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    Melbourne Get Together Docklands 12th May 2015

    I'll tag along
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    Why not Preston?

    is there a perception that the west side of St Georges (spring st) Rd is inferior to the east side? Would this perception be considered almost negligible if still in the border of, say, Murray, Gilbert and Bell St? I was also wondering what people thought of targeting a unit in the area as...
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    IP In Melbourne under $375K

    what has deer park got going for it? I'm not familiar with that area at all. are there good and bad pockets?
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    ringwood investment- knockdown and rebuild- good idea?

    Wow, that looks like a pot of gold! Thanks for the link.
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    ringwood investment- knockdown and rebuild- good idea?

    Do you have any suggestions as to good places to start? Ideally something in text. For me it's the old 'you don't know what you don't know' adage. Anyone that I've spoken to I haven't really known what questions to ask. I'm undertaking a building course to get an idea as to what the actual...
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    Melbourne Get Together Docklands 10th March 2015

    I'm in, my first time!
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    [VIC MELB] How to narrow down where to buy 1st IP?

    I just finished this book! Was a good read from Margaret Lomas. To op it is worth checking out. I'm going to be looking for something too and am at a similar stage in life. One question I haven't quite figured it yet is exactly what strategy I want to take. Buy and hold or buy and develop...
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    What are the Pros and Cons of Negative Gearing?

    Sorry, I wasn't quite sure how best to articulate my thoughts I just wanted to get them down before forgetting! I mean if your lender said they'd loan you 90% have you ever just taken 80% in order to be geared differently? If so why?
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    What are the Pros and Cons of Negative Gearing?

    How often have many of you bought properties for more than your max LVR? Was it to avoid negative gearing and not be out of pocket each week or are many of you still trying to use as minimal capital as possible when acquiring additional IP that aren't negatively geared? I feel like I haven't...
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    Best loan/account structure for my IP

    thx for the response terry!
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    Best loan/account structure for my IP

    Don't mean to hijack but how does an offset account differ to just paying down debt?
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    Why not Preston?

    Looks like Like I'm going to have to go back and explore more now I know a few things that I should be looking for! Thanks for the responses!
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    Meeting in Melbourne's West - 20th November 2014 6:30pm Footscray

    If I don't have class :o I'll be there. I'm awaiting an email though
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    Why not Preston?

    I went for a little drive around Preston yesterday to get an idea of what the area is like. the streets South of Bell street off and around gilbert were certainly nice than those of the same north of Bell. from what little I saw there were more trees and less run down houses. Beyond regent...
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    Meeting in Melbourne's West - 20th November 2014 6:30pm Footscray

    Can I tentatively say I'm in? As a newbie and keen observer I'm certainly interested :)
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    Newbie Investor - CG or CF?

    I really really liked Michael Yardney's 'Rules of Property' and learnt a lot from reading that. I think it is a great place to start.
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    Why not Preston?

    I'm rather unfamiliar with the area but I think it is a good place for me to start looking into. Can you give me any tips as to where you think are the better places/streets/locations to begin looking into?
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    How to begin a career in developing

    thanks for the responses guys. I know they might come across and basic or even silly but for every question and answer, I'm getting smarter and that helps me a lot :)
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    How to begin a career in developing

    Is it common practice to contact a builder for a rough development quote on a property that is yet to be purchased?
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