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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...

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...

I follow this story on SMH about some family bought a single level old house in Mona Vale, NSW for 755k, spent 472k on renos and make it dual levels. the money spent is about 1.2 mil already, excluding finance cost, holding cost however the family did saved on rent. the property is listed for...

I guess this question is the same either for PPOR or IP. If you / potential tenant will need to catch bus / train to work, how far do you think is the walking distance limit from the property to station / bus stop ? for me 400 meters is the limit... what's yours ? driving everyday to...

Hello all, I haven't been posting here for a long time in this forum, mostly been renting + saving for the deposit. Recently there is a need (not urgent) for me to get my first PPOR. We are looking at the Hills area. We are looking for standalone houses with land (existing property) in...

Hi all, I intend to buy my first PPOR, price range 180k, I have cash 150k, and I intend to pay it off in 3 year's time and buy something better if the situation allows. I intend to get a loan of 144k (80%LVR) and put the money in the offset account (114k), 30k interest payable. :) Q1. Will...

Quite different isn't it ? Also they won't have any views even on the top floor, so the lower floor units can see a street and walls at best. Also there is a new child centre on the left, so there will be noise during the daylight hours....

Next to main roads and train tracks Like many of you, I always look at properties listings, I have been looking at Sydney west, inner south west and north and north west for about 4-6 months now, and I realize that the ratio of listing which is next to main road and train tracks are roughly 3...

Recently I am looking for my first PPOR and I have found google maps to be a very valuable tool and helped me filtered a lot of property out because 1. you can enter the address very loosely and it will find it 2. the aerial views show whether extensions exists, how messy the backyard is...

Hi all, This is my first post however I had been looking at this forum for a while. Looking to buy my first PPOR. Got a question and seeking your advise. Thanks in advance, That house is on a ok block of land, however there are four tall tall trees in the block, and the council has a...