Agree with Paint. Most visual impact with the largest surface areas. So paint walls and then attend to flooring, whether it's boards or carpeting, or tiling.The most bang for your buck is to address the largest surface areas first. Keep themes neutral.

Hi keiko,

Here's a construction cost estimate table from bmt quantity surveyors: http://www.bmtqs.com.au/construction_cost_table.htm

This will give you a guide, however, not sure about just the cost of materials with you doing the assembly work.. Hope this helps get you started…..perhaps give them a call to ascertain costs break down be…[Read more]

Hi keiko,
Here's a construction cost estimate table from bmt quantity surveyors: http://www.bmtqs.com.au/construction_cost_table.htm
This will give you a guide, however, not sure about just the cost of materials with you doing the assembly work.. Hope this helps get you started…..perhaps give them a call to ascertain costs break down between ti…[Read more]

Hi keiko,
Here's a construction cost estimate table from bmt quantity surveyors: http://www.bmtqs.com.au/construction_cost_table.htm
This will give you a guide, however, not sure about just the cost of materials with you doing the assembly work.. Hope this helps get you started…..perhaps give them a call to ascertain costs break down between ti…[Read more]

Hi keiko,Here's a construction cost estimate table from bmt quantity surveyors: http://www.bmtqs.com.au/construction_cost_table.htmThis will give you a guide, however, not sure about just the cost of materials with you doing the assembly work.. Hope this helps get you started…..perhaps give them a call to ascertain costs break down between ti…[Read more]

Hi keiko,Here's a construction cost estimate table from bmt quantity surveyors: http://www.bmtqs.com.au/construction_cost_table.htmThis will give you a guide, however, not sure about just the cost of materials with you doing the assembly work.. Hope this helps get you started…..perhaps give them a call to ascertain costs break down between ti…[Read more]

Hi keiko,Here's a construction cost estimate table from bmt quantity surveyors: http://www.bmtqs.com.au/construction_cost_table.htmThis will give you a guide, however, not sure about just the cost of materials with you doing the assembly work.. Hope this helps get you started…..perhaps give them a call to ascertain costs break down between ti…[Read more]

So mb0000, a newbie, with three identical posts,Why don't you bless us with your knowledge……………………we won't pay you however because that would make us all "easy picking" suckers according to your post.If you took the time to read the posts above, in particular my more recent one, you will see that I present a very balanced view…[Read more]

Good for you K………hasten slowly. I'm sure you'll pounce when the numbers stack up. It amuses me that vendor's reasoning for a sale price is based on their own exit numbers from a deal (or self created me$$)…..must be part of the greater fool theory  

Hi K,what price range are they in? Are they at the bottom end of the market (below median for the area you're looking to buy in)?I still see bottom end stuff flying out the door in the 250 K to 400 K range in Melbourne. Anything around 500 K – 600 K is stable. And stuff above one million is very slow and some good buys are to be had.In this…[Read more]

Having joined today, you may not have had time to look at this:https://www.propertyinvesting.com/forums/property-investing/help-needed/22508Read it in its entirity.Enjoy the learnings

A very general question with far encompasing yield ranges to be applicable.For me, I have found units in Albury that have a gross yield of high 7's. I'd look for a whole block on one title for around 8 % plus.On the basis that Albury and Wodonga is quite a large inland hub with significant catchment population, if I were looking at 8 % there,…[Read more]

A higher clearance rate is due to shortage of stock. Anectdotally, I am noticing fewer for sale in Melbourne at least, so what gets listed and has reasonable vendors, will sell.We haven't bottomed as a market collectively, although there are sub-markets such as fringe FHB suburbs. The large development houses (Delfin, Devine, Stockland, etc) are…[Read more]

Rastuss wrote:
I just drive a 93 nissan patrol but i had to laugh a young bloke at work just married went a got himself a brand new hsv ute at around 70 Grand which he pays $400 aweek on repayments.Asked him why he didn't buy a house he said you can't drive a house!

Be grateful for people like that ………..provides for tenant demand.…[Read more]

Matt007 wrote:
spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam … get rid of this monkey..

SeekOptions, you've posted your last post above twice within 40 minutes in this thread, without any context or flow to the thread and you've also cross posted the same content under the Seminar – Mark Rolton thread. It's getting a tad annoying now.What is  your intent?   

SeekOptions,what are you actually doing?You've cross posted  your last post here:https://www.propertyinvesting.com/forums/community/opinionated/4324896?&page=2#comment-186681Have you actually done the course now and are you an affiliate?You've asked many questions in this thread over the last couple of months and, motioned that you will pu…[Read more]

Go here:http://www.realcommercial.com.au/put in the criteria and compare the asking rent for professional rooms with the asking rents on duplexess in that area. Also ask local rea's what they perceive the difference to be. Depending on the lease strucutre all (or most) of the outgoings should be payable by the tenants of these potential…[Read more]

Check with council what the zoning is there and what is permissable. In the event that yours is zoned resi and you have offices next door, you may have a case to apply for some permitted change of use to your duplex as there is precedent next door to yours.Best check with a town planner at the council for permitted use and and restrictions.

I might be stating the obvious, however we will only know where the bottom is with the benefit of hindsight and the retrospectoscope. I agree with much you say. We may be at bottom and trend sideways with volatile swings or we may have further falls.I bailed the last of my holdings last June. I currently own no stocks. I'm sitting on my hands…[Read more]