Contact a quantity surveyor for the depreciation schedule.  BMT & Associates (ph92416477)have been recomeded by my accountant.  Never used their services or not sure if the phone no is correct.Opportunity

Thank you Chis for your opinion.  Did u realise the holding cost at present is over $18000 pa and if we build it is going to reduce to around $5000 pa.  On that basis, we assumed it might be a good idea to build since we are saving around 13k-15k a year.I am very interested to see more opinions.Cheers,Opportunity

Thanks so much for the reply Duckster!Opportunity

 Hi Bernstar,We have been looking at a dual occupancy development (two husband and wife teams).  We have doen the ground work and all the sums.  But with the uncertainity in the market and everyone warning hat prices will fall further, we are sceptic about our decission.  When we calculated our margins they are quite tight it dos not have room for…[Read more]

I bought a block of land last year with the intention of building a duplex.  There is a fribro dwelling on the land which is rented after some minor renovations.  I have not read any of those books (thanks for the recomendation) nor did I know about this forum when I made the decission to buy.  Me and hubby checked with the council, their req…[Read more]

Thanks Scott for your reply.  Those areas sure is promising.  What do you think of Woy Woy, Windsor and Doonside?Would anyone be able to advise me the pros and cons in buying commercial property.  I mean shops.Thanks