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Hi all er....ah....er....how do I say this? I have a permanent part-time job that is in an industry that does not require an obvious high skill level. I work with solely guys (as opposed to the lucky OP :) ). A significant proportion of them are in their 20s to 30s and still live with...

Buy & Hold for me Buy well located, quality and appropriately funded property Hold during all types of markets, don't chase the big rents and keep quality tenants Forget about it to a certain extent and let the market do its job while I get on with the important things in life for me This...

I purchased a parcel of AFI this morning at $6.08. This LIC and MIR (another LIC) are acquired for future income and stability of my portfolio. Last week purchased some more AWC @ $1.64 for the growth element of the portfolio. I look to weight my direct Australian shares portfolio at 70%...

Fixed an investment property loan for 5 years at 4.99% about 6 months ago. No regrets at all, but of course, would have preferred to have done it at today's rates. I am the sole income earner for the family so am happy to have investment loan a known variable and forget about interest rates...

Good question Just did a quick search on both On the House & Home hero. Property 1 $758-854k (midpoint $806k) - on the house $785k - home hero Property 2 $796-898k (midpoint...

Hey all On are rare day off and up early and can only do 'quiet' things as family still pushing up zzzzzzzzs. I registered for Homehero and ran our 2 Sydney properties through their system. Guessing that they are about 15-20% below what I feel is a 'fair' value for them. Additionally...

I have previously posted about my feelings towards the crimes that these two committed, again, they were grubs of the lowest order. I don't care what is in their hearts or what drives them, I feel that the good they were doing in the jail answers the question as to whether the world is a...

Looking at the politics and the power struggle within Indonesia I can't see any other outcome other than these 2 will be executed before April. I have no support or sympathy for any individual that participates in the trade of drugs in any country and, of course, these two knew the risks and...

Some amazing plans for 2015 from members. I have spent the last few days reflecting on mine for 2015, quite humble by comparison to others but nevertheless, achievable and add further to balance in my life. FINANCIAL Pay down $10,000 on our investment property fixed loan Continue to...

Hi Andrew Life is short so, on the surface without knowing all your individual circumstances, I lean towards going the extra stretch & having the place that you know you want to stay in for a long time. It has happened to me earlier in that I bought a place to live in as a stepping stone and...

I have always been a goal orientated person & generally achieved them. However, up until about 10 years ago I forgot to put being happy as a major goal and ironically thought I was being happy by moving towards my goals. Life events helped me to put goals in context. My goals are; - To...

Very interesting & informative thread During the GFC I recall purchasing CBA around $25 or so and there was also a SPP for around the same price up to $15k worth of shares. The thing around that time is that all traditional metrics went out the window, people were over-leveraged, scared with...

Thanks Terry & Rolf much appreciated regards

Hey all I have been thinking a few years down the track and, as I have stated before, I am happy with the amount of property I own but am considering purchasing another Sydney IP if interest rates rise and it becomes a 'buyer's ' market. We own a home in Sydney and have one IP also in...

Years ago I invested in share based managed funds, one that comes to mind is the Platinum Global Fund. However, I would never touch managed funds again mainly because you can't control your tax liability, ie, CGT, effectively, you can invest on 29 June and you could receive a CGT bill due to...

Great post Austini For those whose main expertise is in property but want to build wealth over the long term with equities I humbly suggest to print Austini's post and put it away for those times when reflecting about their long term strategy. I drip fed funds over many years into ARG and...

Taking all political affinity out of my view I feel that Gough was a truly great Australian and ahead of his times. Of course, he is probably rightly accused of trying too much too soon and not being as economically aware as he could have been. Although, there was a worldwide economic crisis...

Is property going downhill? Some is, some isn't, just like the share market when negative sentiment comes in, some shares go downhill and some go up. Positive sentiment in the share market, some go up some go down. We have had a good run the last 18 months or so in Sydney property, it...

Hi If I was looking for an IP around that part of the St George area I would consider Allawah or Carlton for a 2 bedroom unit. There is an excellent train line about 20 minutes or so to the CBD. I would steer clear of Hurstville as there is significant building going on around there. Out of...

Hi Beachgirl We took our son on a 2 week cruise last year when he was 3 yrs & 3 months. He had an absolute ball and loved the kid's club, loved it! The club had 3 sessions, I think about 9-12, 2-5 and 7-10pm but you could also have the kids minded & fed during lunch and dinner so the parents...