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    Depreciation - New property

    Hi If I build a new house from, say, AV Jennings for $170k. Can I claim the full $170k towards the 2.5% capital works depreciation? Cheers
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    SMSF - Property Proceeds Deed

    Has anyone heard of this? Is it another C&N thing? Sounds good - but no info on google. Article here: http://www.propertyupdate.com.au/articles/562/1/Careful-of-property-bought-in-a-SMSF-using-warrants/Page1.html
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    SMSF - Guarantee ruling

    Apologies if this has been covered elsewhere. http://law.ato.gov.au/atolaw/view.htm?docid=DTR/TR2009D3/NAT/ATO/00001 And easy to read interpretation: http://www.cleardocs.com/clearlaw/superannuation/smsf-borrowing-risks.html
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    Economy better than expected

    Unemployment not so bad. Australia to emerge from recession earlier than expected, etc. etc. http://www.theage.com.au/national/economy-set-to-defy-gloom-20090720-dqt5.html Are Access Economics reliable? As reliable as Keen?
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    Nth Korea - here we go again?

    I'm starting to worry about this. The media hype is all too familiar. Talk of weapons of mass destruction, 1 million man standing army, reports of making threats on a neighbouring country... Big deja vu Hope it doesn't amount to anything....
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    IMF World Economic Outlook

    If you've got some spare time, try this: World Economic Outlook (WEO) Crisis and Recovery April 2009 http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2009/01/index.htm Full 261 page document here: http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2009/01/pdf/text.pdf Not sure if this is too...
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    Unemployment down - Surprise

    I know this is just a month by month figure, and everybody is predicting unemployment to keep rising. It was still nice to see this: http://business.theage.com.au/business/surprise-jobs-boost-20090507-avyz.html
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    CF+ Cycle - Is there one?

    Would appreciate any help on this you guys can offer. I often hear more experienced investors, those who have been through at least 2 cycles, state with much certainty that CF+ properties will be a reality again. I'm not talking about the current state, for example, of the Sydney market as...
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    Prices on the rise

    Apparently we're now at the start of a gradual recovery http://money.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=808110 Although Adelaide looks cheap
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    Buying commercial property - in a trust?

    Hi All What's the best way to structure commercial IP's? Given that they are typically CF+, would a discretionary trust be best? Any issues with getting loans from a bank through a trust? Cheers
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    Do Residential Rents Always Trend Up?

    There's always lots of talk regarding housing booms and busts. During all these cycles do rents always go up? Or are there times of rent "bust" as well? In the short time I've had properties, rents have always gone up or at worst stayed the same.
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    Melbourne - Transit Cities

    Has anyone taken the Melbourne 2030 transit city "developments" into account when selecting IP's? Has anyone seen any actual transit city developments? Is anything being done? It all seems to be going along at a normal government type pace. I had envisaged bubbling centres like some of...
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    Claiming gardeing hours?

    My wife and I have spent the entire weekend gardening - tenants have recently left and the garden was out of control. We are not professional gardeners but can we claim our time in any way?
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    ABS Yearbook 2008

    Might have something useful in it: "Year Book Australia is the principal reference work produced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. It provides a comprehensive and detailed statistical overview of various aspects of the economy and social conditions in Australia. In addition, it contains...
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    Broker Commission - Fixed/Variable

    Just curious, is there any difference with a brokers commission depending on whether the clients loan is fixed or variable? Might be my imagination but recently felt a gentle nudge to go for variable instead of fixed.
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    How do you guys set up LOC's?

    Hi All Just wondering how to best set things up for the next property purchase. I have one LOC, against my PPOR, which I've used for deposits for two properties. I was going to increase me LOC limit and use for the deposit on another property but is there a better way? With my existing LOC...
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    JustListed.com

    Just found this property search site: http://www.justlisted.com.au Seems ok, only had a quick look but it's pretty quick, don't have to wait for ads to load like on some sites. Looks like it is based on the domain.com list.
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    Resident Home Loans?

    Hi Has anyone used Resident Home Loans for a lo/no doc loan? Interest rate seems very reasonable. http://www.residenthomeloans.com.au/
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    When will the ATO update there docs?

    Hi All I'm preparing my records for tax time and have been referring to this document from the ATO web site: Rental properties 2005-06 From your experience, will the ATO update last financial years documents any time soon? Cheers
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    Good PM for Ormond, VIC?

    Not impressed with the PM I am currently using and was wondering if anybody knows of a good one in the Ormond (Vic) area? Thanks
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