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From: Even Steven Hi guys Has anyone considered the pros and cons of houses v flats as an IP. I sure would like to know your thoughts. Steve

From: Even Steven I just checked to see who had the most logins. Only one person logged in more than 3000 times and that was Jerry McGuire with 104787 logins!?! What the...

From: Even Steven Hi gurus Tell me, is it possible to have negatively geared properties held in a trust and still get the income tax benefits of negative gearing against your salary. Thanks

From: Even Steven There have been a lot of posts in this forum by people who have done really well with their IP's but I'm sure that's just one side of the coin. Would any investor's out there be willing to share their disaster stories with us so we can get a balanced picture?

From: Even Steven Somebody help please. I jus gotta unerstan de problem wit negative geering. Why are some people opposed to negative gearing as an investment strategy. Even if you forget about the tax implications, if the IP is in a high capital growth area, what is the problem. Thanks

From: Even Steven What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of owning units vs houses as IP's.

From: Even Steven I was looking through the old threads for some interesting tidbits and I noticed that the Somerset Pub Crawl thread was by far the most popular. Now what does that mean...

From: Even Steven Hi everyone. I have my finance through a bank (a big black and yellow bank) and I can only get statements every six months (no online information). Obviously this is a pathetic service. Can anyone recommend a bank that gives monthly statements and online information about...

From: Even Steven Hi everyone. I get the impression that the American gurus advocate that any investment should be positively geared from the beginning with capital growth being not so important. But that seems to me like a short-sighted view because it is the capital growth that will pull the...

From: Even Steven Whilst sceptical I am fascinated by the Henry Kaye phenomenon. Anybody know what he is doing these days?

From: Even Steven Why is it that negatively geared IP usually have high capital growth and positively geared IP usually have low capital growth?

From: Even Steven Anybody done any beautiful and lucrative renovations lately?

From: Even Steven Does anybody know where there are positively geared IP in Melbourne?

From: Even Steven Any flippers out there? Tell me, is flipping something you only do in a rising market or is it as simple as buying at a discount and selling at full retail. I suspect there are a lot of risks in it but I don't know what they are. "I asked for nothing, and I got it - in...

From: Even Steven I'm sure there are many investors using trusts to protect their assets. Briefly, what are the advantages and disadvantages of using trusts as compared with holding property in one's own name personally?

From: Even Steven I'm sure a lot of investors have reached the point where they cannot get anymore finance from the banks due to lack of equity or lack of serviceability (or both). It does not take very long to get to that point. What do you do for finance after that?

From: Even Steven I would like to look into no doc finance. Seems the best way for self employed people. Does anybody have some experience with this sort of thing?

From: Even Steven In today's market with prices so high and returns so low (relatively, of-course), are there still positively geared IP's out there?