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I think Warragul is a better choice than Moe, particularly now that the Pakenham bypass has been opened. You can now go from Warragul to the airport without seeing a traffic light. Warragul also has great schools and good shopping and is only an hour from Melbourne with the new freeway (not at...

I'd actually look at West Gippsland as an even better choice. Warragul and Drouin are only an hour and a bit from Melbourne, the new Pakenham bypass is nearly finished and it has the right infrastructure eg schools, shopping, trains, road etc. It has a good history of capital growth and still...

If you buy an IP through a developer (wealth creation company) and they charge a fee for their services, is this tax deductible? Is this similar to a buyers agent fee?

Thanks GeoffW but I still feel someone can give me a ball park figure. I know there are plenty out there who use DaleGG for their tax returns. I know this is a bit of a "how long is a piece of string" question but are we looking at sub $1000, over $1000 or over $2000 for a basic tax return. My...

I accept what you say and I am willing to pay more for good service but I still have a limited budget. Can anyone give me a rough idea of what his standard fee is?

Thanks Paul and a great article Michael. I think we've been to 7 FAs and each one didn't own any property, in fact, one of them really made a point of putting property down by talking about the tenant from hell, poor returns etc etc. Many of them admitted outright that they know little about...

I know this has been asked before but our needs are a little different. We are near retirement and have a good and complete portfolio. What we need is advice on what to keep, what to sell, which ones we pay off, what to do with our lump sum etc etc. We have been to many financial advisers...