Recent content by Aussie Assault

I am a Ballarat resident Catlib. Alfredton seems to be one of the places "to live" in Ballarat. I for one have never understood this, as it is on the complete opposite side to Melbourne, is a good 15-20mins out of the CBD to some parts of Alfredton (considered a fair distance in Ballarat)...

Adding to this, the guy tenant came home whilst I was there today and said he would start really looking next week for another house, as uni holidays start then. The way I see it, if they cant find a place whilst on holidays then they give up looking and I'm stuck with these students until end...

Hi Guys, I am not much of a poster here, but a daily reader and was after some help please. I have recently purchased a PPOR which is due for settlement 26th Sept (11 days). I contacted the Agent last Friday asking if I could arrange a visit there tonight, to which he agreed. In the...

Thanks again for the comments. Keep them coming. I love hearing different points of view. Yeah 99% sure that there is a 2nd station being built here Tubs. People always describe Ballarat as that cold place where its always wet and 4-5 degrees colder than Melbourne. The fact is though it is the...

Thanks Steve again. Thats seems as though its in its most simplest form, which is the best way for me to take it all in at the moment. We actually pay $60 a week rent at the moment each so on your calcs that makes it $209 a week is what I would be hoping my IP that I purchase rents for...

Would I ring now when I am still approx away from buying an IP and ask for some guidance, or wait until around that time when the market indications would be closer to what I am actually going to buy into?

Haha. Up until this point of my life I have saved my money fairly well to go on holidays around the world while I completed my degree. I think for the time being I have seen my fair share of places and want to set myself for later in life when I can go and do all that again. I have certainly...

Thanks Steve. That has been my goal in regards to % of wage that I will put aside and continue to do so with pay increases (fingers crossed they're not far away). For the past couple of months I have done this and if there is any left over by the time the next pay arrives I either put it into...

Thanks for the reply LA. Is it possible for me to say I am living at the property, but in reality stay at the rental I am in now, and have someone I know well (sister for example) to move into my property and pay me rent in cash for the first 6 months? How tight are they with the checks to...

Hey Guys, I have been reading this forum for quite some time now, going over every post I can relate back to me, but this is my first post. I am a 23yo living in Ballarat (VIC) and would like to enter the IP market by the end of the year, preferably buying into my own region for my first...