Recent content by Chantal

Hearing a bit these days about the potential of Frankston as an investment opp (which stands to reason given its proximity to water, the city and sizeable infrastructure of its own) Anyone got any advice on the best areas in which to buy and perhaps on neighbouring burbs that might be worth a...

Well Howard I'm not that far down the track but I can already tell you I would think long and hard before selling a property again. We had a great house in Macleod that we sold due to the profit we made (I know that's a good thing) and we didn't really think much at the time about whether...

Information on the latest Melbourne house prices are found at: http://heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,6797778%255E2862,00.html Sorry, I tried to paste it in here but had formatting problems ..... Chantal :)

Hi everyone, For those of you who are interested in Melbourne property prices, here's a link to an article from the Herald Sun: http://heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,6810072%255E2862,00.html Cheers, Chantal :) :)

Hi M, I know what you mean, it is very expensive to get inspections done on every property when there is probably only a small chance you will be the successful bidder. If you think your chances are very good at the auction (i.e. if you are willing to spend a lot more than the quoted...

Okay this is totally not property related, but how many posts do you need to become more than a regular poster? Just wondering .....

Sorry, I may not be understanding the question but couldn't you just let the agent know that the cheque wouldn't be cleared until a bit later? The agents that I've dealt with in the past haven't been too worried provided contracts have been exchanged.

Hi MB, Sometimes the more your knowledge (particularly in legal areas) the more you suffer from the type of analysis paralysis that the average person doesn't feel. It's very good in that case to have a partner who isn't like that and can balance you!

Hi Shaggygirl, I can't really help you out with your initial query, but just thought I'd like to say that my parents were actually the ones that started me in property investment. They only started in 1997 and I started later that same year once I saw how they were going about it - and once...

What is s.n.a.f.u?!!

Hmm I don't know about that, if I was a tenant and I liked a property and I had a lease until a certain date, I certainly wouldn't leave the property early!

Just attended a very interesting conference today where it was suggested by a leading financial commentator that Australian interest rates can't remain as far apart from American rates in the future. The options are that American rates will rise (unlikely given that there is talk they may...

Following on from my last thread, we have now purchased in Cooloongup (and thank you very much to those who replied in that thread). Can anyone recommend a good property manager in the area? Both for their service and also reasonable rates? I know from previous forum discussions that WA...

Hi all, Does anyone have a view about the attractivenss of Cooloongup in Western Australia as a suburb within which to buy an investment property? Is there any infrastructure etc there that will make it a good prospect for future capital growth? We are aware of the proposed train line -...

Hi young investor, Herald-Sun on Saturday 3rd May, page 13, announcing the release of the REIV March quarter figures released on 2nd May -"the biggest yearly increases were recorded in Heidelberg where prices rose 57.3% per cent to a median of $409,000." According to the article, the...