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Can I suggest we also sticky up a price guide to trades (excluding materials), that way we get some good idea in terms of pricing per sqm/ballpark pricing. If anyone also knows of a good roof carpenter, please let me know or post in this thread

I had pre-approvals with two banks that ended up being worthless (including the bank that eventually financed my purchase). The pre-approvals are for a set case of conditions. My property was deemed to be "uninhabitable" for rental, so the rental was discounted from my borrowing capacity...

Thanks Kathryn, I'll go through the appeals process - however, I'm not expecting too much. It's been a worthwhile exercise to go through this once, not a fun exercise, but it does open my eyes to the operations of the CTTT.

I had my tribunal session, the judge dismissed this case on the grounds of Section 16.1: 16 Applications relating to a breach of residential tenancy agreement (1) If a landlord or a tenant under a residential tenancy agreement claims that a breach of a term of the agreement has...

Thanks for the link, very interesting read and it's unfortunate that the Tribunal may tend to favour the tenant. I appreciate the comments above, now I'm going to pack all the evidence into a pack to send to the Tribunal - with the hope that the hearing will be fair and just.

1. The tenant was living there for 2 years 2. The stains are scattered around the hallway, lounge and two bedrooms, there's about 80 stains. The stains look like texta markers (coloured red, purple, blue). The stairs and two bedrooms are relatively unmarked. 3. Carpet was 2 years old when...

Hi, I own and manage the property myself. I have an issue with a tenant. There are stains on the carpet that the tenant considers to be fair wear and tear. I disagree with this. Am I able to get a third party to assess and advise if the carpet stains are fair wear and tear? The property...

i believe from that realestate.com.au was setup by a few agents, with an supporting arrangement that it was not to compete against realestate agents, rather as an additional means of connecting with the end users. I'm pretty sure McGraths was one of the initial founders of realestate.com.au

Hi all, I'm in a situation to fund a recent property purchase. I've been provided two offers, one direct through a bank at say a 0.9% discount. The second of equal discount is provided by a mortgage broker, but as an example, 0.7% of the discount is applied automatically by a bank with an...

Have you considered this scenario, it may be less attractive from a negative gearing perspective with lower tax brackets, but that would make capital gains more attractive, increasing the turnover of the property market. Also, as over time, negatively geared properties generally become...

I'm leaning towards keeping the existing configuration as 3 separate studio apartments, redoing the kitchen, bath and flooring. This should be able to achieve about $220 per apartment rental. The roofing will need to be redone as well. Renting these out will help with the cashflow. I'll have...

I'm currently looking to finance my latest purchase - for a borrowing of approx. $450000 (approx $550000 purchase). I have an existing relationship of $1m. Any suggestions on where to look for a major bank that may give > 0.90 discounts? would a 1% discount be possible?

Hi all, I've just purchased a 3 level inner city terrace. It needs a lot of work done to it, currently it's configured as three studio apartments with individual kitchenette and small bath/show, the rough dimensions are 26sqm for the bottom floor, 24sqm for the ground floor and 32sqm for the...

jizzlobber, thanks - thats a few good thoughts :) , I've been looking at a few other terraces and trying to notice their designs for ideas. I found it's quite common, so I'm sure they'll be some good solutions. Yes, the roof is concrete - got myself mixed up! :rolleyes: I'm thinking about...

G'day all, I'm thinking of buying a terrace that faces east/west (the front of the terrace faces east with the rear facing west). There are terraces bordering the north and south of the property. There is a cement rooftop, what would be the best way to get further light into the terrace...