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Reason not important. >purchase of one of our rural property by way of private treaty >we have two lots - two titles >no agents commission involved However property is now not principal place of residence. It was once subject to a boundary re-alignment and part of our current PPOR...

Hi all, Just on one year ago we recieved a nasty letter saying a State Govt owned power company - Powerlink was proposing to align a new 275,000 Volt powerline through our land with the possibility of placing one 45-75m high steel pylon on the boundary fence. There is a website you can...

Has anyone come across this when selling property with a RE Agent in Victoria? I had discussions with my RE Agent regarding the payment of advertising costs relating to my property in Melbourne[which was infact sold some 45 days after the expiration of an exclusive sale authority and no...

Some time ago there was a thread about an accountant or tax expert who knew the ins and outs of property investment and are located in Maroochydore on the Sunshine Coast. Did the search thingy but can't find them. I believe a lady was the accountant? Help please. Ta, Mike T

It's unfortunate that people fall victim to such scams....but who's to blame? Naivity or pressure selling techniques by these type of un ethical salespeople. http://moneymanager.smh.com.au/articles/2004/06/23/1087844971122.html MikeT

As an owner seller of my property, I was thinking about buyer’s agents and started searching the net for prominent agents to study their service charters. What I'm looking for is if I approached a Buyer's Agent and inform them my house is on the market, well, point them in that general...

Would selling one's property with a building report from accredited mob be advantageous in selling? ie. Better descision making on the purchasers part with ofcoarse an option to get independent inspection always available. How do you see it? Would it work? Some countries use this practice...

I tried a search but came up with nothing. Has anyone actually "sold by owner" their property, bought directly by owner of even contemplated selling/buying? I am considering selling and would like to learn more on it. Advantages, pitfalls, contract of sale, etc. Thanks all, MikeT

Has anyone invested in a franchise and can elaborate if it's been good for you? Are you making good money for that investement? How does it stack up against good property capital gains? I'd be interested to hear about it because I'm considering going into a franchise business. Thanks...

This property recently sold to Boystown Lottery for 1.2mil in Sunrise Beach. History of property; *Up for sale unrenovated and sold for 560k to builder after 9mths on the market. *Purchased and reno carried out, pool installed upto front boundary and as we can now see pretty smick. Going...

HIGHLIGHTS OF RTA'S OPERATIONAL ACTIVITY - DECEMBER 2003 * As at the end of December 2003 the RTA was holding 317,468 bonds lodged under the RTA94 with a value of $238.7M. As expected, bonds declined both in number and value during December as refunds exceeded new lodgements. Over the last 12...

I have a positive geared Californian Bungalow renter in good ol' Melb by the Westgate Fwy in Yarraville. Top locale with a deep block that looks as big as a paddock. Was thinkin', what about sticking a granny flat in the back yard, say a 1 bedder with kitchenette, lounge and the usual WC and...

Both the Maroochy and Noosa council elections are coming up. Do you hold property in these shire's and would you vote or not vote for anyone in particular because doing so will benifit your suburb? For instance, streetscaping, improving roads or whatever. Depending on their election...

Gotchya... A clever thread topic title pulls many views but more interesting is the amount of replies. For example "are you a millionaire" had 2057 views on a poll - WOW! "sydney picnic" had 2179 views - WOW WE! "no int% rises rest of 2004" 757 views. One could easily form a...

When selling a house vacant possession would you consider presenting the property using hire furniture to gain the best price possible. Realistically a house with the right look inside could make far more than an empty look. Putting a property on the market tenanted can sway either way...

Hi all you budding keen renovators I notice from the gallery shots that many are renovating older properties. Geez would I like to get my hands on old wares like claw foot bath tubs, old cast gas stoves (pre 1960's), that kind of stuff. Main area of interest is anyone who has bought an old...

Reference to Spreadsheets galore http://www.exinfm.com/free_spreadsheets.html MikeT

This looks interesting. Assuming (rough figures) Purchase $1 mil. $160 net rental pw. No body corp if one owns all 3. Insurance $680 pa Maintenance $2000 Rates about $1200 pa LL insurance $460 Dunno, can someone give an idea of what the net return will be on IO loan...

Property Investors, Besides the 'never sell' rule, who is dedicated to servicing the lifestyle needs of wealthy baby-boomers who are trading their suburban homes in the big city for sophisticated property easily accessible to perhaps beach side or even canal suburbs in search of idealistic...

Do you find networking with people helps you with your investing strategies? Is it through a game of golf, at the airport in transit or even at property auctions that you meet someone and find you both have similar interests or strategies and end up helping each other with these? Perhaps it's...