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Evening all. It seems like forever since we first joined SS and started learning from all the amazingly generous people who share their stories and advice here. For the last 12 months we have been bogged down purchasing our PPOR and trying to finish the reno we planned. To cut a long story...

Evening all:) I'm looking for some advice on the best material to use on our alfresco floor. Decking is too expensive (we have 60sqm to cover!). So we will have to go for pavers I believe. We are looking for something that gives the 'wow factor' but is durable as we have two children. I...

Evening all, It's a little late in the evening for tax talk but I've been meaning to ask this question all week. So are there any other investors out there dealing with the dreaded PSI (Personal Services Income) rules? My husband is a contractor in the mining industry and operates...

Afternoon all, We are wanting to remove an internal load bearing wall in a house we are renovating in Duncraig (WA). I was wondering if anyone can recommend a good structural engineer to advise if this is possible and what we should be doing in the roof? Also when we have completed the job I...

Afternoon all, I noticed there are SS catch ups in the Eastern States and I was wondering if people would be interested in a Perth catch up? I know I'm relatively new to the forum but thought there might be others out there who would be interested in a drink and a chat with likeminded people...

Afternoon all :) I'm just starting to investigate adding a commercial property to our portfolio. Primarily because of the superior cash flow vs negatively geared resi property. I'm a complete novice so apologise if this is a silly question. From what I have read on SS it seems as though...

Afternoon all, We are getting some quotes for an outdoor room we are putting onto a family house in a middle-upper income suburb in Perth. We are extending the roof line out so the new alfresco space really is an extension of the house. This area will come out off the kitchen and dining...

Hello fellow investors :) I hope this is the right place for this post. My husband and I are 28 and 30 and have some big goals and until recently thought we were well on our way to achieving them until we met with our accountant who bought us crashing back down to earth and made us question...

Afternoon all, We are not currently able to borrow any more money until at least October due to my husband being newly self emlployed. We are not wanting to sit on our laurels for the next 5 months and are looking for some out of the box suggestions to generate some funds. We have...

Hi all. We are hoping to do our first small development project towards the end of the year. We are thinking of buying a block of land in a high growth area in Perth and build a home, live in it for 6 months (to get the CGT exemption as our PPOP) and then rent it out, refinance and repeat the...

Morning all, We have had a fabulous business opportunity come up and are trying to pull together $100K from our portfolio to buy into a company. We have had our mortgage broker working on accessing the funds but we were told today that our lenders (RAMS and CBA) will not refinance any of our...

Hi all, We went in quite blind with our first investment and I fear we are paying for not having done our due diligence properly and would love some advice. It is a ground floor 2x1 updated unit (one of six) in a 1960s complex in Brunswick West. We paid $320,000 for it 2 years ago and it...

Hi all. Any thoughts on Port Headland (WA)? A friend has just purchased property up there for $680,000 and they are renting it for $1,200 per week. We are looking to get a positive cash flow property (still with good capital growth potential) into our portfolio to help balance things a bit...

Hi all. I'm new to this forum and was hoping for some recommendations for Perth buyers agents/strategists that can help us take our property investing to the next level. I have been recommended Destiny or Momentum Wealth. Does anyone have any thoughts on which one would be best for a young...