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Hi guys, Our place is on the market and coming up for first open this weekend. Has been a good home to us for the last 3 years, and is a great entry townhouse in one of the premium suburbs of Melbourne's north. Love the house and it has been built to a really good standard as you can...

The group has just listed a site in NSW, 5 tenants, anchored by a mini-major. Good development potential, zoned Mixed use, 3 street frontages with 7,500sqm approx land. Price approx $10m with approx 7% return. Address and details available on request. 0477 277 568.

Hi all, Wondering if there are any local Bendigonians on here interested in catching up over a drink? Am thinking Friday the 2nd of November but am open to suggestions? Cheers Ben

Well the big wedding day is tomorrow week, so is coming up quick! Kate and I are looking at putting a nice bottle of wine with a letter to each other away for the next 10 years and opening then. The issue I have is she doesnt drink Red wine, so its down to champagne or white wine. Finding one...

Hi all, As a result of the successful evening presenting to the Somersoft group a couple of months ago we are holding an investor information evening next Thursday the 30th at our Head Office in Doncaster. The night will cover investing in general, some finance advice and investing in...

Hey guys, We went along to this and exhibited on the weekend - wondering if anyone else went? Was some really cool ideas there, I am falling in love with epoxy floors. Definitely going into our next home (which we will build). Ben

Hi all, We run investor nights in Bendigo, and I wanted to gauge some interest if there are people in Melbourne who might want to come along to a local one? I was thinking I could do a Somersoft exclusive night? At the night we talk about: - The fundamentals behind Bendigo and why it...

Hi all, I was asked for an update on my investing story, and thought I would share with you all a bit of a wider view starting at the beginning… As some of you may know I started investing in 2008 and the tail end of the last large boom in Victoria. Prior to this though I started educating...

Hi guys, My fiance and I are making a bit of a change in the next few weeks (will post an update when it is all official) but basically we need to break our lease on a 2 bedroom apartment in Alphington. Wasnt sure if I should post here or Caveat but if anyone is interested its a good...

Hi all, Have an employee who wants to package a car into package and I am trying to work out how much it would cost. i.e. a $28k second hand car, lease for 2 years. I am guessing around $10k but has anyone got any information or references please? I tried to google but couldnt come up with...

Hi all, Just a quick one hopefully. In the following hypothetical scenario do I qualify for the 50% CGT discount at all or in part please? Month 1: Buy house on a large block Month 6 - 9: Subdivide 5 unit sites off the back of the front block Month 14: Sell all 6 sites. So sold is a...

Hi all, I am looking at a property and want to find out the owner. It is a commercial property that is vacant - is there a website or service I can use please? Cheers Ben

http://www.theage.com.au/business/property/wary-buyers-sellers-spurn-market-20111113-1ndp1.html Personally I don't see how 4% could be considered the bottom of the market, this is so tight as a gross rental yield (and more like 3.2% as a net yield). What are people's thoughts on target...

Hi all, Here are the details: Price: ~$500k Zone: B1Z Location: Large regional centre Building area: 120sqm Land area: 200sqm Only overlay is design and development as it is in the local CBD. Looking at options of buying it and occupying myself it for business uses. Will most...

It looks like negative gearing has had a decent slice of time at the tax summit over the last few days. I don't think anyone will argue that it has a large impact on both prices and rent rates - but my question is do you think it is a good thing or a bad thing? My investment strategy was...

Hi all, I have some experience with pricing developments but not a whole lot with renovations. Currently looking for a PPOR in the Essendon/Moonee Ponds/Brunswick area and quite a few older ones are coming up. As such I want to be able to reasonably estimate the works required to renovate...

Hi all, I am looking at a place to buy in Niddrie - Melbourne. It sold last year and I was wondering if anyone has access to sales data if they could check the sold price please? Please PM me if you can help. Cheers Ben

Is anyone doing it? On the surface it does look like an alright option - but the labour costs would still be there. The benefits I see are: - Design is done - Everything is supplied - Everything *should* fit together At the end of the day you still need to pour the slab and put...

Hi all, Basically as the title suggests. I, for some reason, cant find the list of requirements for a builders license in Victoria. Can anyone shed some light on this please? Cheers Ben

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/deathknell-for-dirty-hazelwood-20110630-1gt7t.html Would be an interesting impact on the towns surrounding Hazelwood if this happens.