Recent content by jason_h

Hi everyone, I have tried to do a search through the forum and have got various answers for my questions ( and I have a few)so I thought I would lay it all out in one go and hopefully someone can help me. I was wanting to know if anyone out there, as a fulltime job, buys investment...

Hi Simon, because it is our first PPOR we have an ANZ money saver home loan of 237.5k which is currently at 5.97% payed fortnightly.

Hi guys, I need an opinion and or advice. My wife and I have a 2 bed house that we bought for 250k. I have renovated it and have had a few real estate agents come around and give an estimate around the 320k mark (I know they exagerate to get your business). My wife has become pregnant and we...

Thanks for the replies. the suburb is in Melbourne's west. 15 minutes from the cbd and rental properties appear to be in the vicinty of 200-240 per week for properties in this area. The real estate agent has not come back and told me whether it is a 12 month or month to month lease yet.

Hi guys, just wanted some feedback. I have seen an ip advertised for 213k. 3bd 2 bth and the vendor will rent back for 200 a week. My question is what should you be shooting for as a rental yield ? I have seen various figures bounced around so I am not to sure whether 200 a week is okay or...

Hi Dan, here is the yellow pages link to all the prefab wall makers in Melbourne. Unfortunately I really don't know of any I could recommend. To save some money you could do the walls yourself as long as everything is level and square and then get a carpenter in to do the roof although if...

Prebuilt walls are great if you know how to put them together.They can save a lot of time. Maybe think about renting a nail gun for the time you are putting the walls together. Also you can get premade trusses for your roof although I would not recommend doing this if you have never put a roof...

Hi guys, thanks so much for your replies, like I said any advice is great so thanks a lot.

Starting out Hi my name is Jason. I have just registered with Somersoft and this is my first post. I am a carpenter with about 15 years experience and I would like to go out and start buying properties and renovate them and either sell or rent them out depending on the circumstances. I...