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Thanks for your reply Scott - you actually did our dep sched for our unit in Mornington a few years ago! The oven is a wall oven from the 60's and we are spending a bit keeping it running, the gas cook top is similar. Also, because the gas cook top is so narrow, we can't find a replacement the...

Thanks Wylie and Sez - I've organised the gutters to be done for this IP - our other is in an apartment block and has a great body corp who keeps on top of stuff like this! Appreciate the help!

Hi all Our IP (inner melb, 2 bed apartment) is in dire need of a new kitchen! I know this cause we lived there 5 years before moving out, and now we've had tenants in there as well. It's currently an awful navy blue lino uneven floor that needs to come up, plus there is no saving anything...

Hi guys Just wondering if anyone knew where i could get a property maintenance schedule - our tenant has just signed for a further year, which will be 3 years in the place and i'm just wondering where i could find out things like how often i should get the air con, hws, dishwasher, oven...

and, yes, we really should have upgraded years ago! Don't won't something horribly plastic and cheap looking, but don't want to spend a fortune either...

hi guys we are currently preparing our property for renting out thanks to some advice from people here (see http://www.somersoft.com/forums/showthread.php?t=69322 if you're interested) we have a single flush skew trap toilet in our apartment - i've been trying to get an indication of what...

now to decide whether to move the P&I to IO - i think it's fixed at 6.99 which is pretty good so will see how we go...

i think you've convinced me....although going back into the rental market after 5 years will be odd. I vaguely remember lines of people at ofi's, places that looked nothing like the photos online and rental agents that wouldn't return calls...now to convince the other half!

i was thinking that, but then thought that the extra $150 or so a week just to rent (given we would only get $400 p/w on our place, and renting would be about $500-$550) plus the shortfall of $100 p/w for the mortgage repayments might be a waste of funds...but maybe not....

Thanks tobe - internal stairs wouldn't bother me so much but our apartment is up three flights of stairs - which makes getting outdoors a mission on it's own! we only have a teeny balcony...

Hi all Just a few questions if I may: We currently live in a two bedroom inner city (melb) apartment - love it, love the area, but fast realising three flights of stairs with a 6 month old is not really practical :) It's worth about $440,000, and we owe about $270,000. We could get...

Hi all I'm a general lurker here but appreciated all the advice that gets given out. Hoping someone can assist in my issue: Essentially, our PPOR is a top floor 60's apartment which we love. However, we have just discovered we are expecting a baby...which is great news but due to other...

Hi all I am finally looking at purchasing our first IP in Victoria (finance has been organised and we are ready to go!!) We have found a suitable place in a block of three units. The only common property is the driveway and front garden. The s32 says there is a owners corp but it seems to...

http://finassist.com.au/2009/04/free-seminar-for-first-time-property-investors/ Just wondering if anyone has been to one of these and if they found it helpful/unhelpful etc etc. Any comments welcome... Cheers B

Hi all Been lurking for awhile and now finally feel like I'm ready to seriously consider an IP. Our situation is that we have a PPOR (owe 265000, worth 360000), savings of about 10000 and joint income of 120000... when looking at all the bank websites, it still says we need 10% deposit..is...

Hi all These forums have been a great source of info, but just a question if i may! My partner and i have purchased our first property (settlement is in 4 weeks). The property is currently tenanted until 8 weeks after settlement and is self managed by the current owners. We will move in...