Good Advice, Rob

But you know what? With the reality that is the price of petrol – and trust me, its only going to get worse – these suburbs at the end of town may quickly go out of fashion. People are already beginning to factor this into their daily expenses. So Balga is looking good. 11 Km from the CBD. So too are other fringe ‘burbs,…[Read more]

I am just bouncing some thoughts here.

I think, in any case, that a bank lends at around 80% LVR.

So this is what the banks valuation is coming in at.

My $0.02.

LizardKing

Are you sure the ATO considers the sale date of a property when it goes unconditional?

All my reading points to date contract was signed. Finance could take 2-4 weeks, which is a long time. So how long did your finance take for sale to become unconditional?

Give the ATO a call and give your heart a rest! [cap]

LizardKing

Hi Jo, Derek and Simon

Many thanks for your views,opinions and advice on this issue.

The REA seems to think like Derek – not to sweat on the small things in life[biggrin], saying ‘You get back what you give in life’. I do not know where the connection is. I said, ‘This is an IP and I am looking at it from a business case’.

Anyway, the…[Read more]

Drambo

We put an offer on a house in Ellenbrook before the one in Mindarie, 4 odd weeks ago. Beautiful house in the Bridges Estate. The bid was cheeky because I found out that a new road was going to be built from Gnangara Road into the estate and it was going to be 100 odd mtrs behind this house. No, the RE Agent did not hide this (it is…[Read more]

Hi All

This is my first posting on this forum so go easy on me[blush2].

We have just purchased an IP in Mindarie, paying top $$$ for a house on a cottage block we just fell in love with. I know the cardinal rule in property investing – don’t buy with your heart, buy with your head – but I do believe if you liked it, so will a prospective…[Read more]

Hi Guys

My wife and I bought an ‘up-market’ apt in Perth 2 weeks ago and I am in the process of installing a 2.5 HP Daikin Split R/C Inverter AC that is going to cost us $2730 including installation.

This is a top-of-the-range AC and the apts are all ‘wired’ for this brand, being a luxury complex.

The simple fact is that the apt will not rent…[Read more]