Lawrence, If you are using your ‘ultraclean@hotmail…’ address in MSN, then I have added you to my contacts. Hope to see you online. [biggrin]

Looks fantastic Chris! I cant wait to (one day) do the same myself! Ahh the joys of being at the beginning of the property investor journey….. [biggrin]

Um, Ill be there at whatever time and date is decided on. …eventually. [blink]

Hey Roy,

Send me a reminder email to [email protected] and Ill send you out the details tonight.

Cheers

Lou

Yes.

In fact I pay $1pw extra on top of my electricity bill to make sure my home is “carbon neutral”.

I also use compact fluorescent lights, and when the off peak hot water system in my IP finally dies it will be replaced with instant hot water heating to reduce energy consumption by up to 80%. This is a win for my tennants and a win for the…[Read more]

Hi.

You may want to read Steve’s second book. It fits a little better with today’s market. His first book was written pre-mid boom where pos cashflow properties were still readily available, however its not that easy in today’s (east coast) post-boom era. His second book shows a different perspective to investing (getting more creative to find…[Read more]

Hi Chior,

Send me an email to [email protected] and Ill send you all the info to get onto the group.

Cheers

Louise

Can I please please please get you to check something out first before you purchase this property! Go to the local Council and check that the property is not affected by any tidal zones etc. The council should have a coastal engineer of sorts. Ill give you an example that Ive come across: (..and no this is not an example from the Council I…[Read more]

Yep Im right for the 27th (even if I am giving up sitting in front of the TV for the final V8 motor race for the year [biggrin]).

I guess Id better think about putting something together for it! [biggrin]

See you all there.

Hi Roy,

I made mention at the end of the meeting that I have a background in Local Government strategic planning, and that I use this background to undertake simple research on the potential future planning and developments within a chosen area Im interested in. I was going to share some of the research methods I use with the group at the next…[Read more]

Hey guys and girls,

Im up for either night, but it looks like we’re locking in the 20th.

Ill start pulling something together on all the government strategies & how to research them once I get back from the Indy carnival. (Yep, love my motorsport…)[biggrin] To save me looking up the entire country’s strategies, can you all give me an idea of…[Read more]

Ill be there. [biggrin]

Hi guys,
Ill definitely be at this meeting. Count me in! It will be good to catch up again.

I would be happy with either a trusts expert or accountant. These are areas I am starting to look into for future purchases.

Regards

Louise

..and the delayed response from Lou:

I havent received any group email, so could I please be added: [email protected]

I really enjoyed meeting you all the other weekend, and look forward to the next meeting!

Im happy for a fairly unstructured agenda. Especially for the first meeting. Im in Toni’s camp and am not too sure on how much I can contribute (being more of a starter than a seasoned investor), however Im very keen to hear from others and hopefully contribute when I can.

Regards

Louise

I second the Tim Tam motion! [biggrin]

Should be a good chance to meet like minded investors. Im looking forward to this.

Regards

Louise

Id like to join this group on the 11th.

Cheers,

Louise

…on saying all of the above, I can tell you first hand from working within local government planning, that the political environment can play a very very strong part in the future urban landscape of an area.

So even though you may speak to a planner and they may tell you that they are developing a planning instrument to increase development in…[Read more]

A Planning course is an entire degree! That’s a huge investment, however here are some alternatives:

Keep a close eye on the website of the Council area you are looking at. Most Council sites have their planning documents on the website, and also their Council meeting minutes etc for you to sift through.

If the Council has a e-newsletter, join…[Read more]

Hi Tombola,

sounds great! Im currently relocating to Melbourne (from Sydney) and would love to meet up with like minded investors.

Please keep me in the loop.

Cheers

Louise
[email protected]