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I have always been a big fan of Hamilton in Brisbane. There is all this big talk about the urban renewal of Hamilton by the city council. Apparently, it is going to be bigger than South Bank. What are the implications of this urban renewal project on purchasing a house in Hamilton? Do you...

Any recommendations on builders in Brisbane? Also average cost per sqm for build in Brisbane?

Is having a shopping centre across the road from an investment property a good thing or a bad thing? What about having the shopping centre car park entrance across the road from the investment property?

If you buy a property, rent it out for 6 months before moving in. If you then decide to sell it in 10 years, does one get a proportion under CGT exemption or does one have to pay Capital Gains Tax on the total gain?

Does anyone know of a benchtop installer in Newcastle that can do the measure and install. I also need someone that can do the slash back . Preferably the same person.

A good friend of mine is looking at buying a block of land in Truganina. Me personally, I am not a fan of areas around Tarneit and Wyndham as there are still heaps of land available limiting capital growth, however, I am not that familiar with Truganina. What do you guys think of Truganina...

Hi Guys, We recently settled on an investment property. The contract was signed in the previous financial year (2012/2013). Are any of the costs incurred in the previous financial towards attaining the investment property tax deductible for the previous financial year? What about costs...

What happens with the following situation. Person A and B owns a house and then decided to remove the existing property on a lot to build units to be strata titled. Person A share on title: 99% Person B share on title: 1% What happens when the units built and strata titled. Does that...

Hi people Just wanted to know if anybody has purchased in Darwin this year or recently and if so did you buy in Darwin city or in the outer suburbs. I'm thinking about buying a place in Darwin due to the upcoming INPEX ichthys project and not sure about the type of property I should be...

Any recommendations on a good buyers agent in Brisbane and costs? Thanks

Hi Guys, Is finance normal or more difficult for some flood prone areas of Brisbane within 8km of the city?

Hi Guys, I am looking at a property, I did a flood search on Brisbane City Council floodwise website. It came back that the minimum habitable floor level is 9.7m. Does that mean that the minimum habitable floor level is 9.7m from sea level or Does it mean that the minimum habitable floor...

I'm still trying to understand properly how discretionary trusts offer asset protection. Please correct me if the scenario below is way off... Person A is the Trustee and Beneficiary of a discretionary trust, Trust A. Person B is only a beneficiary. Say a big bad company (Company Bad)...

If you have 90% LVR on a property with DA approval for development of 3 townhouses, will the bank be willing to lend you more money to demolish existing building and develop the townhouses?

Hi Somersoft, I just bought a house and looking to settle in a few weeks. I am signing up to the commonwealth bank's introductory guarantee of 6.14% for the first year as it also has a full 100% offset account with the wealth package unlike the fixed rate. I am determined to have an...