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Hi all, What searches do you think are a must when purchasing property? Obviously it will depend a little on the property. My conveyancer has recommended a pretty big list!: Title search Registered Plan Easements Town Planning Certificate Full rates Property Notices Building Records...

Hi all, I'm hoping the clever cookies here can provide some opinions on loan structuring. I am about to purchase an existing house, which I wish to rent out for a period of time (say 3-4 years) after which I plan to demolish the house, build a new one on it, and live in the new house. I...

Hi all, Can someone tell me what's involved in getting subdivision approval in Logan? There is a property I'm interested in which is 20m x 90m (1800sqm total), and I'm wondering what the process would be for subdivision and what it would cost. My most probable course of action would be not...

Hi all, Quick version: can I convert a paid-down simple loan to LoC and then let the credit mount up towards the limit against the house so as to increase the tax deductability? Long version: - I significantly paid down a PPOR with a simple (redraw) loan - I made a couple of redraws over time...

Hi all, Quick question. I know that generally expenses are not claimable unless incurred after the property is available to rent. However I was wondering about this one - costs of pool safety inspections and certificates in order to make it allowable to rent? Costs were incurred a few days...

Hi all, What do you think is the appropriate way to approach this situation is? - Tenant accidentally damages a set of linked downlight fittings, electrician called in to fix - Appears the downlight transformer needs to be accessed to fix, but this requires a hole to be cut into the ceiling...

Hi guys, Can anyone recommend a good loan repayment calculator (eg. in excel)? In particular, I'm looking for something that can deal with changing interest rates, the effect of extra payments and redraws, etc. I can do this stuff in Excel but if someone's already set it up it'd be a...

Hi all, I have a couple of significant expenses coming up on my IP. Due to being ill informed before the place became an IP, I have only a little claimable interest on the property (standard P&I loan). I will need to spend a couple of grand on some expenses. Does it make sense to redraw my...

Hi guys, Just need to vent. Rented out my first place (was my PPOR) just two weeks ago. So far we have had the following occur: Pool gate hinge broken Light switch broken And today, pool pump (only 18 months old I think) appears to have seized Let me guess, this is what I should...

Hi guys, Is there any way I can determine what the handover date was for a house? I want to see if builder's warranty is still in effect (I doubt it is).

Hi all, I have a LL policy with Terri Scheer for my IP. For those who also have this, could you recommend a building insurer that compliments the Terri Scheer product well? The Terri Scheer building insurance product is quite expensive, or at least my quote was. the Terri Scheer LL policy...

Hi guys, I've done some of my own photos for a listing on realestate.com.au. Not having does this before, can any advise what format and size result in the best pics on the site? What I mean is I don't want the website to chop the photos or do a poor resize. Thanks

Hi guys, I'm settling on a house in Toowoomba on Monday (the contract is unconditional at this point). As you have all probably heard, the town got absolutely smashed by horrific weather yesterday. Now I feel kinda bad being preoccupied about a house while there are dozens of people...

Hi all, I'm in the process of doing a few things to tidy up my PPOR in preparation for it becoming an IP in February. For example, I have just replaced a retaining wall. Is there any tax effective way to do this? I appreciate that I can really only start claiming expenses when the property...

Hi all, Anyone have any recommendations for property management servicing Rochedale South in QLD? This is for renting my current house out (4 bed, 2 bath, modern house). Thanks!

Hi guys, Looking for a high quality, thorough Building and Pest Inspections company servicing Toowoomba. Any suggestions? Thanks!

Hi all, I'm in QLD and negotiating on a couple of properties to try and make a purchase. Is it ok to provide a signed contract on more than one at one time or should I only pursue one at a time? Obviously I only wish to buy one. My concern is I could be in a poor position if both are accepted...

Hi guys, I've been reading these forums for a while and now finally had the impetus to sign up, so HI :) Now, my situation is we're moving for work reasons, and want to therefore rent out our house in BNE. What I'm looking for is to hopefully use the combined knowledge and experience in...