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Hi Guys, I've done a search & read most of Terrys trust thread, but I can't seem to find the answer to the question of converting PPOR to trust post divorce? Unfortunately it looks like my wife & I will be parting ways in the near future. One scenario is that I pay her for her portion of our...

Hi, I'm after the feedback of anyone who's used the Investors Direct setup. I remember a number of years ago there was a great post from an investor who'd gone through the Metropole process & I'm hoping for a condensed version of the same. My current situation is $400k equity, and spare...

Hi, I did a search but didn't find much on early withdrawl of super. My wife has about $5k in Super & would like to withdraw it to pay of her credit card. We've got 2 kids (one of them a 6 month old) so she's not planning on going back to work anytime soon. I'm full time employed & when we've...

Was searching the book to check I had the name right as I was going to use my Borders gift voucher to buy & guess what turned up. Can't download, but saves the $30 & given I'll probably never read it again & my library doesn't stock it, quite handy really...

Looking at updating the bath in the new PPOR & need something where I can use the bath again within 24 hrs. I was contemplating using my leftover Tile paint & was wondering if anyone had tried this. I found a thread that discussed using 2-pac but don't have the time to let it cure so I need a...

OK, we've just shifted into a new house & there's a lovely stain in the toilet bowl right at the back. I've tried steel wool & pine-o-kleen & can't get it to budge. It looks like the build up you get when the toilet isn't used for a loooonnnnggg time but much harder to budge. Any advice &...

Ok,. Here’s the next Kiwi book review. This one is “Grow Rich With The Property Cycle” by Kieran Trass. I’ve done a chapter summary as I thought the book contained way too much detail to just glibly write;”he says x”. It’s a loooonnnnggg review although I’ve tried to keep it as short as possible...

, Ok, the next Kiwi book I’ve read is Olly Newland – “The Day The Bubble Bursts” (I’ve also just read Dolf’s book Extraordinary Profits from Ordinary Properties, but I won’t bother reviewing that one, it’s a list of 100 odd properties with purchase price, current valuation, return, pretty...

OK, here’s a review of ANOTHER Kiwi RE book This one is “New Zealand Real Estate Investor’s Secrets” by Graeme Fowler. Graeme is ‘Orion’ on one of the Kiwi RE forums & is quite well known in RE circles in NZ, having been featured on TV & quite a few articles. Very similar to Jan Somers...

Ok, I remember a thread about the onselling of contracts where it was stated that in Vic even if you put "my name and/or nominee" on the contract, then on-sell the contract you still incur stamp duty. Now I've just had advice that you CAN do that. So my questions are: 1. Has anyone done it...

Hi All, I've just about finished Think & Grow Rich (50 pgs left to go) for the first time & was wondering what the different takes on the 'secret' have been. There's continual reference in the preface to the 'secret' that the book contains and how it has been used by many to achieve their...

Wanted (for a friend), Short lease or monthly lease Office space - 2 rooms, furnished or unfurnished 1 Carspace $150-200/week Either send me office details, or your contact details & I'll pass them on. Thanks Mark P.S. I'm not selling so hope General is the right spot !

All, I've shifted out of the PPOR & am looking at renting it, how long can I rent it b4 I sell it without getting hit with CGT ? I remember being told a few yrs ago by Dale GG that it was something like 7yrs that it could be rented for b4 I have a CGT implicaiton if I then sell, is this...

I recently had an offer on my property, it wasn't on the market at that point but the Conveyancer put a Section 22 application in with the bank. The banks response detailed how much I owed on the property but stated they couldn't provide more info without a signed authority (which I hadn't given...