Jaleesa wrote:
CBA $300 wealth package (I'm not promoting them b/c right at this moment I'm not happy with my structure) however, for $300I have no fees on any accounts or any of my 4 mortgages and I get a free credit card (which of course I don't use).  I think that's pretty darn good.  Aah yes and I get .7% off standard or 0.15% off fixed.  Ju…[Read more]

Fill out applications at your local bank branch

bardon wrote:
 Arrow Energy shares have taken a big dive recently so might be good buying except I know people that work for them and they tell me things that scare me..

Hi Bardon,I want to increase my holding in Arrow,…. What have you heared that scares you.

mikeking wrote:
Hi,Can anyone explain what the differences are if you buy a property through a trust or a company? The company (hypothetically) being one I have setup for my investing needs. I'm ideally looking for advantages/disadvantages, plus an idea of the initial costs of setting up both.ThanksMike

A trust and a company are two very…[Read more]

bardon wrote:
I still want the uranium though as a bit of diversification and the poms have just signed off on a nuclear powered future.

I personally would only invest money in a uranium company if it were producing, At the moment I feel to much speculative money is flowing into uranium and there is a lack of producing companies on reasonable P…[Read more]

devo76 wrote:
I personally would be happy if property doubled over 20 not 10 years.Not the greatest investment i know but if i get the properties at or close to cashflow neutral quick with rising rents or paying loans down.That would be good for me. I am now 30. making me 50 in twenty years. Now if i build up a portfolio of several properties in…[Read more]

3 bedroom houses on small blocks are already selling for in excess of $2million in my neighborhood.some houses that aren't even fit for people to live in sell for over $2million

mikeking wrote:
Howdy all,I'm fairly new to this site, so have loads of questions, but have one or two that I'd like to get answered now.I've read Steve's first book, and although its old now, I'm still interested in how Steve managed to use his $10,000 that he and his partner had in cash to start investing and then go on to 130 properties in…[Read more]

McNorman wrote:
NAB choice package, $370/yr,no fees + cheaper rates

the commonwealth bank wealth package is good,

bardon wrote:
Forgot to add to investment strategy:identify and invest in small under capitalised uranium developers,does anyone know of any ?

Before uranium,…. Take a look at coal seam methane.Take a look at QGC ( queensland gas company ) and AOE ( Arrow energy ).Coal seam methane is going to be big,….. Why?- Coal seam methane can be used…[Read more]

mrtender wrote:
Hi TracyMy beef with the NAB's fees is really not to do with property or mortgages…. it is more to do with my business, which happens to be a very high transaction business….  $15mil turnover with an average sale of $80   =  a lot of individual business transactions = a lot of fees. $15 mil  turnover might give you the impr…[Read more]

F and Mr DAt the end of the day you are going to be either right or wrong,….we can argue about this all year, But the only thing that will uncover the truth is time,Time will tell which of us will have egg on our face,… Till then you will never beable to convince a hard core property bull that there core beliefs are flawed.I am worried with…[Read more]

foundation wrote:

Tysonboss1 wrote:
I don't think the price of land is linked to incomes as you would suggest.Picture the price of land in sydney CBD,… it was affordable housing as 1/4 acre blocks 200 years ago, but valued at $50million a 1/4 acre block is defiantly not affordable there now,…. But if you build a 60storey apartment building…[Read more]

foundation wrote:

MichaelYardney wrote:
Boy in Blue – you are right – the figures are wrong .A junior journalist misquoted me over the summer holidays almost a year ago.What is correct is the basic principals of compounding growth and leverage.And despite all the arguments to the contrary of why it can' happen and how simplistic my argument…[Read more]

Just thought I would reflect Back on this post now that oil hit over $100 a barrel recently.It was a price spike I know,… however unless the usa plunges deep into recession we should see Oil trading steadily over $100 buy the by winter,So far we Aussies have been sheltered from most of the oil price increases due to our $$$ strenghting against…[Read more]

ranjitsudan wrote:
IOn other note: How good are they in re-evaluating and increasing rent every year? Any comments?Thanks

they do include rental increases in the lease, you would have to ask them how they are calculated though..

jamo.d wrote:
Who is right or wrong ?

You are wrong,…  anyway good luck with things,…. to this thread I would like to say,Tysonboss,… over and out,

jamo.d wrote:
All my activities are kept within council code guidelines.What I am doing is pretty normal in the area. J.D

The Delvelopers would use the same arguement,…What you have to understand is that areas do not stay the same,….. Things change,…. an area will begin a transition when the land value increases to a point where the land…[Read more]

ngardiner wrote:
[ Really? I have a 26 year old single friend who has a 3 bedroom DHA property in Sydney (not sure of the suburb name, it's a newer area up from Campbellfield, about 15km south of Bankstown off the M5). Nice place too, but I assure you he looks after it. After having met some of his defence force mates, though, I'd be a bit…[Read more]

jamo.d wrote:
I have had some tips from a few of the locals over the last week on how to hold up and slow down the developers has anyone been a victim of any of these and how effective was it ? -1) Complaints every day to everyone and anyone during construction (Workcover violations, illegal workers, trespassing, personal threats, noise, smel…[Read more]