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I'm trying to make a competitive offer i.e. unconditional with standard settlement (30days). Broker said the bank will more likely need 45days based on current conditions. I'm told we missed out on a deal because they offered 21day settlement :eek: seriously? Can any lender provide settlement in...

Just wondering what the best approach is for the following scenario: You see a house advertised with on re.com with a certain number of bedrooms and bathrooms. You know some cannot be council approved as they're below minimum habitable level for flooding. You want the house anyway. you...

Driving into work I say to my girlfriend.. boy it's a lot darker than normal, the roads are a lot quieter.. and why are we so tired?!? Look at the car clock and it's 6am instead of 7.. At least it was nice spending time at a cafe in town for an hour :D

Any advice for this scenario would be great thanks :) Sequence of events are; -Settlement for subject apartment was in January this year. Purchase price $295k -I had to honour an existing lease for 6months -I moved in for 2.5months (July - mid-September) and completed significant...

I'm trying to finalise my house reno plans and am unsure about a length of 3.5m or 4m for the verandah.. Pros for 4m there will be no shortage of space Cons I'm not convinced space is an issue? there should be room around the dining table when the bifolds are opening.. and there is no...

We often read of neighbour disputes on the forum but not many good neighbour stories.. Since we've moved into a leafy suburb we've been amazed at how friendly and generous the neighbours are. Various neighbours have planned a BBQ, given vouchers for the tip, loaned a chainsaw, taken me to...

Has anyone had experience with tiling over tiles and resolving the transition between an increased height in the tiles and lower height in the carpet? Is there a special edge trim for this? Ideally one to transition the step? Thanks :)

The apartment I'm selling today should be going unconditional.. but the buyer has come back with something from the b&p inspection which at first I thought was funny, but now is testing my patience. They want the purchase price reduced by the cost of a clothes dryer the b&p inspector thinks...

I vaguely remember posting about this a few years ago - first home buyers (in QLD) are not allowed to rent out a room in the first year to satisfy the stamp duty concession rules.. looks like a few people have been caught out. Caught out when they lodge a bond with the RTA.. cash jobs have been...

Hi All, Something I’ve been thinking about for a while and would appreciate your thoughts.. I’d like to know how people think prices for new and old stock find an equilibrium over time. I think units and houses might be slightly different, but if I could just give the example of units because...

I'm sure everyone can relate to having "one of those mornings" where everything goes wrong?? I wonder if anyone can beat this shocker I had this morning.. 1) cycling into work I got a puncture about 2km short of work. 2) no repair kit as I took it off when taking the bike in for a service...

I thought the animal lovers would like this one :) Got this in an email.. After losing his parents, this 3 year old orangutan was so depressed he wouldn't eat and didn't respond to any medical treatments. The veterinarians thought he would surely die from sadness. The zoo keepers...

A few months ago I was reading in the paper that 'x' suburb was the most searched suburb on re.com for rentals. I think it was a REIQ article? Does anyone know how to get these stats? i.e. the most searched suburbs for rentals and to buy.. Thanks

the 23rd of September marks 20yrs since the release of Nevermind by Nirvana.. LIVE AT THE PARAMOUNT THEATRE will be shown at the cinemas one night only.. I'm thinking the quality will be amazing with the cinema audio. For me doesn't get much better than grunge music - Pearl Jam...

Hi Guys, For a ground floor unit I purchased recently, I'd like to gain exclusive use of a pathway (approx 3m wide) that is otherwise unused- see attached image. I wasn't counting on this eventuating when I decided to purchase, but know it would be a real bonus. There are a few...

In today's state budget, it's announced that the stamp duty concession for a new PPOR will be dropped. Taken from Brisbane times This is a spanner in the works for my strategy i.e. buy, live in for 12months while renovating, rent out, then buy again and repeat :(

Hi guys, I thought I'd double check that the income/expenses used when doing ones tax return relate to the year they were received or paid? For example June 09 rent wasn't received until July 1st - so I claim this in 09/10? Also an expense such as landlord's insurance was paid (by the pm)...

Hi guys, I just got an email from MECU stating that they're reducing their loan discharge fee (or deferred establishment fee) to a flat rate of $250 :) effective 1st April. Do you know if other lenders are following suit? Was this brought on by a new guberment ruling?

Hi guys, I recently bought a laptop.. light as a feather and nearly fits in my pocket. The only problem is the current screen resolution is 1024x600, and I need 1024x768 to use a trading program.. Do you know if it's possible to increase the res in the advanced settings and change back easily...

What are people's thoughts on being charged a re-let fee after the previous tenant has broken the lease? Have you managed to pass on the fee to the previous tenant? I'm not a happy vegemite copping this fee... It wasn't me who broke the lease.