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    Agents sales commission

    Yes, it is in Queensland. Being sold via Ray White. They seem to be quite good in my dealings with them up unitil now. Thanks for your input. It is great to know where we stand. Rob
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    Agents sales commission

    I am currently selling one of my properties, the agents sales commission is 5% of the first $18,000 and 2.5% of the balance of the purchase price. Is this amount able to be negotiated normally. I so how much if say the sale price is 290k? Thanks Robert
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    dated anyone sort of famous?

    Not sure if I should say this or not, well anyway....My sister dated Kevin Rudd in their ANU days (more just going out, nothing serious) .. We had a big laugh about it a while back!!
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    Fat Club - lost 100kg's

    I am 41, and have lost 13kg in the last 14 weeks (95 to 82kg)... I am doing nothing out of the ordinary and I am no diet expert, however .. - eating more regular smaller meals / snacks.. The snacks are basically just big bowls of fruit. Cutting nearly all bread and cakes etc out of my...
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    The Big Bad Question.

    I don't quite understand. Are you saying these characters in the Bible are fictive? From this list dating back to Adam, are there some periods where you have better records? This is one area which is very difficult to debate I think, Jewish people had genealogies memorised for milleniums as...
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    The Big Bad Question.

    Havn't read through much of this thread, but read the last couple of pages.. Someone asked the view of other religions on evolution.. I came across this interesting debate between Muslims and CHristians recently where I live here in Indonesia, Muslims were debating for creation whilst the...
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    Thnings are slowing a lot quicker than I thought!

    I visited Roxby Downs a couple of months ago, S.A. has a lot going on... And Roxby will be just the beginning... S.A. will be more dependant on mining than W.A. in the future...
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    how much do you spend on food each week?

    For 2 adults and 3 children.... $150- per week.. We live in INdonesia:) Not everything is cheap though, Standard pack of weetbix or nutra grain... $12-!! Although got a bargain yesterday, small vegemite for $5-... The good thing is we eat masses amounts of tropical fruits like mangos...
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    Perth Mint certificates

    Is there seriously any problems with Perth Mint?? I have 40% of my equity in acounts with them. On one side you have a mint accountable to strict audits, and on the other side someone acusing them of bankruptcy because of delayed mailouts... Has there been any recent developments? Rob
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    new zealand

    Fortunately I just sold an apartment in Auckland, bought for 240 NZD 2 years ago, sold for 270k. (I jumped at the offer in the present state). The other good thing was that I bought with 1NZD = 1.22 AUD, sold at 1NZD = 1.14. It seems NZD to AUD goes on a cycle between 1.20 to 1.10 range...
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    Do Banks Undervalue a property

    I recently arranged for Finance for House and land 4 X 2 in Western Suburbs of Melbourne. The price 330k, the valuation from one bank was 290k and another bank was 300k. The agent (someone who has helped with all my properties and helped me buy in the right places) has already had 18 sold in 3...
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    Buying in/moving to NZ

    I have just sold my property in NZ (I am Australian). Fortunately got a reasonable price for it (a 10% profit in the 2 years) considering what has happened in the last 6 months. Prices have crashed in many parts of Auckland, particuarly apartments, dropping 30% +. It is actually a good time...
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    Rich Dad Predictions 2008

    I have redistributed 50% of my equity in gold and silver, I have been on a steep learning curve for the past 3 months and reckon this is the best thing I can do as I think it can only go up over the next 12 mths. Silver and gold basically follows the same trend it seems, and you can switch it...
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    Reaching new heights - Inner Melbourne

    I know this is on a different thread, however do you think the above discussion applies to only inner Melbourne and not to outer suburbs that have not yet experienced any growth??
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    Do you pay GST on the sale of a IP?

    Talking about GST, I am trying to find out info about GST and NZ. A sellling agent told me the following for the sale of my apartment in NZ.... "So we are marketing as inclusive of GST but this will have to be paid by you from the proceeds of the sale.GST is 17.5%" Is that true? That means...
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