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I will actually look at anything in Glebe.... I think recently the prices of that area has come off a bit.... compared to the Chinese suburbs which are crazy atm.... I was renting there in my early days, being able to walk to Sydney Uni and a taxi ride from the CBD without the meter jumping...

happy to share - the south side of Tom Uglys bridge - 1 km from waterfront, yet walkable to station !

some thoughts.... my house currently have a double garage, I think it is within council limits to be able to convert it to a one bedroom granny flat.... I expect to pay 60-70k for that... STCA. which I think it is fine... given the size of the land I can still park 4-5 cars on the...

are you expecting something nice as xmas gifts ? some companies have gifting policy, but if you are running your own business you can receive gifts from RAs ?

I just bought my first PPOR within 20km of CBD, 3 mins walk to station, land size 550 sqm, double story house, for under 800k.... 32 mins cityrail to town hall station in the morning... and it is not even in the west direction ! what are you thinking ?

NSW here, my experience is if 1. vendor accepted my offer 2. I am giving the agent 10% bank cheque + 66W + my signed contract.. I need inspection cancelled and placed 'under contract' signs on the net and outside property. that's the deal. they can take it or leave it.

I guess you want to buy it 1. as cheap as possible 2. your lender will agree with what you pay. what I will do under your situation is tell a bank you want to buy this property at price X, X is more (i.e. 50k) than what you will pay. Pay the bank to get a property valuation done, a...

Hello all, I am a long term reader of this forum and finally recently I bought a existing house + land in Sydney as PPOR. walk to station, 19kms to CBD. South side ... Given this thread is about Sydney here is something to share and ask... See_change, you have several IPs in NSW, is land tax...

Yes I will live there because I need to manage the reno.... it could last for months.... I think the best loan structure for future IP purpose is to have a 100% offset linked to it, when it is PPOR park as much cash in the 100% offset to minimise interest, and when it is IP can remove it with...

yes, my "move in" includes changing address of 1. drivers license 2. electoral roll 3. electricity / banks / phone / employer address 4. placing a mattress in one of the bedrooms. and sleep on it 5. car registration address, if insurance is cheaper.

Hi, I have a question and I am sure you gurus can help me. I am buying a property, this could be my PPOR in few years time. I have always been renting. The place need some small renos which will last at least 2-3 mths I think. Therefore please confirm the following ? 1. after settlement I...

Thanks guys for the input ! much appreciated. another question, I think the place has timber flooring anyway. is it ok if I just remove the carpets, polish it a bit and just use it, rather than put on new floorboards ? actually should I just use the original timber floor or better to put...

I am waiting to hear back about a offer which I have made, it is a two level old house in Sydney. I think I am 80% successful in getting it at the price I wanted... but if I get the place there will be quite a lot of add value work for me to do to get market rent for that place .... hey as an...

Hello all, long time reader, but I think it is time to buy. Therefore will need your advice... Interested in an land + existing house, love the location, it will highly possible to be our PPOR later, but at the moment will happy to buy it as IP first... questions 1. If I need to pay say...

There are two ferry wharfs, not exactly nearby, to the west south of Putney (Kissing Point), next to the east is Huntleys Point, which is not in Gladesville either. So to Sydney CBD it is m52 or the 5XX buses via Victoria rd....

If you work in Sydney CBD, you can expect at least 45 minutes minimum from Gladesville to Sydney via Victoria rd as the traffic is terrible. That's on a good day. If you leave before 7am it is much better, worst if you try to reach city around 8:30am. It is worth to try out the bus to city...

nursing home accomodation is not cheap .... the owner/staff there have mortgages to pay..

the problem is there are lots of big existing houses in good, near cbd areas of melbourne, currently with 1 widow in it, one example is my parents' place, their big house currently has 2 residents in it, and their neighbours are all widows living in a big house. the market just need time...

A lot of owners overvalue their property in their mind. Mostly because they overspent on the property and trying to recoup the cost there, or they were fed wrong / outdated information from the media. As a result, for the REA to get businesses they need to inflate the sold price expectation...

you can get a mansion, on big land, for that price in C hill.