As L.A. Aussie said Landlord insurance is a must. You don't know if  a pipe is going to burst or the tennants damage the place because the RE agent isn't sitting in front of your place all day very day. I originally went with a broker my work used, but not being able to contact them when renewal time came around made me try Terri Scheer. TS pol…[Read more]

I suppose I should have mentioned that BASIX is the Building Sustainability Index used in NSW to ensure the property is environmentally friendly & dosen’t create excessive greenhouse gases by using less energy or use too many resources.

Thankx
David

Hi Giddo,

I haven’t been in the commercial acctg world for a few years now & never been a public acct but your posting raises a few questions & hopefully I can give some useful suggestions. They’re only rough because I’m going from memory & haven’t looked up any references so don’t take them all as 100% gospel.

You won’t get any CGT discount…[Read more]

I’d like to think it’s a mathematical error because they’d have too much to lose by ripping you off for such a small but noticable amount. Ask them to provide details of their calcs to explain how they arrived at their result. Remember that barging in like a bull at a gate may make things difficult further down the track & a good working…[Read more]

Originally posted by widemouthfrog:
Hi guys,

I have done a lot of book reading over the last six months nad just stumbled on to Steve Mcknight and his two books in the last couple of weeks. In addition I have started to surround my self with people who are interested inproperty investmnet to try and educate myself.

On flicking through these…[Read more]