Recent content by ldriver

The council rate notice doesn't mean the market value. For those areas, period home- it depends on how you plan to add value- if you are planning to extend or subdivide, a non period home would be cheaper to do.

Our 5 year old is learning about work + money in simple ways. A friend told me that his daughter who is now 6 thinks that 1. money just comes out of an ATM 2. its pretty normal to have two overseas holidays a year So she is earning stars for good behaviour and jobs around the house. We...

is this a hotel? http://www.apartmentsink.com.au/index.html

That's great news Penny- good luck with a speedy sale + great price by next week

The gap is a bit too wide for a rough guess- I'd be hitting the bank if I could buy 700 sqm in prime Hawthorn for 1.1M

If this is your first baby, I suggest you don't buy too much clothing. We had a ridiculous amount of clothing given to us for our first child which pretty much lasted until she was 9 months old- the reality is that a small baby is usually in bonds growsuits for ages, and the size of the newborn...

good luck with your new purchase

I noted that it was pretty standard to add 10% on the top of the quote in Richmond. You might not like it ( I didn't, as a vendor) but that's the way they play it because other agents do. And LOL- do you remember the guy in the pink coat with the escorts at the Block Auction- free advertising!!!

If you're talking about the subdivision off Barkers Road, I don't think they're exactly the same in terms of "snob" value due to location, type of property that is likely to be built (the neighbours) and orientation- Barkers Rd isn't the same as the Harcourt Estate.

I think you need to consider what & who you need to sell their property. check open houses and references. I don't know Sydney well, but there may be a big difference between your local markets- 15 km from where we live, the agents only use local advertising + web. Local knowledge makes a big...

if it's the one I'm thinking of- near Harcourt- reserve was 1.4M- google the address.

I think the decision depends on what exactly the alternatives look like- are you above or below market rates for your budget? Are you considering buying in a big building? Is the house on flawed land? I like land value but that doesn't necessarily guarantee enhanced capital growth relative...

Some parts of west melbourne are fine- north melbourne end. If you haven't already done so, have a look at this street-map, so you can get a feel: http://www.street-directory.com.au/sd_new/home.cgi South Melbourne has good areas and bad areas- it just depends where you are in the suburb...

Matthew, while you are disclosing, I think you are treading a fine line with misleading advertising vs puffery in terms of the expectations of a BA as the service is limited to only those agents who are prepared to share. Disclosure of the risks/remuneration is one thing but may not be good...

To clarify, my experience is one of complete independence where I have paid the BA directly for his service as a % of the price. I can see the point, however, that some people may wish to include it within the cost of the PPOR as part of their lending arrangements. If the % of commission...