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    REIQ June Quarter 2014 Market Review - Looking for report

    Does anyone here have access to the recently released June quarter market report from REIQ that could kindly send to me? Would be much appreciated.
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    The 50 largest Australian cities and towns by population (and growth rates)

    http://blog.id.com.au/2014/population/australian-population/the-50-largest-australian-cities-and-towns-by-population/ I thought this was an interesting read, as people's perceptions of the sizes of our cities and towns is quite often way off from reality. The other thing is that size also...
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    Changes to Real Estate Laws in QLD

    Hi all, Recently I've been notified by some imminent changes to the buying and selling process in QLD as a result of the Property Occupations Bill coming in to supersede the Property Dealers and Motor Dealers Act. They include but aren't limited to: - Agents will no longer be allowed to...
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    One Big Learning Curve!

    Only just completed settlement on my first IP and now I realise how easy it is to make errors as a newbie to the game. I've often heard experts often say that property investment is all about the numbers. It's not. Particularly when you're holding a property which seemingly no one wants...
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    Not Being Able to Jump on an Opportunity

    Recently I purchased a property I thought was a good buying opportunity after looking at many other properties in the area. So I went and took it up. However, more recently I've continuously been looking at other properties in the same area which I've thought could have been just as good or...
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    Don't want to buy near where I live... options?

    So recently I went to talk to a mortgage broker to get a better idea of my borrowing limits and where I'm tracking in relation to deposit and upfront costs. I could borrow over $500k but I'm ideally looking for properties closer to $400k and under. For a $400k property, I have enough money...
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    Something not quite right with these numbers...

    Let's play a little game. Here's are two 2/2/2 brick veneer units built some time in the 90s on the market somewhere in one of the major centres in Central Queensland asking $175000 each with some calculations for the cash flow and yield done by the selling agent. Each is currently tenanted at...
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    How much do you save a month?

    ...Or should I be asking instead: how many of you keep track of your income and expenses? :D Currently trying to build up a deposit after starting work full time 7 months ago. Worked out after all expenses (including rent) that I'm saving over $2000 a month.
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    New Infrastructure Projects in Brisbane - Areas to Watch

    I'm currently doing some research on areas to watch and upcoming infrastructure projects that could potentially benefit some areas around Greater Brisbane. Currently I have: - Airport Link: Recently completed and looking as though it is creating a fair bit of interest around Kedron, Stafford...
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    Looking at Options for Getting on the Property Ladder

    Hi all, Got some options I'm currently looking at to get into the property market in the next year or two which is when I will have enough saved for a 5-10% deposit. My situation. I'm a single 23 year old who relocated to Gladstone for work after living in Adelaide pretty much my entire life...
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    Shifting Rental Property - One person breaking lease

    Hi all, I am having a few issues at the moment that are preventing me from getting a person who is interested in joining our household (rented with 2 people currently, can hold 4 people) from doing so due to issues at her current residential address with another tenant - which is the reason...
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    Philip Thomas' book on Property Development

    Has anyone taken a read of Philip Thomas' book called "Profit from Property: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Successful Real Estate Development"? Opinions? How does it compare to Forlee's stuff on property development?
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    Buying First IP before PPOR

    Hi everyone, I'm currently trying to figure out how to proceed in entering the Adelaide property market. I'm looking to a buy and hold strategy with CF+ (and affordable) properties where possible and to develop a portfolio of investment properties before finding a PPOR. Currently, I'm...
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