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Hi y'all - I was never a prolific poster here, but made the odd one - just thought I'd let you all know that the equal best investment I've ever made had its pay-off today with my second little girl bouncing into the world at 4pm. Weighed almost 9 pounds, she did. And so cute. Got a little...

Hi, I'm asking this question on behalf of a friend. She's a journalist who bought a house in Perth in 2000 when she was with the ABC over there. She bought with the intention of living in it, but was posted to Melbourne after purchasing, so she decided to rent it out. It ended up being...

Hi there Just wanted to publicly acknowledge the fine work by Rolf Schaefer here in Melbourne. He looked after my refinancing recently, and despite some hiccups with the bank in question, promptly and efficiently smoothed everything out. Big thumbs up from me for Rolf! Cheers Jamie

Howdy y'all, I sold 4 IPs that were all financed via 5 yr fixed interest loans with Westpac- the 5 yrs was due to come up in July/August 2008. Rate on 2 of them was 6.19%, rate on the other 2 was 6.39%. I rang Westpac earlier this year because I wanted to know whether break costs would...

This is a letter I have just sent my solicitor who is the senior partner in a mob I've been using for conveyancing in Rocky- the person you'll read about who I liased with is not a solicitor but looks after their conveyancing - thoughts/opinions welcome... Mr XXXXXXX, I am a client of...

G'day A contract on an IP was supposed to go unconditional on Tuesday - buyers solicitors got in touch with mine at 3.30pm to tell them their inspections revealed a "storeroom" under the house hadn't been approved by council. This means they're not satisfied with the inspection, so they want...

I have 2 properties for sale in Rocky. The first is four bedroom (all with air-con) in Park Avenue no flood, rents for $190 per week but this could be raised. Great tenants who've been there since I bought 2 years ago. House is in great nick... You can look at photos at www.baxtergroup.com.au...

I'm just a novice in terms of shares, but I was just wondering why, if NavraInvest's trading style is supposed to be good in volatile markets, how come its unit price has continually gone down over the past couple of weeks during an extremely up and down period on the ASX? Not being a smart...

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Hi, Now, I'm a moderator on Steve McKnight's forum, and I have a question. We have a young man there who claims to be 21, works part time, and says he's built a portfolio of 12 properties worth $2.1m with a current LVR of 70% after starting from scratch about a year ago. This would give...

Unfortunately I don't have a digital camera, so I can't give you pictures, but just wanted to let all know that we've used White Knight tile paint to do the tiles in our kitchen and bathroom in a current reno... we've also used it on the floors, and the transformation is excellent, and the...

Hi y'all, Now, I'm pretty sure we're in the clear in regards to this issue, but I thought I'd check. My wife (we married only last month) bought a place in Blairgowrie Vic in February 2001 for 170k... she lived in it for a little bit, then made it available for holiday rentals from the...

"Investment boost tipped for city" "The Rockhampton region should prepare for hundreds of millions of dollars of investment and development from the $3.2 billion aluminium smelter planned for Gladstone."

Is it a worry to pick up this morning's Sunday Age and find a 28 page advertising supplement extolling the virtues of alleged property investment "opportunities" covering every state of Australia? I mean, the picture on the front has got a lovely looking couple playing golf in front of what is a...

Hi, I know I saw a thread with some graphics explaining LOC... but for the life of me I can't find it... anyone remember the one I'm talking about? Cheers r

it says the roof is quite rusted and needs attention... not right away, but soon (next 9-12 months) I have paid $66k for this place in Rockhampton and it rents for $120pw... Now, I know when you buy a house for $66k there's going to be some problems here and there... but should I use this to go...