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Would Rob or anyone please advise that if one's intention is genuine i.e. I genuinely want to improve the value and future rental return of an existing IP property by knocking it down and rebuild, I would then be able to claim loan interest and rate payments as tax deduction? Would I then state...

Thanks a lot for the report Propertunity ! It looks like I have to act quickly or wait until Sept/Oct. There are multiple reasons why I am selling. One is to purchase something else but the main reason is that pocket of Merrylands is being converted to high density zone (Unit/Townhouse) but...

If it does not take too much to run an extra report, can you help me too please? I am thinking of selling this year. The property is in Merrylands, NSW. Thanks in advance.

Hi, I've done that before but the tree was a huge Phoenix Palm. The tree looked beautiful but it was too close to the house. There were a lot of (big) birds nesting on it so the Council approved a transplant on health hazard basis. I advertised it on Trade-A-Plant web-site (I think someone has...

Thanks Smallbuyer. I've tried that. However the previous builder said they could only supply the survey in pdf format. The new builder requested dwg format. The previous builder said I would have to contact the surveyer to pay a fee to have the dwg format supplied. The new builder needs some...

Thanks jrc & Ms Jade for this post. I can't recall when I asked them exactly probably not long after they introduced the packaging product. Perhaps before they had discounted fixed rate, or the person on the phone did not know enough? Anyway, I agree with jrc that it is a questionable time...

Hmm, I contacted them by phone some time ago and they said "sorry you can not get discounted fixed rate with the package". Did you get it only recently?

Question 1: for us, the reputation of the company, quality of their designs, quality of the display homes and how the sales person appears to understand our need and ability to match that to a design, were important. Thanks to competition, I found that most of the reputable builders have similar...

888, No I did not try to say anything smart. I just sticked to the fact that my case is still early in the whole process. In addition, according to the fixed price contract, there was no clause which allows the builder to claim the extra cost. I also requested copies of the actual...

888, We are going through the process now. We are using a project homes builder and as many have said rightly, is way more affordable due to economy of scale, competition etc...We are considering a 37sq double storey home from one of the well-known builders in Sydney. The quote is around 350K...

Hi everyone, I am pleased to report a happy ending to this story. Just before Christmas, Clarendon Homes sent me a letter advising that I did not have to pay any extra money on top of the $4000 deposit.

Hi all, I am in the same position. One of my IPs is in an area which is being affected by a proposed Residential Developement Strategy (RDS). Under this RDS, half of the street (it is only a short street) on one side will be high density (3 story unit/townhouse) and the rest remain low density...

Hi Handyandy, From what the managing agents had told me, the branches were large and did cause some minor damages on the roof of the neighbor's garage. However the neighbor did not request for any repair but only removing the branches. I agreed to pay as I thought that was reasonable.

We are having two quotes for removing a tree on one of our IPs. The tree to me, looks about 15-20m high. It is not too close to our IP but has a history of dropping large branches on the roof of the neighbor's garage. The managing agent had helped us to apply for a removal. She has all the...

We had a look at Pemulwuy not long ago. It is to my personal liking, not a bad area. There are plenty of children play and pinic areas. There is a shop with good buses running through Greystanes, Merrylands, South Wentworthville towards Parramatta. The suburb itself is not too far from...

Our position is we respect many Feng Shui's principles as we can relate many of these principles to good building design principles i.e. air flow, solar access, acoustic and visual privacy etc... My wife is more supertitious to the extend that she would avoid some "bad" numbers and...

Hi Rob, We have repayments for a Citibank homeloan deducted directly from a St George saving account. I would also not be very happy had Citibank asked us to open another account with them for the purpose of making loan repayments.

Marg, I understand what you are saying. If I was in this position of a close relative of the deceased, I would find the questions intrusive and unrespectful in this difficult time as well. We had looked at three such properties since we started to have IPs. We only asked quietly the questions to...

I am not answering this for the original poster but I certainly can relate this question to our case. For many people, especially many older Asian, there exists a belief that there is life after death. In the case of deceased estate, if the owner had passed away peacefully and naturally, his/her...

It seems that the majority think that I should pay up as they have incurred cost on my behalf. Fair enough and I am considering your suggestion seriously and carefully. But on my side, what about I requested a change to the design of the drive way and it was knocked back? How we are going to...