Recent content by Lawry

thanks for all the replies, I have spoken with him and come to a compromise agreement

Back story: We had 3 LED downlights installed in PPOR to replace 1 old flouro fitting. After that, we noticed some channels on tv dropped out when those lights were turned on. Wasn't a problem before. Reported it to the installing electrician, who came back, spent several hours...

ok, thanks for your replies

We have been recommended to consider using 'premium' tile grout on our soon to be re-tiled kitchen and hallway floor. Apparently this doesn't need sealing, and will not stain, and will look good for 15+ years. It is more expensive, but does any one have any experience of it, is it worth it...

I've had/ heard two opposing stories on this in the past week. 1. a friend in the UK witnessed a motorcyclist pull alongside and punch through the side window of a female driver's car after she apparently pulled out in front of him. I used to ride motorbikes in the UK and can remember the...

Anyone have thoughts on best choice for a new floor covering for a study? - concerned about the wear and tear from a wheeled office chair - either it might wear out a patch in a carpet or scratch a section of a wooden floor. Don't really like the look of those clear plastic protective mats...

thanks for your responses, I will follow up with the PM.

Hi, some time back i stopped paying the strata fees on our IP myself, and had the PM do it on our behalf. Just checking the latest strata accounts I see we've been hit with some late payment fees. When I questioned the PM he said it is because when the quarterly strata fees were due...

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Hi Terry, great idea, would like to see more discussion on this too. We've had a SMSF for about 13 years, since we migrated from UK and transferred pension funds over here. Last year we changed over from individual to corporate trustee, and we are actively investigating LRBA for property...

thanks everyone for your comments, very insightful & helpful

Has anyone recently taken out a loan via their SMSF to borrow and buy property? Which bank/ lender did you choose & why? Which loan product/ features? Any experience to share of their process (how smooth it went, how long it took, pitfalls to watch out for, etc) (we have a SMSF with...

Don't forget you might need to make an adjustment for depreciation

thanks for the feedback. One of them is our PPOR and it has almost doubled in value, apparently, maybe i should sell now, except one down the street is for sale at the old 'realistic' price.. hmmmm

I know websites like this are very rough guides at best, but I've been monitoring some properties i know well, and sometime in the past week or two, their values have jumped up by 20, 30% to values that are not realistic. anyone else noticed? do we know why?