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    Waterfront outer Sydney suburbs

    Dear forum, A relative (retired couple) from Adelaide is moving to Sydney and wish to buy a waterfront house. With budget is in the 1M+ they hope they could find something about 40 ish mins drive from CBD. It will be their ppor not a weekender. Any ideas if such a thing exists and if so...
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    HDT Account set up

    Hi all, Would like your opinion on this set up please.. if you have experience in using HDT. I have asked my accountant as well and am still waiting for his response. All figures are examples to illustrate the points only. My salary 40K I have an IP under a HDT. IP Rental income is 10K...
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    How to invest 1M

    If you could borrow 1M at current var. rate says 7.5% , how would you invest it assuming -ve geared is not an option ?
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    6 or 12months contract

    Would like your views, as landlord do u prefer 6 or 12 month lease contract ? Ta
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    I invest because....

    We live a very simple life. I continue to invest because I have a lot of equity and feel guilty wasting it by not-to-invest, not because I need more money. It does not sound like a very good reason does it ?:confused:
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    PM in Woolloongabba/East Brisbane

    I would appreciate recommendation of good PM(s) in this area, please. Or not good ones I should be aware of (Please PM me if you don't want to mention names in public). Yesterday I had a chat with a PM (large Aus wide firm) he said he was not sure if adding aircond would help much in...
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    main road noise

    I have an IP having one bedroom window facing main road and I would like to make it less noisy. 1./ Does anyne have experiene replacing normal aluminium windows with double glazed windows ? How easy/hard ? What sort of cost, roughly ? Any contact in Brisbane ? 2./ Are there other ways to...
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    Annual Review on LOC & Mortgage Debenture &

    Hi all, Would appreciate your opinion on this, particularly from our good brokers. Which bank ? We currently have a big loan with big bank A for our 3 IPs . The IPs are under a DT with company trustee , we (my partner & I ) are directors. The security for the loan is : mortgage on...
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    Buying in Europe (paris, Brussels ) ?

    Anyone has any experience /info on investing in this part of the globe ? Thank you.
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    Sign

    Sign over a Gynecologist's Office: "Dr. Jones, at your cervix." ************************** In a Podiatrist's office: "Time wounds all heels." ************************** On a Septic Tank Truck in Oregon: "Yesterday's Meals on Wheels" *************************** On a Septic Tank...
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    Low maintenance IPs in Bris-GoldCoast-Sunshine C

    Hi, Friends from interstate are looking for 2 and 3 investment townhouses in GC(townhouse because low maintenance) and mentioned Oxenford, Arundel etc 1./What is your opinions on investing in this area ? For low maintenance type IPs in Bris and to GC and to Sunshine C corridor, what would...
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    PeterSpann Bris 23 April

    A few SSmites mentioned a social gathering afterwards. Can we indicate our interest here and then work out how we want to do it ?? Those who are not going to the seminar but feel like catching up with other mites, are also welcome !!!
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    Michael Yardney in Bris on 29April

    Anyone attending may be we can meet ?
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    Land to give away

    My apology... This is my desperate attempt to draw your attention to read and respond to this thread of mine :o
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    Lawyers and their PATENT

    Recently we approached a lawyer (recommended by friends) to discuss asset protection by gifting personal assets to a "finance trust" , blah blah. We already knew what we wanted to do; we only saw the Lawyer coz our friends said he knew his stuff and reasonable fees so we gave him a go...
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    How to say goodbye

    I am looking at a group of units in a good location and needs TLC. Current tenants are elderly ones who have been there for years and hence rents are low. I can see with some reno I can add value and achieve much better rents. The problem is my target won't be these elderly people (I don't...
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    Leaking shower

    Have a leaking shower, on upper level of a Queenslander. Different plumbers came, and came up with different diagnoses. I am thinking of the porta shower or the Decina ready to install one. Would anyone know a reputable/experience plumber in Bris whose I can trust ? thanks very much
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    HDT quick question

    ATM we have a DT, trustee is company A . If we are to create a new HDT for future investments (shares + IPs) will the new trust : need a new company as trustee ? pros/cons? and pro/cons if this new company have same/different directors (us) as the existing DT ? (we both have similar income)...
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    A Brissy version of Metropole ?

    Is there a trustworthy company in Brisbane that provides similar service to Michael Yardney's Metropole ? (I contacted MY last year I believe the company only does VIC) Ta. PS Moderators pls move this to where you think appropriate , thanks
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    No mortgage stamp duty

    Hi, Went to see a lawyer yesterday and learnt : 1./ by 2008 there will be no more mortgage stamp duty. This will make gifting to trust (for asset protection purpose) a lot cheaper... 2./ I contacted State Revenue asking if "transfer stamp duty is to be paid when cloning a trust and move...
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