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Good forum question Personally i rent in places where i want to live that are affordable and invest in the west, Sydney (nice slogan there!) where i can afford as i am an average wage earner and can only afford IP in that price range. For me it is all about lifestyle, I see nothing wrong...

Good advice from Propertunity there. I did a GF project with a relocatable cabin in Penrith, worked out well in the end, but was a big struggle at times. Drainage and sewer works can be a big problem, like Propertunity said make sure you locate them first. I had to relay 35 metres of sewer...

Interesting Some good points made here guys, I disagree that the pound is one of the weakest currencies in the world, the Us dollar and the Japanese Yen are doing it tough and they are the so called big guns of the financial world and Eurozone is scratching its head figuring out what to do...

Hi Have been looking at real estate website for ages now and find it so difficult to find positive cashflow deals in Sydney, NSW or Australia (excluding mining towns) for that matter. Having originally come from the UK i thought i would check out the market , http://www.zoopla.co.uk/ is a...

Interesting My project works were estimated at $25k (correct) on the application for the DA and they still wanted to charge it, was a condition on the DA. So they have stopped doing the declaration now, probably because of that stupid investment company taking the council for a ride, they...

I have had personal experience of an investment company in Western Sydney who build dozens of Granny Flats a year for their clients and get their clients to sign a declaration form stating that the user of the building will be over 55 years old (think its 55) This gets around the Section 94...

Hiya I know that a council will not approve a building retrospectively, if anyone has had this done it is the rare expectation, and not the rule. The fact that they have shut it down is not a good sign for that particular approach. Agree with some comments made, get yourself a private...

Agree with Monty Burns! There are many places on the web that make some very nice kitchens for under $3k. I have found this company to be good, have personally checked out their showroom and product, the quote for our u shape was $2700 and the guy was helpful...

Sound advice, will read the Residential Tenancies Act 2010 and make up my mind. Normally would use an agent, but we know our tenants and they have looked after our property like it was their own. Thank you Ian

Hi I have an IP in Penrith and i wish to sign the tenants up myself after their lease expires with the rental agency and self manage the property as the tenants are excellent and i will be living close by for any repair or maintenance issues. When their lease expires with the rental agency...

All sounds to hard, as was previously mentioned your solicitor should be the one looking at the fine print of these types of deals, be prepared to walk away. 0.25% is nothing compared to the potential pain that could come your way if things do not work out. If you do not like the answers you...

Hi there My PM in Melton South is Ken Jones of Elders, (03) 9747 4747, see how ya go. Regards Ian

I have my one and only investment property to date in Melton South, bought it just over two years ago and has performed rather well. Have just used the equity to purchase another property in Sydney. To me it is all about the numbers and if they work out then i will buy in areas that i would...

Hiya Gavin Whittock 0400886378 He is a handyman but also a chippie by trade so is very good at most things. Regards Ian

MLK I have been doing the results program for the last year with www.resultsmentoring.com and Dean Parker regularly pops up in the course of the year. It is him and his wife (Elise) that run the program and they are very professional and good at what they do. There are a lot of people out...

From my own experience Ken Jones at Elders real estate is very good, been my IP for over a year now, does a very good job. Ian Elders (03) 9747 4747 (1)

I know this subject has been cooked before but i am looking to find out if anyone has had their granny flat plans certified by a private building surveyor or council equivalent in the Blacktown or Sydney area that fell under the new legislation for granny flats (i.e. SEPP). Blacktown council...

I know with Blacktown council they only charge you one set of rates for having a house and granny on the one title, im guessing water will be charged the same way. Nek, from my research in the Blacktown area Granny Flats are rented within the week, so i would not be too fussed about how nice...

I have not used them sorry but do not always go by the company that deals with the property, it is all down to the individual agent. When i bought my place in Melton South i had a good sales guy and then a good enough PM but she went away on maternity leave and they stuck a rookie in charge...

Call your local council is it Parramatta? anyway most councils have people there to answer such questions, its surprising what information you can get from these places if you direct your questions at the right people. GF's been made easier to build by the NSW government planing scheme and...