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Hey Everyone, I was wondering if anyone can recommend a good book keeper in Brisbane, preferably one that uses Xero as I would like to give it a go. Thanks.

Hey Everyone, I was wondering if anyone here has worked out whether there is a general rule of thumb for which DA approved sites sell for. Do they generally sell for the cost of the land for the townhouses/units minus the costs of meeting the requirements of the DA plus a profit %age?

Hey everyone, We are in the process of settling on a property that we are going to be subdividing. We are purchasing the property in a trust that has formed a JV with our SMSF and the finance is going to be taken out by the trust and is guaranteed by the beneficiaries. In order to get...

Hey Everyone, I am planning on breaking some mortgages that I had with CBA which were fixed, interest paid in advance. Breaking them would entail going to a variable mortgage, paying penalty fees and being refunded an amount for the remainder of the prepaid interest that has not been used to...

Hey Guys, Can anyone help me find a copy of the graph that ABC showed on TV tonight showing the growth of the real median house price from about $70k in this country to over $500k? Thanks for your help. Anthony

Hey Guys, Was wondering if any of you would be able to recommend any good building and pest inspectors on the Northside of Brisbane? Thanks in advance for your help. Anthony

Hey guys, Was just wondering if it would be possible to set up an area on the forum where members who are also real estate agents would be able to identify themselves. They might be able to identify the area they work in and if they believe that they would be able to be of help to other...

Hey everyone, I was wondering if anyone in here would be able to help me at all. I bought a property outside Gympie last year for $298k and have since put in an application to subdivide the land that the house is on into three so that I can build an additional 2 houses. The newly created...

Hey everyone, I was wondering if anyone would have resources that they use in order to obtain vendor financing when buying properties? Also I would be interested what terms they usually offer. I realise that the strategy is higher risk but if you are long term investor the numbers seem to...

Hey guys, I was chatting to someone recently and they were telling me of an area which is currently zoned for houses in which a developer has built a "house" that is effectively a duplex. I was wondering what people's opinions on doing this would be. Also does anyone know how doing this...

Hey everyone, Further to looking at longer term capital gains I was wondering if anyone knew of any sources for information on Rental returns information. I already have information on longer term inflation and interest rates from 1950-1997 that I think that I found on the RBA site. If...

Hey guys, I have been reading some of the stuff posted by HG and Yeild Matters recently and was wondering what the best way of me sourcing long term capital growth data. The reason that I am looking for it is that though I share their concerns with the yeilds and current prices of property...

Hey everyone, I just recieved some promotional stuff about this software and was wondering what people's experiences have been with it, has it been worth getting? Cheers for now. Anthony

Hey Everyone, I am currently in the process of researching various insurances Property Insurance Landlord's Insurance Income Protection Insurance Private Medical Insurance And was wondering if anyone would have any suggestions, cautions etc that I might find useful. As always I...

Hey all, I have recently purchased a house on a 4.7 acre block in Gympie which I am putting in a DA to have subdivided into three. On the two newly created blocks I plan on either building two new houses or bringin two old houses on. I was wondering how I would work out what my CGT cost...

Hey Everyone, I am currently in the process of sorting out financing for the property I have just bought in Gympie. It cost me $298K and I am taking out loans for 95% of its value with $253K being fixed and the other $30K being an LOC facility. I was wondering what the treatment of the...

Hey everyone, I was just wanting to hear what everyone thinks about the relative merits of having a debit card as opposed to a credit card. The Case: Would you be better off with a Visa debit card or Credit Card for the purpose of carrying out online purchases if you are a dedicated...

Hey All, I was wondering if anyone would know of an accountant that would know a lot about structuring international entities. Also any books on the subject would be useful. Thanks for your help. Regards, Anthony

Hey All, Always get great advice here so I am looking for it again. I am just about to start work as a mining engineer two hours inland from Mackay and am trying to decide on a car for myself. My ultimate car would be a VW golf 2.0 TDI but the price tag is pretty steep. I have a mate...

Hi everyone, I realise that this is a bit out of place on this forum but I have a lot of respect for the knowledge and experience of the investors on this forum. Some of whom I know are astute share investors as well. Thus I would like to hear what opinions people have on the above topic...