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    Subdivision for x2 existing units

    We have x2 2 bedroom units sharing a wall on approx. 548sqms of land and my partner was interested in possibly subdividing these in the future, as they are currently on the one title. I have looked online at the councils requirements and have found a fee to pay in applying, but I was wondering...
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    Our first IP

    Hi All, We have finally settled on our very first IP, it is very exciting but daunting also :) We currently have a PPOR which we have used some equity for the new IP and I was wondering where do people have their rent paid into? Apologies if this is in the wrong section or a silly...
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    Landlord insurance

    Hi All, We are just to settle on our first property after some delays and I have tried the search function but was not able to find recent recommendations on which landlord insurance companies people use. I'd greatly appreciate any feedback that people are happy to share, thanks in advanced.
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    LMI and deposit amount.

    We have just put in an offer subject to finance and have a question about LMI. We are using equity in our PPOR as our mortgage has increased to $350k and going to use $50k as a deposit on the investment property and have to pay approx. $5k in LMI. Would it be better to use less of a deposit...
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    Self employed and looking to invest

    Hello, my partner and I have been keen to start investing after reading many threads on here, but have yet actually taken the plunge to do it. He has recently became self employed for the last 5 months he is a plasterer and I am wondering if there are many restrictions on us being able to...
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    Documents needed.

    I was just wondering if I was to be on annual leave whilst collecting documents for an investment loan application would they be accepted or do I need to be "working"? Thanks :)
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    Building and pest inspection reccomendations in Geelong

    Hello, Just wondering if anyone could recommend a company in the Geelong area for building and pest inspections for? When are these ususally carried out in the purchasing process? Is it during the cooling off period or prior to signing contracts? Many thanks :)
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    Potential for increasing rent??

    Hope this is in the correct section:) Spending lots of our free weekends looking at buying out first IP, we have come across one that we have agreed on. After speaking with the REA today, the current tenant is paying way below the current rental market price of $240-260 per week, currently...
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    Open for inspections and questions

    We are heading out to some open for inspections tomorrow as our investing journey is about to start, but was wondering what questions to specifically ask? Are they, how long it has been on the market for, why are they selling, any offers already in and lowest offers they shall accept?? I...
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    Finding out about zoning

    Just a question as to where to find out if a second dwelling can be built on a property? We are in the porcess of buying hopefully very soon and looking for bigger blocks for potentially adding another dwelling behind it, but am struggling to find out if this is possible. Do I contact...
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    New to investing and interested in opinions

    Hello, I have finally plucked up enough courage to post on here despite lurking for some weeks not whilst on nighshift. My boyfriend is keen to start investing in property after we both attended an investing seminar recently, however after doing much reading here on this site and also the...
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