Recent content by Meagf

Pipsal is spot on. Don't go with cheapest flat rate fee - I have and am now looking to change. I might have to try out Lu Bracher myself.

I kinda agree with your comment that a property mgmt fee should really cover everything, especially given it is a cost that the agent should be able to budget for - they know when the lease is going to run out and process involved in renewing it. However don't know why you would be surprised...

Hi Aurora I think I know which agency you are talking about. If not I am having exactly the same issues with a property manager - exclusively engaged in property mgmt in Brisbane, well recommended on this site, recently taken on extra (young!) staff who service specific regions in Brisbane. I...

Thanks guys - you have supported my kind of thinking. Everything I will doing is pretty much an improvement so I thought I would be able to depreciate. Much easier to get everything done whilst the place is empty.......and less stressful. Inconveniencing tenants (and property managers!) is...

Hi there I have just purchased an IP in Brisbane which is about to settle. It is currently owner occupied. It needs some cosmetic renovations - paint, carpet, aircon, blinds etc (or at least I would like to make some!). Anyway I have been advised that I should renovate after I have...

Hi Wylie Westpac recently stuffed up my refinance loan. Charged me stamp duty when they shouldn't have and didn't link my loan to the offset account. Anyway they rectified the issue eventually. I however have called the bank's retention team, expressed my dissatisfaction and threatened to...

Thanks everyone. I will certainly get in touch with Barry Jardine and Worldly Painters. Wylie - my timeframe is sometime between 20 - 26 March 2014 (place settles on 19 March). yes it is in Chermside (thanks Dec) close to the hospital there. Just as an aside - many of your posts Wylie have...

Hi there, I am new to Somersoft forum and have found many of the posts so useful. I have been trawling the forums looking for any recommendations for a painter in Brisbane (Northside) yet haven't come across one - any recommendations? I am currently thinking Rochele Painting? Also I am...