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Looking for opinions and recommendations please. Can anyone recommend a reputable granny flat builder in the Central Coast? I have done a search on the forums but most builder recs have been in the Sydney region (and most Sydney builders charge travel costs). For those of you who have...

Hi all, I intend to build a granny flat on one of my IPs (lets call it IP1). As I understand it, there are 2 ways to finance a GF build - either use the existing equity in IP1, or obtain a construction loan for IP1. My problem is that the projected value growth for IP1 in the next 2-3...

Hi all, I'm currently renting a property. Due to the strong winds last night, one of the trees in the backyard has fallen over. In cases like this, am I responsible for the removal of the fallen tree or is it the responsibility of the owner? I can't find mention of it in the Tenancies act...

Hi all, So we have had been 3 months of vacancy and no luck finding new tenants. We have tried doing most tricks in the books, dropping rent, offering a few weeks free, getting pro photos done etc. There was next to no feedback provided by potential tenants so I don't think there's...

One of our properties has been vacant since end October. This is in Burnside Heights VIC. API magazine tells me the vacancy rate is 2.4%. We have only received one application so far, we rejected them as the applicants incomes did not check out. The place was listed for 390 p/w in October...

Hi all, My old PM has now taken up a sales role (in the same company) and a new one has taken over. To say that I am less than impressed with the performance of this new PM would be an understatement - inspections were not done, does not know tenancy laws, not up to date with rental market...

Not sure if this is the right place for it, but... Can anyone recommend BAs who operate in regional areas (not capital cities)? Most BAs listed on REBAA I have contacted are based out of Sydney, Melbourne, Brissie etc (with the exception of Prop who i notice does the Hunter and Central...

Hi all, tried doing a search on this but couldn't find any answers... The other half has a IO IP loan since 2009, min monthly repayments around the 1700 p/month mark. He's made regular full payment of the interest charged every month, until... Early last year he dumped 40k into the loan...

Thoughts on next IP location - Sydney Hello all, I'm in the market for my next IP and I'm after some opinions on which suburbs I should be looking at. I have about 350-400k to spend, looking for someplace with land content (either a house, townhouse, villa, etc). Yields are important (but...

Hi all, I am new to this forum and was hoping to get some opinions or advice. Please bear with me as this is a long post. My husband and I have an IP which was tenanted out 6 months ago and managed by a PM who came recommended (not from this forum though). Being first time investors we did...