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Hi all.... We have 2 IP's in Qld (one in the Caboolture area and one in Gold Coast)... at present we have 2 different real estates managing the properties - however the GC PM's aren't that "efficient" with their contact etc - whereas the Caboolture ones are. I have since found out that they...

Thank you again everyone.... I have spent another night up til 1am researching LL insurances and so have emailed Honan so will wait to hear back from them... I have also done a bit more research on EBM and Terri Scheer which alot of people seemed to recommend... I also noticed some of the...

Thank you everyone for your comments thus far... Wylie - i have never heard of Honan? Are they are reputable company? I will look into them... Jen - we used to live up there in our now IP and when i was there the insurance policies for anything were crazy... once i do get our Qld...

Hi everyone... I haven't been on this forum for over a year or so but now that we have 3 IP's which means lots of expenses i just wanted to get some peoples comments regarding our landlords insurance.... now i did a search and looked up other posts on this topic and found it interesting that...

Hey Y-Man Answers below: 1. Karratha - maybe $600-$700k Bellmere - maybe $380k (which would be a loss) Pacific Pines - maybe $450k 2. Karratha - $360k Bellmere - $400k Pacific Pines - $350k 3. Dream home maybe $500-$600k max (if that even) 4. my tax bracket...

Heres the details... 1. IP #1 - Karratha (WA) - returning $1100.00 rent a week (mining town) 2. IP#2 - Bellmere (Qld) - returning $340.00 rent a week 3. PPOR - Pacific Pines (Qld) - USED to be IP returning $400 rent a week but now living in for mean time. We are still having to top up...

Hey there! Firstly just want to say that your bathroom looks great!!! I would so love to do a bathroom reno and try tackle it myself but don't think it would work out too well!!! lol. Anyways i just have a quick question, when you ripped up the tiles yourself exactly what tools did you use to...

Looks fantastic!!! Great job!!!

Hey guys! Im after the name or names of a good reliable and honest TILER and/or VINYL FLOORING LAYER in the Gold Coast who does a good job. There is just sooo many out there i don't know whos good and whos dodgy! Thanks!!!

Thanks Fudge and Marg for your comments. The house is on a corner block so is VERY visable on the front, right side and rear... the only side you can't see if the left side of the house. So rendering just the front might not be an option??? As for quotes the prices i have recieved for the...

Looks amazing!!! Well done!!!

Hi all! We have an ip which we have recently moved back into until we decide whether we are going to build or buy our "home home" here in Gold Coast. The tenants in the past haven't exactly kept it in a decent condition and so we are now having to replace blinds, fix gardens etc etc to get...

Thanks for your input. I guess the accountant said what she did because both hubby and i had to fly to Qld to repair the house when our previous tenants absolutely trashed it - and because it was only in his name i couldn't claim for my flight/accomodation/car hire or anything... so thats why...

I So Hope So!!!! Bring On The Interest Rate Reductions!!!

The house next door to us is own by a company so the people that stay in it are fly in fly out workers who come and go and are hardly ever there... however in the back yard is a huge tree that the root system of it is starting push through the bottom of the fence (which is colourbond)... I...