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Hi everyone, Just wondering how do people usually calculat the cost of developing apartments? How much extra would the cost increase as the number of floors increase with and without an elevator? Is it usually based on a $cost/unit regardless on the configuration (1x1, 2x2, etc.) or is it...

Hi everyone, Was looking around the forum and noticed that there hasn't been any discussion about the impact of the new budget on house prices?? I heard that in the recent budget the have lowered the pension level to $800k? If that is the case, a lot people may not qualify for a pension...

Hi everyone, I am thinking of removing some old asbestos fence around my newly built house and install some new fencing. Reasons: 1) It will be safer 2) More aesthetically pleasing However I would like to have my neighbours contribute to some of the cost. Does anyone have a letter...

Hi everyone, I am about to rent out my property and was wondering what insurances might be necessary and what companies are good to go with? Cheers!

Hi everyone, Does anyone have any thoughts or know the procedure to transfer the ownership of a property from a trust to an individuals name without a direct sale? My example is that my dad current owns a property under a trust and wants to transfer the ownership to my individual name so I can...

Hi everyone, been away for 1.5 months but trying to get back into things. I was just wondering if any of you excel gurus have a spreadsheet to calculate cashflow after plug all the required cost? Cheers, Dex

Hi everyone, Anyone have any thoughts of differences between Perth builders. Summit vs Plunkett vs Aveling vs Commodore homes for example? Does the build quality of these build really justify a large difference in price or is more for the name? Cheers!

Hi everyone, sorry I'm rather new to the finance side of investments and do not have a deep enough comprehension to see how having a balanced or non-balanced portfolio will play out. As the topics states, it is always good? Assuming I don't mind paying extra tax (saying that I would...

Was wondering if people would recommend reading Brad Sugar's book? Are they worth a read for general investing, property and business? Cheers!

Not sure if this has been asked somewhere before. But what are some good avenues to reduce tax for a business? I thought I'll get other opinions before asking my accountant. Is buying a company car a wise idea?

Hi SSers! I was thinking of adding synthetic turf to the back of a property I'm working on, does anyone have companies to recommend that have done a good quality job for a value price (cheap would nice :P)? Cheers!

Hi everyone, Does anyone know the charge or how much you are expected to pay someone to manage a investment project? Let's say you would get roughly a 20% ROI? (before tax and before paying for the service) Thank you! Dex

Hi guys, I'm a total finance noob so could anyone clarify? How does one eventually prove loan serviceability to the banks once you decide to go into property full time? What I mean is that while employed it's quite easy to prove that to the banks, but once you quit (assuming you have a...

Hi everyone, I was hoping to get some advice on how I should go about investing in property full time. Here is my situation at the moment, I'm currently 21 and will be graduating from university next year. I have a father who is willing to support my endeavors and as a plus grow his property...

Just wondering, does anyone know and can educate me on setbacks? If I have a 2 blocks of land next to each other, can I reduce the setback between the two blocks when I build? If so, does it only apply if I built the houses together at once or if I stagger the two builds do I lose the benefit of...

Just wondering (mainly for the Perth people, especially for people who has dealt with City of Melville). Roughly how long does it take for a DA to be passed by council approval once it has been handed in? Also how long would it take to get the construction certificate as well? Thank you! Dex.

Recently bought a 735sqm house in Booragoon for 880k. 4 x 2 layout. I really think I've got a good deal for this one. Since it's subdivisible and a 370 sqm single storey home could fetch 1m. At the same time I can retain the exist house. It's current tenanted out till December which would...

Hi everyone, Just reaching out to see if anyone could recommend any good/reliable/cheap graphic designers? I live in Perth by the way. Thank you! Dex

Hi there everyone, This is my first post, recently discovered this forum and been quietly observing because I didn't think I could contribute anything. HOWEVER, recently I bought a property in Booragoon and its sub-divisible. The layout/zoning of the property is such that I can have 2...