Lavender Lily wrote:
I wasn't prepared to disclose the prices before contacting the office as I did not want to be in breach of their policy.The dollar amounts range from $100 to $6,995 depending on the level that you want to go with your investing.  I joined the forum as a friend of mine belongs to it and told me about the question regarding…[Read more]

Dan42 wrote:

Lavender Lily wrote:
As for how much do they charge, why not contact their office to find out?

Well, you said they "don't charge an arm and a leg", so I was hoping you could share with the community how much they did in fact charge you. Either you know how much they charge and won't tell the forum, or you don't know, and your…[Read more]

You should first approach the local council and find out what zoning the land is and what can be done with it.  I am a developer and if you approached me I most certainly wouldn't be telling you what the potential of the land is!  I would offer you a price knowing that you don't know what can be done with the land.  No offence.If you want to ma…[Read more]

blogs wrote:
Every man and his dog has been able to make money out of property over the last 10 years-hardley an amazing feat.

So why isn't every man and his dog a property millionaire?  You must move in different circles to me.  I think that going from one investment property to financial independence in 3 years is a pretty amazing feat.  I do…[Read more]

blogs wrote:
Pffft buyers agent, property advisors are shonks. Do it yourself and save the money…..

I bought my first IP, a 2br unit in Darwin, through a buyer's agent.  That was 5 years ago.  The unit cost about $85,000 and I paid the agent about $3,500.  That was a huge percentage to pay the buyer's agent.However, after that purchase, I di…[Read more]

What state are you in?  I'll have a look at the legislation.

hbbehrendorff wrote:
Diamonds are worthless… They are scattered on the ground in AfricaThough offer gold and silver bars/coins…. and your talkin….

I'll head into the jeweller this afternoon and grab myself a couple of diamond rings then.  I'll bring in a copy of this post and I'm sure that the jeweller will just accept the gold value in…[Read more]

I agree with Podney.  Bunnings has them for quite reasonable prices.  K

[/quote]Thanks for your opinion but I am not after opinions. I was just asking for advice as to how to work out the interest etc. [/quote] Obviously "not_so_lucky" is "A" and is getting cranky at being called greedy.

It all just sounds very complicated.If A and B's father always intended the boat to belong to both of them, it would be far easier just to sell the boat, pay back A the $4000 he has spent on the boat and then split the rest between A & B.  So what if A also had a mortgage and could have put the money towards his mortgage?  The boat was a gift.  A…[Read more]

So for a relatively straightforward project, ie, no ground issues, no design issues, no funding issues etc, would 6 months from the laying of the slab to handover be considered a good turnaround time?K

Hi SingerI hear what you are saying but I would never sign a new tenant on for more than 6 months.  As a landlord, it is too hard to get rid of difficult tenants so I only ever sign on initially for a maximum of 6 months (in Darwin, my initial lease is for 3 months).  If the tenant is good then of course I extend the lease and don't normally up t…[Read more]

It does sound like overkill.BUT, I wouldn't be doing anything to discourage a thorough PM.  If she wants you to be there, then be there.  She sounds incredibly thorough (taking over 100 photos) but when you read all the problems with PMs that people on this forum have, just be grateful that she is so thorough.Go to the first inspection and then i…[Read more]

Hi trakkaYou have raised a very good point and one which, to be completely honest, I don't have the answer.  I suppose if the banks were to go strictly by the application form that discloses ALL liabilities but only assets in individual names, then company directors, trustees and others who have signed guarantees would never get a loan.If I was…[Read more]

I just had the floor polished on a reno.  For three largish bedrooms, a loungeroom and a kitchen/dining room, I paid just over $2000.  Get a few quotes.  The price varies dramatically.CheersK

CBA only do 50% on vacant land.

Hello Trakka.  I haven't seen you on the forum for a while.  Welcome back!Just going back to your original post, I have my own thoughts on declaring other borrowings.  I am an ex lawyer so this doesn't constitute advice but just how I would approach disclosing other borrowings.I think it all depends on the application form.  If the application for…[Read more]

93561 wrote:
 wish both of us luck.

Given that you don't know what state you are in, I think that you are going to need all the luck you can get.K

Hi TangataThat's the problem with owning a property in a small town.  The PM may be right, there may only be one person who is readily available and qualified to do the work.  The alternative is that the PM may just be taking the easy way out by getting the same person to do all the work.  However, if this is the only PM in town, then you don't re…[Read more]

What state are you in?