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    Tuckpointing in Busselton WA

    Does anyone know of any tuckpointers or mortar repairers in Busselton, Bunbury or nearby areas in WA. I have some badly cracked internal walls that need repairing and am having trouble finding someone.
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    Sustainability Discussion Paper - WA

    There was a request for comment in today's West on a discussion paper put forward by the Department of Housing and Works. Though you guys might like to take a look at it, as there is some discussion about mandatory modifications to houses to meet energy and sustainability ratings prior to...
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    What's the going rate of Selling Commission, WA?

    Hi, I'm looking at selling one of my houses in WA. I've never sold a house before. What's the going rate of commission for selling, and is it possible to negotiate this rate. Also, what other expenses are we likely to have. Any suggestions from those that have done this before...
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    Mockeridge Circuit Renovation

    This is my current project. I'll post photo's room by room. It's not finished yet, but we are getting there. Dining Room - Before Dining Room - After
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    Quick HDT Question

    The loan docs have just come through and all the loan docs are in the company name (as trustee for the trust). This deal is negatively geared (though positive cashflow with the tax offsets), so I thought that the loan docs need to be in my own name to be able to offset the interest against my...
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    RSS/Atom Feeds

    Any chance of getting an XML feed for these forums?
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    Independent Solicitor's Certificate

    I'm buying a house through a trust and the bank is insisting on an independent solicitor's certificate. I don't have a problem with this, or with paying a solicitor for it, but upon talking to a solicitor's firm it's become apparent that solicitor's are very reluctant to sign these because of...
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    How much rent for semi-furnished

    I have someone interested in renting my house semi-furnished for 6 months with an option for a further 6 months, but I don't know what to charge in rent. He wants fridge, Microwave, table and chairs supplied, and I'm looking at eventually renting this fully furnished as a holiday rental...
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    Number 4 (at long last)

    OK - I've managed to kick my self up the backside and gone and found #4. I found myself a large 3/2 in Busselton WA, less than 500m from a beach, fronting onto a park. Just got to decide whether to furnish it as a holiday rental or not. Waiting on finance and settlement, but don't...
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    Eliminating Urine Odours from Sand

    Here's a bit of a strange one... Anyone successfully controlled odours of cat urine saturated dirt. I need to do some paving over an area that the neighbourhood cats have set aside as their communal toilet. It's in an area that doesn't get much sunlight, and hence doesn't tend to dry out...
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    PIPS - Anyone Heard of It

    Hi guys, I just had a referral to PIPS (Pure Investor Profit System or People In Profit System) and couldn't find very much information about the scheme on the web. Anyone know anything about this. It looks suspiciously like a Pozi type scheme, but without the necessity to recruit people...
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    Is this a legitimate Break Fee from a Lease?

    My partner is moving out of a house in rural WA and wants to break the lease. Her current housemate has agreed to take on the lease from the date of my partner's departure, but the estate agent has come back with this. Can a PM (or someone who knows better than me) comment please. It...
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    Investing in Turkey

    I've been away for a while, travelling the world. I'm currently in Turkey and am intrigued by the real estate market over here. Has anyone invested in Turkey? I'm interested in the tax laws here pitfuls for potential investors. Regards
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    Need Advice: Structuring Related Parties Sale

    Hi All, I'd appreciate people's thoughts on the following deal. My grandmother currently owns a holiday house in an attractive beachside town about 1 hour from Perth. She bought it pre CGT and owns it outright. The house on it is Asbestos and is like a large holiday shack that has been...
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    Phew!!!!

    Got home from work last night after my 12 km ride (on the deadly treadly). Jumped in the shower. Smelt smoke. Looked outside - everything white. Jumped out of the shower - to the front door. Everything white (smoke) Turns out there was a bit of a bushfire (4th this summer so...
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    Dammit - I've got that itch again.

    I thought I'd last until March. I've just settled on a new PPOR and converted my old one to an IP, and I'm already itching to start looking again. This is starting to become addictive. Is there no hope for me? Is there a cure?
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    Info on St George Pro Pack needed

    Hi y'all, Now that I've got the new PPOR settled, I'm revisiting the fun I was having with St George, getting landed with the 0.5% Pro Pack discount, after getting approval for (and expecting) the 0.7% discount. The complaints process at St George is a slow and painful affair, and I may...
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    Real Rental Fees

    OK - Here's a Christmas present for y'all from the Puppeteer. A little spreadsheet that calculates you're Gross Rental Fee, that takes account of all of those little extra's. A few notes. It assumes that 1 weeks rental fee is subtracted from the letting fee to account for the portion of...
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    Installing Ventilation Fan in Bathroom

    OK - for some reason the builders put a fan in the toilet, but not in the Bathroom of our PPOR (probably slack, or they plain just missed). Anyway - I like my showers hot, and that means lots of steam, and before it starts getting mouldy, I'd like to rectify the builders mistake. What's...
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    TASWA recommendations

    I thought those of you in WA (or with properties in WA) might be interested in what TASWA have recommended as changes to the residential tenancies act. http://www.taswa.org/pubs/pdf/rtareview.pdf A few pages that raised my eyebrows. Pg 16, 21, 25, 37 and 42. Pg 37 is especially...
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