Maybe Rudd or his shot dog could create a new bunch of jobs called insulation quality control inspectors to check the batts in your belfry, but start with you know who. 

Anyone want to share the $215 cost of Residex Top 100 report as per the link ?http://www.residex.com.au/index.php?content=top100If so, PM me.cheersthecrest

Been to court with a NSW council and this very issue, albeit many years ago.We had a huge 3 car garage and one brm flat + bathroom full brick all under one roof and joined to the house.Builder friend erected partitions in our 3 car garage which reduced garage space but increased the one bedroom to 2, all under the same roof. Neighbour complained t…[Read more]

Yes a great thread , good one Benjamin, the genie is out of the bottle or is it worms everywhere, but this thread gives some very interesting people the chance to let their idealogy off the chain and share it.Good one ten_burner – " hope is not a strategy " , i can use that with my kids, thank you.Marc – thanks for ratifying daydreaming, it's an…[Read more]

Still performing like a shot dog , must be embarrassing for our fearless leader to have him on his team  

The man's having a dyslexic effect on me, I can't even spell brain when I write about him, how ironic.! 

…." Looks like " ….  : Promotion, as in interview style advertisement, preamble stage. 

This looks like a promotion to me

Usually the good reliable tradespeople are too busy with honest work to get distracted by temporary work with travelling  snake oil shows and would prefer to keep their good name.Being in accommodation in a rural area, I've seen the recent rash of ragged assorted insulation carpetbaggers doing the country town rounds of doorknocking and mall h…[Read more]

If you want to assist someone to fade away into obscurity, it's better to ignore them for a start. Publicity is expensive, let them do their own.cheersthecrest

You'd have to wonder why a PM would give up a 5 day a week job with a slack lazy office. 5  weeks no property manager, no tenant – struth ! – when were they going to get alarmed or tell you ?Onya Pickle, look at what happened, you got going and did something. You got some info & energy flowing through this great forum with all these great peopl…[Read more]

Hi MarkLooks like you're on your way and asking the right questions.If you're seeking finance, I suggest you look for the Finance Brokers on this Forum who have heaps of postings – they have obviously been here a while and contributed heaps and helped lots of people, and they're still here.My experience with Banks is they have not been pro-active…[Read more]

Thanks Amanda, nice post, suggests to me that I stick to what I know and use experts for subdivision unless I want a steep learning curve and can afford mistakes.cheersthecrest

Struth – 3 years for a thread – you guys need to speed up the typing a bit. This must be historic !!!S'pose this thread should've celebrated a few birthdays too for W4L  as the original thread starter –  and still going strong, amazing.World economics is not my forte that's for sure, but I hope it's true that Australia is well positioned with oi…[Read more]

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Hi LJFZZPM means private message. You can send one in this forum. Click on my name on top of my last reply next to "355 posts" and find it from there. Or post your email address here and I send you a lease. Either is OK.There is no body or industry association where you can register your interest, just brokers who are like real estate…[Read more]

Outcome is whatever you can negotiate.cheersthecrest

Yeah Rachel's on the ball.Suggest you ask the agent for :A complete rent record printout of the properties.Agent to write to each tenant advising the takeover date and the contact details of the new PM (you).Bond receipts & signed transfer forms to request change of landlord on lodged bonds into your name as landlord.Copies of all and any corr…[Read more]

Do you need a car AND a bike, especially while you're trying to get out of the debt trap ?What's the bike worth to sell ? Coz if you sell it and pay the proceeds off the debt, especially the highest, they'll be paying YOU the 16.5% in effect. Need to establish priorities when eradicating debt. Definately a good idea to consolidate with a cheaper…[Read more]

It's a steep learning curve coming up but worth it usually.Which state are you in, which state are the properties in, how far are you from your propertiesdo you have stable good paying tenantsare the properties labour intensive with maintenance issuescheersthecrest