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    Melbourne Private Schools

    I think we went to the same school ;)
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    Help for LAX

    Well since I live here in LA and use the airport lots (and belong to www.frequentflyer.com.au :) ) here are some answers. If she's arriving into T6 she is flying United. After she passes through immigration (passport check and fingerprint) she will collect her bags and pass through customs...
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    Rewards program on credit card

    Let me suggest a few sites which help in the comparison: www.click4credit.com.au www.ratecity.com.au/credit-cards/ I;m sure there are others. The one below is another forum with very knowledgeable folks about credit cards, frequent flyer, travel etc...
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    Adverse possession

    15 years it is - http://www.lawyersconveyancing.com.au/advposs.asp You need to e careful as to how "the obliging owner" has allowed the neighbour to fence and use part of his property - in order to prove adverse possession you need to prove that the claimaint has occupied and used property in...
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    US Real Estate Crash

    Alex/Michael I have been following this discussion. The points you make are valid - to a point. Yes there is merit to saying that first home buyers are not a good measure (although isn't the stat quoted the relative buying power of first home buyers now v. some years back, so it's not an...
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    The heat in Melbourne's Inner City Property Market continues.

    OK I have read about the "under quoting" and I realise that inner melbourne is on fire but this is ridiculous: http://www.domain.com.au/Public/PropertyDetails.aspx?adid=2006296156 Apparently this property ($670k+) according to...
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    Residency and aussie tax while working overseas

    OOoook, so what if: I am currently Aust Non-Res, but US-Res. I have a PPOR in US. Next year we are moving back to Aust. So once again i will become an Aust Res. The current PPOR in the US we are going to turn into an IP. What is the status of the income/loss of the US property in terms...
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    LPG/Petrol/Electric/'Hybrid' Cars to save $$$....

    That's great value on those cars - what's the catch? Do you pay extra to import them over above the prices listed? Why would parts cost more - because they're Jap cars? We're about to move to Australia and will need a car - these are very economical options. tell me more?
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    Single Digit Millionaires BOO HOO

    Affluenza !
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    Ladies...know of a good facial cleanser??

    Wait...next you're going to tell me that I can't get my post grad degree at the Ponds Institute?
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    Photography

    :D :D ;) :cool:
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    St Kilda Apartments

    Just as elsewhere in inner Melbourne - through the roof. http://www.domain.com.au/Public/PropertyDetails.aspx?adid=2006658039 The above sold last weekend for $305k. I have seen 1 br apartments in other areas of St.Kilda sell for $350k -...
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    Australia vs the USA

    Not true. Any first mortgage over 80% requires mortgage insurance in the US. What people do to get around it is to get a second mortgage in the form of HELOC at a higher variable rate - so in effect the second mortgagee is bearing the risk but getting paid a higher rate for that. The other...
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    Living/Working Overseas (In Singapore?) while investing in Australia.

    Well the horse has well and truly bolted. Maybe I can lodge tax returns for 2000-2006 as late annual returns now, but I will be moving back to Australia in 2008, from when I will be lodging tax returns as an Australian resident again.
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    Any Info On Mentone?

    I too am interested in Mentone - but this article mentioning it was not a positive: http://www.theage.com.au/news/business/us-credit-crunch-creates-stress-here/2007/09/18/1189881512808.html
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