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  1. JamesGG

    3rd Generation

    So he hasn't setup an account here yet but yesterday, Sam and I welcomed our beautiful baby boy into the world. He's stolen everyone's heart and particularly those of his grandparents, all current or former forum members as well. Benjamin James Gatherum-Goss born 2:48pm 25/08, at 7lb 9oz...
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    Engaged

    Y'know, this forum has been a great resource over the years, an absolute wealth of information about property investment. Better still, I've met some truly amazing people here, including some who I now count amongst my closest of friends. And, after a series of events that have surprised even...
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    Adelaide Gathering - October 2010 ??

    Just wondering if there's anything organised for the first week of October, in Adelaide? Turns out that both Lil_Skater and I have reason to be over that end of the woods from about the 1st until the 9th or 10th. It'd be great to catch up with a few of the locals while we're there :). If...
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    Budget

    Well, not much happened. And less again of relevance to most property investors. Quick snapshot; Tax on interest received a 50% discount, but only for the first $1,000 earned. Low income offset is increasing and scheduled income tax cuts are going ahead. Company tax reduced to 28% by 2014...
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    2010/11 PAYGW Variations

    Just a quick note for those who may be interested; The last day for lodging 2010 PAYGW Variations will be Friday 30th April. The first day for lodging 2011 PAYGW Variations will be Tuesday 4th May. If you have a current variation in place, note that in most cases it will expire at the end...
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    $5m cash to play with

    Not quite; not yet, for me. But, I've been wondering lately; consider a multi-million-dollar cash injection. Tatts, inheritance, divorce proceeds, business sale. Whatever rocks your boat. You then upgrade and / or pay out the PPOR, pick up the various toys and book the holidays that you may...
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    Rejected offers & advertised prices

    I was catching up on some reading this morning, including the last issue of the Estate Agent magazine published by the REIV. One particular article caught my attention (on page ten, for those playing at home). Anthony Leggiero of Maddocks Lawyers penned an article about what constitutes an...
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    Beautiful shades of green

    I was looking at a property last week, which has a little add-value potential. The property is an older one. Appears fairly solid, suburban Melbourne, already yielding a little over 7%, and, clearly has room to be improved. One thing that I was a little unsure about, though. The bathroom is...
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    DaleGG - Early retirement, without the tears

    My old man did a presentation last night for Positive Real Estate, about his thoughts on dealing with early retirement after over two years of same for himself. For anyone who might be interested, these are his notes that were handed out on the night.
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    Seven year itch; "why"

    I joined this forum seven years ago. Nearly seven weeks after my seventeenth birthday, roughly seven weeks before graduating year twelve. I found this place through the old Freestylers forum, now (sadly) gone. Perspective; there are now 10,427 members on Somersoft; I'm #188. A few months ago...
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    NAB to purchase Challenger / Plan

    Saw the market announcement on the ASX this morning.
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    Half a million dollars

    From the main headline on The Age website this afternoon; "Is panic buying sweeping our property market?" I'll take her up on that; she is indeed old-fashioned to struggle with accepting half a million dollars as a low amount. Regardless of what the housing market has done, is doing, or is...
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    Failure to check emails costs $10k

    For one reason or another, I find myself still renewing my REIV membership every year. One benefit to that is getting the EA magazine sent out to me every couple of months, which has a lot of rubbish, a lot of ads, and the odd article of interest. One such article in this edition is headed, as...
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    REIV quarterly update

    The REIV took their sweet time about it (as they usually do) but their March 2008 quarterly update has been posted online recently. http://propertydata.reiv.com.au/Members/PDF/Property_Update.pdf Lies, damned lies and statistics; I know, but, it makes for an interesting read.
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    Short message spamming?

    Being friends with female twenty-somethings and teenagers, I'm prone to receiving a ridiculous number of text messages most days. But, I just received one (literally, only a minute ago) from a number that I don't recognise but suspect is not exactly local;
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    ABC Nightlife; Pape & Jenman

    Found this audio clip, recorded from a recent interview with Scott Pape and Neil Jenman. Pape has generally published a preference for equities over property, but that aside, I'm generally a fan of his work. I'll keep my thoughts on Jenman to myself. They discuss their thoughts on the...
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    Couldn't be prouder

    I think once or twice I may have rambled here about the brilliance of my youngest sister. She's 15 now. Missy's watched as our parents, and I, have achieved some pretty cool things. She's been playing (and winning! :o ) the Cashflow game since she was about nine years old or so, and grown up...
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    Two years is too long

    I wasn't sure that I wanted to post this thread, but I've received enough PM's lately to bow to peer pressure. :p Well, kinda. I'm not going to outline exactly what I have or haven't done. But, will mention some of the things that I have done differently, or seen others do differently, to get...
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    EvoTV

    I don't think this has been posted here, yet. I found this site recently: http://www.evotv.com.au/ Features financial / economic news, commentary and education, in video format. You'll need to register, but it's free. And damn, it's good :)
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    MIG in May?

    Just curious what the plan is for next week. Y-man...?
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