I have a copy of Buyer Beware to sell if you are interested.

I have the Mortgage Broker's Marketing handbook from the National Mortgage Broker's Institute which I am happy to sell. It contains the marketing strategies of the most successful brokers in the country. Co written by the Director of the Institute.

The FHOG only relates to your PPOR. If you buy a PI first you are still eligible for the FHOG when you do buy your PPOR

Having been stung repeatedly by a broker in the past I totally agree with the new accreditation requirements. I have just gone through the hoops to become an accredited mortgage consultant so that I can assist my clients in property. Yes there are a few things to do to get accredited but nothing like a uni degree. It is a good protection to the…[Read more]

THanks B, what would you suggest? Can you give me any reasons please?ThanksClaire

SwanyYou can get answers to these questions by joining the property investing mentoring program. The spreadsheets/templates for crunching the numbers alone are well worth the money. I can thoroughly recommend it. There may be other resources that you can buy if you can't get into the program. Well worth asking the question.  Claire

I am sourcing properties for investors in the Western growth corridor, Brisbane. Huge growth area. Send me an email if you would like more [email protected]

Hi ZaneAnother option would be to get a quote for the work required and take this amount off the purchase price. Regardless of whether you do the repairs yourself at a cheaper price. The way you have control of the property sooner. However you need to weigh up if it is cheaper to do this and pay the holding costs or get the vendor to allow you…[Read more]

Good point,thanks. He doesn't have the health for it. 82 and on dialysis. Would have been great otherwise. Old school , excellent quality, he has been a great help to me checking out work done by project builders. However my regular builder who I would have asked has gone interstate. I can always ask around the builders I know. Just need to build…[Read more]

Thanks for pointing that out Richard. I am purchasing a house built and certified to lock up stage by a builder  The builder went broke due to mismanagement and is selling it to me 1/2 finished. So I either employ a builder to complete it and I have less control of the project and more expense or I complete it as an owner builder project from p…[Read more]

Hi RichardI really appreciate you taking the time to reply to my thread, thankyou. There are 2 industry standard ways to obtain a builder's license. The obvious one is to go to tafe and spend time on the tools, get the carpenter's certificate and the builders study following to get the lisence. This is a great way for an 18 year old to have an…[Read more]

2002 CamryI tend to have adults in the car and it suits my day to day running around in project & development management. Sometimes I could do with a ute or a 4WD for driving on subdivisions but walking is good too and it is not often I need to do this. I look at heaps of cars but don't see the advantage in driving anything else just now. Toyota…[Read more]

Hi HappyjackJV agreements or any other agreements need to relate specifically to the parties needs. So any agreement you use needs to be tailored to the specific venture.If you send me your email address I am happy to send you some info. Check your emails. Happy writingClaireccprojects

I guess you would need to take over the management of the property with the same tennants in place . You could ask them what they were looking to pay and if it is in the ball park you could and advise the tennants that the property is not for sale now but if you decided to sell in the future you would give them first option on the property. You…[Read more]

The tax agent needs the depreciation schedule from the QS to work out the tax. No schedule no claim.

Regards

claire