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Interesting. Thank you for your insight :)

Thanks for the insight alicudi. Halogens, care to be civil and share your your previous incident? I would appreciate as I wasn't trying to stir ****, just share another perspective...

Sounds like your a control freak who would take advice from any un informed clown and let your emotions blur your judgement. Good talk.

I think at some point who cares. Is your insurance guy an expert in the boat industry? Does he know if the possibly hi tech, new and perhaps perfectly legal methods your potential tenant plans to use are breaching use regulations or not? While you sit not collecting rent. Of course you...

What exactly are the negative implications to signing a lease that protects you against damages to your premises and then letting the tenant do whatever they want? Have the lease state it's being rented for storage regardless of what the tenants intentions are? I have no experience with...

Thanks for the input

Hi Might be an obvious answer but I'm not sure. I'm looking at purchasing a small vacant block in nsw zoned for light industrial use. The land is around $200k and the construction I want to complete is $100k. It is for personal use. I would prefer not to contribute more than 25%...

One thing not mentioned is, in Canberra, with all the mcmansions going up in the new estAtes, people seem to love the street presence of the two frontages. When trying to stand out and all the surrounding blocks have 15-20m fronts, and the corner has 50m+ it can have a big impact and help with...

Thanks for all the responses. I have heard that lenders are scared of jvs. But I have no experience with jvs. Is this true or are they an acceptable and normal part of multi million $ deals? To be honest I'm not even sure where to start looking for a jv. Any input? What sort of extra...

Thanks for the reply. Ok, a little more detail. It's 10+ units. Da approved so there isn't a huge amount of soft costs left. Conservatively I see 23% profit. I can only contribute contribute around 1.5%. Even if I pre sold all with 5% cash deposit I'm still short of 20+%. I...

Hi Im wondering if I can get development finance without a substantial deposit but with presales? I read a lot about development but would like some up to date info from those who know. Thanks John