Wow, that's huge.  I know so many people across Brisbane who are renting on rooming accommodation agreements.  I reckon at least 50% of students would be renting in this manner and it would have to be 50,000+ people easy.

Has BCC sent out similar notices to for rent-by-the-room student accommodation, or is it just houses with a granny…

Does this extend to rent-by-the-room (eg. rooming accommodation) too?

My understanding was always that a house could be rented by the room on individual agreements so long as there were 5 or less people.  It was only if there were more than 5 people that it would fall into the boarding house category. 

I believe this is also why there was an…[Read more]

Hi Johnwilly1000,Everyone's situation is different, but if selling your IP will clear your debt and reduce stress, then it's definitely worth considering.  No point having a mountain of debit if it's going to stress you out.However, do also consider:-Selling into the Brisbane property market at the present time would require you to discount.  I…[Read more]

Is the HSBC account a US bank account, or is it just an Australian account in US currency?  I currently have an ITIN and want to open a US bank account to do some investing in tax liens.  The bank account issue has been one of my hurdles as I believed that you needed to visit the US to open an account in your personal name.Is this not the c…[Read more]