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Stood on a laundry spout ? I've never heard of this type of damage before LOL !

Yeh that does sound a bit .. rich !! I've never been game to give a ridiculous call out fee! I usually just say I can't do it !

Hi wylie, I work around the Mt Gravatt area and out about 8 klms from there. As regards the cost of plumbing - or any casual trade work for that matter - a tradie needs to be making at least 1500 a week for himself given his overheads are likely to be about $500 per week - even more if he...

Job is listed as: Investigated gas leak. Leak was detected on connection straight out of the regulator. Charged $344.75 I'm waiting on an itemised invoice to see if parts were required. Are there any plumbers who, or someone who has has a similar situation who knows if this is a fair...

The yields on certain areas of the Gold Coast are looking fairly good at the moment. I've been looking at Burleigh south to the Tweed. Properties in Palm beach have caught my eye - the 70's and 80's brick veneer 3 bed 2 bath, 2 or 3 blocks from the beach and highway. The Gold Coast is also...

Thermal tracking is a building design issue and the tenant can hardly be held responsible.

Nope its not gone apparently ! Think I'll be spending Saturday at Salisbury doing the open house circus.

Its time to add another property to the portfolio. I've been watching Salisbury for a year or so now. It has been possible to buy +ve geared properties here for some time but I havent had the funds to do it. And now .. in the last month alone ... 30% of the properties listed on RE.com have...

Hi wylie , yes a 900 x 100 is ample for a one person shower for a normal sized person. The best types of in wall cisterns have a sound dampening pad of high density rubber attached to them which makes them almost silent, even up against a gyprock wall. The pad also stops possible condensation...

In wall Cisterns are much improved over earlier models. I would recommend a quality brand name becuase there are potentials for things to go wrong and a warranty is very helpful. Early models (8years ago) had about a 25% rate of warranty return , recent models maybe only 1 or 2 in a 100 (and...

Sorry I'm pretty sure the IP was bought as part of an investment for the SMSF. I'm also wondering if the extent of the work ie building a second dwelling on the property, falls within the acceptable activities allowed by the Super rules. If so - why isnt everybody developping property with...

Hi wylie, I turn up for his job at 6am sometimes and he's still in his PJ's or just having a shower etc. I'm not sure where he actually sleeps. There is much affection between the couple, they claim to have known each other since Uni days. I suppose the big risk would be if she got shirty...

:eek: As I go around fixing peoples pipes and drains etc I come across some interesting scenarios. A current client, a charming man in his early 50's, bought an IP out of his SMSF. He then introduced a lady "friend" of his to the Property manager and she became his tenant. He then moved into...