Recent content by scottandjoy

Here's one in Everton Park that I ride past on my commute that I've been watching go up. Pretty sure it would be a 10m wide block as an older house was removed and the block spit into 2. cheers. http://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-qld-everton+park-116159835

In answer to your original question I vote for 3. Don't worry, it was a cheap quote and tenants probably won't notice (first tenant is going to be my sister) I doubt very much any prospective tenant is going to notice the quality of the tiling job in the 5 minutes that they spend looking...

I use Watt Realty at Aspley and have been very happy with them

Brisbane is obviously a two speed market as I'm seeing a different market to some of the posts above. I've recently sold and bought a new PPOR and both sales were very quick. We sold our small queenslander in the inner north within 4 days of being on the market and had 20-30 groups of people...

A bit of anecdotal evidence. We've just sold our PPOR in an inner northern suburb - its a 2-3 bedroom Queenslander in the 5-600K range. Within 4 days of being on the market we'd had around 30 groups of people inspect it, 2 written offers and we negotiated with one of them and got it under...

I have an IP in Launceston and have used a few PM's but I now use LJ Hooker who I am VERY pleased with. They have different levels of management fees depending on the frequency of inspections and a few other things. We pay 8% + GST and 1.5-2 weeks for a new lease depending on how long it is...

Have a read of this blog which discusses inner city brisbane appartments, including recent sales results. You'll get a good idea from reading it which appartment buildings are better than others... http://brisbaneapartment.typepad.com/blog/#tp

I was once told by a pest inspector (in Brisbane) that termites are basically everywhere, so don't stress that they have been in your yard at some stage - just make sure they can't get into your house.

I think you're thinking about the location from the point of view of an investor or owner occupier. Whilst I agree with your comments about being near the busway being a positive aspect of the property (when its completed) - its actually a fairly large negative right now while construction is...

Interesting to see how Brisbane and Melbourne medians were on par for a few years but now have diverged significantly.

I recently had an IP that was advertised for rent on re.com.au (it was only up on the web for around 4 or 5 days) before new tenants were found and moved in the day after the previous ones vacated and yet I got 2 or 3 letters from property managers offering their services. I'm guessing they...

It's where I live so my opinions may be biased. Its a fantastic little suburb for a PPOR as its close to the city and the housing is dominated by older queenslanders most of which are now renovated. Although there is no train, the new busway will be opening within a year or so and will provide...

If it were me I would work out how much I was willing to pay and then find the suburbs closest to the CBD where you can buy a house in your price bracket and then start searching those suburbs. Go to a few open homes and get a feeling for the good/bad parts of those areas. And I agree with the...

Russell, Here's my feedback: I have a house in Brisbane northside that is renting for around $350pw. Based on my current PM's fees I would only save about <$200 a year with your agency - that's not enough incentive for me to switch given I'm reasonably happy with the current PM. I think...

After reading this thread I rang up the CBA and said I can get a better rate at NAB. They took my details and when a loan specialist returned my call she offerred me a .89% discount off the standard variable to retain my business - I previously was only getting a .70% discount. For info, I have...