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    The Gong

    Will be up there in a few weeks (Wollongong) staying the monastery should be fun. Any recommended areas to check out as investment potential? Thanks
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    Should we re think our strategy?

    Well four years in and we only have 2 x IP's Strategy is to go for long term growth, cash flow is almost neutral on one, not on the other. 1st IP 2 bed apartment in Kensington Vic renting at $320 per week, paid $418k in 2010, recently told if we sold it expect high 300's maybe low 400's, Was...
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    Welcome Pack for Tenants

    Does anyone prepare one to give to the new tenants? We wanted to make them feel welcome so chucked a range of food assortments and bottle of wine in a basket. Also left some useful cleaning products in the bathroom etc. Hope it makes a difference. Also left a note saying welcome as...
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    Buyers Agent that speaks Mandarin

    Ok my wife is pretty cluey with Property and also interior decorating. Would there be much demand for a buyers agent that can speak fluent Mandarin especially with the Chinese demand at the moment to search for properties and attend auctions? She is currently working in a large hospital...
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    Bulleen Melbum

    Always thought this to be undervalued. Doesn't seem all that long ago you could buy a reno for 400k. Even something like this looks like good value, close to Freeway, shops, and the Veneto Club! http://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-bulleen-118548891
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    Development in Ivanhoe Vic (crap Part) - 2,3, or 4 3 Bed townhouses

    Spewing I did not buy next door when it sold for $520k five years ago. They built three townhouses, kept 2 at the front to rent and sold the one on the side (3 bed nothing special) for $850k a few months ago You can get a reasonable sized block close to 600 sqm for b/w 850 - to $1 million...
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    Areas close to city over supply of apartments?

    Hi we have 2 IPR's one in Kensington and the other in North Melbourne. Both are in 70's style blocks, one has been fully renovated, the other semi. Both have 2 bedrooms of good size with large kitchen. Both are in nice quiet streets with majority being older style terrace housing and...
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    Body Corp making us replace external windows

    In Vic. Ok another fun one. This is in Vic for any rules / regs that apply. Cut a long story short the body corporate is asking over the next 2/3 years that all owners replace all their outside wooden framed windows with aluminium ones. Depending on how many external windows you have, this...
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    Body Corp won't allow installation of air con

    Hi cut a long story short body corporate is refusing to allow installation of the outside unit for a split system air con. We had proposed putting on the outside wall near the kitchen window for our first level apartment which faces a side driveway. This was refused on the basis that they are...
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