to invest
2) 200k to invest
3) 500k to invest

Would be interesting to see if the answer changes significantly between 1 – 3.

walk away, even you yourself mentioned it is your first inspection. In this current market, you should not be paying market rate.

recently popped into Gatherum Goss to have a chat with them. Of the few firms i went to have a chat with, Gatherum Goss was the one of the less impressive ones. Maybe its due to the founders no longer owning the firm or maybe the chemistry between myself n the person i spoke to isn’t that great, i basically walked away not wanting to give them my…[Read more]

Thanks for the tip Miike.. looks like tools like this will give companies like REA a good run for their money

Thanks Daniel + Propertunity for your replies. This is very much clearer now.Propertunity, the Council will divulge such information readily? I would've imagined them to ask a bit more questions on why i would want it etc. etc..

propertunity wrote:

ericyan wrote:

daniellee wrote:
With that said, it is always possible to find bargains relative to any market. My wife and I recently purchased an IP at council valuation in early May 09 after 7 mths of searching

what is meant by council valuation?

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daniellee wrote:
With that said, it is always possible to find bargains relative to any market. My wife and I recently purchased an IP at council valuation in early May 09 after 7 mths of searching

guys, excuse my newbie comments, what is meant by council valuation?
thanks in advance

Dupont Corian is a brand of benchtop commonly referred to as “solid tops”. Where i was from (Singapore), there are 2 major players in this, LG Hi-Macs and Dupont. Pricing wise, it is not significantly cheaper than granite although you can get some China made (junk) installed for significantly cheaper. Done correctly, it should not crack as the…[Read more]

Hi there David, i’m also sorta considering doing the same as you, only less ambitious. Only going with a max of 4units. Will be doing more research in this matter in the coming months. Please feel free to update any info you have on this and i will also do likewise. Cheers and good luck!

great discussion guys, keep it up. hope to learn from everyone here.

emptyvessel wrote:
We are now looking closer at new house and land packages as an option. I guess it isn't often that the government throws up another 7k to entice. I pay enough bloody tax so I should at least seriously consider it. Now I get into the complexities of fixtures, fittings and the time taken to complete the program of…[Read more]

Hi all, keen to know as well. Any pointers would be great.

lol, not sure if anyone has actually answered the question. like twas, i’m also exploring between both but looking at the response, i doubt if i would get an answer here.

agreed, keep it sweet and simple. Too complex a system and you might need some detailed succession planning later on :p