Congrats Lisa!  Do you have to pay for the bus stop relocation?  Regards, Linda

I think if you take an ordinary house and make some small improvements it can make a huge impact on peoples emotions. A couple of times we've just tidied up some yards, trimmed trees and shrubs, added a garden and mulched it. They amount of positive comments from neighbours is proof it makes a big impact. Maybe that may be a better soloution…[Read more]

L.A Aussie wrote:

millions wrote:
I remember seeing a property on the market for about 2 years. The owners ended up having the bricks, windows, etc painted white and roof and gutters dark grey and then it sold straight away.

Did it sell for the asking price?Could work, but what will probably happen in a town like this is the cost of the…[Read more]

It sounds like my friends neighbours in Beenleigh.

1. Twice in 4 yrs – once to unblock toilet, once to replace toilet.  Hubby is a construction plumber but prefers to deal with new toilets, and not handle our tenants poos.  (What a slacko)  In general we have 1-2 plumbing issues every 6 months for 4 properties.2. Word of mouth as much as possible for all trades.  We found our current plumber by…[Read more]

It will NEVER be a sought after suburb and I'd purchase elsewhere.

I remember seeing a property on the market for about 2 years.  The owners ended up having the bricks, windows, etc painted white and roof and gutters dark grey and then it sold straight away. 

Hi Mathew,My plans are:- Get a new accountant, (i've got a couple in mind) before I do anything discuss my goals with them- No share purchases, offload the piddly amount of shares I currently own at a loss- No property purchases, do a minor reno on currently owned property, increase the rent on it, sell it for a good profit- Build 2 houses behind…[Read more]

If there is a low volume of sales for a period (eg 5 sales in 3 months), often they take into account the previous periods sales also and average the previous period as well. So in effect they ave 6 months, which in a rising market is very inacurate. Is the suburb you are referring to a "small" suburb, or a popular suburb with a small turnover?…[Read more]

trakka wrote:
I don't think it's fair to say that commercial property is inherently riskier; it's all a matter of what you're comfortable with. Education and preparation can ameliorate risk!If you have commercial property with a long-term lease in place, I'd argue it's a less risky investment than residential, and more straightforward. It's much…[Read more]

Steve, Isn't commercial property riskier?  L

I liked the mystery prize!  My family and I had tears running down our faces.  Thanks Steve, Merry Christmas and have a fantastic festive season!  From Linda

Handy Andy, that sounds good but you forgot to mention your son waking you at 2.00am because he wet the bed, your daughter waking you at 7.00am because she can't find her favourite socks, and wife waking you at 7.30am because the toilet won't stop dripping.  LOL

I was googling Clarkson a while back and came across some comments from a government department  saying they wanted to improve Clarkson a little bit, but not too much as they didn't want it to compete with the Alkimos development.  Those comments turned me off purchasing in the suburb, but overall, I think the Alkimos land will be sold for a p…[Read more]

It may be quality.  More expensive building co's employ better tradespeople and pay them more.

I think you've come alone really quickly Andy! What would you do with your spare time anyway? I want to travel Aus.

Hi Handy Andy, just curious, why Tas?  Cashflow?  Good excuse to holiday every year?  Spreading assets?  Cheap? Expecting  growth?  Expecting aging population to tree-change to cheaper area's.  Thanks, m

Hi Luckyinvestor,  I was looking at a house at Ashfield, WA for sale opposite the river, uniterrupted views 9yrs ago for $250,000.  Now that house would be worth $1 mill.  I wasn't quite ready to buy when it was for sale and no other properties came on market when I was ready to buy.  Bummer!

My prediction is interest rates will hit 10% in next 2 years.  I don't think it's a political decision, just how much interest rates need to rise to stop people spending.

So does that mean you can retire nurve?  In my rough estimations I worked out you'd be able to retire at that score.