I too would be interested to hear any other views on the Sunshine Coast property market please. We have one IP there since 2007 and are considering offloading it as it is just not performing, concerned though as is usual I guess as to if the turnaround might be next year and so may be worth holding a little longer.
Any one with any knowledge,…[Read more]

Not quite 18% at present as this I have just read on their website

The service fee is calculated as a percentage of the rent and varies depending on the property type: they charge 16.5% (including GST) for freestanding houses.

Shedin

So a year on from this post i would love to hear how you are all positioned and thinking now regards this area? There seem to be many towns in this area that have and look to continue to do very well into the next 10-20 years.
In looking at this region compared with Mackay, Townsville areas I am seeing that this region has more than just mining…[Read more]

I am 99% sure you can do this …also if not legally married you can buy 1 in each persons name so that you get the FHOG whenever you buy a place, then when ready to buy the next the title goes in your partners name and she/he gets FHOG again. This is what we were able to do after I purchased with then wife… then divorced purchase in now…[Read more]

On further due diligence every one of them in the complex seems to be for sale…that obviously not a good start! Steering away from over 50's villages!

With our aging population as we are hearing daily would over 55's accommodation be improving as an investment these days? If I am seeing 2 self contained studio units on one title sold together for $130K and renting at $140-$170 a week each even with body corp and other fees, considering the area…these figures add up dont they?

When this post was first started it was advised to look for properties around the $100K up, that was in 2006…

Who might like to update please to what they expect we should be able to look for as a reasonable buying price equivalent in 2012/2013?

Thank you

This is where I found their link from: Sorry dont know how I got to the property opps one, have seen soooo many websites over last few weeks and so many do's and dont's and can's and cant's re looking at our 3rd property I am totally overwhelmed! LOL

http://www.propertyopps.com.au/

http://www.nationaldepositfunding.com.au/

Hi Derek,

We do not have a home, we have lived in both the above properties when they were each purchased, we now rent in Sydney. I expect our loans are cross collateralised and probably because we needed maximum loan percentage each time.

Again, thank you all for the input, I am checking each day for more forums here and more replies of information and advice to this post.
We do have a broker whom we have purchased the previous 2 properties through and whom we are very happy with, but always happy to expand and not have all eggs in the one basket!

Have been in touch with a few of…[Read more]

Hi members,

I attended tonight a cashflow Capital information night in Sydney hosted by Andre Knott, alot of figures, numbers, projected population growth areas etc…and at the end an invitation to join the mentor program..

I am very much a newbie and very unknowledgeable in regards to real estate, accounting, financing etc and so whilst we…[Read more]

Thank you for your replies thus far! My fingers are doing some substantial walking as I investigate, delve, prod and poke all that is out there in PI land..

Cheers