Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
Thomas Edison

Jen

Kudos to you Steve.

I came across you via ttn, joined this forum and purchased your book (to add to my already stacked shelf!). And last week I had read my last negative post, I thought it a shame that people felt it necessary to condemn and criticize (which just proves that generally those who have the least knowledge have the loudest voices).…[Read more]

Cam

You left out a very important word:

you said:
4. The green house is on the left of the white house.

you should have said:
. The green house is on the immediate left of the white house.

’cause otherwise the answer can also be:
The Dane in the yellow house, who drinks tea and smokes dunhill.

Jen

Hi Bongo

Would you mind emailing me some more details please.

Thanks

Jen

loress(at)bigpond.com

I think the bottom has to well and truly be close to falling out of Ipswich. We own an IP (and lived) a couple of suburbs from there and in about ’98 you could buy a “decent-ish” 3br for about 60k and the returns where good. Ipswich (and there are some nice parts) is in general pretty low end-ish stuff – my son was born in the Ipswich Hospital -…[Read more]

Hallo DJ

I live in an adjoining suburb and land around the Narre Warren/Berwick area is becoming quite scarce, and whilst there are many rentals available (a quick call to any of the RE agents will give you a better idea) I too am considering building an IP out towards Pakenham – cheaper land.

Having said that… Selling the block may be a wiser…[Read more]

“…Would this add value to the knowledge needed to make property investing, leasing, etc more productive ?”

Excellent question Arty

I’m re-reading Rich Dad at the moment and Robert says “it is not gambling if you know what you’re doing. It is gambling if you’re just throwing money into a deal and praying. The idea in anything is to use you…[Read more]

Maybe we could build an add-on to monopoly….,

perhaps some reworking of the tenants agreement is in order to ensure a longer tenancy, even redevelop Old Kent Road & Whitechaple Road into the “new boutique area” levered off the close proximity to Mayfair and Park Avenue, CG will go through the roof; a new picket fence, stainless steel in the kitch…[Read more]

Hi Graeme

for those out of towners:… Coronet Bay is down towards Phillip Island – I guess its sort of down and to the right (my husband LOVES those driving directions!), (never could figure out that whole North, South thing), but it is as the name suggests on the beach (not much of a beach tho – went diving there years ago and anyone who knows…[Read more]

Arty, I think I need more than a band-aid… unless it comes by the metre!…

Jen

“as long as I’m still learning”

Hi Sabina

My advice is to use the net to get an idea of what you’d like buy – look at what you get for your dollar (compare areas) and then hit the pavement.

Here’s an example: we decided on an area to target during the week, spent copious amounts of time online comparing dollar for property, available rentals etc etc… on the weekend we drove…[Read more]

thanks for the tips Rita, we just dumped our accountant and decided to do it all ourselves… (sounds ominous!), but we should be able to save some extra $$$’s

For me it is a comfort level – I grew up in middle… well, low to middle average Australia – never had anything designer – clothes from Kmart and went to public schools (read crappy!) and mum and dad rented most of the time, until they finally got a house (got a divorce) and then had to sell it. So for me it is a security thing and being able…[Read more]

Loved the one minute millionaire site – some great (and inspirational) reads on the articles page – will pick the book up this weekend.

Now will have to work on my affirmations:

I attract highly profitable IP’s
I attract highly profitable IP’s
I attract highly profitable IP’s
I attract highly profitable IP’s
I attract highly profitable IP’s

I…[Read more]

Luckyone – taht was a gerat raed!

not sure who (I think Edward De Bono) writes about HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO READ IN UPPER CASE, THAT WE ARE TAUGHT FROM AN EARLY AGE TO READ IN lower case and that, we from about the age (of about nine) don’t actually read but that we do in fact just recognise words – (which is much along the lines of what you w…[Read more]

laugh, laugh, laugh… what funny posts, here’s my two cents…

Subject: Why We Love Kids

NUDITY

I was driving with my three young children one warm summer evening when a woman in the convertible ahead of us stood up and waved. She was stark naked! As I was reeling from the shock, I heard my 5-year-old shout from the back seat, “Mum! That…[Read more]

Hi Aussierouge

1. indigo
2. astrid
3. Zoe
4. molly
5. samantha
6. hannah

I think they are all lovely names, having just given birth 6 weeks ago… I have been through the whole name thing over and over and over… I have a beautiful baby girl Alyssa Jordyn, so my advice is probably what you’ve heard lots of times…

1. make sure that you can’t m…[Read more]

Hallo!

OK, chalk one more up to IT, I’m in fact an IT Trainer and I only work a couple of days a week so I love it. Actually I’ve just had our second child she’s 6 weeks old, so I get to spend most of my time catching up here during the 2am, 3am and 5am feeds (who said they feed four hourly???). We have 1 IP and I must confess to only putti…[Read more]

Hi! We lived in Brisbane for 5 years and have moved back to Melbourne. We own an IP there about 20k’s out (towards Ipswich). I know how hard this is when you have no idea – we are looking at Tasmania at the moment and don’t know where to start!…

So I thought I would give you a Brisbane to Melbourne comparison (you then can get at least a gau…[Read more]

Here’s something to ponder…

My husband and I attended a HK evening chat session (complete with the real life “video Henry”!) and just thought everything that was said made sense, we really connected with the ideas and suggestions. We met with a rep during a break and had a good chat (or was it a grill/integration?) At the end of the session…[Read more]