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  • newstart replied to the topic Looking for the experts in the forum Help Needed! 20 years ago

    Thanks Steven & Nigel.
    Is Alistair Perry a mortgage broker or building & pest inspector?

    NewStart

  • newstart replied to the topic Master Builder’s Home Improvement Show in the forum General Property 20 years ago

    I’m also thinking of going as well.

    Please give us some ideas if anyone has attended this.

    NewStart

  • newstart replied to the topic To sell or not to sell… in the forum Help Needed! 20 years ago

    My situation is totally different. We have paid off our PPOR, thinking of buying and moving into a new PPOR.
    1. Shoud we sell our current PPOR to pay for our new PPOR given our current PPOR has doubled up in price and we don’t have to pay CGT. However, that means we’ll start everything from the begining before be able to afford our first IP in the…[Read more]

  • newstart replied to the topic Do you have to pay 10% deposit before settlement? in the forum Help Needed! 20 years ago

    What if the contract specified a 10% deposit, is it still negotiable with the REA? How are we going to negotiate?
    By the way, is it negotiable when buying a land from a REA who says this price is not negotiable?

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  • newstart replied to the topic Your thoughts on our PPOR in the forum Help Needed! 20 years ago

    Thanks Dr. X.

    Any recommend on interior/exterior designer who can advice on decorating your home before selling?

    NewStart

  • newstart replied to the topic Please help in the forum Help Needed! 20 years ago

    Our initial plan is:
    – Get an IP
    – The new PPOR will be an off the plan that will be finished by the end of the year. By that time we hope that our current PPOR would be sold to service the new PPOR. The adv of the off the plan is that we don’t have to pay (with the exception of a deposit amount) until it’s finished building. Am i right?

    I now…[Read more]

  • newstart replied to the topic Please help in the forum No Subject 20 years ago

    Foundation,

    We definitely will sell our current PPOR since we can’t afford 600K of debt. My question is: “is this a wise PI strategy?” Should we build our new PPOR first before thinking of PI? If we decide to have both (IP and a new house), what would be the ideal way of doing this?

    NewStart

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