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Sim, You have now closed 3 threads on the topic of Derivex. Why ? None of the other moderators have felt the need to step in and exert authority to that extreme. Granted that it may have got a little personal at some points between certain members, but on the whole I felt it was generally...

Is anyone here a graduate of Daniel's Options Trading courses ? http://www.platinumpursuits.com Feel free to PM me if you like. Thanks.

Hi all, Is it a legal requirement that all trusts registered with the ATO / ASIC must also undertake a Registration of Business Name with the Office of Fair Trading as well (for trusts based in NSW) ? http://blis.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au/BLISPROD/NSW/PDF/AP225A.PDF Or is it only required if...

Hi all, I've had a quick hunt to see if this question has been raised and answered previously, but couldn't find anything, so here goes : My wife and I are trustees for our trust that currently only contains an IP. We have never owned a PPOR and are currently renting. I've been reading...

I know it's probably old news now, but couldn't let this one go through un-noticed. In memory of the great man who died a couple of weeks ago : http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/10/06/1096949553239.html --- RODNEY DANGERFIELD LINES I was so poor growing up...If I wasn't born a...

Has anyone had any experience with the House Swap program ? The idea being that you travel overseas and stay in someone elses home, while simultaneously someone else stays in your home while you are away ? http://www.houseswap.com http://www.swaphouse.org Fantastic concept. Who would knock...

Check out the buzz word for 1945 : http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/10/18/1097951634250.html Talk about fore sight ! :) Interesting to see that so many slang words we use today in fact originated from early last century. e.g egghead, celeb, ad-lib, etc.

Hi all, A term that often gets thrown around here is "due diligence". What are peoples definitions of it ? What does it entail ? Do people follow the same DD process each time they consider a property ? If so, what is the process ? Details would be great. I'd just like to get a...

Hi all, For our next IP we were looking to purchase a house in the burbs, mainly for the land content. However we are now contemplating that instead of targeting the family home, we should look to the single person purchaser in the future ? The predicted numbers of renters in the next 10...

I'd like to dust off and re-incarnate a similar topic that was brought up earlier in the year - investing in property with friends (or fam) : http://www.somersoft.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14158 While I'm open to all responses, I would particularly like to hear from those who have tried it...

I see that from time to time, forumites throw up questions like : what is the best anti virus program ? what spyware cleaner should be used ? what is the difference between ADSL and Cable ? which ISP is good ? and so on. Similar to property investment, as everyones situation, needs, and budgets...

Prior to reading this article, I had thought that Sweden had the highest suicide rate in the developed world as it has only 2-3 hours of daylight during the winter months and can get very depressing : http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/10/13/1097607302866.html "Nine deaths at once seems...

Forget elections or religion, let's get a REAL debate started :D http://smh.com.au/articles/2004/10/13/1097406585276.html Not sure about this one. I hate cigarettes as much as the next non-smoker, but to outlaw it altogether is a bit harsh I feel. Why not permit certain venues (bars, pubs...

Are people starting to consider the low water levels as a factor when deciding whether or not to buy in places like Sydney or even Melb (either PPOR or IP) ? And the sort of impact that it will have on our quality of life, and our children in particular ? I recall that as kids we used to...

Hi all, Did anyone attend Steve Navra's "Optimising Investment Structure" course today in Sydney ? If so, I would be keen to hear any feedback - particularly from first timers. i.e what did you get out of it ? did it meet expectations ? would you recommend the course to others ? Thanks.

Hi all, I had a quick hunt on this and didn't find anything, so I'd like to get peoples thoughts on the following : As a landlord, do you prefer periodic monthly leases or long term (12+ month) leases ? A periodic tenancy (at least in QLD, but I assume similar for other states) is one...

Hi all, In the past fortnight, my wife and I have viewed and considered 4 investment properties in different streets and suburbs around Brisbane. Their house numbers have been 40, 24, 4 and 4 again. Being Chinese, my wife is very much into Feng Shui and although I considered at least 3 of the...

Hi all, I know that this topic has been raised previously on this forum, but 1) From what I could see, there wasn't much info on this matter since the beginning of this year when it was previously raised by another forumite, so I am hoping that perhaps any new members in the past 9 months...

Hi all, I have recently been investigating wraps and their merit and I can't seem to get my around the following point : Let's say that as I wrapper I decided that the terms of the agreement would be that the wrappee paid me 1.5% above what I would be paying my own lender for the same...

I know that we shouldn't believe everything we read, but I found this interesting nonetheless : http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/08/31/1093938920983.html "the affordability of home loans fell again in the June quarter, making mortgages less affordable than at any time since 1990"...