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My dad has a small tax question. I encouraged him to appoint an accountant but he said his tax affairs were too simple (he is retired, all he has to submit is interest + some capital loss - see below). The only not-so-simple bit was calculating capital loss on shares of a private company (my...

I'm only a newbie but this topic has been fascinating so far. Kudos to you, bigtone!!!!!!!!

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I have signed my company up to Google Alerts, that way we know who is talking about us. It's pretty useful. Not sure about instantaneous notification though...... usually it's delayed a few days.

Thanks 2bobsworth. Also, I just asked a question about whether my PM fees were reasonable here http://www.somersoft.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44980&page=2 any help would be gratefully appreciated!

OK, so looks like people have been negotiating to have the letting renewal fee waived? Would I be paying 1/2 a week's rent given the fee schedule that I posted 1 post above? Should I try to waive it?

Wow, this is a really useful thread. What do people think about this PM's fees? anything that i shld negotiate? Effective First Leasing 1 Week Rent + 10% GST Subsequent Leasing 1/2 Week Rent + 10% GST Management Fee 7.7% Tenancy Preparation Fee $18.00 Office Expenses...

Wish I had known about this site earlier! Will keep you updated but I think it should be ok. Cheers :)

Ah, thanks heaps. I'll see what the PM says. I'll probably should prepare myself to have it vacant for a couple of weeks while they find a tenant. Is it worth advertising at $10 below market rent per week just to get people signed up early? After all 1 month of lost rent amounts to over $1000...

Hi all, newbie investor here, Should I be asking my PM to advertise the unit before it has settled? Given that they won't be able to access it or have open for inspections until after settlement date. Would really like to hear people's thoughts!

Does anyone else have a rec for a Gosford PM?