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Hi Guys Due to major family problems I am unable to attend this fantastic event to be held in melbourne this sunday, May 7th. Steve McKnight's Masterclass, sunday may 7th, Albert on the Lake, registration 8.30am. An awesome opportunity for people who want to postively gear their investments...

Help! I have lost my formula for calculating yeild and a great sounding deal is cookin'! Please help Pony

Hi Just wanted to share a little win we had when doing the latest reno. In line with advice from this site we decided to replace knobs and handles with nice brass types. Partner went to Bunnings and gulped at the price of the door knobs he had envisaged, returned without so I said, 'OK, I'll...

Hi Guys How much value do built-in robes add? Does this depend on the type of property eg, would they add more value to the reno of an inner city unit than to a country house? Are they worth the approx $700 each room? We are currently rejuvenating a 3bed ex H/C home in Melbourne and I think...

Hi Guys Anyone want to sell their copy of this to me? Cheers Ponyfire

Hi Guys Lots of great posts to be found here helping us get our first IP ready for tenants. Currently it has cheap plastic holland blinds in all main rooms covered by cheap netting unhemmed. We are not sure whether to replace the blinds or go for curtains. What is approriate for a 3br family...

Hi Guys We are looking for a wrapper who will complete a lease/option on a house with acerage in the Kilmore/Lancefield area of Victoria. The market is currently Very slow there. Cheers Pony

Hi Guys My fiance's employer will pay half of our rent for the next few years. I was wondering if it would be a good idea to consider a 'lease with an option to buy' deal? My reasoning being that part of the employer's dollars would then be going towards our eventual deposit. I have been...

Hi Guys I have been searching for somewhere to rent when a message popped up on the email from these guys. They asked for a 'dream' property, any price range, that we would like to buy. My fiance and I had already considered one before changing our minds and deciding to keep renting and buy...

Hi Guys another basic question from me: How do you do your reno's with a tenant in place? Cheers Pony

Hi Guys The first IP we have found in Reservoir is next door to large electricity pylons. I am aware some people have concerns regarding these and wonder what investors think of them for a long term investment? Also what sort of discount we could ask for them? This is the house...

Hi Everyone Just took the plunge and bought my first RP Data, suburb sales history. Then went back to realestate.com.au to compare the property prices with the details of the properties listed on their site as sold. But! There are lots of houses listed as sold on the website that are not...

Hi All Have checked past threads but am still not clear on gst and what we should do. We have been told by a savvy PI that we should be gst registered before buying our first IP. Why is this? Looking for some clarity but I guess that's asking too much where the ATO is concerned!? Cheers Pony

Please help Have checked the glossary and tried a search but nothing actually explains what STCA is. I realise it is to do with subdivisions. Cheers Pony

Hi All We want to rent a house and some acerage around Kilmore/Lancefield, Vic. We know it will be hard to find. Any ideas on how to be proactive in this process? Cheers Pony

Hi Guys I will be in Melbourne Sept 23, 24 & 25. Just wondering if there are any property investors meeting on those dates that I could join in with? Cheers Pony (Northern victoria)

Hi All I feel a it of a dill: new to posting I asked this question earlier in the wrong forum. Some areas of Bendigo have achieved fantastic CG in past 12 months, to buy there is still relatively cheap, and it is close to where I live. However, I have been warned that regional areas are not...

Hi Guys I'm still here, more than 12 months later, and finally in a position to make the first purchase. As I live in Nth country Vic I am, preferrably, looking for a suburb on the northern, north western side of Melbourne. (save a bit of petrol) Can anyone suggest somewhere that has houses...

Hi Guys I am looking at investing in one of the two regional towns near me, in Vic. Most of the houses I can afford are ex-housing commission. All are now privately owned and many are owner occupied. They are all of very similiar style and the same era so the streets do look a little boring...

Hi All I have been looking at some IP's in country areas, many of them are ex-commission houses and the weatherboards have been covered with aluminium cladding. I have no experience of this and wonder if there could be any 'hidden' problems underneath? Also, is it possible to remove it and...