@L.A. Aussie Nope, not from near La Brea. Though I did work on Wilshire Blvd. once. I am from Long Beach."No property tax"?Everything I learn here I Google and try to gain expanded insight. According to the Real Estate Institute of Australia:"Currently, Australia ranks the fifth highest nation in OECD countries in respect of its reliance on…[Read more]

No worries. And thanks for pointing out the spelling error (fixed).@foundation: now that we've clarified things maybe you can help educate me on the nuances of AU real estate.You clearly seem familiar with many of the US concepts. Maybe you could provide a point by point comparison of the items I raised and then perhaps add others.

Nope, not me. I am from Los Angeles, and never lived in Sacramento.And believe it or not, I don't know that guy… surprising as it may seem, I don't know everyone in the US.

Thank you for the response.Torrens title… I have now googled this and read up on it in Wikipedia. Interesting concept. So in short, once a name is attached to a property with the appropriate government body, then by virtue of that registration the person is deemed to be the owner (or at least partial owner). To a suspicious mind, that sounds…[Read more]