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Hello all, 1 year lease finished- tenants kept living on monthly basis after that. Now about another year on they were delaying on rent last few months - especially last month- so PM set a court date with VCAT for this. They paid and again more delays this month. PM kept calling and they...

Got a property in Lalor, VIC. The Whittlesea council are trying to push heritage overlays. They have been real pushy/sneaky about the whole deal – I have been real curious as to why? THe houses are only 50 years old – to put it crudely they are ugly boxes (mostly in 300 -350K). Some were...

Hello all, Older cupboards demolished and the tiles finish where the cupboards started. Once the cupboards are out - the floor underneath there is about 5 cms deeper than the rest of the tiles. Now the new cupboards are bigger than the old ones. the older ones are only about 45cm or so...

Hello all, Selected a DULUX color (ANTIQUE WHITE USA) and the painter I got uses TAUBMANS. Whats the equivalent color in TAUBMANS range for both of those colors? Or it doesnt really matter? Can they color the TAUBMANS paint using the same color choice from DULUX range? Hope I am making...

can anyone point me as to how to take an old kitchen off the wall? are there any screws etc at the back somewhere- had a quick look and couldnt see any? Looked on youtube etc and most ppl have videos of smashing the older ones off. Wouldnt mind smashing the old one but dont want to...

Hello all, these spots started happening on ceiling and have moved onto door mouldings - wat is this? http://i.imgur.com/xJtT2.jpg http://i.imgur.com/ZZpQJ.jpg

house is across the road from where a new railway line has been constructed- big cranes, machines etc. Its on stumps and there has been drop in one part which means 2-3 big wall cracks. What can I do?

Hello there, First time I am changing a kitchen and would like to know what color and material others are using in an IP. (350K IP in outer suburbs melbourne to be precise). I was thinking those white ones would be cheap but the guy who came in to do the quote suggested not using it...

First IP - Old House. really old kitchen (cant replace handles/doors etc). Dirty walls - need paint. If we rent right away (after a coat of paint) we get 1200 pm. If we upgrade the kitchen ($5000-8000) we get 1320-1350 pm. Which way should I go?

Old 50 year old IP in outer Melbourne- some of the walls are dirty etc so need some paint. This is going to be rented at 300pw . Need to paint the house and was wondering what everyone thought of using white for walls (same as ceilings so lot of time is saved in cutting etc.) What are...

Current tenants leaving the IP tomorrow. The house is old and might need a couple of things to update - was thinking of starting with Kitchen. 1) When to put in a new kitchen? When can any updates etc be claimed in the tax? If the house is already leased out or can I do it now when the...

Hello all, Got a 360-400K house in outer Melbourne - the house itself is old but in good condition and on stumps. Bathroom is getting a bit old but still not too bad. Kitchen has no cupboards - currently has one of those wooden stand up pantry units. The house is on the stumps and...

Hello all, Attached are the pics of one of the bedrooms. I noticed some water droplets on the wall and some spots on the ceiling as well. Attached are the pics. Looks like mold to me (I know nothing about this to be honest)- how can this be treated if it is infact mold. I am...

Hello all, Fixing up an old house (newbie) and there is a small side lane way to the side of the garage (3m X 1m) - none of us go that side. It had massive bushes/weeds etc which I got rid of. Regular maintaining is out of question since its right on the opp edge. Was thinking of putting...

Hi all, The PM called this morning. The hot water system in the IP has broken down. :eek: This is my first IP and first time issue. How does it work from here. I mean can I ask the PM to get a quote and I get mine? Any suggestions on the hot water systems?? How much I looking at...

Hi all, Got a PPOR (Loan 1) and an IP (Loan 2) with the same bank. Found out that the IP-(Loan 2) is "guaranteed" by Loan 1 (PPOR). Are there ramifications only if I default? or should I be concerned for anything else (future purchases etc)? Any way to undo this damage? I mean...

Hi all, First time gardener so might sound silly. Current PPOR - got down to the garden after an year or so from buying - so had to pull out lots weeds and big bushy stuff. Now want to put some plants which don't require a lot of care, don't cover the whole ground and look good. 1) Yuccas...

Hi all, Got a PPOR with 28 years to go, IP with 29 to go. Now got 30K savings - With wife leaving job it was bloody hard to put together. Keeping it in an offset account parallel to the PPOR home loan. Cant borrow from the bank (hit my limits with 2 loans) so cant think of another IP...

Hello all, Its probably a really silly question for some but how can you tell if a house is on stumps or not? For the house in question the stumps arent visible from anywhere (from the outside) but the walls have this small ventillation grills on the outside at ground level. Someone...

Hello all, Got this sort of floor in the backyard: http://www.brdlandscape.com/pics/paths/Path-Slate.jpg Is there some sort of paint that I can do? Any Suggestions on the color range? Pics would be greatly appreciated. Also there is a bit of gap between two or three bigger stones-...