Recent content by TurkeyBaster

Not quite. In the case of TIC members wishing to attend any of these events, they need to pay for the privilege the same as any other person, these are not freebies, a la Storm. They often offer members the chance to gain more knowledge, mingle with like minded people, travel in style and in...

Whoops - try this link: http://www.tanyaplibersek.fahcsia.gov.au/internet/tanyaplibersek.nsf/content/tp_mr_78k_fhos_2june2009.htm Thanks Keith, I'll check that out :-)

I found a more detailed table in the Ministers press release: http://www.tanyaplibersek.fahcsia.gov.au/internet/tanyaplibersek.nsf/content/tp_m_morerentals_1june2009.htm which breaks the figures down by state and by month, but still nothing as to how many are for new and how many for...

I read a couple of recent articles quoting Tanya Plibersek and Kevin Rudd as saying that: "The figures for April show that 18,736 first home buyers took out first home owners grants in April – the strongest month since the grants were launched in October last year." Does anyone know if there...

Did anyone pick-up on this story in Mortgage Business the other day ? http://www.mortgagebusiness.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2040&Itemid=37 Basically, the Guardian newspaper is reporting that the UK's largest building society, Nationwide When you consider that all...

IMHO, The Investors Club is an excellent way to get a property-centric financial education. Having learnt what to do and how to do it, they can then decide if they want to use the club to help them or go out on their own. One of the tools that we use in the education process is FIDO which I...

I don't want to be picky, but this is only 1 bathroom and not new, so not really comparing like with like. Your $400 one is in Wakerly and much further from the amenities and transport of Wynnum. Here are a couple I found: $549...

Potential buyers do not HAVE to reveal their financial position to TIC.

Here we go again, half baked assumptions being touted as facts. This is not true. If you have had no personal experience with TIC, why make-up such stories ?

The laws in QLD have been in place for a little while now and I wondered what the consensus is on the cost advantages of paying to have individual water meters for existing QLD properties where they are part of a body corporate and have only a central meter ? What has been the experience of...

More data from the ABS regarding the tax take by various levels of government. http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/[email protected]/Latestproducts/5506.0Main%20Features22007-08?opendocument&tabname=Summary&prodno=5506.0&issue=2007-08&num=&view=[/URL] For those that subscribe to the buy and hold theory...

Marg, I'm not convinced by your argument. I only know the Sydney, Brisbane and Gold Coast inner city areas well and when I look around, I see that the older suburbs are being in-filled with higher density housing, most of which would be younger than 25 years. If you consider than a a...

I agree with Pully. I think the key is unsophisticated and probably un-eductaed regarding the finer points of property investing. Nothing to do with age or marital status or even the number of IP's held.