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  1. Smithy

    Our First Depreciation Schedule

    Referrals Hi everyone, Thank you for your referrals :)
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    Our First Depreciation Schedule

    Thank you, and yes I know that we're cutting it fine!!!
  3. Smithy

    Our First Depreciation Schedule

    Hi there, we are trying to get ourselves sorted out with '08-'09 tax return. I was pointed in the direction of a group called Property Wealth Australia in order have a depreciation schedule done on our IP. But they wont tell me how much they charge until I give them the details of our...
  4. Smithy

    After the 60 days

    May I be a little bit in your face and suggest that the problem with your property isn't the agents efforts..... but the price...... in my experience a baboon can sell a correctly priced property.... but more often than not it's been a baboon that's put the price on a property. Any hoo do...
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    Agent trying to poach my listing

    Reason before Greed Congratulations on a fantastic outcome...... and I don't wish to imply that you are a greedy person, it's simply that in the heat of the moment when there is the promise of more we can lose perspective.:eek: And I really do hope that agent B does come through with a great...
  6. Smithy

    Becoming friends/friendly with a REA??

    Are you being a friend? Are you the sort of person some one would want to be best friends with? REA's are so highly refined when it comes to smelling bs that I'm guessing that you and your agenda could stand down wind and still register on the "Whiff O Meter". As the great man once said...
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    Agent trying to poach my listing

    Get It On Paper If you want to put Agent B to the test get him to bring you the contract with the offer, set a deadline ie. tomorrow. It this agent is that good he'll deliver, if not take the $77k with complete peace of mind.
  8. Smithy

    An Isurance Lesson

    Hi there, can some one please clarify a point.... we bought our first house a couple of months ago CBA/COLONIAL loan and no one asked us for proof that we had taken out insurance on the house - We did by the way. Is it something banks are more rigorous about with IP's?
  9. Smithy

    On Line Auctions

    Not legally binding Hi Alexb, I first came across this on another forum and a contributor there challenged the service saying it wasn't legally binding. I guess what has me bent out of shape is how is anyone protected in this kind of environment?:confused:
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    On Line Auctions

    Not spamming, wondering :confused:That wasn't a gormless plug for a product..... I'm genuinely curious to know if anybody on the forum would be comfortable with this system. On the surface it appears to answer some of the common complaints about the lack of transparency in real estate...
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    On Line Auctions

    http://www.2bid2.com Hulloo Forumites:) what are your thoughts on this? Would you participate in an on-line auction?
  12. Smithy

    Research process - sorry if wrong forum!

    It's on the web Hi Seanry, your resources should you choose to use them...... 1. LGA website - will give approximate population, population projections for the next 10/20 years, capital works projects etc. 2. Bureau of Stats website 3. Google maps/Google earth for schools etc. 4. the...
  13. Smithy

    The history of renovations

    Shag Pile Bathroom And in the 70's my nana had her bathroom decked out with shag pile carpet. Not a word of a lie:D
  14. Smithy

    First Home Buyers not Tempted

    Happy Mortgage Broker I was chatting to the mortgage broker we used last week and she told me that on 29th of last month she filed seven applications for first home buyers, one of our local cookie cutter builders is knocking out 3bed, 2 bath, 2 car on 450 - 500sqm for $285,000:eek:
  15. Smithy

    Giddo's Villa Build

    What the? What did women who wear comfy shoes do to you:eek::confused: Lol! It looks great! Stick to your guns on sale price too, up here (Hervey Bay) agents are thrashing and wailing like harpies, you'd think they wanted to drive prices down.:cool:
  16. Smithy

    Cheap bathroom reno - advice appreciated see photos

    Tiles Hi there, I have a recollection of reading either on the Reno Kings website or perhaps it was www.hotspaceconsultants.com Any way they talk about simply repainting/finishing tiles which is very cost effective, using a paint product specifically for the job. Good luck:D
  17. Smithy

    Please help---do I need to set up offset account?

    Thank You!!! Thanks guys:D You just switched on a HUGE light bulb for me, will get onto making the change ASAP.
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    Please help---do I need to set up offset account?

    IO vs P&I Hi Yo Yo Ma We have the package that you are talking about, it's on our first home and we make our first repayment next month:D We have the offset account set up, we are going to pay principle and interest and in the future the property will become an IP. Our mortgage is only...
  19. Smithy

    Does Information Go "Out of Date" ?

    Finding what is going to work for me Thanks Bay View:) What I have concluded thus far is that I need to understand what sort of a person I am when it comes risk and that the choice of investment strategy is relative to my goals and my personality. Have you or anyone else come across a book(s)...
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    Does Information Go "Out of Date" ?

    Hi Everyone, I have a confession to make... I am a complete technopeasant! I have been inelegantly flailing around for a couple of weeks and still haven't found answers to some basic lingo issues...... What do the following terms refer to.. LOE GHCP Opportunity Cost and what does...
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