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    Why do agents ask this question ?

    Gees, I was a real estate agent for 8 years and I can say that I never met any "rude" investors (in fact, I can't remember a "bad experience" with any buyer). I would always ask buyers if they were looking for the property as an investment or somewhere to live in so I could gauge their emotion...
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    Looking for advice..

    If you buy an investment property rather than a PPOR, you will get a lot of tax advantages (especially if you buy brand new). You can lodge a variation on your tax so that you actually have the tax saving each week rather than waiting until tax time to get a return. If you set up a line of...
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    Home truths - don't buy there

    If you throw a dart on the map of Australia, you will see that just about everything went up in the last boom .... No doubt, everything will go up again, in the next boom (be it 7, 10 or 12 years). You've just got to be prepared to ride the wave of negativity and doom and gloom (and pay the...
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    Which Job? Selling Machine or New House Consultant?

    Thanks guys, I really appreciate your quick responses. Pennyk, I did a 6 week stint with one of these companies too and I know what you mean about how these companies can manipulate PIApro. The company I worked with recently was very unethical which is the reason that I'm no longer with...
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    Which Job? Selling Machine or New House Consultant?

    I have been at home for the last 5 years, raising my two girls. It's now time to re-enter the workforce. Prior to having children, I sold real estate for nearly 8 years. I was trained under the Jenman System and, for the most part, enjoyed my real estate career. I have chosen to not go...
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    Prospective tenant asked us to add a deck and close in the front room???

    I'm glad you didn't let the house to him. He would have been trouble for sure.
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