i have a couple of houses i rent furnished. i pick up the furniture from council throw out days.beds,tables,chairs,cupboards,fridgesetc.beauty mate ,just like going through a time portal to a shop 30 years ago except this shop displays its wares on every street corner………talking bout free stuff i was walkin through the train one day and i…[Read more]

i am of the understanding that a depreciation schedule can be used up to 5 yrs previous from when you have it done….but only offsetting tax deductions relevant to those 5 previous yrs of tax returns…..i have used “depro” quantity surveyors in both W.A andN.S.W….i think they are Australia wide.They do a good job.Their fees seem on a par…[Read more]

looks like every mortgage broker on this site is tryin to sweet talk you which is great as long as you get the money your after at the right price.[cigar][cigar]

as an after thought this guy was literally stressing me out.he had up to 20 street kids staying there anight. he had been done for armed assault and bank robbery before, and claimed he was pro boxer in his past….(dont think i could fight my way outa wet paper bag)…so knowing the the tenancy tribunal usually favours the tenant i had a back up…[Read more]

i guess if i had a property manager i wouldnt be riding roughshod thru the backsteets of newcastle in the back of a paddywagon

just one final thing…sydney was the nearest major city to where i grew up and there was always a stigma attached to someone who shifted to the local area that come from sydney…………………………………………………”ooh thats so&so & they shifted here from sydney”………..in other words better be wary of them …that was 20…

i grew up on a farm, outside of wingham.had a good life there and i feel that installed in me very good morals in life.i am totally unreligious, but i feel that is what gives me good morals . i dont need religion 2 tell me it is wrong to rape , pillage and plunder.I feel this is not the same with city folk as a lot of them smile in glee to know…[Read more]

thanks everyone you have given me a number of avenues to research. take care[cowboy2]

well if i knew it was gunna be this good i woulda tried to buy more. just bought one house in rockingham 2 yrs ago , thought it mite be ok and its really good but didnt ever think it would go ahead this much……iguess just an investor takin a stab in dark…….sought of

i guess its how u view urself. personally i would try and set up someone else better than myself because i dont want to be viewed as a c*** or an arse****. but if idid the wrong thing to myself no one slse to blame but me. and i guess thats ok because i wouldnt feel guilty and depressed….. saying that i also grew up in a country area…[Read more]

hey simon im keen 4 a beer if your shoutin.Dont know whether i will be chattin much though[cigar]

hey what a bad idea……..especially if the unthinkable happens and u split up. would prolong the suffering and/or torment for an undefinable period if he doesnt want to shift out.[grrr]

all the previous comments posted sounds like the right way of doing it . i had a tenant do the same thing about aweek ago ,put afew holes in the walls and did abit of damage. had to pay $270 f or a skip bin to throw his junk in there…….so i figured sell his car to scrap metal place for $90 get some money back………the scrap metal…[Read more]

hi, never purchased a boarding house but hAVE done some research into it.insurance is high 9k + and not many insurers offer this type of insurance. the Property Owners Association has a special Boarding House Division which supplies a newsletter about 3 times a yr with lots of info and contact numbers for free advice on all…[Read more]

click on forums at the left hand topside and u will c search come up

look at ur own situation.i think this area will go ahead albeit at a steady growth minimum.un less ur desperate 4 the the funds 2 invastc in a sure high growth capitatal area i would sit and wait as buyingf and selling costs will sometim,es nagate the profit u will make somnewhere else.i recently bought a house in frankston north but i am…[Read more]

shares do o.k when u pick the right ones.property does o.k when u pick the right ones.this is general knowledge. i like property always because it is something u can see feeel and touch .this is why most people prefer property. it is an emotional thing and some years u do heaps better in other asset classes and other yrs its in property.…[Read more]

i bought in frankston north last december.paid 174k for 3bed house on 636square metres. house abit run down needs new paint plus carpet.returns $160 week rent. house is situated so approx.7 metre side access and council willgenerally approve 2 so u can build another house on block if block is larger than 600 metres square.…[Read more]