Recent content by chenderson

Hi, I've searched this forum and couldn't find any template for making an offer on a property. Could anyone post a template that they usually use when making an offer? I believe the offer needs to include a satisfactory building and pest inspection clause, a subject to finance clause, and a...

Just wondering if anyone used these services for Melbourne property history prices? Are they any good? http://www.myrp.com.au/n/melbourne-vic-3000/myrp-496?address=Melbourne%20VIC%203000&category=3 http://www.homepriceguide.com.au/research/?locationtype=suburb&state=vic&suburbid=25807

Hi Melbournian, I have a silly question, what is the process to get the structural plan from the council? Are the plans free of charge? And you've also mentioned a time frame of two weeks or so? thanks

very nice, did you do yourself or your builder?

Hi Melbourian, Regarding ripping off the kitchen or bathroom myself, do i need a permit to do this without a builder? Or do i need to get any plans approved first?

Before you buy a property to renovate, do you look around the streets or the area to see if there other similar houses. My point being is, do you want to have the best looking house on the street? One better example would be when buying a unit...is it a good idea to renovate a unit when the...

You have a very good point here, saying to work out the numbers before buying and renovating. With someone like me - still learning and new to the property market and renovating, I'm not too sure where to start. The big plan is to buy a property at a right price in a good location, do some...

Ok, do I still need strata approval for taking down a non load bearing wall? And, how about adding a new wall (for a new bedroom for e.g)? Do I need approval for this too? Would you say it's easier to add a wall than taking one down - in terms of approval?

actually I found these two threads regarding wall removing in a strata unit: http://somersoft.com/forums/showthread.php?t=63082 http://somersoft.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60169 From both treads, the people already bought the place, then decided to enquire about the possibilities of...

Are you saying you can approximately tell the age of an apartment by just looking at it, hehe... well regarding the cost, that's completely another thread :) or we can keep using the same one...having never renovated before, I was hoping to get an idea, a ball park figure, or even an...

thanks for valuable input, really appreciate it... as an example, take a look at this: http://www.realestate.com.au/property-apartment-vic-malvern-110542165 would it possible to take the wall separating the kitchen and lounge room? i'm not sure how old is this apartment though...

So basically, after having found a place, I would need to pay for the services of a builder or structural engineer and discuss my plans with them? How about strata and council approval? How do I run my plans with them, having NOT bought the place yet?

Hi All, I'm trying to learn as much as possible the process of renovating a residential place and I hope I'm posting in the right area of the forum. In one example, let's say I found an old inner city apartment in Melbourne and would like to renovate. Before I buy the place, I would like to...

Have I miss the boat? Should have bought a property in 2008. House prices are so expensive these days, and even though it's true that they're gone down, they're still very expensive...A couple I know who bought a land/house package in 2007 in Lyndhurst in 2007, they bought it for less than 400k...

to buy something bigger, in 10 years i expect to be married and have kids, so basically something to accommodate a family...