another way of cladding a timber framed home and rendering it, is by using foam.

we just finished building a house that had it done and it looks unreal.
you get it in large sheets and just tack it on to the timber frame with special nails

its light (no bad backs), cheap and gives you great insulation. its like a big esky!

hope this helps

powmow[]

hey phil,

if if you wouldnt mind, i would be greatly appreciative if you could also send me a copy. i have e-mailed you so if you get time that would be fantastic.

thanks
powmow

hey qqq,
in 2003, i started the course at UWS in sydney. (they also run it at UTS sydney).

i was doing the course because i originally wanted to be a valuer. i found that i really enjoyed the property subject that i was doing, but the economic subjects (eg.micro and macro)
i found to be really dry and boring, so i left after a semester and went to tafe and did a diploma in Real Estate.

i now am doing a carpentry apprenticeship and i think i have finnally found what i am looking for.

i think i might still have the notes for the property subject i was doing, and i could lend them to you if you would like to have a look at them.

in my opinion though, if it is property investing you are looking at getting into, this course really isn’t necessary or that relevant i don’t think. it allows you to do a lot of things but it is 3-4 years full time and costs a lot of money which i think could be better spent. all depending on what you want to do of course.

hope this helps, and give us a yell if you want to take a look at the notes

powmow[]

thats fantastic.

good on you, and as you said its a win-win for both parties…

you would definitely have to way up the pro’s and con’s of living with your tenants.

it could turn out for the better as well though, eg, being able to keep an eye on them and also creating a good relationship with them etc.

i agree with tBS, a roof plumber would be your best option. if you are lucky, the roof plumber may have been a builder /carpenter and he just changed trades. i know the guy our company uses used to be a builder.so he might be able to carry out all the work for you.

good luck.

i think there are way too many variances that come with that question to give a proper answer.

not meaning to sound rude Yorker, but what makes your “info” so good that it is worth paying for?[hmmm]

hey still,

i really dont have much of an idea but my gut feeling reckons between 9 – 9.5% [?]

just havin a guess

[] Powmow []

alright ‘Kay Henry’,

why dont you tell us some of the other criteria you use for sorting through properties and finding ones that need further looking into??

[?] Powmow [?]