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Dear Forum Would anybody have an idea on the following? If a pergola has rotted and needs to be replaced (IP purchased about 3.5 years ago), would the works be considered as repairs or capital improvements, for tax purposes, or is it a grey area? Sanchez

Hey Forum Anybody read the 2004 property guide in this weekend's Sunday Telegraph? Apparently John Edwards gave a rundown of the report on 2UE Sunday morning but I missed it. Sanchez

Good Afternoon Forum Anybody have an opinion on the Blue Mountains suburbs as a growth location? It's grown a great deal in the last two years, but personally I think it still has a bit of catching up to do before it gets sufficiently close to the rest of Sydney. Sanchez

Dear Forum Does anybody have an idea of the approximate building costs for a 3 bedroom timber or weatherboard house? I was looking at the option of building such a house on a vacant block. I could not find any info on the web and was hoping that maybe somebody here had done it before. Sanchez

Hi Forum We have a stain on the carpet which looks like its pretty much stuffed. The carpet is also faded from us trying to clean it and the pile appears to have eroded away. Does anyone know if we can get a small section of carpet replaced so that the joints would not be noticeable, or would...

Hey Forum Anyone have any thoughts on Parramatta (Sydney) and in particular the unit market there? There have been a lot of units going up for the last three or four years but there is also a lot of growth in the area. Many Government agencies are moving their offices to Parramatta, and...

Hi Forum A family friend is retiring and has been asking me for advice about putting his money into property. He is not keen on shares or managed funds which the "Financial Advisors" have been preaching to him, but up until now his money has been in the bank at 3% pa - and he realises that...

Hi Guys I was hoping that maybe somebody could clear something up for me once and for all - I can't get a straight answer even from my Accountant. If a person is living in rented accomodation, but owns investment property, can one of the properties be claimed as a principle place of...

Forum Just thought that people may like to share their opinions on which banks / lenders have been the most helpful or flexible when it comes to borrowing for multiple investment properties? Which ones have given you problems?? Does anyone find that a particular lender is way out in front...

Dear Forum I am a little perplexed at the moment and was hoping for some advice. I have a house in Kellyville, Sydney. It is worth around about the 490K mark and rents for 420/week. Capital gains in the area have not been that exciting and according to Residex they are Ok but average in the...

Dear Forum Just wondering if anyone had any thoughts on luxury apartments as IP's, i.e., the ones around $1M plus with water views and all the rest. Sure they are expensive and probably difficult to get a good rental return on, but surely the water views would mean that they will always...