I have been told GJ Gardner in Ipswich are quite good.  I have used them in Toowoomba.  I think from a quality point of view its best to stay away from Dixon and Co.  The alternative is to go through the phone book or using forums such as this.  Give a builder a call and ask if you could have a look at some of his recent work.

All existing properties are in my name.  There is no drama what so ever putting the new property in to my name from a finance point of view but I just wanted to steer away from this and start putting them into a trust.I was going to take this new property to another bank with the deposit coming from the LOC but as NAB have me by the balls this i…[Read more]

I understand bank valuations are tight and that you can get your own done etc etc.  I just couldn't see the method in their madness of one going down and then one 1km away similar house going up.

So its not entirely true then?

Thanks Terry.  What sort of LVR will they offer due to it being a company?

Are you able to pay GST as an individual or do you have to set it up in a company name?

Hi Ben,                 I too am new to the area of developments and had the same question myself aup until early this year until a mate and I sat down and looked through hundreds of properties all over Australia.  We looked closely at some conducting feasibilities etc etc. It is definately possible but you are right there are deals out there…[Read more]

Thanks Richard.  I don't think that is a bad thing dealing with you only from the massive amount of knowledge you have.

Thanks for your replies.  I believed the above may have been the case but it has now confirmed.  I will just have to ride it out this time and re-assess for next.  It was the time frame that the lonas were taking that was the concern frustrating.  I will give the scenario.My girlfriend had no deposit but has bought a brand new property in Bal…[Read more]

Lalibella wrote:
Hi Fredo,  I think you have answered your query yourself in the fact that you are refinancing a complex loan. I'm also refinancing at present and have used a MB for years and will continue to do so.Things have clearly changed and the time frames have extended significantly so dont be too hard on your MB.The level of scrutiny…[Read more]

Thanks Scott. I am aware of the time frame it takes.  That is my second option what you have mentioned.  However my mindset is there is no time like the present.  And as such my goal is to have a couple of developments complete before my move back to QLD.  With these developments complete I would look to live off some of the money made off the dev…[Read more]

I am new to this website and would firstly like to say its fantastic…. It may take a while to sort through all the topics but well worth itI have recently set up an ABN (without proper research)  is it as simple as putting a property into a bussiness name or is more complicated than what it seems on top of making finance difficult as my Job is…[Read more]