Hey Chris,

As far as costs go, you can spend as much as you want really. What work is involved? Putting up walls, inserting doors, floor? What is the plan?

This will also govern council regs as they require a DA for work valued over a certain value I believe.

Must say the Lion supporters I watched the game with were philosophical as well!

Hey TurboB,

There are many tactics that people use in Auctions such as waiting till last minute, upping by higher amounts, putting a highish bid in the early stages to try and scare the chooks, bidding quickly and confidently to look like you will not back down. It really comes down to you in the end. I would just suggest you go to a couple of…[Read more]

Hey Debtdogg,

Will give credit where it is due but as for your argument about any team that plays the Lions. I seem to recall the last Grand Final…..

No idea what these guys are like, but this is one place in Qld. http://www.bamboo-oz.com.au/flooring/.

Gives you an idea anyway! good luck!

Hi e,

You can pay anywhere from $15 to $100+ per square metre for floating floors dependant on what you want. The base model is a cheaper laminate which has very little real timber in it (mostly chip board). Top of the range can be solid timber but can get variations of the above. The bamboo floating floors look pretty cool if that is your…[Read more]

any team playing the Lions…….. (waits patiently for reaction!)

emcdonald,

Out of curiosity, how do RE agents obtain this information that is not generally obtainable by the general public?

cheers

Jan

Sorry Trisha, yes it is a joke. That was a scene from the movie “Top Gun” when the Tom Cruise (a pilot)sings that song in a nightclub to Kelly McGillis (the girl he has his eye on) to get her attention.

Anyone else have experience in finding these details as I have contacted a council in Perth asking for details of a property and found them to be helpful. They havn’t mentioned that it was illegal so assumed it wasn’t!

What Nobel Prize are you referring to Getting There? Keen to look it up for my own curiosity!

Gamay,

Even if the property is vacant, you can usually find owner info through the local council. Hasn’t cost me anything in the past but a fee may be applicable.

cheers

Jan

I am planning a camping trip up that way sometime to do a bit of windsurfing and property scouting myself. Keep me posted on how you go!

Live in North Beach (close to Trigg) and am a Engineering and Contracts Manager in the construction game. Came over from Sydney 2 years ago and not planning on going back!!

From your website, you seem to have…[Read more]

My understanding of the title is that you can get either survey strata on non-survey. The difference being with non-surveyed duplexes, you own the building and share the block with the other duplex owner. In survey strata, you own the building and a defined (surveyed) portion of the land. I found this difficult to grasp at first as the other…[Read more]

Wayne.

I have similar theories to you. Bought in North Beach, Perth about 12 months ago and am about 300m to the beach. No water views but easy walk. Duplex but was a bargain and has gone up 25% in those 12 months. Pretty happy!!

Was actually talking to a mate today about north coastal properties this morning and that it is worth a look.…[Read more]

Hey Wayne,

As you havn’t had a response yet I will quickly ask a question. Where are you looking to buy a coastal block for $200k on the northern coastal strip? Am guessing Mundarie or further north.

Either or, you really can’t go too wrong with a coastal property, at least for CG. In certain regional coastal areas, you may even get a…[Read more]

Trisha, did he sing “you’ve lost that lovin’ feeling”?

As Simon says, all savings accounts are compounded! Rather small interst rates mind you, but compounded nonetheless. As Foundation says, inflation can be higher![biggrin]

I am assuming though the question is more along the lines of which gives you the best return through a higher interest rate. There are a number of “bonus saver” accounts out…[Read more]

I’d leave it there for a month and if it wasn’t picked up, would assume it was mine.

If you woke up one morning but back X amount of years to when you were 15 years old with the knowledge you have now, how would you live your life any differently?

Hi,

There have been quite a few posts on the various merits of “green title” versus “strata title” which you may want to look up. You may also want to do a search on zoning as this has also come up quite a few times.

Also bear in mind that green title applies to houses and not to units which would come under strata or company title. In terms…[Read more]