Recent content by slades

What about north side guys? Seems to be a lot of building going on from Bohle River northwards, mix of old socio ec...u know what I mean! with new stuff. I built a new rental at Burdell about 6 yrs ago and it has never had a vacancy and growth has been averaging just over 10%/yr. I had to get it...

I bought an old place in Kingaroy a couple of years ago on the basis that it seems a nice regional town to live in, whether or not the coal mining surges ahead. It returns 6% with limited ability to increase because rents seem fairly flat, but it is a big enough block to easily put a triplex or...

Rabbaj, It doesn't matter if you think its a neccessity or a luxury, as Ozperp said, if it was part of the deal when the lease was signed, then you are obligated to maintain the facility, or at least get agreement from the tenant for a variation. I don't think you could get away with just...

what do you claim And if its all kept in one dedicated room of your house called a home office, dont forget the cost of electricity, heating and cleaning to run it is also claimable. Thats a few more cents to add. Oh and if you are in a rental yourself as I am, you can claim a proprtionate part...

Maybe it depends on the insurer and the details of the policy. I had to do a claim through BC on a unit in Townsville involving major water damage which required replacing everything from the slab upwards to one metre up the walls, incl plasterboard and all cupboards and insurance covered...

Acer Laptop Hi grego, I have an Acer 1684WLMI which is about 8 mths old. It had everything I wanted at the time, including 15" widescreen, but I also bought an aftermarket TV card and a pc cam as addons. The current model has everything this one has as well as a bigger hard drive (100GB) and...

Depreciation Items Hi gwarbur, Go to www.ato.gov.au and put NAT 1729 in the search box and you'll find it will bring up a document that might answer all your questions..or else confuse you thoroughly!! You can read the doc online, print a copy, or they'll even send you hard copy in the mail...

The question of what is happening with pensioners has been a subject close to me for a while, being a property investor and having pensioners for parents and in-laws. I agree with the previous posters that the current generation of pensioners have the mindset that they must avoid losing any part...

Carpet Stains I wouldn't accept the agents view on a 1mtr x .5 mtr stain as being fair wear and tear by anyones definition and I've never heard of the 'reasonable attempts to clean it' rule. I've been on both sides of the fence in QLD and for a stain that big and considering the age of the...

Underground Fuel Tank I'm only guessing, but I'd suggest that it has the potential to be an expensive can of worms. Depending on where it is and how deep and what is likely to be in it. If it was a farm then it is likely to be diesel or petrol. They are usually never emptied comletely...

Similiar story in yesterdays Sun Herald, prob same source!

Call the council rates department and they can give you an idea, if they aren't sure, then just base it on previous rates notices and pay a bit more, you can be sure it won't be less. When you get your rates notice it will be the balance between what you paid and what the actual rates are. If...

I haven't read the article, but i think that predicting anything about 2020, especially the property market, would be about as accurate as Nostradamus' predictions of the end of the world...I think we've lived through about three of them so far! :rolleyes: Equally, relying on simply matching...

Isn't Delfin already out there in Forest Lakes or Collingwood Park, or is that classed as Brisbane rather than Ipswich?

I'd suggest that Steve is a more public profile of where the smart money is going. I know a small group of investors who do all their own research, no herd stuff, and they have also completed a buy in NZ, on a smaller scale than Steve of course and are in the middle of the same in the US. I'm...