Recent content by Darren1968

Hi all, Haven't posted for a long time as I've been doing other things but have recently been considering getting back into some property investing. I have a PPOR and one IP (I bought land and built) which has been rented for two years to the same tenant. I am considering buying land in...

headaches I was a headache sufferer for years and went through the CT scan saga to rule out tumors, sinus issues etc with nothing showing up at all. I was a regular pain killer user and every day that I woke up without a headache was a bonus - the headaches were that common. No doctor...

Playford Waters incident I was out at Playford Waters again today and there was police, ambulance, fire brigade and state emergency service vehicles out there as well as the news teams. Being the curious type :-) I went for a little walk. There was a house at lock up stage where a car...

Playford Waters I have been using the Land Discovery site. It keeps saying " new release coming soon". Although I just checked it again then and they seem to have removed Playford Waters from the site. There is also the developers site...

Playford Waters No idea on the release date of the next lots. I have been checking out the web site regularly but nothing yet. I imagine that prices would have risen substantially too. In my release 600sqm blocks were $86k then rose to $102K. Still a hell of a lot cheaper than the...

rental Thanks for the reply Steve, He is not having much luck at the moment so you never know. He may still be looking in 3 months. My place at Playford Waters should be finished about then too :-) I will keep your place in mind. Darren

Hi all, One of my new guys at work is looking for somewhere to live. He has just discharged from the RAAF and has moved down from Katherine in the Northern Territory and is searching for a place for himself and his wife and kids. He has been having trouble finding a place mainly due to...

I just read this in the Adelaide Advertiser newspaper and thought some of you may have felt this way in the past when dealing with bad tenants. "A New York landlord accused of trying to kill a tenant with a bomb has been indicted on attempted murder. The tenant lost a leg in the blast...

truck drivers Yes they can. I used to drive trucks and it never ceased to amaze me when I saw the B double drivers reverse their rigs down the narrow ramps to the loading bays. Lots of skill involved.

As an aircraft maintainer I have heard a lot of aviation related jokes etc. Here's a sample of "supposed" maintenance comments in the aircraft maintenance log books. This is where the pilot documents any problems with the aircraft and the technicians write up what they did to rectify the...

book keeper I have a very good friend in Brisbane who does book keeping. She has a lot of clients who are self employed running small businesses such as landscapers, earth movers etc. If you would like her details drop me a PM. She is based in Crestmead.

renting friends house There was a story in API a while back covering this exact scenario. Two couples wanted to buy off the plan units in a new development but couldn't get finance as they were stretching their finances a bit too far. The developers sales agent came up with the idea of...

direct debit Is that correct? My bank doesn't charge me for my direct debits that I have set up? Also many service providers actually offer a discount if you sign up for direct debit for monthly payments. Doesn't seem right to me.

building contracts Hi Julie, No I didn't see your response as biased. I read my contract from start to finish but didn't really have the knowedge or experience to suggest changes. All in all it seemed pretty straight forward. I just found the whole 'time to build' issue quite...

smithfield I checked this place out again a week or so later and the selling agent of the house next door has posted a note on the door of the trashed place asking the managing agent or the owner to please contact them. I imagine that they are having a hard time selling the adjoining house...