Recent content by iLuxo Jr

Interesting. The agent concerned again refused to provide a copy of the lease. In the closing discussion with the agency concerned we have pointed this out to the owner of the franchise and that they also lost our business on three more similar IP's. IMHO she deserves to be sacked by the boss...

As someone who has lived in inner Sydney - and I mean Surry Hills-Newtown for 30 years - I'd have to say he is more than a bit romantically naiive about Cabramatta and Redfern. I can understand that though, having worked in Taren Point the people from "the Shire" just aren't street-savvy enough...

Given where this is, I don't expect they'll be doing much cooking. The white island is a something akin to terazzo, very striking. All Miele fittings.

Synthetic stone, glass & vitrified porcelain tiles. Perhaps a bit stark, but indestructible.

Something nagging in the back of my mind regarding a high-end premium IP we have in Sydney, floor-to-ceiling north east view of harbour, the coathanger, all mod cons, three modes of transport at the door, the works... We have a few IP's and recently terminated the agreement with a managing...

Good buys exist at all levels. Even if you don't want to live in something someone else probably will. And the very ordinary IP's we have outperform the premium apartments we have in terms of returns in the long run. Having lived in apartments - including one of our IP's - the priorities...

Just curious.. of the posters here who has actually read the book ? I bought after seeing it reviewed in NewScientist when first published and it has influenced our selection of properties ever since.

Yes we have just bought a 3br IP off the plan in Walsh Bay, The Rocks, for completion May 2006. This is not exactly your average IP however. Price was basically the same as what we paid for a 2br smaller one in Pyrmont 30 months ago near the peak. Very inner Sydney, North Sydney through to...

KMart have the felt disks with adhesive backs. These are OK for things that get moved occasionally and light use but they are definitely NOT adequate for chairs - they do move a bit and eventually come off. Much better are ones from IKea. They have packs of felt pads that have a nylon back...

It appears there are problems, possibly wider than the issue of a just creche. It appears there are very little if any constraints on what you can/can't do in what was supposed to be residentially zoned property or strata units. Firstly he doesn't need body corporate permission to operate any...

No its not our tenant. Yes I know in principle they can lodge a DA with the council and it would probably go through - councils seem to do nothing to protect the rights of residents to the amenity they have paid $1.5M and up for. It is totally inappropriate - if you do a little digging on the...

LOL... Now we have a request from someone wanting to run a childminding business at home (a large strata unit). The answer from the Body Corporate will be a resounding NO. However out of curiousity I started to look for references on the 'net saying what you can and can't do from...