Frankston is undesirable?

Pretty much the worst stereotype in Australia tbh.

Fantastic public transport, on the beach, freeways running straight into Melbourne, on the entry to the Mornington Penninsula.

I don't think there are any $6,000,000 property's in Norlane, but there are in parts of Frankston.

Hi, I'd love to see the floor plans, didn't seem to work.

Also what size block are you putting them on?

Chris.

Terry, do you essentially get a "double deduction"? Is that possible?

Say, draw from your line of credit to pay for new carpet.

You claim depreciation on your carpet, as well as the extra interest on the loan?

Do yourselves a favor and hire an airless spray gun from a hire ship

Or if you are doing alot of renovations they are about $5,000.

It will pay for itself in 1 job, I guarantee it.

If you are replacing the carpet in rooms, all the better, if not (or its floor boards/tiles) lay drop sheets.

Cut some builders plastic over any windows, just 2…[Read more]

A builder can supply you with a fixed quote, as it's over $12k, you'll be required to sign a contract on the job, and the builder will be required to take out warranty insurance etc.

As a builder, when I'm supplying a fixed quoted price on renovations you quote for the worst case scenario, a higher margin and often a bit of a buffer time wise, as…[Read more]

Hi Richard, would love to read it as well.

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Something I hadn't considered, purely because I thought it would reduce my pool to fund deposits by 20%?

If I theoretically paid off the rest of my loan of about $181k with cash on my PPOR, refinanced to tap into the equity, wouldn't 20% of that be trapped as "lazy money" so to speak? Where if I kept it as cash, I would have an extra $30k or so…[Read more]

Aloha, loadbearing or not, most residential construction is covered by the Australian Standards, these are detailed structural engineering specifications on most "common" construction spans and loads.

If it's as simple as removing a stud wall (load bearing or not) and installing a beam to open a room up, if your builder sights a section of the…[Read more]