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I know that many of you don't use/don't approve of or haven't found a FP you are happy with; but I've found a FP that I'm comfortable with and am in the process of doing my DD but am having problems determining/benchmarking the cost. I will seek out a 2nd and/or 3rd planner to benchmark myself...

In todays mail I received a letter from our IP's local council and a penalty notice for interest for late payment of rates. The situation is: Vendor didn't pay rates quarterly, paid annually. Annual payment date Feb 15th. Settlement was Feb 12th. Cheque for full amount provided apart of...

Today we settled on our IP. I must say this time around with a good Solicitor and the knowledge I gained from here that is was a smooth, stress free process, although it wasn't an entirely standard transaction. This is our first IP, although we've bought and sold property in the past. Our...

Does the 3 day cooling off period still apply if you purchase a property with a company/trust structure? The purchase is in Vic. TIA Buddybee

In terms of a subdivision of a small parcel of land (ie an acre or two) what's the difference between Body Corp, Private Road and Public Road, and can their original setup be changed? Near to us there is a subdivision of 6 blocks of 400sqm that were sold as vacant lots where owners contracted...

I know there are 1000's of threads on PPOR to IP, but I couldn't find one that fitted our circumstances. We purchased our current PPOR 5 years ago and had a loan for $280K, value at the time was $500K. Loan was P&I with Redraw, no offset account. We paid off the loan about 12 months ago and...

I thought I'd post this up given there are a number of small business owners on this website. I've heard a few ads for this on radio, but decided to look it up online today. There are currently grants available for between $5,000 and $15,000 to create a family friendly workplace through the...

We are currently looking at a house that has just been built. The agent tells us that the certificate of occupancy has just been granted, and the builder is just waiting on a purchasor to chose carpets and finish landscaping. We've got a copy of the section 32 and a copy of the building...

Our accountant is on leave for another 2 weeks, but want to have some understanding of what is available and advantages/disadvantages exist before I visit him. In the next couple of months I want to setup some form of investment for our children, but am unsure of what sort of investment path...

At what point during the construction phase of a Resi property (either unit, house or townhouse) does the Stamp Duty caluclation move from Land component only to house/unit and land? I've tried using the search function, but couldn't find what I wanted... TIA Cindy