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I saw this beautiful plant displayed on the apartment balcony in NZ. Does anyone know what is plant name? and possibly where to buy this in NSW? Many thanks, LC

Hi Folks, I saw one unit for sale in the same building as I'm living in. The building is only 3 years old. So out of curiosity, I obtained a residex report on this unit and I notice the following: 1. In the sold history section, the price bought 3 years ago (probably bought OTP) was half...

Hi Folks, I was just made redundant from the current job and I have 1.5 months to the termination date (end of may). Initially I plan to make a purchase of my 1st IP before this year. My question now is am I still be able to go ahead with the plan as my main concern is on the borrowing side...

As some of you may have noticed, more and more threads are talking about Brisbane and less of Sydney nowadays. OK I understand that there may be more deals up there or easier to find better deals in Brisbane. However, what I don't understand is that if you have to buy in Sydney market e.g...

Couldn't find any search results in this forum hence my question. From the REINSW, this company Propertybuyer has won quite a few awards for excellence. I'm researching a few buyer agencies at the moment and would like to hear any feedback related to Propertybuyer company. Thanks in...

New ?skyhomes? in Olympic Park offer alternative to traditional suburban family homes Do you guys think the trend of large apartment units with 3+ bedrooms would be popular in Sydney and other places in AU? I do see an upward trend for this as families want to live close to all the action and...

How do we do a search on Domain/RE.com.au websites to exclude a certain criteria? e.g. the property status is NOT under offer or NOT auction. Thanks heaps! Lamecrocs

Hi All, I think of this scenario will typically happen in the city area and property in NSW. Assume there are 50 units in one apartment building. So you would have about 5-6 members in the EC. Now, most owners are investors hence nobody is active making any decisions either in the EC or...

Hi Folks, I currently have 1 PPOR and planning to buy an IP before end of the year. Would like to know more about extracting equity from the current property and use LOC to fund the next IP purchase. Some variables: A = PPOR initial puchase price = 500k B = PPOR new price (bank...

Hi All, Our neighbour has been renting for more than 1 year now. Strata Manager has sent a formal letter to the managing agent about their behaviour that has breached the law i.e. smoking in the common area (hallway/lift) which were caught on security camera, trashing the common area, etc...

I walked pass the Harris Street in Harris Park and saw there are at least 5-6 houses in the same side of the road were SOLD !!! And 1-2 with LEASED sign in front. I presume they were SOLD/LEASED at almost the same time (or during the same quarter). One example here...

Hi Folks, I have the following: 1. Ingredients: Huge balcony enough to fit 2-3 elephants :D 2. Objectives: Take a slice of the balcony i.e. 2.5 x 3m and turn it into a sleeping/study room or somewhere to fit an office desk or single bed to hide from the mrs :eek: 3. Ideas: let me describe...

Hi, I'm renting out 1 bedroom to my friend. He's NOT a very "close" friend of mine and I would like to make the rules clear to everyone living in the same apartment and to avoid misunderstandings. I've seen somewhere in this forum someone has posted a few sample documents e.g. receipt for...

Hi All, Please kindly share your thoughts on the below: Just bought a new unit in Parramatta for $555k and the bank valuation came out to be $535k. My finance is all sorted out (so it's not an issue). My concerns: 1. 20k or 1.5% below the purchase price. is that acceptable? why? 2. Can I...

Interested in a newly completed unit. My solicitor advised to do a building report as the occupation cert was issued by a private company, not local council. Has anyone experience anything dodgy with this scenario ?

I've just seen a 3br unit at the 8 cowper street apartment as my PPOR. I think the complex has quite unique facilities (e.g. library, massage room, etc) and I could easily rent out 1 br. However, the price is in mid 500k and strata levy is 1200pq. 1. Has anyone seen this complex/area ...

Hi All, Here are the requirements: - Buy in Sydney before 2012 with budget up to 400k. - 2+ bedrooms, property type can be apartment, townhouse or house. if apartment/townhouse, strata <800pq and <= 20km from CBD. if house, preferably no reno is needed. - property to be <500m from the...

Just want to know what's your view on the following scenario: I inspected a few properties on a Saturday (5 in total) ... After I inspected the #2, my partner and I both like the property and so I verbally offer the agent 550k (which she will check with the vendor and let us know). So we...

Hi All, I've just falled in love with a 2 split level penthouse aparment in Parramatta. Some info on the property: - 2 bedroom & huge terrace (total size around 200m2) with price range in the mid 500k. - 1 security carspace but there is NO visitor. - Building is around 6yrs old and it's...

Hi, Consider this scenario: - Sales agent A and sales agent B both work under 1 same Real Estate company. - Property A is advertised by agent A and property B by agent B. Now, I'm interested in property A but I'd prefer to deal with agent B as he's more helpful and easier to...