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As a person who has gone against the general advise / perception out there and went ahead with a Meriton purchase 6 yrs ago, I would definitely NOT do it again. I bought what was supposedly a higher quality development on the waterfront in Inner West of Sydney and got sucked into the rental...

Also just started to look into buying a berth in Qld as an investment. There are a few developments underway / completed at Gold Coast and Airlie Beach and Mackay. Here is some general information I have picked up so far. - There is no opportunity for depreciation expenses - If your...

I've stayed at The Gourney and can wholeheartedly recommend it. Great location for that part of Penang and so many hawker food options almost on your doorstep. A 24hr Indian curry house just down the road a bit and the large outdoor market about 10mins away. It has an fantastic day spa...

No it certainly didn't deter me, I took my business to Scott up in Brisbane and it was vastly different experience. :)

Yes I pulled out from dealing with one of the high profile Melb based agencies as well due to poor communication and ongoing delays. I feel they just didn't have the staff / processed in place to handle so many clients.

Wow Alwayscurious.. I'm going through exactly the same struggle myself (your mortgage isn't with Macquarie by any chance ?). Went to see the independent solicitor today ($275 later), luckily she pointed out the independent financial advise requirement.. so now have 4 days to get all this...

Scoofy, I've just found a place in Brisbane using the services of Scott McGeever's company www.propertysearchers.com.au Their service level is very good and I have nothing but praise for his staff members I have been dealing with.

I'm using the AMP Bank Cash Management account as someone recommended on here previously. No setup fees, no monthly fees if you stay within the transactions limits or use internet banking.

Just looking for any recommendations / agents to avoid in the Ashgrove / The Gap area in Brisbane. Thanks

Ani. Been searching for an online version like google video but no luck so far. If you are familiar / comfortable with using file sharing bittorrent, it is avail here: http://torrentspy.com/torrent/869831/the_secret_dvd

My first IP was bought through a similar company in 2001. Never again !! They are usually very slick and come across as being reputable, trying to do the best for you etc. The general message they portray is correct.. use RE to build your wealth, but there should be no reason why you have to...

Jen, Definately doesn't sound like a problem with Firefox - it doesn't have a firewall. How about uninstalling/ disabling AVG temporarily and see if your problem disappears. Actually come to think of it, sound more like a nasty virus/spyware. I had something similar a while back and it...

The last time I saw Steve present it seemed the float was still some way off. The first step for the company is to make a profit and pay some consistent dividends to shareholders - which would then make the float a more attractive option. This financial year both funds are using the...

TFB, I'm still crunching the numbers on the goget cars, but you are right they are pretty much equivalent to a rental car price when you look at the daily rate. The thing is, when I hire a car for a 24 hr period over the weekends, for the most part the car is still just sitting still, so an...

Just completed the latest reval on my Mackay property located at Rural View. Purchase Nov 04 - $277K Reval 1 - Oct 05 - $330K Reval 2 - Aug 06 - $380K - although hopefully can get it pushed up to 400K by providing some extra "guidance" to the valuer based on sales stats. In the same time...

As I walk to work, for the past 4 years I've been renting cars on the weekend only. After you build up some loyalty (I use Avis) they offered very heavy discounts - so for the last 1 year my total car costs for having a car almost every weekend was around $2100 (note I don't take the extra...

Have to agree with you Ozi. I did a 6 month IT contract in Canberra a few years ago. As a single fella it really didn't have a lot to keep me interested there and ended up driving back to to Sydney nearly every weekend. I'd imagine it's a nice place if you have a family there, you could have a...

Another very good one I have just finished is: Smart Property Improvement by Peter Cerexhe. It doesn't go into the same level of details for full developments as Ron Forlees book, and even the last chapter tries to caution people away from it to some extent. However it does cover other...

I used incorporator.com.au, but in hindsight would use cleardocs next time due to the real time link to asic.

Thanks MF35 for you detailed post and followup. I'm in the early stage of doing something like this (but using Metropople) in Melb, so I can definately make use of your numbers at least for comparisions. Great stuff !!