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Hi Guys, I don't think I've posted since I last bought a property in 2009! But since you're all good company and give great advice, I thought I'd step up the game and throw more challenging questions at you. It's a very long story, but I'll try to boil it down as much as possible...

A quick question with a VERY long background. I hope people have the time to read this. My wife and I bought an apartment at the end of last year and live in it as a PPOR. We're wanting to upgrade to a house in about 5 years time. We currently have about 200k of equity in the apartment...

Hi All, After a massive absence, I'm back and asking for advice! Could anyone give me feedback on this offer? I know the usual process is to slightly lowball and come up, but after inspecting 12 properties including one other rejected offer, we are kind of keen to just get an offer...

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I am going to an auction this weekend. There are three properties for sale in this block of units. Two are listed for $185-190k, but both are renovated. This one isn't renovated, and is up for auction instead of sale. The last auction I went to, there was a long silence where nobody would...

I'm inspecting a property tomorrow, 1200sqm, on a main road, currently a fibro house and a granny flat, ready to be pulled down on both. I did a quick check and the price of the property and it does seem fairly aggressively priced, but I decided to do a bit deeper research. This place is...

Hi Guys, I was wondering if anyone had done this before? With above average income earners being slugged by Mr Rudd and Swan this time around (no surprises since Labour has always been advocates of the below average income earners), I've decided that legal tax minimisation is going to be a...

A mate and I have been looking at a number of apartments in South West Sydney that are being sold finished, but directly from the developer. The price of them have come down substantially in the last few months, and I think they have the right yield and potential for capital growth now...

Hey guys and girls. Long time lurker, first time poster (Okay, I've only been lurking a week or so...) I've read through most the faqs, a lot of threads, and wanted to introduce myself and my situation. Basically, I turned 30 last week. I owned an investment property from 21 to 25, and...