Very valid points Dimmick!
Cheers.
Gatsby.

I think it might be of benefit to some to remember that Steve has provided this website for free? If you beg to differ with it, then feel ‘free’ to sit back, be young and confused and watch ‘Ray Martin’ which is also free! (Oh my God! I do have a choice!).
Gatsby!

Dear Badgers,
We already see this in reality tv shows. Not the current run of the mill ‘house wives’ or ‘survivor’, etc but the doco types like the ones like ‘cops’. You know the one’s I’m talking about how you watch a video hot pursuit chase where the police (usually an English cop car) using high tech surveillance cameras chase a criminal car…[Read more]

I had my recycling bin knocked off. The next morning it was put back in the exact same spot?
Gatsby!

Thanks for your reply Terry. As forming part of the capital base can they then be claimed as depreciation and if so at what rate?
Cheers,
Gatsby.

Hi supachef,
I’m by no means an expert and you will receive much more experienced replies than this one. I guess it depends on many factors. Are you on a massive salary where you can at the very least get some tax back? Do you intend to purchase multiple properties and if so, perhaps selling might be an option to free yourself up for better…[Read more]

Hi all,
Who’s up for another meeting? 18th May will be a month since our last meeting. If this time suits people (or not) feel free to add a reply so we can organise a date, time and perhaps a topic such as ‘trusts’, etc that was mentioned at the last meeting. Looking forward to hearing from others.
Kind regards,
Gatsby!

Cheers Rob,
I’ll chase up whether the property finder is a licensed dealer or not.
Kind regards,
Gatsby.

I don’t know Rob but I broke up with my ‘extremely New Age’ girlfriend on Saturday night after being together for the past 3 months. I think I must have been an earth sign because she told me she was a water sign. Together, we just made ‘MUD’!
Cheers,
Gatsby!
(and yes we did break up)

Rob,
Ditto! I have 2 friends who suffer from bipolar. One from school and one person who I work with. That is the mania (manic) side of the disorder. Not everyone experiences both the extreme highs or lows. The friend who I grew up with is one of the most intelligent and creative people I know. However, I have witnessed first hand one major manic…[Read more]

fjficm,
I can’t believe you could make a statement about someone who would feel the need to take their own life! When I read that, as an athiest I’m in danger of becoming a christian! I think this thread is blurring the division between a mental illness (bipolar disorder) and the illegal actions of an individual. I agree that one is not…[Read more]

Ditto g7,
Gatsby!

Hi Rob,
There was an excellent documentary on the ABC a few months ago that interviewed his wife and son. Rene refused to take part, but it highlighted the toll his bipolar disorder had taken not only upon himself, but also his family. ABC may replay it now after this tragedy.
Regards,
Gatsby.

Thanks for your reply nmba. Much appreciated!
Hi DD. The property investing was put on hold due to a bit of an all out war at the time against my boss which has only just settled. Trust you and family are well!
Kind regards,
Gatsby.

Dear Brisbane 04,
Today is my first day back at work after 4 months and already it feels worse than ‘Groundhog Day’. Right now my glass of water smells more like vodka. So far I’ve held it for an hour and I feel lighter. If I’m holding it by this time tomorrow you better call me an ambulance.
Somedays I feel like a pidgeon. Today I felt like a…[Read more]

Hi all!
Firstly, Gill sorry to hear you couldn’t make it. I trust all is well. Tony, many thanks for the use of your office (sitting in those leather boardroom chairs made me feel like Robert De Niro as ‘Al Capone’ with the base ball bat in the scene from the ‘The Untouchables!’ I felt 100 properties more powerful from the examples you gave! Don’t…[Read more]

Hi Ridi,
Great idea (be it pizza, a weeks free rent, etc). I think though the best replies will be from tennants more so from landlords (although I realise some landlords may have the rental evidence to prove me wrong). All the time I’ve rented privacy from pesty landlords, rude landlords, absent landlords were things that are the most annoying.…[Read more]

Hi Scottybe,
Kay’s raised some very good points and as resiwealth has stated, there is no need to feel in a hurry. Best of luck to you mate.
Regards,
Gatsby.

Hi Anubis,
I’ve just finished reading ‘The Damage Done’ by Warren Fellows. Now I don’t want to get into the ethical/morality of someone who was caught and imprisoned for trying to smuggle heroin (ie the lives destroyed by heroin) out of Thailand, however it was an incredible book to read and what he had to endure. The point I want to raise is what…[Read more]

Hi Bwendan,
Komani has given great advice. I’m not a parent (not that I know of anyway). However I wasn’t the happiest of students when I was your age so I can relate to your feelings of despair. This may sound so cliche but you really have the runs on the board mate (studying Yr 12 maths in Yr 11, studying property ALREADY!, ETC). Perhaps another…[Read more]