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Arrrgghh kitchen being installed into IP2 this week! If I had a time machine I would have taken you up on it!

I'd have to agree. I'm currently reading his biography. Very interesting and intelligent man.

Hi All One of our IP's needs a tidy up whilst we are between tenants, and whilst the kitchen is a fairly good design, the current colours are awful. Two questions; - Is it cheaper / easier to get the existing cupboard doors re-laminated or replaced? - Assuming replacement is the best...

Maybe it's just me, but I'm noticing a lot less D&G commentary from the media over the past 2-3 weeks. Maybe it's just the Xmas spirit? Speaking to a few friends and colleagues that are keen investors, they are certainly calling an inflationary adjusted flat or slight tick upwards for 2012 -...

Thanks Mery - I'll have to go out and grab a copy of API and see what they have to say! Shepparton has undergone a fair degree of infrastructure build out, particularly in terms of retail growth, along with a number of new estates really pushing the outer boundaries of the CBD outwards, with...

Hi Mezma I've got one in Shepparton. Haven't been blown away by it's performance, however there has to be something said about the ease of dealing with Regional PMs and regional tenants vs. their inner city counterparts. When (if) the current tenant moves on, we'll spend some time and...

Thanks Rolf - the other two props are with NAB, one is IP and fixed, the other is PPoR 1/2 fixed half variable. I'm happy to leave those with NAB at this stage as trying to move them will prove too costly, and there is no real need. I'm just interested in pulling this one IP from NAB, trying...

Hi Rolf My view was that with fixed rates available at sub 6% mark, a cheeky 12 month fix would not be a crazy idea, as I (personally) don't think we are going to see 100+ points dropping off the cash rate in the next 12 months. Save $100+ or so a month, and while I'm at it, uncross the...

Hi All Currently have an IP in Dandenong Melbourne. Purchased for $240K 12 months ago and have spent about $25K on improvements. Variable IO on NAB Choice at 6.87% and crossed with PPoR and another IP. Looking around at 1 Year Fixed rates as low as 5.99% with other institutions - I...

**Apologies - I wanted to post this under the Property Finance sub-forum - please move** Hi All I'm just doing some initial investigations; Is anyone using them? What are people's experience with Newcastle Perm? What are they like with valuations? I can see their P+I 1 Year Fix is 5.99% - is...

Alrighty I have purchased a Samsung CLX-3185 Colour Laser MFP with an auto doc feeder (all for $249 I might add). I also purchases a piece of software called iDocument from IcyBlaze. It's all looking good. I scan all my docs into a folder, when I fire up iDocument I add a bunch of...

Hi All I'm keen to hear what some of the investors here that have seen the cycles come and go think about the long term rate of inflation. With the US Fed looking down the barrel of QE3, we are seeing the world being flushed with massive amounts of cash. This cash has to go somewhere...

I live on Perth near the corner of High and absolutely love it.

Well I think I'm going to give this a crack this financial year. I generally put all my docs in a pile and file them once a fortnight. It will take a few extra minutes to scan them (I'm eying of a scanner with an auto doc feeder + duplex scan capabilities). I'm then going to buy a copy of...

OK, so after completing my return this year, I realise just how much paperwork I collect over a 12 month period, and although I have a fairly prudent filing system, it's still not easy to lay my hands on everything quickly. Question - is anyone out there doing everything electronically? I...

Let us know when you run something similar in Melbourne, Nathan.

I have a regional property that I'm looking to increase yield on through some improvements. Tossing up between kitchen and or bathroom. Has anyone got any views on a Bunnings or Ikea kitchen versus a regular Kitchen guy? I'm fairly handy and should be able to install something myself...

So who is planning on some improvements to increase yield of their properties? Both my IPs are tenanted at the moment, and I have just done a fair bit of work in the back yard of one. I'm sticking this money aside this year, with a view to replacing / updating kitchen and bathroom in one...

My partner was a resi PM. She started in the RE and worked her way from reception through to assistant, through to senior PM. She is one of those people that would never leave the office till things were done, went out of her way at all times of the day and night to help people, and she was...

Strange situation; We have a mother-in-law living in Adelaide who is constantly wanting to stay with us for holidays in Melbourne and is becoming difficult. Looking for a resolution and considering going halves in a property that can be leased as a short term / exec style accommodation...