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Yeah I have heaps of the stuff down one side of my IP. I believe to get rid of bamboo permanently you basically have to dig it out... well I don't have the money for that ATM and it does provide some great shade and a good barrier on that side as their is a really shoddy half fence. So I...

Greetings all, Long time reader, random and infrequent poster here :D My partner and I have bought a house in Brisbane. We are looking to do a basic reno and rent it out when we are done. The house is a 3 bedroom chamferboard we are doing what we can ourselves - removing wallpaper...

Hello everyone, I attended Michael Yardney's seminar in Brisbane on the weekend, I was wondering if anyone else attended and what their thoughts were? Personally I felt Michael's presentation was pretty good, having recently read his book (that I thought was excellent and why I went to the...

Hey all, Perhaps the mortgage brokers among us can confirm this one. My colleague is a public servant and CBA have told him that he can't get a low doc loan as he is an employee instead of being self-employed. Is this a common policy I know they are created generally for this purpose but...

I am a bit of a newbie with only 1 IP. I have created this list of what steps to take as part of due diligence. It is QLD specific and very generalised. I would appreciate any feedback as I am sure that I have missed quite a lot. Apologies for any naivety on my behalf :D Value • RP Data...

Hi all, So here is a rundown of the situation. We are looking to buy two properties in Brisbane within the next 9 - 12 months. The first (prop2) will be in suburb X (more on this later). The second (prop3) in Newmarket, Wilston, Windsor area (rent for a few years before making PPOR). We...

Hi all, I live in Brisbane and in my regular driving around I am finding an incredible number of "For Lease" signs on residential property. I am wondering if this is a new trend in Brisbane or even Australia generally? What is the advantage for buyers and sellers? I personally don't...

Hi all, My friend has been having issues with her property manager. She has a house at Sandstone Point, near Bribie Island in QLD. Could anyone recommend a property manager for this area? I only know Brisbane inner-north and I think the property manager should be closer to Bribie than...

Hi all, It seems that I may be a bit slow with this considering these changes came into effect on 21 August 2006 but I only found out about it in today's Courier Mail. From what I can work out, the changes are: the requirement for real estate agents and auctioneers to now substantiate any...