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    Floor Sanding/Polishing - DIY v experts

    Easy as 1 2 3 :eek: 1. http://www.somersoft.com/forums/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=3165 2. http://www.somersoft.com/forums/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=3166 3. http://www.somersoft.com/forums/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=3164 We did about 250sqm. Taught us a lot, saved us a ton of money and...
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    Sanding Lounge Floors 2

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    Sanding Lounge Floors 1

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    Sanding Lounge Floors 3

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    Loosening Screws!

    I'm no pro but maybe an impact screwdriver.
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    Bricks - How to sell them

    Is it really worth it? I would have thought a few cents a brick would be all you'd get. Maybe just advertise for some to take them for free and that will save you the time, money and hassle of disposing them yourself. If on the other hand you have hours and hours of free time with nothing...
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    MS Money for tracking income and expenses?

    I use MS Money for tracking all my expenses including my IP. What reporting do you do? At the end of the day its only as good as the way you use it. If you use MS Money already you will know what I mean.
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    Brick vs wooden house.

    Another one for brick here. But I have never lived in wooden so am biased. I was too scared to move into a wooden when we moved to Australia after hearing about the storms here...:)
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    Screen doors? Where?

    Some places also sell screen rolls that fit inside the door-jam. I'll find a link and post...
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    What should we do – ppor paid out

    Eeek, change accountant. An accountant is exactly who you should see.
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    What should we do – ppor paid out

    As mentioned you would lose the CGT exemption. This will amount to tens of thousands. Do the math, see an advisor.
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    Arches to remove or not

    Arches gotta go! From the For Sale pics of our PPOR before we got rid of it...I'll see if we have pics of it now...
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    Light, lighting , fans

    Ideal, L&H, Christies Homemaker has a coupld shops too.
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    Convince me to buy property over shares

    You can get 1% leveraged accounts, expecially when trading currencies. i.e. $1,000 in and $100,000 working for you.
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    Landscaping with artificial grass

    I use a square of it over my real grass to practice my golf chips. More durable than the real thing in that regard :)
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    The heat in Melbourne's Inner City Property Market continues.

    You mean the dig I bought (http://www.somersoft.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8030) may actually start being an investment? Who would have thought ...
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    Off the Plan Purchase (gone wrong)

    The one and only...
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    Off the Plan Purchase (gone wrong)

    I was in a similar situation. I was not even living in Australia at the time but a crowd from a Melbourne developer pitched up in London holding investment seminars. I got absolutely conned through my fault of not reseatching it. This was in 2002 with settlement in 2004. 2004 arrives and...
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    Plastering a Colourbond Garage

    A good idea when installing noggins is to place them vertically. This allows you to run cables from the ceiling to the floor without needing to drill holes through them.
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    Pics of the ongoing renovations to my PPOR

    I am starting to really like the square finishes many builders are adopting rather that using cornice. It gives the room elegant lines and makes it seem bigger.
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