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  1. MsAli

    Got to love out of area agents! Mount Druitt steal in this market

    Hi All, Gotta love out of area agents. Agent is located 49km from the property. Good for the buyer making money going into the market. Purchase Price: $300k Market Value: $380k Rent: $320-$330pw http://www.realestate.com.au/property-apartment-nsw-mount+druitt-118477095 Edit: Also appears...
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    Buyers Agent in Campbeltown Region

    Hi guys, Would you know which reliable BA services the Campbeltown region? I wasn't sure if Alan does... Let me know if you know? cheers, MsAli
  3. MsAli

    Toongabbie - Getting upgrades to the train station, area lifiting up

    Hi All, Since I have an interest in Parramatta surrounds, wanted to shed light on the area. Toongabbie falls under Parramatta, Blacktown and Holroyd city councils. I think the Parramatta side is the nicest. Location - 30km from CBD - 8km from Parramatta (10 min by train) - 8km from the...
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    Changing lending climates - How will the brokers reinvent themselves?

    Hi All, There has been a lot of talk of lending rules changing etc and the impacts on borrowers. This will for sure impact the business for the brokers as well. However no body has raised how the brokers will need to differentiate themselves? Surely, there would be a need to think creatively...
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    Richard Feyman on 7:30 report

    Good work Richard!!!!!! Nice segment & publicity for the right reasons :).
  6. MsAli

    Struggle Street (SBS Doco on Mount Druitt)

    Hi All, Hope you watch the first episode of Struggle St airing tonight. It's about Mt Druitt, it's residents and their lifestyles. Time: 8:30pm tonight. Should be an interesting watch. From the promos, I don't think any of our tenants live that way...perhaps it is more of a reflection of the...
  7. MsAli

    Damage from Demolition company

    Hi guys, We've received an email from our neighbours who were away on holiday while the demolition was happening. They noted that there has been a bit of damage to the fencing between our home and theirs. The neighbours also emailed the demolition company. Usually the demo business owner is...
  8. MsAli

    There is such thing as haunted houses?!

    Hi All - Have you ever come across 'haunted houses'. It's a first I've read in May's API on page 12... Wonder how careful one needs to be when purchasing or does it even matter? A bit freaky....
  9. MsAli

    Staying & Getting around Hunter Valley

    Hi guys, I need your help. I've been invited to attend a friend's wedding in Hunter Valley around Broke, NSW area. I'm looking at accommodation. There are a set of villas across the road from the location (I've enquired about the cost and if they are still available for the dates). But I've...
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    Vision Boards & Visions

    Hi All, Been reading Ace in the Hole's thread and in general thinking about visioning/setting goals in all areas of life to achieve them. I created a vision board in 2012 and would you believe most if not all I stuck on there and that came from internal desire to achieve came true. Even...
  11. MsAli

    Purchasing of Burnt Houses

    Hi All, Since we've been in process of demolishing a house with asbestos, the topic of demolishing burnt houses came up when speaking with the demo business owner. He mentioned it's much more expensive to dispose / clean up asbestos on burnt houses. So out of curiosity, a few years ago it...
  12. MsAli

    Internet Speeds since Netflix arrived

    Hi All, We're with iinet. The internet speeds have been shocking since Net Flix arrived. Iinet online said to check if our area infrastructure was being upgraded which wasn't the case so told us to call their customer support. I called them tonight and the wait times are >1 hr. They used to...
  13. MsAli

    Documentary: India's Daughter

    Hi All, Wonder if you watched four corners last Monday. India's Daughter was aired. The documentary has been banned in India. It is based on the case of 23 year old Jyoti who was brutally raped and then died of the injuries. Here is the full documentary...
  14. MsAli

    The Australian Dream and $1 Properties by Peter Yong Huang

    Hi All, Just realised the owner of YONG real estate, Peter Yong Huang, in Qld started from scratch. And figured this RE agent I had spoken to on a number of occassions is his nephew. Incredible and inspiring story...
  15. MsAli

    Insurance between now and knockdown of house

    Hi all, Our building insurance policy gets over tomorrow! (one year from purchase). We're looking to demolish the house in the next 2 months. I believe though the bank expects us to have insurance on the property till it's demolished.. NRMA seem to not like the property being unoccupied. And...
  16. MsAli

    Timber Floorboards For Sale

    Hi All, Turns out the house we are demolishing has timber floorboards under the carpet/vinyl. Pic attached. Would anybody be interested to purchase these? Removal & pick up by buyer. Drop me a line if you are interested! Cheers, MsAli
  17. MsAli

    Where is Bay View?

    Hi All, Any news how Bay View is? Haven't seen any of his posts in a few months now! Cheers, MsAli
  18. MsAli

    Photographer Recommendations

    Hi All, monalisa and I were looking to get some photos taken - informal / formal... want these for a website for personal branding.... Appreciate any recommendations of good and reasonable photographers.. Many thanks, MsAli
  19. MsAli

    Demolition Sale

    Hey guys, We'd be demolishing our house as soon as the tenants vacate so we can prepare for the build. We have a number of items in the house that we think are in decent condition that we'd like to sell. Putting up some pics I took when we purchased. Don't have pics for everything tho...
  20. MsAli

    Next steps - expanding the portfolio

    Hi All, We (monalisa and I) have been quiet for sometime! Our last purchase happened in Feb this year. Since, we had been focused on planning our PPOR build, which is due to commence in April 2015. We have built a decent portfolio in Western Sydney in the last 5 years, which is positive...
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