Somersoft Property Investment Forums
Somersoft was created by Jan and Ian Somers and operated from 1999 to 2015. It was Australia's largest and most respected real estate investment discussion community and is now maintained here in archive form. You can continue the discussions at PropertyChat.
Property Investment Discussions General discussions on all aspects of property investing.
Where to Buy
Where to find IPs, which suburbs are booming, which suburbs you think are going to boom, where to find positive cashflow, anything dealing with location.
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Adding Value
Adding value to a property through renovations, subdivisions, rezoning, building and development, or just watering
the garden ! Also covering repair and building maintenance issues - including building and pest inspections.
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Property Management
Finding tenants, managing properties, managing property managers, dealing with problems and risks associated with owning tenanted property, working with strata corporations.
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Innovative Techniques
Discussion on innovative property related money making and financing techniques including, but not limited to, wraps, lease options, flips, put/call options, cashbonds and other "non-traditional" techniques.
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Commercial Property
General discussions on all aspects of investment in commercial property (i.e. non-residential)
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The Buying/Selling Process
Negotiating a deal, Rapport with agents, Finding motivated buyers/sellers, Conveyancing, Finding a solicitor, Property searches, Buying & selling costs, Marketing methods, Experience with buyer-agents, etc.
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Property Investment - Other
General discussion about property investment that doesn't fit in the other topics.
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Finance, Accounting, Tax, Legal Discussions on all the fun things to deal with in property investing.
Accounting and Tax
The fun stuff ! Discussion of all things accounting and taxation for investments.
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Property Finance
Lenders, loan products, valuation, mortgages, and borrowing strategies for acquiring that next investment property.
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Property Market Economics
The state of the property market, influences of the economy on the property market and of the property market on the economy ! Property cycles, inflationary effects, interest rates etc.
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Legal Issues
Property law, contracts, conveyancing, liability, asset protection, litigation, anything dealing with the legal issues of buying, owning and protecting property.
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General Investment Discussions and Resources Useful information and sources of help for your general investing needs
Interviews
Interviews with forum members
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Information Resources
Where to find information and discussion and reviews of information resources for investors - books, magazines, seminars, websites, software, even people.
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Investor Psychology
The psychology of investing and finance. Why people invest. What motivates people. Setting goals. Overcoming fear, negativity and apathy.
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Caveat Emptor (Buyer Beware)
Discussion about property opportunities and deals. This is NOT a general advertising forum, it is designed for education about what makes a good deal. Please read the posting guidelines and rules.
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Archives Posts from the old forums
WebBoard Property Investor Forum Archive
Archived posts from the old WebBoard Property Investor Forum
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Original Property Investor Forum Archive
Posts from the very original forum - before WebBoard even. Compiled and cleaned up by Mike !
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Community Forums for and about the community itself.
Help and Feedback
Ask for help with using the forums and post suggestions for improvements. FAQs about the forums will be posted here too.
Announcements from the administrators will be posted here as well from time to time
Announcements from the administrators will be posted here as well from time to time
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Meeting Point
Post and discuss info on upcoming seminars,
networking events, and social gatherings.
Discussions on the merits of particular seminars belong in Information Resources.
Discussions on the merits of particular seminars belong in Information Resources.
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Coffee Lounge
Come on in, chat about anything... just don't spill the coffee on the keyboard ! Tea and Hot Chocolate also served.
Test messages are okay in here - but they may be deleted when the cleaner comes through to mop the floors.
Test messages are okay in here - but they may be deleted when the cleaner comes through to mop the floors.
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