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Hi! Has anyone experimented with allowing pets in IPs with special terms, covenants, slightly higher rent, more bond, anything like that? Does anyone have any anecdotes along these lines? If so, I would like to hear from you - I'm writing a story which discusses these possibilities. Regards...

Reply: 1.1.1 From: Lisa Southgate Thanks anon! I'm really up to speed on how it works, the products, etc. It's clear there's a good side and a dark side to deposit bonds but there's plenty of information on the good side. Which, I want to make it clear, I'm covering in my story. To create a...

From: Lisa Southgate Hi, For every five posts extolling the virtues of deposit bonds, there's about one warning. What I would like is detail on the warning. I'm preparing an article on the good and bad of deposit bonds and I'm looking for someone who perhaps got a bit excited with deposit...

Reply: 1.1.1.1.1.1.1 From: Lisa Southgate Hi, Glad of your post Ian, because my gut feeling from years of property writing for the usual suspects is that the "rental increase of $5 a week," thing in Sydney is a lie. I didn't see the Tele story so Serge, I was wondering who the story was...

Reply: 2.2 From: Lisa Southgate Reminds me of a story - I think it was in the SM Herald - a woman who had a mansion in Centennial Park rented it out to the Lucas family while George was in town last year shooting the upcoming Star Wars saga - Attack of The Clones. Anyway, she ended up mad as...

Reply: 1.1.2.1.1.1 From: Lisa Southgate Yeah but Sim, the long term rewards of GST are (supposedly) huge. In theory at least, the short-term costs of GST are just that, short term. We supposedly needed the GST to afford a huge country with a small population, etc, etc. (I sound so right wing...

Reply: 1.1.2 From: Lisa Southgate Not saying it's not possible. Anything's possible. Just that, given political realities and history, I can't see it happening. The economic arguments are too daunting. Since you point out that election campaign was so recent :) then you wouldn't have any...

From: Lisa Southgate Hi, I found excellent comment on the archives about negative gearing and how long it will be with us. I wasn't around when it was being discussed but I'm burning now to give my 2c worth, if belatedly. Negative gearing won't be abolished in Australia because it underwrites...

Reply: 1.1.1.1.1.1.1 From: Lisa Southgate Were those last two sentences irony? Lisa.

Reply: 1.1.1 From: Lisa Southgate Hi, Yes I've done a search in the archives, and there is a lot of very good stuff there, but what I need is more contact with people so that they can expand (if they want) on certain points, and so I can ask more questions. Can anyone help? If so, drop me a...

Reply: 2.2 From: Lisa Southgate Scott, hi! I loved your post. I would love to talk to you more for a story I'm doing on this topic. If you have no objections could you drop me a line? Thanks, hope to hear from you. Lisa.

Reply: 2 From: Lisa Southgate Hiya, I'm a Queenslander and wouldn't agree with the below response about not touching it, cos there are many good investment spots around (ask some of the people who have invested in Mooloolaba and Noosa over the past 5 years!). But I am a former tourism writer...

From: Lisa Southgate Hi! I'm writing a magazine article on whether or not property owners should rent their properties furnished or unfurnished. What are the rules, risks, benefits, perks (eg, depreciation)? What are your experiences? Please reply to this post or email me directly at...