I've had a chat to the tenant and they are OK to cut out the agent and sign a new lease. The good news is they are looking to stay at least until the end of next year. So far steps I think I need to take are:1. Obtained the standard Tenancy agreement from…[Read more]

Wow….thanks for the time and effort put in to provide great responses all. I'm going to give it a go. It will save me up to $1,440 a year which is a fair whack and I have a decent network of tradespeople having lived in Melbourne my whole life. Plus I'm fairly hands on for small repairs myself. I have been making all the major decisions and…[Read more]

Bought a 3br apartment in Parkville for $600k in Feb 2008. Was also looking at 700+sqm blocks of land in Glenroy for about $550k. Glenroy would now be worth $750k but our apartment probably hasnt moved much at all

Good point. My agent did proactively suggest a price increase which actually made the last tenants vacate. We did however get new tenants at a higher rate almost immediately. I can always do my own research to counter that. When interest rates go up I can give them my sob story about having to pay more interest.

Josh,Initial thoughts are that it is quite far out and capital growth wont be as good on that basis. I am not familiar with the suburb but are there any major improvements on the plans eg. transport, factories (employment), other? These factors would drive growth. It may be a while until the Craigeburn line gets extending that far.You also have to…[Read more]

Definitely sounds dodgy and it seems like you have them on the back foot. Upon review of my statements I inevitably find charges that are inaccurate or should have been handled by the agent, but NO ONE CARES ABOUT YOUR INVESTMENT AS MUCH AS YOU DO – accountants, real estate agents, tradespeople, anyone! Always do a check of what ends up in the…[Read more]

I emailed the TafeSA and got a response from Peter Koulizos. The TAFE course is not run in Melbourne but he recommends this one run at Victoria University:  http://www.propertyplanning.com.au/views/courses/fundamental-course.htmlA contact is Angelo Piazzetta. His number is (02) 90172332 and email is [email protected].Has anyone…[Read more]

Hi,

I am interested in taking this course, however, in Melbourne. Does anyone know if it is held in Melbourne and where?

Alternatively, are there any other good property investing courses in Melbourne? Ones that don't have biased presenters!

Cheers

Hi,I am interested in taking this course, however, in Melbourne. Does anyone know if it is held in Melbourne and where?Alternatively, are there any other good property investing courses in Melbourne? Ones that don't have biased presenters!Cheers