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Hi Harris! We have an excellent accountant in Vermont. His name is David Reid from DR Tax and the phone contact is 9874 3430. He has given us excellent advice and helped us set up a company and a trust. With any accountant, I think you need to be very clear about what you want now and into...

I agree with you MF. I found the talk off putting too. This is a pity because I suspect they have some good information which has been watered down, sweetened up and nicely packaged for TV. I think this is irresponsible reporting on ACA's behalf because they make it sound like anyone can go...

Saibaba. What are your thoughts? You've obviously been thinking because you've asked questions on lots of different areas. If you share your thoughts with us, we can make some intelligent comments and we might all learn something. I'd be really interested in what you think on this subject, Sue

Maybe a local town planner would be able to give you the info! Sue

Is the return a real return (i.e. actually being acheived right now) or a developer's guarantee?

Hi Queen Bee!! We just sold our house at a record for the street even though it is not anywhere near the biggest. Real Estate agents told us not to do anything, but then again, they get a commission no matter how much it sells for and they usually want to list it straight away. Our motto...

Hi Adam! Here are a couple of stategies I use to make sure our renovations look good! I look through popular interior decoration mags to pick out ideas that are cheap and effective as well as to get a feel for which colours are in. I try to visualise everything in my head before I start...

Have a look at Williamstown. 4 - 500k would be under the median I'm guessing but you would get something pretty decent and its bayside (with great views of the city) Regs Sue

I have a feeling landlord's insurance may cover you if someone breaks into your property and vandalises it while its empty. I'm not sure about before settlement though. We always take out building insurance before settlement just incase the vendor isn't covered. I guess you'd have to ask the...

We tend to take this on a case by case basis but generally are not opposed to pets. I like dogs to be outside. Cats, no problem. One pet I would never have in my IPs are birds, especially parrots!! I saw what my sister's birds did to the properties she rented. The damage wasn't immediately...

Hi Leo, We have just learnt that having a good property manager who knows what they're doing is as important as landlord's insurance. We have had a property empty for 3 months after the tenants broke a lease. Although we wanted to fill the property quickly, the manager was not proactive...

Hi saibaba! You might find that Maidstone will fit your criteria then. As you would know if you have been looking in the area, the blocks are huge for an inner city suburb and there is a lot of development going on. Have a look at the area south of Ballarat road. There are a lot of big...

Hi saibaba, Could you give us some more details about your intended strategy and what you would want out of a property in Maidstone? Then we could give you some more specific and targeted feedback instead of our personal opinions!! Maidstone could work for you or not, depending on what...

I don't claim to be an expert, but we did a reasonably thorough analysis of median prices by suburb, based on the valuer general's data before we bought our first IP. An interesting trend I saw was that during the early 90s, some suburbs declined a little, some stayed flat and some rose...

We have bought all within 15 mins drive because we could see the potential in the area, but we are currently looking further afield, particularly for +ve IPs. Sue