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    Planning to buy a 2 bedroom in Melbourne city; advise?

    Hi, Planning to buy a 2 bedder in Melbourne city, to live in one and rent out the other; http://www.realestate.com.au/property-apartment-vic-melbourne-109307041 http://www.realestate.com.au/property-apartment-vic-melbourne-106983249 Or cheap studio? So I don't have to pay rent...
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    Hong Kong & Australia tax treaties = null?

    I did a search and couldn't find any tax treaties between Hong Kong and Australia? So if one were to work in Hong Kong, her salary would be taxed by Hong Kong and Australia's ATO?
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    Insurance.......coming to $850 per house....

    Hiya, was wondering how much you guys pay for insurance? - building insurance, - content insurance, and - landlord insurance I went with AAMI and its costing $850 per house~~ hmmmmm,
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    Able to defer deductibles to the next year?

    Hiya, Is it possible to defer deductibles to the next year? Too much deductibles in this year, doesn't make sense to push down the effective tax rate from 10% to 5%!! Are we able to "withhold deductibles" for this year, and report it to the next year?
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    Do I need to pay for flyscreen to be installed at the property?

    Do I need to pay for flyscreen to be installed at the property? When the place is tenanted out, there's no flyscreen at the window. Now, the PM requested for it...... puzzled......
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    TV Antenna - do I need to pay for this?

    Not sure if I should pay for this?.... PM said: Not very good reception, not very good antenna and needs to be replaced for a better reception.. He quoted $357.50 this includes service call,labour, led flush kit,6 ft mast pole,HG 24 Digi Combo Antenna(wall) and a one splitter including GST.
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    Water Bills? Should Tenant pay?

    Hi, I just got the water bill for: 1) sewer service availability 2) water service availability 3) drinking water usage charge I know I should pay for (1) and (2), but shouldn't (3) be payable by the tenant? the water meter is only to the tenant, no one is sharing it How do I proceed?
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    Diy Pm!

    Hi, For DIY PM, what records do I need to keep in order to show to the bank/ATO that I am receiving income from renting out this property?
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    Basic questions........

    Have I got the following right? Cost Base - claimed when you sell Conveying Building Inspection Pest Inspection Stamp Duty on Transfer of Land Borrowing Expenses - claimed over 5 years Deposit Bond Land Titles Office Registeration Fee Lender's Mortgage Insurance charge Fee for...
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    Is this possible? Lease to own?

    Hi, I have a friend who has bid and won in an auction, but is unable to find a bank who is willing to loan even 60% of the property; he can't pay more than 40% for deposit I have no problem with the finance (I am able to get 80%), am I/we able to do this: 1) have the contract changed into...
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    Oven blown.......who pays?

    Just wondering who pays for this? Got a call from PM saying that the Oven blows and need replacing. I was under the impression that when the landlord rent out the property, it's working, and if tenant break it later, tenant fix it. I was a tenant once too..........
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    Can I do this?

    for example, I have a PPOR Home Loan which have $30k surplus in the redraw facility; it has a $200k loan limit - so I am owning the bank $170k. I am thinking of renting out this PPOR. Am I able to: - withdraw this $30k and put it in my offset account - hence owning $200k to the bank -...
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    Wills?

    Hi, Just wondering if one were to pass away, and in the wills, leave everything to a minor. What will happen?
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    Accountant Recommendations?

    Hi, Could someone recommend me an accountant in Vic?~ Hopefully the accountant would be a property investor as well Thanks~
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    Recommend a PM for Melton, Vic?

    Recommend a PM for Melton, Vic? Thanks! :)
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    RentWise for managing own IP?

    Hi, I was thinking of managing my own IP. How/what does RentWise fit into this picture? I got "RentWise" from this forum; http://www.rentwise.com.au Has anyone use it?
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    Tax Deductions List?

    Is there a list of "items" which we can tax deduct against? Might miss something though~
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    Land + House Package?

    I couldn't even find the piece of land over at http://services.land.vic.gov.au/maps/pmo.jsp by typing the lot number and the street number. Should I be concerned?
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    Is it okay to buy a land which is going to be titled in 6 mths?

    Is there any pitfalls to buy a land which is going to be titled in 6 mths?
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    Converting non-tax deductible to tax deductible?

    For example: PPOR Loan Limit = $200k PPOR Loan Account current Balance = $200k (debit) 1) put $100k cash into PPOR Loan 2) take out $50k for settlement of a property 3) put $100k cash into PPOR Loan ==> is the PPOR loan 100% converted to tax deductible? provided that future redraws...
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