Thanks Derek  

Hi Rob,
There are lots of valuable and heartening posts above. What you can take away from this is that there is more than one way to achieve your goal and age is not the barrier you first think.
Please also be heartened in the fact that you are not the oldest to be looking to their financial future. My husband has just turned 50 while I am 10…[Read more]

Please be aware I am no expert I have just rented a lot.
Unless the tenant has agreed to that particular maintenance it's up to the owner. The airconditioning unit is a fixture of the house and as such would be the owner's responsibility for repairs and maintenance. The only thing that might change that is if the tenant has done something, like…[Read more]

Thanks JacM and Jamie I'll contact Richard.

,Thank you everyone for your valuable comments and advice.
I am currently undertaking the Property Apprenticeship, attend seminars and conferences and read Australian Property Investor magazine.
We have also established a SMSF to take part in Steve's America offer. There is some super remaining and suddenly we are in the position to invest in…[Read more]

Thanks Derek. I just so happen to be going to Steve's market update in Bris tomorrow night and have been to numerous other events as well. I know what you are saying about people trying to flog something. I have been to a couple that were all day events and about an hour of that was feeding teaser information and the rest was telling me how good…[Read more]

Hi Shahin,

To be brutally honest – poor life choices and debt.
By nature I am a saver and I put money aside for future expenses and pay debts off faster than required. When I set my mind to something I usually get it. I managed to marry someone who is the complete opposite.

Hi Derek,
Thanks for the great reply.
I live in a Toowoomba, about 2 hours west of Brisbane. Sorry for not including that earlier.
Apart from the last I am pretty much doing all the others.
My introduction to realestate investing was through books so I have no problem reading to learn – it's how I found this forum, through Steve's book.
I will…[Read more]

Thanks for the comments Derek, I'll keep that in mind.

Cheers, Lyn

Hi Steven,

I'm not an expert, I don't have any property myself (yet). But I'll offer what I can.

Did you mean you had under $30k as a deposit or is it your wage?
If you meant it as a deposit you are well on the way to making this happen. (I wish I had thought about buying property at your age.)

So all I can suggest is to do research, ask…[Read more]

Hi MacQ,I live in Toowoomba and would be happy to give you some info on suburbs, etc for Toowoomba. Depending on what you are looking for will determine what info i can give you.Is it a house or unit you are looking for? Price range and budget? What type of tenant you are looking for….Toowoomba is a regional town with a population smaller than…[Read more]

brizziegirl wrote:

TonyLyn wrote:
Hi,We are new to investing and live in the Toowoomba area. We are also looking to invest in the area to take advantage of local knowledge.Are there any investors that are investing in Toowoomba and can provide mentoring and/or contacts for trades and reliable service providers in the area (ie trustworthy and…[Read more]