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Hello tax experts, Iam currently doing some handywork myself for one of my previous tenanted damaged investment property. It is very hard work and possibly the last time i'll be doing this type of hard labour work. I have kept all the bunnings receipts and recorded time spend on the property...

hello, this questions for experienced developer in sydney.... For a R3 zoned medium density property land. How would one know whether a block will fit 3 to 4 townhouses? there are many R3 zoned properties for sale but the size or the frontage may not meet council requirements. so where...

Hello, My accountant recently completed my tax for the last financial year and still i have a massive $30K withheld tax that i cannot deduct or offset from my four investment properties' interests and expenses. Very upsetting to see my $30K goes straight to the tax man. Could any tax...

Hello all, I was at the pub talking to a few somersoft forumites and i realized that many inexperienced wannabe developer like me thought the time it takes from acquiring a property, to construction, then sell , then settlement will take less than a year or last than 12 months. Is it not...

Hello, May i ask what is the difference in buying commercial property? 1. is lending different? 2. can i use my residential equity to buy? 3. what should i look out for? i.e contracts, etc? thanks BG

Hello all, What type of strategies and method have you employed to convince the seller in selling so that you can buy at market value? as all of you may agree as a buyer in a hot market you want to buy at market value and not excessively over paid. any advice on how to approach the...

Hello, Have any one here owns a heritage home and dealt with Ryde Council? looking to buy in Ryde IP and found that the property is heritage listed. the land is quite large and wanted to extend but not sure how difficult it is with council. Could you please also let me know if...

Hello, Sorry i didnt say thanks to those ppl that responded to my other thread about owning a business. iam in the process of negotiating a business for sale and i do not know any lawyer that can read business sales contract. Could anyone here help me please? thanks BG

Hello again, I have been doing some research and also reading on this forum that for a typical 4 bedroom, 2 toilet, 1 garage duplex (2 units side by side) would costs approx. $600K for the construction cost. This is a turn-key amount... includes start to finish including, sewer...

as you know boarding house provides multiple rental income. Does any one know if it is possible to convert a dual occupancy house to a boarding house? how does it all work?

Hi all, Has anyone experienced successfully buying at auction with a conditional loan and later found out that after a bank valuation it was not approved? What to do to get around it? Thanks

Hello again, i have been reading alot of articles, forums and emails saying the benefit of joint ventures. as well as the inspirational stories from experienced ppl here saying to take things seriously you have to be hands on. so with the two in mind, any developer mentors here willing to...

Dear All, I understand many of the experienced investors already went through this path. This path i meant to find ways to increase their cash flow situation so they can further use this money to buy, develop, etc in property. Iam at an age where my full time job is secured, have a...

Hi All, I've found a site (still up for sale - therefore can't disclose the location yet) which i believe is big enough for sub-division. However, reading the local council DCP and LEP is very confusing and not as straight forward as i thought. I would like to approach a private town...

Could someone please tell me whether there are websites that i can search which suburb belongs to which council? any non-paying web site would be ideal thanks BG

Sorry guys another dummy questions for the experienced developers had my PPOR renovated, revalued and re-financed. Now we have approx. $250K of equity in our offset account to play with. Not sure if it is sufficient amount to buy a develop-able land and construct a duplex development...

Hello, Two more weeks of annual leave then back to my 9-5 work....... Yes something to look forward to right? During this time, i have been reading many development forums and found many developers had bad and/or challenging experiences with Council. The first thing that comes to mind is...

Dear All, As iam still a newbie in development knowledge, may i ask the more experienced developers if they had ever built their development using the owner builder method? would it be more cost effective if you manage the whole build and get contractors in? I call up a chippy not long...

Hello All, Iam new here and just joined and thought this may be helpful to all. Beware of electrical cable sold in Master and Mitre 10 during the following year: * NSW from 2010 to 2013; * Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia in 2012 and 2013; and *...