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I was looking through the latest phone bill the other day. Added up the subtotals for duration of calls to mobile, landline, voicemail, international. 29.5 hours. That is outbound calls. Inbound calls I assume is at least equal to that. That is like 3 days a month of 24 hours non-stop...

Currently trying to find a good company for two 1200x1800 fire rated windows for a dwelling built on a boundary. The building site is in Melbourne metro. Cost is the number 1 consideration but delivery times is a close second priority. Slab going in so they must be able to deliver in weeks...

In the process of deciding primary school for my two boys (4 and 1.5). The usual considerations of public vs private, location, etc... But anyone here with experience with Montessori schools?

So twice in 3 months I could have paid a lot of unnecessary money for property "maintenance". 3 months ago the property manager (from a fairly typical large national RE company with two names separated by &) rang and told me that the tenant complained that the front door of the house was...

Many newbies like me are getting into developing and profit margin is always talked about a lot. Most will say to us noobs, aim to have a minimum margin of 20%. I am trying to rationalise what 'profit margin' actually tells the investor who undertakes the development. Does it tell you how...

Of course Somersofter accountants and whoever else in the know are welcome to comment as well please! My current development No. 1 is held under a discretionary trust. At the time I was thinking bucket company. Now my understanding is that a bucket company is a short term fix...

I have been an avid reader of this forum for 5 years now and I have learned an incredible amount of knowledge from this wonderful community. It has played a large part in my short investment life and there are many well known forum members who helped me out/shaped my decisions along the way. Big...

Does anyone know? If a property has a separate dwelling at the back on one title in victoria is it legal to rent the main and ancillary dwelling to separate tenants on separate leases?

A letter from the council recently came to me pointing out a property I own has an 'unauthorised strata development'. It states that as the owner I need to return the property back to its 'original use'. There is nothing more specific about it and there is no indiction of the time frame with...

Just done my first reno on an IP, went a bit longer than expected but it is on the market for rent now. Anyday i should have a tenant. But I got a little problem. I purchased a trailer on ebay at the start of the project. It was fantastic and I don't think I could have done the reno without...

I posted this in comm subforum but no replies so far. So I decided to add this thread here to see if anyone can help. And yes I have searched the forum. Here is the question: It is a leasehold commercial property with a crown lease of 25 years with 23 years left to run (QLD). Current...

does anyone have leasehold commercial properties? the particular property has a crown lease of 25 years with 23 years left to run (QLD) it was renewed in 2008 by current vendor but my understanding is that in 2033 there is a risk of state repossessing the land for other usage agent...

just a question from a complete noob in commercial for those who have tried and succeeded. the risk of long vacancies is one of the main drawbacks of CIP investment. but buying CIP vacant also represent a great opportunity on a discounted price. i would know when it comes to...

i am very new to this forum and if this has been covered before sorry. i have been looking for IPs with a bit of land in inner suburbs. when it comes to a 'corner block' what is the usual premium for it? 20%? 30%?