Celivia,
Can you give me your word on that?
Cheers,
Gatsby.

“Sometimes the hardest thing to do in life is often the best thing to do.”

Uhmm,…Polygraph?
Cheers,
Gatsby.

“Sometimes the hardest thing to do in life is often the best thing to do.”

Hi wits end,
You came up with some great ideas!
I have never completed a reno to onsell so my advise may not be as successful as your determination, but here goes.
If the carpet is in good nic, leave it. If it needs replacing then check if the floor boards are worth polishing without excessive outlay.
Add a third room from what already exists,…[Read more]

Hi Terry,
Thanks for posting the new book on Trust Structures.
Kind regards,
Gatsby.

“Sometimes the hardest thing to do in life is often the best thing to do.”

Hi grossrealisation,
In the words of ‘Charles Pierce’, pertaining to truth;

“There are real things,
whose characters are entirely independent
of our opinions about them”.

“Sometimes the hardest thing to do in life is often the best thing to do.”

Hi Don and Liz,
Just finished watching ‘At the Movies’ with Marg and Dave. They reviewed ‘Enron’. Definitely worth a view for anyone interested in investing/economics. Their problem with the film was that they stated that it would have appealed to ‘economists’ because they got lost with some of the doco.
Cheers,
Gatsby.

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Hi Don and Liz,
I actually just got back tonight from seeing it. I knew it was a one joke movie but I think I had too high expectations (not quite up with ‘There’s Something About Mary’). Some of the scenes were hilarious (chest waxing, the Indian salesmen, one liners, etc). The cinema I was in was fairly empty and the females in the audience…[Read more]

Don’t worry Dazz,
My avatar’s face is even uglier than my own. When it fell down the ‘avatar ugly tree’ it hit every single branch on the way down! So now I wear an avatar deer suit. I’m the one in the back. I called the avatar front half that you can see an ‘ar#@h#le’. It just looked back at me and said “Shut up and be…[Read more]

Well I’ve just read this whole thread and something must be wrong with me man. I’ve been by the phone ‘all day’ and no one’s called me! At all! Next telemarketing/Sub Continental call that I get, I’ll be complaining!
“What took you so long? Aren’t I good enough to hassle? Save your breath, I’m buying it anyway!”
I’m actually going to India on the…[Read more]

Hi Don and Liz,
I’ve been looking forward to that film. I’ll be seeing it Friday so I’ll give you my verdict.
Cheers,
Gatsby.

“Sometimes the hardest thing to do in life is often the best thing to do.”

Hi Michelle,
I agree about checking some of the excellent brokers on this site or anywhere for that matter. I’ve got a one bedroom flat in Glen Iris in Melbourne and to squeeze every penny out of every buck I should sell it and do something else to maximize returns. However if you can look at some ABS stats, etc on the amount of people who will be…[Read more]

Hi g7 and all.
That theory of Phil’s has been his thinking for quite some time now. It’s ironic because I went to Emmaus College in Forest Hill and in year 9 I was a close mate of Justin Ruthven, Phil’s son. That was a looooooooooong time ago. The argument against Phil (yeeeeeeeeeeeeeaars later!) was that people by nature are poor savers and would…[Read more]

grossrealization I like your idea. Personally, I think the term ‘gazumped’ is a misnomer as it’s definition is used so liberally (and illegally) across the board in purchasing. Even after the ‘ink is dry’ I’ve been told ‘don’t worry you’ve just been ‘gazumped’ and it will only serve to make you a better investor in the…[Read more]

Hi skatz,
I would defininetly be seeking some sort of legal advice re: the dogs. By that I mean under council law, dogs must be registered (and in some cases micro chipped) to an owner’s name. If one of the dogs bite’s someone (and again, I’m only second guessing), I’d hate to see the ‘owner’ of the property left being liable if proof of dog…[Read more]

Hi Vinny,
As Simon mentioned, your goals and situation should dictate your structuring. Also bear in mind, your long term goals and plans probably have an equal, if not more important factor in the decision/s you make in the equation. The excellent brokers on this site such as Steven, Simon, et al would have your future direction in mind when…[Read more]

Hi Maruco,
Derik is spot on. I have Trust Magic and totally agree.
Cheers,
Gatsby.

“Sometimes the hardest thing to do in life is often the best thing to do.”

Speaking of extraterrestrial life, why is it a lot of UFO sightings tend to appear in outback ‘ute muster’ type towns? Maybe they’re not some kind of incredible intelligence. Are we perhaps being invaded by ‘redneck aliens?’ I can just picture now somewhere in, I don’t know, (Denni?) a UFO sitting out the front of someone’s trailer on…[Read more]

Similiar. I park part of it in offset account and the rest I’m going to use to pay down a ‘bit’ of principle on an investment property.
Cheers,
Gatsby.
(Oh!..and maybe it’s time for a new pair of blue jocks?)

“Sometimes the hardest thing to do in life is often the best thing to do.”

Hi IIT,
Worse! The Herald Sun! I didn’t see the tv report. I just noticed an actress who was putting her name to it (Rowena Wallace I think?). I work with a female colleague in her 50’s and last report she was so motivated with being mentored, etc. My take on this is, if someone decides to put their name to a product (ie artist) then are they…[Read more]

Have a look at today’s papers.
Cheers,
Gatsby.

“Sometimes the hardest thing to do in life is often the best thing to do.”