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no problems mate…
I found it a few weeks ago myself…
hi Hao Jiu,
I have found a great website where you can get sale prices for free,
go to: http://www.onthehouse.com.auI'm pretty sure it is nationwide info also…you can even get the sale details for an entire street at a time…
good luck
mackar
above answers are correct, but I have seen a house a while ago that had been approved with 2.4m ceiling height in hallway, bedroom only but not in 2nd kitchen or main living areas that had been built in downstairs, as the owners had claimed that these rooms with lower ceiling heights had a "bulkhead" in them & they got away with it.
don't use a roller – as it can cause the air bubbles especially if the varnish
flicks off roller… apply timber finish with a flat pad.your mother was nearly correct…
it is happening in Queensland from september I believe & mortgage duty also -up to $500k for first home buyers.
should save between $5 – 10k I reckon all up… a bit like another first home buyers grant really isn't it!!!… I wonder if it will stimulate the real estate economy in queensland again???? what are your thoughts…Michael Matusik is forecasting similar outlook… unsure how 'sub prime' in USA may affect this outlook until
end of this year when more data will be available.
I feel positive still though moving forward… but maybe not as positive as Bis shrapnel & Matusik…
hopefully I'll be proved wrong by them as I have 5 properties plus an interest in a
boutique golf course 14 lot subdivision (available later this year) in SEQ at the moment.my thoughts are:-
if you don't have a property … buy one, & if you do … buy another!!
it may be a slightly bumpy ride in the very short term, but it sure will be worth it in the mid term I believe…
don't die wondering!!
It is quite common for overseas buyers to purchase property subject to F.I.R.B (Foreign Investment Review Board)…
It used to be that the property had to be new or at leasr never occupied… but I believe that is not the case so much anymore.
There is, of course, no guarantee that the FIRB Approval will be granted.
sounds like your parents will have to just wait & see now… unless they put a sunset clause of some kind on contract regarding visa applicationhi Andy,
you are close… after measuring out the footings are poured once reo steel is in place… then build up as you outlined in brick & finally the slab is poured after clean fill has been compacted… this is a very simplified version not allowing for extra engineering etc etc but the initial pour is footings only not final slab. also the brick build up can be more than the normal couple of brick courses…
final slab heights are determined by council either approving heights marked on plans or approving subject to changes as outlined by he Australian Height Datum (AHD).what stage are you at… at the moment??
also, …how do you know the FFL is below that marked on plans??my pool cost that but…. it is 9 x 5.5m with 'scheer descent' water feature, 2 x led lights 1.5 m out of ground at rear as the block drops away, so had to be boxed & retained… I'd be getting another quote or three???
personally I would always use a pool builder as it is then covered under "spasa" & you have guarantees.. it probably would be cheaper to do it yourself but depends if you can get the trades…its up to you.
our pool was finished in a month.. as we weren't building a new house we didn't have to wait til the house was finished to pebblecrete the pool… it doesn't have to take 3 or 6 months to build.
which state/territory are you in????
be aware also that developers will often have a lengthy "due diligence" period prior to going unconditional (where they will approach council etc to see if there proposal is going to be considered favourably or not)…this can be quite a few months sometimes… then, they often will opt for a extended settlement date if they can.. to save holding costs
this means you may have sold at a premium price today, but, by the time the property settles it's 12 months later & prices may have jumped up so your payout figure is no longer so great because to try then to replace property now, costs more… you're basically out of the market for a year or so…. not good if theres a boom!!
just be wary & if you settle on price remember to allow for a standard settlement date also, so you can then go shopping for your next house almost immediately…
good luck, mackarI would recommend you go to your RE agent or your property lawyer to write it up, as it is a legal document & needs to be filled in correctly to be enforcable… a badly worded offer can set you back in time & possibly money… do it right the 1st time & you have less chance of problems later on.
Mackar
the stumps may be timber & therefore have rotten… relatively easy to be restumped…
under house where floor has dropped, get some timber blocks under jacks or acro props beside existing stumps & literally jack beam under floor up to desired level (maybe 1 or 2 mm above to allow for settlement). dig holes (size depends on whether single or 2 storey house). ask a local builder… place the new timber or concrete stumps in hole pushed up against beams of house then fill in holes with concrete… leave jack and/or prop where they are to hold weight of floor til concrete goes off fully… allow a couple of days at least..
