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    Adding a bedroom

    Hi Folks Have a small project in North Sydney Council area, and proposal is to turn 2 bed flat into 3 bed flat. On the advice I have received from private planners, I should have no difficulty getting it through council... However... one of the council requirements is strata approval...
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    Queensland Floods

    Hello A suggestion to the administrators: The forum should really have a dedicated space for the Queensland floods - so many investors will be impacted and will want to talk about insurance, rehab, buying, selling etc. I have a house at Bridge Street, Redbank, can anyone with local...
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    Blue Chip in Brisbane

    Hi Folks After a freestanding house in Brisbane, which I don't know that well. What are considered the blue-chip areas - say equivalent to Sydney's North Shore, Northern Beaches, Eastern Suburbs etc. And what would be considered solid middle class areas, rather than glamour suburbs -...
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    Waterproofing problem - help!

    Hello I am renovating a bathroom. When the walls were stripped back a pipe burst and the bricks were soaked. The bricks were eventually rendered after the renderer's assured me it would be fine :confused: But it has been a week after the render was applied and it still looks damps in...
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    Help! Tax deductability of deposit

    Hello:) I'm due to exchange contracts on an IP this week and need to provide the usual 10% deposit, which I have in my savings account. However, as the property is for investment I want to maximise tax effectiveness. I therefore intend to borrow the 10% but I won't have the borrowed funds...
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    Australian market 50% overvalued according to The Economist

    Interesting reading... http://www.economist.com/opinion/displayStory.cfm?story_id=15213157&source=hptextfeature I'm by no means a property pessimist, but the recent bubble in the first home buyer market is cause for concern.
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    I need a buyer's agent specialising in Sydney's inner east

    I am after an unrenovated property in Potts Point / Elizabeth Bay / Rushcutters Bay that is not outrageously priced. Super interested in BAs that can offer listings before they go to market. Pls PM me.
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    Softening prices in Sydney's inner-east

    I have noticed recently that asking prices in Sydney's inner east (Daringhurst, Elizabeth Pay, Potts Point, Rushcutters Bay, Woolloomooloo etc) seem to be softening. I'd be interested if anyone else is picking up on this? I watch this market very closely. Being a local I saw that the...
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    Advice on tax deductability

    I currently own four IPs with four loans all through the same bank (St George) and which are cross collateralised. I want to buy another IP, but this time use another bank, so that all my finance isn't tied up with the one lender. To do this I need to borrow about $60k for the 10% deposit...
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    My journey so far, and the road ahead...

    Hi, Long time reader, first time poster. I'm 25 and thought I'd let you know about my property investing adventures so far. I'm also in need of inspiration/guidance about the future direction of my investing. I've got three properties. One is a unit in Sydney's inner west. Another is a...
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