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    Attempted suicide by tenant

    OK thanks for the responses. There are obviously two sides which are becoming evident. The $ argument. I think someone hit the nail on the head before. There is natural death from old age/illness or unnatural death such as murder or suicide for which many have a negative view on. How...
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    Attempted suicide by tenant

    yeah tough one... i mean looking for a new tenant now is a bit of a hassle. It will cost me at least a couple of thousand dollars in terms of lag time, fees etc. i mean I didn't pry or go into the details of why it happened as it is no doubt very personal...but there are stigmas (even in...
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    Attempted suicide by tenant

    Very sad. I have recently been advised of an attempted suicide by one of my tenants in an investment property. Will this play a role in whether you decide to lease to these tenants? I have never had an issue with these tenants before. Are houses with stigmas registered in Australia? I...
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    Extension involving Pengola- Costs

    Hi, I would like to extend my house and turn my existing Pengola into 2 bedrooms (refer image). The Pengola is actually quite deep and runs along the back of the house so would be quite wide as well. (15m wide and maybe 4m deep). The floor is currently concrete on the entire pengola. I...
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    Does anyone own properties with Special Building Overlay?

    Hi, Does anyone own properties with Special Building Overlay (SBO)? i.e. a slight increase in the % chance of flooding. In the area that I've been looking in, North East Mebourne, I have not seen a notable decline in prices for properties that have SBO. As this is actually pretty...
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    Investment ppty in Bundoora Victoria

    Does anyone own investment properties in Bundoora Victoria? I own a couple of properties in Burwood. My experience has been that due to Deakin rental was yield was high and it was always easy to find tenants (usually students). However, as the price of properties in Burwood are now...
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    Buying a house...house has an extension, how do i know this is approved?

    How do I view the plans... I'm a little bit new at this. How do I request to see the plans of the property? I am in NSW and this is a VIC property so it gets a bit tricky as I am planning to fly to Melbourne on the date of the auction. Can I just call the council and ask them to send me...
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    Buying a house...house has an extension, how do i know this is approved?

    Dear all, I'm really interested in this house. It is a 4 bedroom house. However, one of the bedrooms at the back appears to be an extension. I can tell because the rest of the house is brick and that part is weatherboard + the roof work is different colour. I have called the council, they...
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