Recent content by radelaide

Thanks, Ill try the Good Guys then and see if I can do it that way..

Currently renting a house out in Adelaide but not living in Adelaide anymore, the R/E agent has been handling the maintenance on the property (with our approval) but tenants are a pain in the backside. Long story short now the dishwasher has died so R/E agent has quoted $1000 to supply and...

Well I bought a house this week in Caroline Springs. Dealing with RE agent in Melbourne certainly different to dealing with them in Adelaide! I am pretty happy with the purchase (I think) and got it around what I wanted to pay. Ahh the joys of more debt. Thanks everyone for the advice!

ok ok yes you are correct I was exaggerating.. But anything is possible in the future if suddenly things turn bad, say you lose your job or get injured and suddenly find yourself with no money.

Dont use the same bank to finance both houses!!! Seriously bad idea, if you miss one payment they can take both houses. Split your risk, split your banks.

most agents in Darwin are terrible, really really bad. I am renting a town house in a group of 6 and all but 1 of us are out of contract. Some have been out of contract for over 12 months! Funnily enough this suits me at the moment since I'm moving out anyway so can give 2 weeks notice and...

Thanks for the info mate, appreciated.

As per previous posts moving to Melbourne and looking for PPOR, have been looking around Maidstone, Footscray, Altona etc. Budget is around the $500k mark. I have been looking in these areas as I will be working in Tottenham area. A side thought someone mentioned Caroline Springs to me, so I...

I am looking to put an offer on the property, not going to auction at this stage. Are people still offering under advertised price or going in at what the RE agent says? I am being told Melb market has had a 10% recovery lately?

Looking to purchase a house in Melbourne, haven't purchased there before so have a few questions. Can someone recommend a pest and building inspector? Can someone recommend a conveyancer? Are their any particulars I need to be aware of when purchasing in regards to the sale contract...

LAFHA is meant to cover rent and some food usually. (which is doesnt but anyway lol) If I purchased a house in Darwin I would loose my LAFHA, it would be equivalent to about $100k loss in income before tax, so obviously residential is out as an investment. I just want to know does the same...

Anybody have any thoughts on the Commercial Property sector in Darwin? Nothing specific but just a general over view of the current market? Also on a side note, does purchasing a commercial property affect your LAFHA payments in the same way residential does? I am looking to get into a...

If you knew what I pay in rent every week you would think its made of gold.........Darwin is so expensive at the moment - just moved up from radelaide.

One problem is its a builder/owner so I dont think that helps. After chasing on the phone all day have had some success. Pool is now fixed Aircon is now fixed I changed 14 down light bulbs today, so that is fixed. Getting there,. thanks for the advise.

Moved into a place about 2 months ago and have had ongoing issues from day 1. Here are some (but not all of them) I am about 99% sure the issue is because the real estate agent handling it is totally incompetent, can people please tell me what my rights are as a tenant? 1. Was told pool...