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Thanks all Our new tenant moved in 2 weeks ago :)

I would let them do it. They may be foodies and want a good oven. In the last place we rented we asked to purchase and install 2 aircons. They let us and when we left, they purchased the units only back from us (no installation costs refunded). You may not want to buy back their oven if they...

Our agent offers weekend inspections but only between 9-11am which is probably a short time frame if people are seeing a few at a time. We're going to offer all day Saturday and Sunday by appointment only. My mother is going to take care of them for me as she lives a few minutes away. She works...

Sorry, I think my wording implied the agent said it was too risky for me. I decided it was too risky based on the information given to me regarding age, unemployment, ability to meet payments etc and I made the judgement call.

Hi Happycats I have the same issue at the moment. 3 weeks unrented for a unit in Kallangur. My agent also has no address on the advert so I have asked them to at least add the street which will be obvious to anyone looking in Kallangur as its off the main drag. I'm also going to offer...

The advertising pics are good and are just of the unit itself, inside and outside (about 20 pics all up). The complex itself is well maintained and I don't think there's anything that would be offputting in that respect. The only thing I personally don't like is the backyard in that its...

Thanks for the perspective Jamie. Those are the kinds of things I have no knowledge of. I'll get the price adjusted asap.

The agent said they have had some inquiries but only 1 that started the application process....the people I mentioned earlier. They've had the unit on their books for about 3 weeks now. The unit is in a complex and our price is at the bottom end of the rental range of that complex. The unit...

Hi Wylie its in Kallangur. I've been watching realestate.com.au just to get an idea of the volume of listings and there hasn't been much listed in our price bracket so its not like there is a glut from my perspective. Currently there's about 4 in our price bracket and then a fair few are...

We are currently looking for a new tenant. The old tenant moved out 2 weeks ago. We self PM however we hired a RE to search for a new tenant for us. As far as the RE, I was really happy with how they handled the set up...admin, taking pictures, listings etc. I never hear from them though but...

Hi I am looking for a real estate agency who offers a 'let only' service. I have a property in Kallangur leaving on the 10th October and would like an agent to handle the search for a new tenant. I've contacted 2 so far in the area and they don't offer the service. If anyone has any...

I appreciate you re-posting the info Rixter. I have 2 properties (townhouse and villa) and chose those over a house for most of your reasons plus a few others. We bought relatively new properties but the one thing I noticed when looking for units was how rundown some look after 20-30 years or...

i think the big broad goal of passive income is great but would think stage 1 is probably the best to focus on and then reassess your goals again at 40 with a strategy for the next 20 years as others mentioned, things do happen in life but also our focus on life changes over time i had goals i...

I think its best to build one from scratch that suits you. I have one that does what you say (gives me a final refund number) but like Paul said, mine won't suit others because I didn't bother building a lot of the tax issues into it...offsets, HECS etc. Basically though I set up an individual...

I'm sorry, you're correct Terry, she wasn't a lawyer, just conveyancing in our lawyers office. Slip of the mind.

We are QLD based and purchased in QLD with Bankwest. We had to get a JP to sign (witness ID). Our lawyer couldn't do it but they had a JP in the office who could. I don't know if this applies to you but the paperwork was primarily processed in WA so we made sure to express post documents to...

I think given your stage in life it would be beneficial to have a think about where you want to end up in terms of earning income and work backwards to find the best investment strategy for that. Also bear in mind your willingness to take risks etc. I have asked advice on this forum a few...

my salary all goes into the mortgage and we live off my husbands down to the cent with everything extra going into the mortgage. our lifestyle is pretty simple so money is either used straight away or into the mortgage the mortgage i was going to park money into was our PPOR

Thanks for the responses. I only have it spare for a few months so not worth setting up an offset but I get what you said Paul about the constant ins and outs.

If I have a spare $5000 for the time being is it worth putting in my mortgage account for 28 days of the month to save on interest? Say the loan balance is $50k and so the $5k can put it down to $45k but for only 28 days of the month. Alternatively if the interest is calculated on the 9th of...