Recent content by moorew

Hi Adrian, Do the numbers. Personally, I'd steer clear of larger apartment blocks as these do tend to be cookie cutter and there is nothing special about it. What this means is, if you need to sell and times are a bit tougher, what is the incentive for a purchaser to buy your apartment over...

Hi Buzz, This is just a "quirk" of CBD property I think. I have yet to come across anything zoned Res 1 but you never know. Most have a commercial origin and so the zoning reflects this. As an example, Concept Blue on Latrobe Street, which used to be the Russell Street Police Station, has...

Hi Tim, If the numbers work, why not? It is a good area, not too far out that is going through gentrification due to the young couples and families moving into the area (due to being priced out of areas closer to the city). Wendy

Docklands perhaps, but certainly not Southbank or the CBD. Docklands tends to be very windy, as you are right on the water. The past couple of years has seen many supermarkets come to town (Safeway at QV and Coles at Southern Cross Station). The city is full of people now on the weekends...

Hi all, I want to let you know about an exciting brand-new F.R.E.E. Teleseminar you're invited to on Tues. Oct. 7th at 7.00 p.m. (Vic), Australia. I've asked Ana Stankovic, a Renovation Expert who'll be speaking at our upcoming How to Profit from Real Estate event, to join me to share...

Hi All, The response to appearing on Hot Property has been amazing, with dozens of emails from people asking when we are coming to Brisbane. So now we are! Our first Brisbane Property event will be held on 11 November from 2pm. For details, go to http://www.affluencia.com. Look...

Allow around $1000 for legals for a simple sale. Real Estate Agents usually charge a % of the sale price. This is negotable, depending on the agent.

Hi Aulyna, I'd suggest because the areas you are looking at are not considered by some to be "as nice" as other Melbourne areas, hence the price. If people want to live somewhere, the demand drives the price up. I don't know much about the areas to be able to say one was better than the...

Hi all, The July Affluencia Women Investing in Property Meeting will occur this Tuesday, 10 July 2007. Our July presenter is Cheyanne Brae, a true renovation princess. Cheyanne will be talking you through her current renovation project that has been completed in just 30 days, giving an old...

Hi Amanda, I'd take a look at what seems to be the most popular method of selling for similar properties in the area. If your type of house is mainly sold via private sale, an auction may not be appropriate. But if the market is hot and auctions are well attended with multiple bidders, that...

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Hi Denisdenis, What's your strategy? That'll point you toward what best meets your requirement. Wendy

Agreed - body corporate fees definitately sit with the landlord, not the tenant. Wendy

I just received a HUGE excess water bill for my Qld flats thanks to a tenant letting an airconditioning unit on the roof literally gush water for 3 weeks and not say anything. I was very annoyed, more at the waste of water than any $ consequence. So I'm all for tenants paying for their own...

Hi Jamie, To date people have respected the spirit of the meetings so there has not been a need to "forbid" men from attending. Wendy