In WA the fees are usually 9-10% So not far of ACT either

If your a first home buyer and you purchase the property in a trust set up im not sure your eligible for the FOG though?

You may already have plans drawn up already by a town planner. When a block is subdivided sometimes the town planner has to draw up designs to prove to the council that a dwelling will fit on the property. This depends on the size of the block to be subdivided. Just a thought that may be worth looking into.

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Im down with the quacking duck theory

Im down with the quacking duck theory

Hey Cheyne,

230K sounds like a very nice house indeed. I cant comment on Fairhaven however i dealt with a company called Stroba group (www.strobagroup.com) and they subdivided my block and now were going ahead with building on it. What they do is tender out the building process to get the best possible building price, it might be worth having a…[Read more]

All i would say is interview the agent just like you would someone who is coming to work for you. The amount of horror stories I heard in Real Estate about property management and tenants would turn your stomach. Make sure that they are completing their property condition reports (PCR) on time and you get told how it went straight away.

Also most…[Read more]

Sounds like you should move to western australia:)

Hi Calvinci,

I recently left a real estate position in Western Australia so my numbers may not be applicable to you. But I was in for two years and started on a five hundred dollar a week retainer that was paid back through my commissions. My split went like this eg

Property 400k
Commission 3.5% 14,000
GST 10%= 12727.72727
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Hey you should look into Stroba Group. (www.strobagroup.com) and look at there property side. Im currently working with them to get the subdivide my block in armadale (WA). They are australia wide and gaurantee the best building price for any set of house plans meaning that you may be able to get a bit more euity in the deal. Worked in my case.

Cheers

Had a look at your website. Subdivide and build on my vacant investment block in Armadale whats is the best way to contact you at Stroba Group?

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I was looking at the NRAS properties in Western Australia. Got on to a mob called Stroba Group, had a bit of info on the website but most of what I learnt I got from emailing the Clinton bloke (details on site).

Hope it helps

Im a bit confused as to what you do? Is it like a mortage broker for building? If so what kind of services do you provide?

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