Thanks a lot for that info TC, really appreciate it.

I will look into government approved courses, probably a lot cheaper too!

I used to live in the northern suburbs, absolutely agree some unfavourable characters around the place. The idea of selling after value-add done sounds like the best plan to avoid any unpleasant tenant situations.

I really like the idea of bulldozing and starting again with some of the houses, especially the ex housing trust ones. I will research more into this. I expect my borrowing power to be relatively small though. From the basic calculators found on most company’s websites, believe would be able to borrow around $210k. Some potential, will just have to keep an eye on the market and hopefully find a few diamonds out north.

Thanks a lot for the ideas of other ways of adding value and your advice, it’s really helpful. Know where to go from here