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I discovered this about a week ago. Investment Property game set up by CBA. www.investorville.com.au

"In order to fund the Queensland Building Boost Grant and the abolition of the Community Ambulance Cover levy, the Government is removing the transfer duty concession for homebuyers purchasing homes from 1 August 2011. The concession was estimated to cost the State $308 million in revenue...

This is probably a really dumb question but I am going to ask anyway... I've recently purchased a house and am considering putting in a dishwasher into the kitchen. Trouble is there is no existing housing for a dishwasher in the cabinets, which look 5-6 years old. So will have to make some...

As much as we will never know the real King of Pop, may he RIP. You have inspired a generation, who, through you, wlll inspire other generations. Controversy aside, you cannot argue with your artistic brilliance, your ability to dominate the music media (delibrate or not), your style and...

Has anyone used Thermoglaze or Mendabath or another similar provider to pretty up a bathroom - shower, bath, tiling, vanity, cupboards? I have a mid 90's house on the outskirts of Brisbane that needs a cosmetic makeover and trying to keep costs down. I believe everything is structurally...

for the last 2 days i have had window open up on my screen everytime i open up Internet Explorer titled Manage Add-ons. How do i get rid of this screen coming up every time I open my browser? OSS

Hi guys, Just thought I would let people know there currently is a free online version of Robert Kiyosaki's Cashflow 101 and 202 Games. It is a beta version so there are some bugs and errors, but if you can live with that, like I can...then you will enjoy this. Just have to sign up as a...

Could not believe this.... http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,26318278-13762,00.html No way I would have continued this long. OSS

I've just been to see This Is It and I thought it was fantastic. Yes I am an MJ fan and have been for many years, so I am biased. But it was like being a spectator at his rehearsals. Yes he was thin, but damn he could still dance and sing extremely well. Movie shows he was really a...

Has anyone applied for one of these Green Loans? http://www.environment.gov.au/greenloans/ Apparently you get an energy assessment done free of charge and the assessor provides you with a report on how you can improve the energy efficiency of your home. You can then use the green loan...

Scenario. Can you rent a property from your own family trust (IP Trust)? What are the implications assuming: I pay market rent A formal tenancy agreement is established IP Trust purchases with 20% deposit, 80% financed - will have a cashflow loss of approx $8000 pa IP Trust receives a...

This might be a dumb question but needs to be asked... can this be done? how much power will you lose, assuming you cannot capture 100% of it? could large gyms set this up that run spin classes or for their rowers? Just curious that's all. Often thought having my tv plugged to my...

Being a bloke I have often thought how do I go about getting the right look in my investment property, coordinate wall colours, flooring , kitchen cupboards, bathroom, curtains or blinds etc etc and often thought geez what if i stuff up the colour choice and or the colours don't match etc...

Gold Coast United recorded their 3rd win of the season - convincing 2-0 win away from home. Beating some quality sides - Roar, now Adelaide...can't wait for the game against the Syd FC and the Victory in a few weeks. http://www.a-league.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=28861 OSS

Does anyone know where I can find a book or info site about how to go about analysing listed property trusts. There used to be book out a couple of years ago titled something like Australias top listed property trusts but they all seem to have dissappeared and are not printing currently -...

Does anyone here have the qtrly REIQ data electronically (ie excel format) that they might be willing to share??? I subscribe to QLD property & Lifestyle mag and receive the stats on paper but not electronically. I have asked them for this but been told it is not available. Scott

I recently attended the trading and investing expo in brisbane and am interested in Lincoln Indicators' products - Stock Doctor and their share funds. I currently have just commenced a 12 month subscription to Stock Doctor but have also been looking into their share fund - they have two...

I am looking for some input into my loan structuring for my investments. Here is what i try to do/have done: Buy property, reno and/or wait for value to increase. Take advantage of new equity as deposit for next IP or shares. I want to avoid cross collateralisation, so have increased the...

I have been running my own accounts in myob business basics for the past 18 months or so and have realised this is probably not an effective use of my time. Does anyone use a personal bookkeeper (other than your partners :D) to track all and i mean all personal income and expenditure. I am...

What does it mean when a listed company buys back its own shares and then they are cancelled? Can a company buy back its shares and choose not to cancel them? i assume this is done as the company view their shares as being undervalued and choose to buy them back to increase the assets or...