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I have a meeting with my accountant on Friday and would like to go into it with my eyes open. What is the definition of an investor as opposed to a developer? I heard that a developer must have intent to sell? What are the different tax implications between the two? Just looking into best set...

Can you find old planning permits/building permits (DA/CCs) on a particular property? How would you go about this? While I have you, can you find out how many/which properties are affected by restrictive covenants (circa early 90s)? Assuming it differs from state to state, the properties are...

Anyone got a house they need moved? Please keep me in mind if you do. I want to move a house mid Sept and another mid December but am willing to work within your time frame. Vic is proving to be a different playing field when it comes to moving houses! :cool:

Just after some advice in regards to a finance clause in a contract I recently signed. We have a 3 week subject to finance clause with a 60 day settlement. I signed on the 19/5, with a finance date of the 9/6. The vendor signed on the 22/5 and I received these contracts on the 28/5 - meaning 9...

I've been thinking of a career change for a little while now. Looking at becoming an R/E agent but unable to take the wage hit of a junior. There is a traineeship being offered by a property investment advisers group which looks ok. I could work there and do my cert IV in Property Services. It...

Put an offer in for a property on Monday. Got told there was another higher offer on the table and could I do better? I did (changed terms, upped price). Haven't heard back from the agent. Is it legal to play one buyer off another? What's stopping the agent going to the other party with my...

Is this a term you relate to? I just read a really good article called "7 Lessons from Building a $15-Million-a-Year Lifestyle Business with No Loans, VCs or Angel Money". I suppose I relate to the entrepreneur title a bit. I have to really work at staying focused on one venture at a time -...

Preferably Northern suburbs. Got onto a great lawyer in Sydney, now need one in Melbourne. Who do you use?

Anyone got a great PM in Orange they'd like to share?

What would you use to enclose the space under a house? We don't need access to it, but it is quite high in places. Cheap, quick and easy.

I was having a conversation with someone the other day and was asked what I do for a living. So far, I'm inclined to pull one of the many things I 'do', but I found I'm reluctant to say property investor. Exploring this, I think it's because of the stigma. I think it is also because I don't...

I'm sure I saw someone (Terry?) post something about being able to negotiate a credit card debt down if you have a lump sum to pay it off. We have a $10,000 credit card debt that we can pay off in one lump sum but if I could negotiate a couple grand off it that would be great. Was it here that I...

How would I go about changing the zoning laws? We built a house on our property under the dependents persons unit permit. The house we built complied with the requirements by having a double wall built down the middle of it (so technically could be moved though practically it would never...

http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2013-11-14/hockey-warns-of-us-style-shutdown/5090722 Thoughts? If it happens, what would the effects be on property investors?

Hubby and I are in a partnership - landscaping (primarily artificial turf). I am the one who does the property stuff. Quick run down as it is all getting very complicated and making me nervous about setting it up right in the beginning: PPOR - loan with CBA, 2 LOC already to fund entry...

I have a friend who is in a huge pickle. I was wondering if we could do some sort of win/win type scenario for her. Briefly - she has 5 dependents and is in the middle of a horrible divorce. Her ex is thwarting all attempts by her to seek employment and is paying as little C/S as possible...

Hi all, just looking for details on a Melbourne meet? We are in the process of moving down and I would love to meet up with some like minded Melbournians. We will be moving to the Macedon Ranges but happy to travel into the city (also happy to have it in one of the superb eateries around...

How do you deal with stress? I think it is fair to say that (at times) property investing and/or developing can be extremely stressful. It has all hit this week for me and I'm feeling right at the end of my tether. I have the perspective to know that this will pass and all the little...

Anyone seen this? My computer is covered in coffee, I laughed so hard. Enjoy :D http://terriblerealestateagentphotos.com/

Not sure if this is the right forum for this. We have just left a rental property that we have some safety concerns about. The owner showed us (on our first day there) where he had taken out a row of supporting piers under the house to make a storage room :eek: The cracks in the back of...