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The other day my wife found a great podcast about financial education for kids. It is called Elmo's Adventures in Spending, Saving, and Sharing and is available here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/elmos-adventures-in-spending/id460979897 My kids are 3 and 5 and they love it and are...

Hello all. After purchasing quite a few investment properties over the years, we have finally settled on our own PPOR. Whilst the house is great, we have quite a bit of work to do in the backyard. I was wondering if anyone has any recommendations for tradies for the following: Concreter...

As the title suggests, my Terri Scheer insurance premiums for Building Insurance have increased on average $100 per year over the last four years. And this is after a discount is applied for having multiple properties insured with them. This is a 15% increase annually. They explain it by saying...

Guys, I need a cheap solicitor to sign a Guarantee & Indemnity for me. They are required to provide me with advice regarding the risks of being a guarantor. Given that I am going guarantor for my own trust, and that I have done this many times before, I am not after their advice so much as their...

Just wondering if anyone has had any luck converting a hybrid trust to a unit trust and avoiding the trust re-settling and hence incuring stamp duty? The hybrid trust I have has only been used as a unit trust so far. I am looking to refinance the proprties held in the trust, but am having...

I have been using Quicken for a few years now and have just purchased Personal Plus 2009. Does anyone know if this version of Quicken will download Australian managed fund prices? If it can, where do I get the codes from? Thanks in advance. Nick

Anyone set one up? Was it a fairly easy process? Can anyone recommend a Brisbane based law firm to set it up? Cheers, Nick

Damn. Just received Notice of Assessments for Land Tax for 07/08 and 08/09. The two properties are in Qld and are held in a trust. The thing that really pi$$e$ me off is that I am only $10,000 over the threshhold and have to pay $2,400 and $1,620 for 07/08 and 08/09 respectively. I know land tax...

The Reno Kings are conducting a Developing for Profit Workshop (http://developingforprofit.com.au/) on 22-23Nov. There is a discount if you bring a friend. My friend has had to pull out, so I am looking for someone to take their place. I haven't bought the tickets yet ($2498 / single or $1919.50...

Just wondering if anyone out owns a residential property i.e. house which is located in a commerial zoned area, and rents / leases the property to a commercial tenant. What are the returns like? How much did it cost to convert? Did you use a commercial lease agreement or a residential one...

Hello all, just wondering if anyone has looked into investing in units in a retirement village. I would like to help my father who needs somewhere to live in the next few months. I am exploring the possibility of purchasing a unit in a retirement village which he can rent from me/my trust...

Hello all. Last year I purchased a property in Redcliffe (QLD) with the intention of knocking the existing building down and building two stand alone houses. The property was on already two blocks but on one title. (Two 404sqm blocks). Both of the new properties are now complete and rented...

Howdy all, Just finished reading the latest API mag and noticed an advertisment from UDIA-Qld regarding their 2006 Property Developers Program. http://www.udia.com.au/html/ As the name suggests, it is focusses on Property Development in Queensland. The course consists of six modules over...

Hi guys, I am looking at doing a small residential development in Brisbane and was hoping someone could recommend a decent solicitor for the Brisbane area. An indication of how much I could expect to pay would also be helpful. Cheers, Nick

Hi guys, Can anyone recommend a good fencer in the Redcliffe (Qld) area? I need a new wood paling fence on one side and a colourbond fence on the other. Also, any idea how much I could expect to pay per metre? Cheers, Nick

Hi all, This is not a property question but still related to investing. Similar questions have been asked on the forum previously but I am after further info. My sister is having her first child in Febuary and I would like to give a gift to the child that it can use in later life. I...

Hi all, Just wondering what the process is when selling my property to my hybrid trust. My property is located in Queensland. I am all squared away with the finance side of it. Do I need to use a conveyancer to transfer the title or is it easy enough to do myself. I assume I need to...

It's about that time of year again. Tax time. I was wondering if there is anyone out there who would be willing to share an example of a spreadsheet that details property income and expenses and that can be used to supply to an accountant to make life easier in July. Cheers, Nick