New to Investing

Hi all, i have just read Steve’s book 130 properties in 3.5 years and i am interested in getting into property investing and i have a few questions that i would really appreciate a professionals advice on. firstly.. the all important question, is it a good time?? I have done the calculations on alot of properties using Steve’s 1% rule and they past the test but i also had some follow up questions.

*After finding property that pass the 1% rule what do i do next? the book doesn’t explain how to follow up on potential investments.

* In the northern territory the property owner has to pay for water and sewage, is this the case in all states around Australia and if not does anyone know how to calculate Cash flow to factor this in?

*Does the 1% rule factor in rates, water/sewage, insurance & management fees?

*Is there still a law that i can defer my capital gains tax if i invest into another property?

And finally how do i know what price to offer? is there a general rule of thumb on how to negotiate a deal or does this change from case to case?

Once again i know very little about investing but my plan is to learn, escape the rat race and continue to learn. i know it is a lot of questions but i would appreciate it greatly if someone could help or even point me to a book that will help me answer these questions.

also, if there is anybody in Darwin that i could potentially connect with to learn from i would be very grateful.

Thank you very much!