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    Filling in Aluminium pool

    Hi I have a aluminium pool is that is 80% below ground. I heard with concrete and fibre glass pool removals they need to removed first before filling however I'm wondering if I can just remove the lining push the walls in and fill in over them, or would I need to remove the aluminium too...
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    Rental Income Directly from Tenants

    Looking to top up my loan with commonwealth however they won't accept my rental income as income. I rent out the rooms individually and directly with the tenants not through a real estate agent. The rep said they have a policy that does not allow them to accept income like this. However I...
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    How to access extra payments

    Hi everyone Have a mortgage for about 8 years now with Commonwealth, during this whole time I had never reduced the minimum repayment while the interest rates dropped. I had assumed that because I had never reduced the minimum repayment that I was over paying and I could access this...
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    how to find a place to rent that allows commerical activity?

    basically I want to live above the retail shop that I want to rent, how could I found such a place?
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    loan minimum payments not auto recalculated

    I have a loan with CBA and I noticed that they recalculate the minimum repayment when the interest rates go up but not when they go down! so for quite a long time I have had cash tied up with them, the crooks!
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    Do women use their credit card more than men?

    I found some interesting stats on this page to see the results you just have to answer 4 short questions. Looks like not many people have answered yet the results are a little suprising at this stage :)
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    Living overseas for a year - How does this affect negative gearing?

    If I become a non resident for a year what happens to my negative gearing? I am still able to offset the loss against my income, I was told that my personal tax rules change if you are away longer than 6 months. I run my own company and get paid as an employee of it, all company income is...
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    mortgage broker licence?

    Just wondering how one would go about becoming a mortgage broker, do you need a licence for this? or can anyone setup a deal with loan provider and start selling?
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    How to find a good valuer?

    I've got no idea where to start, I can always google it and contact a few from there and compare the prices but I can't compare service. Can anyone recommend any good valuers in Sydney? In particular the hills area?
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    Real estate Certificate

    Hi My wife wants to to become an agent and heard there was a 1 week course that she can do to obtain a license, anyone heard of such a thing and where this can be obtained? Thanks
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    Average cost of adding a car port

    If people could give examples of how much it cost them to build a car port and what type of car port and your state I'd greatly appreciated, I have no idea what I should be paying. I just want a simple car port no concrete needed currently, just need the cover for the sun. Any references...
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    Rented houses info

    Hi Anyone know if it's possible to find the count or percentage of rented houses (not houses for rent) in a particular area I recently bought a house in Baulkham Hills and was thinking about moving out to rent a unit and then renting out my home but I would like to know how hard it is to...
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    Real Estate Thieves, laptop missing!

    Hi Everyone I had recently given my key to a REA as she said she needed to bring in a valuer on thursday night, we told we wouldn't be home and felt a little uncomfortable about this, she insisted because she had already booked the appointment with the valuer, so we gave it to her thursday...
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    So many fees! Is there any rental profit left?

    I'm just starting out in learning about IP's. After reading Residential Real Estate Investing by Clifton Thornton, I'm very put off by all the fees, taxes, maintanace etc so many things that takes away from the rental profits, is there any money left? I'm starting to lean towards shares now...
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    Group investing

    Hi everyone. I'm wondering what are the advantages, if any, of investing in IP's with a group of 3-5 people? I understand you have more purchasing power and can pay of loans quicker, but profits gained must be split, so I'm wondering is there any advantage to this over investing by myself...
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    What websites?

    Hi everyone :) Just wondering what are the main websites people use when searching for properties and what are the advantages/disadvantages likes/dislikes of each?
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