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    Pattaya - Thailand - been there? Too Seedy?

    Pattaya and Chiang Mai I agree, Thailand is great, I fly there on my R&R’s as I work on a gold mine in the Philippines. Been travelling there for over three years and have purchase a couple of condo’s, (to assist in my retirement fund, when the time comes) Pattaya is great, I don’t go to the...
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    Software to track rent received from Tenants

    rental excel spread sheet I hope this helps, I have used if for many years I originally got the spread sheet from this forum and have modified it. The original owner is unknown to me Just edit on "report" tab C3 to G3 to your own IP name Use B2 to select the year you want to view
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    Somersoft Spreadsheet Collection

    Rental Ledger excel Hi there I got this spread sheet 3 years back from this forum, have modified it a bit and generally I’m happy with it to keep all my expenses. The key thing I like is that it’s simple to use. Feel free to use it, and if you have any good modification, let me know To get...
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    Aussie Expat tax & investment Strategy !

    Retire and how Great topic Terry and Virgo This leads onto how to support yourself if you want to retire in Thailand. I’m thinking, supported with a general survey of expats living in Chiang mai and Pattaya while I was there, you would live very well on 50,000THB per month ($1,600) Now that...
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    Aussie Expat tax & investment Strategy !

    Minimum Wage in Thailand is 300 THB ($10Aust) per day I guess it depends on what kind of life style one is looking for when one plans to live in Thailand, The cheapest accommodation you can generally get is about 4,000THB per month ($133) that's with fan room only and of very low quality where...
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    Aussie Expat tax & investment Strategy !

    Expat and love it Great post But living on $200 per month (6,000THB) in Thailand Terry w, that’s not living or having a life. You will need more like $1,600aust p/m (50,000)THB and that’s having a good life style, i.e. no cooking which I haven’t done for 6 years now I’ve been travelling to...
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    Purchased a Dud, what would you do?

    correction on my numbers I just looked at my number again and read something wrong. Cost after income and expense 2010 $13,400 (which included $5800 BA, and borrowing cost $3,500) Paid retainer of BA in 2009 2011 $15,990 ( Replace aircon and electrical work, borrowing cost $3,500) 2012...
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    Purchased a Dud, what would you do?

    Should I sell or tough it out. I'm a bit of a loss of what to do here, but I think I know what the answers are going to be. should I sell or tough it out. April 2010 I purchased an IP in Clontarf QLD for 350K tried to sell it last year, no luck listed for 360K have had a selling agent...
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    Buyers Agent - NSW and SA

    Jacque Parker I would also recommend Jacque Parker, very professional
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    Purchased a Dud, what would you do?

    Thats the plan mary&mat, but at the moment I'm single again and need to catch up with the good life.
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    Purchased a Dud, what would you do?

    thanks Propertunity, loved your response. I'm greedy, I'm trying to have everything, work at a job where I get good money, have no permanent address in Australia and travel the world. Paying a BA is a small cost as long as that BA works in my best interest. What would you have me do, cancel my...
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    Purchased a Dud, what would you do?

    update Just an update what's happening, Have called a plumber recommended from this forum via a private message, but unfortunately he is far to busy to meet me for a quote. I then call the principal of the real estate that is looking after the rental side of things, whom has visited the...
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    perth or brisbane?

    Interesting question, I really don't think you are going to get the true answer, my observation on this forum is that not many know about the perth market where there is more knowledge about eastern side of Australia.
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    Purchased a Dud, what would you do?

    So far Plumber, I have received two quotes, both are at about the same price so I hope the rental agent isn't playing games. post 17 is the first quote and 19 the second. yesterday I was told that the tenant wants to move out early Jan, but now want's to stay for another 6 months, that’s...
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    Purchased a Dud, what would you do?

    second quote I have attached the diagram of the proposed drainage fix, looks like a lot of work and I hope it will fix the problem, Going from all the feed back, sounds like this year, Brisbane has have more rain than usual and “Maybe” next years I won’t have the drainage problem, however, if...
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