I agree too – [] – if you are not interested in the general ideas promoted on the website, find one that suits you better and contribute to it! Always happy for differing opinions but please lets keep it a friendly site to visit. HG

is it easy to get new tenants in the area? If so I would consider getting new ones when their lease expires. However it might just be settling in problems and they will work out fine – have they paid their rent on time, are they looking after the place? If not maybe you should get your rental manager to look for some new ones for you. HG

Welcome back to the best place on earth. Thought you might be lonely so my hubby Tommy is arriving on thurs arvo in Perth to keep you company!! Only joking he’s off to Freo for a family wedding and i’m stuck over here for 10 days on my own. Good luck with the job hunting. HG

Steve, I just wanted to say how I enjoyed reading the book, and your adventure to find the properties you bought. It is sad to see the negative posts, but I believe these people will leave and those of us who stay on will only benefit from the advice kindly shared by so many people who post regularly to the site. It has taken me many hours of…[Read more]

we just decided to get together at a pub for drinks and a spot of dinner to meet each other and have a chat. All are welcome, and as quite a few are coming and a few others have said they would like to attend the next one the I guess it might become a more regular get together. If you are free tonight feel free to come along. HG

Hi Arty, I have found a couple – one commercial and one a retirement village that I didn’t proceed with. And have just found a house which i’m investigating that is for sale at 98,000 renting for 220 pw, its taken me 4 months of searching to find them, so don’t give up. [] HG

Ok Arty, I love your posts and think you’re cool[:X]. Great site, will come in real handy when next exploring for those real estate locations!! HG

i’m sure we will have another one before xmas as this one seems to have attracted quite a few. Will let you all know how the night goes via the forum. HG

any more takers[?] – will see you all there on Wed night, really looking forward to it. HG

was it the one on Ocean Drive, looked at that one myself, its rented now. Rentals usually go pretty fast in summer, less so in winter. Saying that I bought in late 99, first tenant moved in in jan 2000, have had 7 days vacant with 3 tenants in that time, pretty good. However, my sister has just bought 3 places and she was asking too high a rent…[Read more]

Hi Cinditi, welcome to the forum, I also have an investment property in Port and a unit nearby at Lake Cathie, in fact i’m off to it within the hour to sit on the beach and read a book, [], feel free to e-mail me at martynwells@netexcel.net.au if you want to chat, am pretty familiar with the area. HG

Mike, you’re on the list, see you there. HG

about 25 mins drive from Newcastle, residential prices have been on the move in the area for last 12 months. HG

retireat50 – consider yourself on the list, love the name, good goal to be able to retire early enough to enjoy it! Feel free to bring along a friend/partner, see you there. HG

I understood it was both – was offerred it recently as either fixed or variable or a combination of both. HG

any more takers? Have made the reservation but there’s always room for more. HG

Young does have its problems – mainly kids on the st at night being hoons and damaging property. Do your research very carefully, before you buy talk to the neighbours and screen the tenants very carefully, check out where the housing commission or missons are in proximity to where you buy. But all this said every town has its problems, and nice…[Read more]

thanks Brett, Jester and Wayne, will go and have a listen to what he has to say. Liked the “promoting self interest detector” Wayne, my other half has a similiar one, failed the 10 min test! enjoy the rest of Sunday – HG

yes the St G loan is available now and I think its one of the longest on offer. HG

ok – thats Geoff and Simon and Me – the other half’s coming? Will book a table as suggested – you can’t miss me – i’m the one with the right arm in plaster – so the other half will be there on slave duty – drive, open the doors cut up my food, get me a drink etc etc!!!! 5 WEEKS TO GO AND BOY IS IT ITCHY[}] – HG