purpleblondie replied to the topic dripping tap in the forum Help Needed! 19 years, 4 months ago
I agree that $70 is excessive to pay for a new washer. However, as a non-handywoman, I wouldn’t have had a clue how to change a washer when i was renting. How about you offer to go over and change it yourself? That would solve the problem.
Annette
purpleblondie replied to the topic Got a cold feet in the forum Help Needed! 19 years, 4 months ago
Yasmina,
I was just the same with my first (and only) IP purchase to date. Lots of problems with it over the past 2 years which is why I haven’t bought any subsequent properties. However, now that I’m clued up on due diligence after attending Steve’s seminar, I feel much more prepared and in control. I trust my next purchase will be a more…[Read more]
purpleblondie replied to the topic When are you planning to retire? in the forum No Subject 19 years, 5 months ago
I’m 47 now.
Wish I had thought about investing years ago, before spending 22 years working for the govt in a soul destroying environment.
I plan to quit this job in the next 12 months, and work for myself part time, just so as to have an income while I pursue the property investing goal. I wish I had taken the plunge years ago, but the public…[Read more]
purpleblondie replied to the topic Can you help? in the forum Help Needed! 19 years, 5 months ago
Hi Steve,
I’d like some info on the best way to get started with a property portfolio. What strategies should be used? Is it best to buy a property with land which can be developed, thus making a capital gain which enables more properties to be bought with the profits, or to go for the positive cashflow properties? Or a mix of both? I would…[Read more]
purpleblondie replied to the topic Investing while renting: Good or BAD? in the forum Help Needed! 19 years, 5 months ago
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I am about to place my home on the market – never thought I’d sell it – but have realised that in order to access some capital, I have no other option. So the short term plan is to sell my home, rent a place, and use the funds to invest in property. This is a big step but I feel I’m making the right decision. I attended Steve’s…[Read more]