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@OP If your question is really "how do I win at an auction"?, then my answer is easy: Bid the highest amount over reserve But if your question is "how do I bid best according to *my XYZ circumstance*"?: Then I am sure a lot of the above posts are well and truly valid, and will help...

With decks, I think the bigger the better :D

Mmmm, not sure this is wise to admit, but that house/GF is less than 100m from where I live :o It's facing backwards on the land to take advantage of "water glimpses" - the type where you need to squint on Saturday at 3pm while the westerly blows the tree branches aside long enough for a...

It's no different to a jail cell, only the room is smaller :D

You guess correct - I haven't bid under those conditions. But then again, maybe because I couldn't see the idiot, I was the actual idiot :D But, I have attended a small number of auctions without bidding - approx 30 or so. Ranging from 0 bidders to who knows how many based on a crowd of...

I find it interesting that everybody has opinions on how to bid. Slow, fast, small increments, big increments, knockout bids, +$1 comments, dress "wealthy", appear uninterested, and so on. There are assumptions on what other people are thinking. There are assumptions on how to influence what...

$270 - so what? I only spend $50 per month on food! Absolute truth. Now THAT is amazing. Until you realise that I've misrepresented the truth by neglecting to tell you that my parents purchase the rest. And then I'll tell you that the above is all actually a load of crap. Probably much...

As far as I know a landlord has the obligation to make a property "reasonably secure". I really can't be stuffed reading/checking/thinking about it all. Except to say in this case, given who she is, maybe the property wasn't "reasonably secure" and that was her out?

It depends what is in the contract. And what else has been agreed to. But my understanding based on what you've said and a few assumptions, is that the buyer has every right to still attempt to settle. But if they can't, the seller is entitled to the deposit. And out of this comes any agent fees...

I always find questions like this to be like trying to pick this weeks winning lotto numbers. In that you don't know the answer until it has either happened or not happened. And because you really can't apply any logic to the randominity of how the numbers are chosen - unless of course if you...

It is my understanding as well that they have an obligation to pass on all offers. I don't see why it matters whether it's verbal, written or otherwise. Part of the angst could be where the seller has apparentely given instructions to not bother with offers below $X, and the agent tells you...

It may even be the local water authorities responsibility? On my property (house) the sewer line that runs through the back of the block, into the next property and so on, has had tree roots growing into the piping - a tree that is on my property. On at least two occasions to my knowledge, the...

Not at all TMNT :) I actually agree with your view that an advertisement should be professionally presented. I was emphasising the point. In a lot of advertisements (admittedly outside of the realms of real estate where there is less expectation of professionalism) I quite often see a...

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Without considering the reasons why or why not as I am sure there will be lots of opinions on it... Would it be acceptable to bid at an auction by stating "The reserve amount" as your bid? Would it have to be accepted? What obligations does the auctioneer have, if any, to declare publicly the...

I understand this isn't the main focus of your thread...but I have found that there are 3 bedroom houses in the Newcastle area that are advertised for under $300000, and as such there are 3 bedroom houses that actually sell for under $300000 also. :) Before long though, this may not be the...

I've noticed a pattern where the auto valuations just so happen to have the minimum value x amount below the current advertised price, and the maximum value x amount above the current asking price. eg. $150000-160000 if currently advertised at $155000 or $200000-$240000 if currently advertised...

Includes light switch manuals? ;)

This one :D But only if you're confident it was them!

Torrens. Yes.