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I live in a small strata complex of townhouses and mine is free-standing. The carpets are old and I am looking to put in wood or bamboo flooring instead (checked to make sure the sound proofing meets regulations) I am fairly comfortable with the strata side of things - getting owners...

Heya Forumers, Need some advice. My first property (PPoR) is coming up for settlement on tuesday and everything was going well (and so I thought) We had exchanged contracts mid september and my mortgage broker advised me that the FHOG application has been submitted no problems. In...

Hi Guys, I bought my first PPoR as a strata villa in the hills and will be moving in shortly, all excited. I want to understand what are the insurances people generally have? I understand from the strata docs that they will take care of the building insurance, but as a PPoR, what are the...

Hi Fellow Forumers, I am vacating my current rental property at the end of the month and have given notice, the real estate agent has arranged inspection (rental viewing for the public) for the coming saturday without even consulting me. (I found out from realestate.com.au) I would prefer...

I live in an almost 30 year old rental unit in sydney which has an almost 30 year old air-con. Three months of 2011 winter and I got a shockingly high electricity bill of $1200, I suspected a faulty air-con and reported to rental agent. They suspected my usage was high so would not do anything...

There is a house (in a strata complex) I am looking to buy which has a small decking/steps that lead to the garden. The Building and pest have recommended the decking be replaced due to wood rot/termite. Will replacing it be my responsibility or covered by strata? Also will the decking...

Looking to buy my first home - a 3 BR townhouse in Baulkham hills NSW, its 20 years old, one of the things that concerns me is the strata $1000 per quarter Being new to all of this, I want to understand the state of the strata finances/health respective to everybody else' This is a small...

1) Most things being equal, will a townhouse with gas cooking be considered more valuable than one with electrical cooking? 2) Most things being equal, will a single level townhouse be considered more valuable than a 2 storey townhouse 3) Most things being equal, will a townhouse with no...

Firstly, I understand you are not privy to all details on the report and its eventually 'YMMV', but I am just looking for some general guidance/suggestions/opinions. Looking to buy a 21 year old villa (part of strata) and had a B & P inspection done, they have come back with 1) No active...

1) I am planning to get B&P inspection done at a property I wish to buy. I have read that it might be a good idea to accompany them during the inspection, but my group specifically told me to come ~45 mins after the inspection started. Does that sound suss or am I seeing ghosts? Is this the...

Hi All, I have been looking to buy a townhouse in the hills area (at around 500,000). A lot of townhouses in baulkham hills have had decent CG over the last couple of years. Recently there is a townhouse listed in Winston heights estate in buckleys road, winston hills which is 3x2 listed...

I currently rent out in Baulkham Hills and am looking to buy a new home in the 500k mark. I might luck out into some townhouses in baulkham hills area (I dont want to live in units/apartments) but among other options, glenwood seems like a nice area. I got transportation to work sorted out...