Originally posted by sui generis:
If you can, always make contact with many agents directly. In a buyers market such as now they will be only too pleased to help you out [biggrin]

Absolutely SG!!!

Realestate.com is a great starting point, but it is not the only way to hunt down a good deal. As suggested, contact REAs and let them know you are…[Read more]

Originally posted by Yorker:
I’ve read that report. I honestly think there is never a right time to buy, just a time when you can buy.

WTF are you talking about Yorker??? [blink] You can ALWAYS buy, any time, day, month or year, if you are prepared to pay the asking price!!! You can buy in an up market, or a down market. You can buy overseas…[Read more]

Yorker,

At the risk of sounding ignorant, but aren’t you supposed to be the market research expert; I mean isn’t that your business??? [blink]

It seems strange to me that you say you can offer a service (for a fee) detailing different target areas, yet you put forward this type of question in the forum. I am confused!!! [eh]

Jo

Originally posted by trisha007:
Jo, do you really enjoy your waxing?!![blink]

Does any woman really enjoy it??? [thumbsdownanim HARDLY!!! [wacko]

Absolutely DD!!! Beautifully put!!!

If the products that we consume us don’t kill us, I’m sure the paranoia will!!! [thumbsup]

Get real people; live your life as best you can; enjoy the things that nature provided, eat healthy food (as long as it is not to excess) and don’t be afraid to sample everything that is to your liking, get plenty of…[Read more]

Hi Westan,

What I have often said is I DON’T HAVE ANY debt, not that I won’t take any on. In fact, I will be doing so in the near future, specifically for tax reasons. The reasons behind my being debt free is attributed to several factors, one is CG of IPs which have enabled me to buy future IPs outright, and at times with money to spare.…[Read more]

Westan,

What can I say??? You are the NZ expert as far as I am concerned, and if anyone knows how things stack up there, it is people like you, Mini, CastleDreamer, just to name but a few. So if you are giving it the “all clear” then I see no problem.

As for being “aggressive” (as an investor) Westan if only you knew!!! My husband would fall…[Read more]

Originally posted by Darren Hight:
i dont plan on becoming financially free by getting a job.

Really??? Now you’ve sparked my curiousity!! How do YOU plan to do this Darren??? I love hearing innovative ideas from those in the know. So please do enlighten me with your aspirations; I’m all ears, and who knows I might actually learn something!!! [biggrin]

Are you suggesting SuperTed, that Latham needs to “Loose the Squeeze”???!!!! [laugh4][lmao][laugh4]

Well Darren,

It depends on one’s risk tolerance, and mine is very conservative. I play it safe (and hopefully smart) that way my risks are minimised!!! Each person is different. But to answer your question, what would I do…..

Initially, I would re-visit my homeland, check out the economic climate; what is the unemployment rate like, what…[Read more]

And bankruptcy follows stupidity!!!! [lmao]

And the stuff he (Yorker) does, he gets hammered for!!! [lmao]

Simply NO you can’t!!! [glum2]

However, any renovations done in preparation of sale can be claimed as capital expenditure, and be included into your cost base for the purpose of calculating Capital Gains Tax.

Cheers,

Jo

Hi techa,

Firstly John, I realise you meant no malice in your “ostrich” reference; I guess I should have included one or two of [biggrin] to highlight that although picking you up on it, I was not upset by your comments. Hmmmm…having said that I now notice you have edited your original post!!

Unfortunately I cannot contribute to suggestions…[Read more]

I think you might be misjudging people in here just a tad. I don’t think they are being ostriches at all, nor do I think they haven’t considered IR hikes or Risk Mitigation as you so aptly referr to it.

What I believe, is people aren’t panicking, and are realistic in their expectations, which is not a bad thing at all.

I have more than 3 IPs…[Read more]

Hi kp,

Wasn’t trying to be mean, was trying to understand exactly what it was Boof was wanting, and somehow getting nowhere fast….but now that you have come in to save the day (and my sanity) well what can I say, except:

[specool] ONYA KP!!! [medieval]

Boof, watch this man; the guy is pure GENIUS!!!

Cheers,

Jo

Well Sonja, if it counts for anything, you have my VOTE as the next PI.com moderator!!!!

VOTE 1
[drummer] Sonja for moderator [drummer]

Steve, take note!!!

Hi Sonja,

The offending post has been deleted. Most of the mods do their best to make sure that no post/thread remains if it contains subject matter which could upset forum members, however I know that sometimes things do accidently slip by; they are after all, human too!! They aren’t mind readers, and if forum members find something…[Read more]

Hi Bigboof,

How can I answer that for YOU???

It depends on what the property is going to cost YOU and what YOUR return will be, not mine.

For example, it depends on how much the property costs to begin with, how much you will be eligible to borrow, whether you plan to use IO or P&I repayments, the sorts of rental returns for similar properties…[Read more]

Well not meaning to be “picky”; oh what the heck…yes I am!!!

I feel that it could have been very worthwhile to leave the post where it was, after all, as long as no discriminatory boundaries were crossed, no offensive language used, or any direct insult made or even implied….it should have remained!!!

After all, there are two current threads…[Read more]