I would probably reccommend getting a professional in to do it as it can be dangerous if you don't know what you're doing for both you & your house… & cheaper in the long run…. especially in case you stuff up.yes, just go to the agents office & he will draft it for you & then present it to the owners.
probably talk to your own Lawyer first if you have never done this before, as you will need to protect yourself with conditions to contract… ie, make offer subject to Finance and/or Building & pest inspections & time allowance to achieve these things… what items you may wish, if any, to stay at property maybe…
your agent will let you know what to look out for if he is a local professional.
bear in mind though, that you want the offer to be attractive to the owner so don't go overboard on conditions unless you do need to add them…
get it straight in your mind when you need the property to settle etc also (30 days 60 days 90 days) sometimes its worth asking agent what the owners are after… ie if they are building they may wish to settle early & rent back for 6 or more months but if they have bought already & there is a 120 day settlement they may want to settle on same day so they are not "homeless" for a couple of months…
bottom line… do your due diligence & learn as much as possible prior to offer so your learning curve is not an expensive one.we build approx 40 or so homes a year & display homes every 18- 24 months… generally we may buy the land outright & then either fund the build ourselves also…. or if we are highly committed, we have other assets to leverage off. generally our displays sell very quickly as we have a very good reputation… (we are relatively "high end" type builders). the owners receive a guaranteed 7% return for a minimum of 2 years with 4 x 6 month options… these are generally in new areas either opening up or in already successful developments so our committment is generally short lived. Profits of course if any come under company tax law, so the tax man doesn't miss you…. this of course can be off set by rental we pay & outgoings etc etc.
do you own a building company?? or trying to build a one off type home??Hi,
when I have been the vendor in the past I would only look at a written offer… I had an agent once that spoke to me about a verbal offer he had for me that day… I told him to write it down with the buyer in the form of an offer before I would consider looking at it..if the buyer isn't prepared to even do that he really cannot be taken too seriously.
I certainly wouldn't start to negotiate verbally (unless there were specific criteria ie, if buyer is on an oil rig or mine site & cannot readily access faxes etc)
I feel if someone really wants to buy a house they would take 30 minutes out to write it down with the agent…. it is not just the dollar amount I may want to view… I need to view the whole (potentially) contract document, term's, conditions etc before I agree to anything.if they are not prepared to make a written offer… I wouldn't take them seriously. I know & they know, that there is 5 day cooling off so there is no reason for them to not write it down.
"A verbal offer is not worth the paper it's not written on"
Mackar
I knew someone who instead of having lasik surgery had a lens implanted in each eye so her sight will remain good forever i believe?? no matter how old she gets…
it cost her more (approx 5k per eye instead of 3k ) but said she was very happy… can't remember what it was called though…….. K somethingtry Multitech Australia… they are in Qld & Vic …look here
http://www.multitechaustralasia.commackar
there are 9.29m2 in 1 square… a square ia an old imperial measurement
1 square is 10 feet x 10 feet…..wade anthony is correct…
400m2 = 43.05 squares.
also good to know is that different builders/developers/architects may measure from different parts of house…
ie. under roof inc eaves or from external walls…2 storey homes may or may not include the 'void' area if there is one
as part of floor area even though there may be no floor under…
it pays to ask where they measure from and/or to read your floorplans as measurements should be itemised
somewhere on plansie
ground floor 175m2
terrace 33m2
porch 6m2
1st floor 85m2
balcony 18m2
void 12m2total 329m2 (or 35.4 sqrs)
hope everyone had a good chrissie & best wishes for '08
mackar
there are many, many components that go together to build a house… sometimes people think that because both builders are including granite benches & similar appliances that the specs are similar… Nah…
Quality of course counts for a lot as you say Millions better trades acquire better remuneration … & rightly so.
what about the things you don't see?? what type of slab are you getting?? what size framing timbers are you getting 70mm or
90mm?? are all P.C & P.S. Allowances realistic?? are the external walls brick & render or are they blue/white boarded?? generally the story is the same with most things in life… you get what you pay for!! if it seems too cheap it probably is!!are they quoting on the same design house??… i.e. did you have your own plans drawn up by an architect or draftsman??
