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Hi Everyone, It's been a long time since i've been around in the parts! Looks like i've got a lot of reading to catch up on. We've been busy, finally finished our renovations and are very happy with what we created, even if it did takes us quite a bit longer than expected (read months...) and...

Hi all, How do I know if a mortgage broker is independant? Thanks, Kylie

Hi all, Is it worthwhile to open a self managed super fund if you only have a small amount to invest? (around $10k). My husband has some money in an account that is losing (what's new?!) and my small amount of super is in a fund that is being closed and I have to roll it over somewhere. I...

Hi everyone, I'm hoping someone has some inexpensive ideas for garden edging. We have quite a bit of edging to do and really need to keep it inexpensive without looking "too cheap". Any suggestions?

We are looking at a house tomorrow that is constructed externally from fibro cement sheeting. Has anyone had any experience in rendering this? Any tips?

We are finally getting towards the end of our 6 week turned into 6 month renovation! We have just erected the picket fence. After a lot of convincing my husband agreed to build it. He just doesn't like picket fences, but this type of fence really suits the house. Well, it just looks...

Has anyone had experience with doing a renovation for profit, and not doing any of the work yourself? Perhaps the property was in other area, and you used tradesmen to do all the work. You might have visited at the beginning to determine what was to be done, and at the end to view the finished...

Hi, I've heard a few times about this book, and thought I'd get myself a copy. It is hard cover, 450 pages, with colour photos. Normally $75, Angus and Robertson has it on special for $36.95. I've had a look through it, and it covers almost anything you'd want to do in a renovation. Also...

We currently live at the end of a street, in a nicer part of town. At the end of the street is farming land, which has recently been sold. Over the last few days, surveyors have been out there working, and today a whole lot of business people arrived with plans for a new subdivision. Turns out...

Having only ever bought property in country areas, which is also the area we live, (so we know it well), we are now thinking of purchasing in the city. What sort of research is needed to determine where we want to invest? I read the property investor magazines and see the change in median...

What is your opinion of one bedroom properties? The one in question is a block of 5 flats, 4x 1BR, 1x 2BR, in a country town location (30,000 population). All are currently tenanted. Asking price $390,000. Rental $510 pw, $26,520 pa, so gross yield 6.8%. I haven't viewed inside yet, but...

The walls I've just undercoated had cracks in the corners and around the cornice, which I filled with no more gaps. Now that the undercoat is dry, all these areas that were filled have cracked. I looked up selleys website and apparently some acrylic undercoats that shrink when drying will cause...

Hi everyone, Just new to these forums, discovered you all while we are in the middle of our first renovation. Planning to resell this property, to bring in some cash. Learning heaps as we go, but also trying to reduce the cost of "renovation education"! A question regarding plastering for...