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Hi all Haven't time to do a lot of homework as of to Thailand on hols. Just found that an interest only loan was switched to P & I. They hit me for a $5600 principal payment. Loan is for $750k lender is CBA on their wealth package so get a whole .15% discount. Currently LVR on this portion...

Hi All Have an urgent need to find a scanner that will do multiple photo's at once and then with appropriate software split them into individual files. If anybody is an expert or previous experience please share. Cheers Needs to be able to take pages from photo album and separate out the...

Was just informed today that it will now cost close on a $100 for trusts and companies to apply for matters to be listed at the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (formally CTTT). The charge for properties owned in personal name is still $47 but where a corporation makes an application it...

A question for the accountants One of my sons friends is a backpacker. This backpacker is about to do his first tax return. The problem is that he earned $17,000 of which $2284 tax was withheld. He arrived in Aust 24/1/2014. Thus up to the 30/6/2014 he was in Aust for 157 days. He was asking...

Looks like if you simply snub the council and their orders you get away with anything. This guy is running at least 10 units as backpacker accommodation. the backpacker we are employing stays at one and is aware of 10 units with the likelyhood that there are more. It is all likely that he is...

QLD Councils charging extra rates for investors Some investors could be receiving rate refunds The Queensland Supreme Court has struck out the differential rate some Queensland councils charge investors over and above residents on similar properties. Councils may be forced to pay it all...

Want to find out sold price of a commercial property back in 2008 in Victoria. Can anyone help? Please PM me. Cheers

Hi All It's that time of year again where I need to renew my life cover. My AMP policy renewal for $1.5mil is $8540. Just phoned Noble Oak and they are quoting $5200 for the same cover. A massive difference. I haven't seen the PDF as yet from Noble Oak and will need to get a copy for the...

Hi All Just wanting to know what people are being charged for water rates when the have a granny flat. I have a granny flat and I have just noticed that the rate notice has the heading "dual occupancy". I don't have seperate water-board meters instead I have my own internal meters to seperate...

Being pressured to go on hols. So how do you get the online booking systems to allow for a couple of day stay in the stop over location. Looking at some of the Chinese airlines and they travel via Shanghai or even Qantas / emirates and a stay in Dubai. The only way I can seem to achieve this...

Well finally getting closer to settling on my new factory. I need some contacts for appropriate valuers to value the new purchase for insurance purposes. The valuation is not to be a market valuation but rather a total replacement valuation. Obviously also needs to be someone who the...

Hi All I am slowly moving towards finally getting the contract for my recent CIP purchase. In my preamble negotiation with the vendor (will be tenant) I have tried to move the lease to a net lease. One aspect that I have included as a tenant expense is not only the "standard" liability...

Hi All I am interested in managing my own CIP's and also my USA portfolio. Surprisingly the USA properties and our Aust CIP have very similar software requirements. As such I need some personal reference for software that is likely to meet the requirements. Needs to be some sort of debit and...

Hi all As per topic heading I need to buy a front loading washing machine this weekend. Unfortunately we have 3 townhouses where the developer incorporated the laundry in the kitchen and then provided specific washing washing machine to fit the space. Consequently we need to replace one this...

Saw someone faint behind Obama the other day on some program while flicking. Seemed strange that he 'noticed' even though it happened behind him. Turns out that it's part of his routine. His watchers are on the lookout for fainter's and then he jumps to the rescue. In this clip someone has...

Hi All I just tried to enter the Scoot competition 'You and 11 friends to Singapore' which all sounds good. Enter name etc, then when I press enter it requests - Scoot to Singapore would like to access your public profile, friend list and likes. What would be the ramification of agreeing...

This afternoon put in an offer on Commercial unit $265k below their wish price. Looked it up on RPData and this time the property has been listed since June this year and previously it was listed at $565k above my offer and was on the market for most of last year having eventually dropped by...

What a great idea nearly instant skylights. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23536914 I am somewhat concerned if any of our (SS community) tenants start implementing this concept. Cheers

Had a great laugh checking out this guys interactions with telemarketers amongst others. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7LPlZ3vzEk Make sure you check out some of his other tubes:D Cheers

Hi All On the executive of a block of units. We have had complaints from a lower unit about the unit above them leaking into the lower unit. Was sent some pics by the managing agent and obviously the unit owner has done a whole lot of unauthorized work in the bathroom and no doubt did not...