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Hi, I want to remove a wall in a unit that I own (the unit is in Brisbane, older style, 125mm brick internal). I spoke with an Engineer and he told me that he can create the plan for the removal, which I will need to supply to the trade who will cut out the wall itself. I think that the...

Hi all, I'm looking at a potential unit. The unit is on the top floor. I'm thinking that If I decide to buy this unit that I would like to remove a wall. It seems that the wall itself is made of concrete/brick I cant visually see what the wall is made of as it is covered in wall paper...

Hi all, I have a question regarding trusts. Lets say I have a HDT and that trust owns 1 property worth say 200k Lets say that 100k of the loan is in the individual trustees personal name and the other 100k is at the trust level (so there is a split loan). The 100k at the trust...

Hi all, I want to build a fence around my IP. Its a corner block and requires 2 x 2 double gates and a single gate. Totally flat surface. The type of fence I want to build is a 1200 high colonial picket wooden fence. Im considering doing it myself as the products are alot cheaper to...

Hi all, Just wondering what forms of income are recognised by banks as reliable income when applying for loans and at what %. I know that there is, - Rental income (i think considered at 80%) - JOB - Business income ( i think 2 years solid evidence is expected) - Gov bonds...

Hi Guys, Is anyone using their HDT for investing in shares. I would be interested in hearing others experiences, advantages, disadvantages etc. Im going to take a look at Dales book tonight and see if there is much mention of it. Cheers, Panda

Hi all, In order to neg gear a property in a HDT I understand the process to be, 1. Bank lends me money 2. I buy units in trust 3. Trust buys property 4. Income and expenses flow down into personal income tax assessment My question is what documentation is involved in the...

Hi all, If i have property in a hybrid D Trust and I make a loss due to mortgage interest payments being above and beyond rental ncome and the trustee is me as an individual can I claim that interest as a deduction on my personal tax or does it remain within the Trust and hence NOT reduce my...

Hi all, I've got a block of land that will soon have 2 houses on it, an existing house and one that I am looking to build. The land is suitable to be zoned as a duplex site and in this area the council are fine with 2 separate houses on the one block. I've got it sused out pretty much in...

Hi all, I was wondering how people go about the following scenario. Say your doing an inspection of a potential reno and your thinking something like, - I'll knock that wall down - I'll extend the deck - I'll put in another bathroom there - other items that may require...

Hi all, I’ve just finished doing some reno's on a house in QLD and am ready to put it back up for rent. The area has some bad rental managers in it. Another investor recommended a manager the she uses so I thought that I would go with that recommendation. I then got 3 rental appraisals...

Hi Guys, I have a bathroom that I need to fix up on the cheap and fast as I am running out of time. It's in a QLD'er. There is a newish vanity in there which can stay however, it has a few cigarette burn marks (any ideas on how to get those off?). It has a hip bath (which is one of those...

Hi all, Has anyone ever created a web site that has affiliates on it? I was just wondering what your experience was. I have been considering looking into this and was wondering about it. Also any good links to forums or information sites about it would be appreciated. Cheers, Panda

I know that when buying a house you can typically (as a ball park) reckon on about 5% of purchase price to be in expenses. Just wondering what is that when selling? Does about 5% of selling price go in expenses on the way out too? Not including CGT if any (just expenses like realestate...

Hi all, Any pointers on getting a house built. This is the first time that I have ever done this and was wondering if anyone might have some advice or things to look out for. I have already had a talk to the town planner and I understand what the pocesses is. I went and spoke to a guy at...

Hi all, I need to replace the external stairs (timber) that lead up to the back door of a Qlder. I have done this work once before a long time ago and it was a smaller job then. My question is do I need council permission and possibly owner builders licence? I’m going to check it out...

Hi all, I'm about to paint a roof of an old QLD'er? about 40% of the guttering also needs replacing. This is my plan so far, - I thought I would start with the painting of the roof (corrugated iron) then move down to the gutters (replacing and painting), then move onto the exterior...

Hi all, I have some rotting wood around the bathroom area and in another location in the house. Anyway, I’m putting in a shower screen and I was wondering if the wood that is rotten now due the water in the past will continue to rot after it has dried up? Any ideas? Panda.

Hi all, I've just started to look at repainting the exterior of an IP. The house is an old weather board. I purchase a lead testing kit ($22) to test the paint. Anyway it came back positive :-( So I did a bit of research and thought that I would add my findings here for others. The...

Hi all, I was wondering if anyone knows, or can point me to information on how I can have an American affiliate program/s on my web site when I am located in Australia? How could this work? I’m sort of stumped. Any help or comments would be really appreciated Thanks, Panda