Recent content by Bronte

I was reading this post with interest as my kids have been attending a self defence school in Marrickville. At this school they are taught an internal style of Kung Fu as was mentioned in this post...Yi Quan. If interested the web site for the school is www.sydney-selfdefence.com.au. We...

The PM of a property in Gold Coast is charging me 9% (inc. GST) which I thought was a bit high. But just noticed on the last statement that when the rent went up, he started charging a $5 per week charge for garden maintenance. Equates to 11% management fee!! Has anyone come across this...

I have done a course with Carlo Castellano in option trading. I found it to be a very informative introduction to options/share market. Options trading is all about psycology of trading and the time spent mastering both that and your understanding of the market. There is no secret formula...

"Yes, both my husband and I were operating different companies, and set up our current one specifically for our projects when we decided to team up." Joanna, Just want to clarify my understanding of your strategy...do you do the developments in a company structure as it is easier to source...

The property cycle I am finding the property investing cycle very interesting at the moment. Having invested in property mostly during the last few years of crazy capital growth, it is a learning experience to see what will happen in the next couple of years. I say this because I have read a...

Thanks for the response everyone! I think I get what the 'chink' is now.

Asset protection and Hybrid Trust Hi All! I know this is an old post, but have been trying to clarify something in my mind about asset protection and HDT's. I understand that units owned by an individual in a HDT are "assets" of the individual. If the individual is sued, the units can be...

I agree sometimes body corporate fees can be extremely high and will obviously affect the viability of an investment. But what about the other side of the coin...what if you have an investment where the executive committee won't raise special levies or raise the body corp fees when needed...

Interesting question. We own a 2b/rm unit in Bronte which we used to live in but now rent out. We moved into a 2b/rm freestanding house in Marrickville. The unit doesn't have views but is a 5 minute walk to the beach. The house is in a good part of Marrickville and close to transport...

Hi Keith, Could you elaborate on "rivex"...did a search and came up with nothing! Ta

Seems to me that whatever you do at this stage can be 'clawed back'...as there is already a potential claim against you. Will really depend on what the creditor does. But is it really worth it for the sake of $3000. Maybe you should pay the balance off so that you can get on with your...

AAHHHH...technology is an amazing thing!! Thanks for the post :) meow!

Thanks Always Learning...will definatley be checking it out!

I hadn't read the previous post referred to about Derivex, so may have missed discussions about my question...how do the funders make money if they do not charge you interest on the loan???? Can someone please enlighten me :eek: Ta!

Thanks Sim!