We have started the process of putting 2 units on a site we have-and have the common problem of not much cash. I asked around some of the big groups (the kind who have display homes) and National Builders Group does multi unit devs-the appealing thing is that a deposit of $1000 gets the planning process underway with a town planner and it is…[Read more]

Hi, we are also going through planning stages for a small development in Reservoir. Would like to meet up with others.
JulieEllen

Dear Redhaven,
I am really, really interested in your experience with your relocated PPOR, and a colonial at that.
Is your house unfinished because of the usual tardiness with our own houses—-we have unpainted doorframes in ours, five years later!What problems relate to mini developers like me, who will use trades for most of the work, planning…[Read more]

I did get a reply and they are sending the book. Many Thanks
Julie Ellen

Thanks, Mini. I did try that email but it was returned. I might try a phone call yo NZ and will let you know.
I don’t know any SA movers, but the first API article did include a story about a couple doing projects there, and that would be a start. Look in your yellow pages on line under the exact category. It is House Relocation Services here,…[Read more]

OK, I want to set up a spreadsheet for a buy/reno/sell project. I have Excel but only use it for simple things that add each cell. How do I set up something to show the various renovation options? I keep running into a wall with Help. Yjete is an expesenes spreadsheet but it doesn’t sem like it will work[biggrin]
Help!!
JulieEllen

The original API article was Oct 04-about relocatables but a bit too vague to be really helpful. I have emailed NZ about that book, but haven’t got a response yet.They run a lavender farm, so maybe they’re busy!
I have the article and you cam buy back issues from API
[email protected][biggrin]
JulieEllen

Dear Billy T,
The old roof might be too old to re-use, or tile.
Or, I’m guessing that a particular mover might prefer to provide new roof for their own purposes either profit margin or because they guarantee the work and new material is less trouble prone. My interpretation there.
But the roof does come off for transport.
There was an earlier…[Read more]

Dear Billy T
I have encountered about half a dozen movers around Melb wbo quote ‘about 55-60k including a new colourbond roof’. You need to be really careful about exactly what they do-esp the roof. Some don’t do the gutters or drainpipes, for example. They seem to rejoin the outside but not the inside, don’t put on trim around the stumps or fill…[Read more]

The story of a sub-divide/relatable was in API Nov 2004, p. 48.
I have been looking at doing this north of Melb.
I am finding that the companies who move houses often supply them as well, which sinplifies things, but probably does cost more. It is like buying anything secondhand-availabiity is unpredictable. So are many of the costs.
The story in…[Read more]

We set up a Discretionary trust to hold the property we run our business from. we had a few weeks after signing docs to change the purchasing entity, in this case from my name to that of the company we started to be the trustee. It gives a bit of leeway for set up, at least in Vic. Noy sure about other states. JulieEllen

Dear Roofarmer
http://www.valleykithomes.com.au-I have looked but not bought. They will send u a brochure and price list. You organise your own builder.
JulieEllen

Thanks Terryw