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Flying to Taiwan because you want to or because you have to, The Y-man? Makes all the difference to what you've achieved (in my opinion, at least). Hope it's for something nice.

Thank you very much, Chris and Paul.

Hi all We settle on a new IP in a few days (still looking for a tenant, though :(). We've already paid for a termite treatment (live termites in the grounds, though not the house; we couldn't delay treatment until after settlement). We'll be adding a dishwasher and one or two air...

Thank you, all. We'll go ahead with putting in a dishwasher - any recommendations for an electrician, plumber and handyman? I'll also ask the PM we've engaged to find tenants for us for her recommendations on tradies, but I'd prefer to use someone recommended by other Brisbane investors...

We self-manage, but always engage a PM to find and place a tenant for us.

In a few weeks we settle on a nice 1980s house in Brisbane's west, near the river. The house has a good size split-system airconditioner in the open-plan lounge/dining room/kitchen area and a second airconditioner in the main bedroom. There's no cooling in the rest of the house, though it is...

Hi J_aco Try Rifle Pest Management for a termite chemical barrier. We're using them on recommendations from others (that means you, Wylie!) and have been happy with the advice and service to date. Cheers, GreenGoblin

In a few weeks we settle on a nice 1980s house in Brisbane's west. It doesn't have a dishwasher, and given that it's in a good suburb, we want to add one. I know I'll need a plumber to run a pipe off the kitchen sink and an electrician to add an electric socket. We'd need to convert a...

So, an update. I spoke to our tenant yesterday about breaking the lease and advised them they'd need to cover our pro-rata reletting fee, advertising costs and rent until we find a new tenant. He wasn't happy with this as he felt they'd want to move out sometime in Feb 2015 and didn't want to...

Seems like my question has led to a fair bit of debate and learning for many - good! This way many of us learn something. Thank you everyone who provided advice or asked further questions. There are some really good answers here. I'll discuss with my wife and we'll come up with a proposal to...

Hi all The tenant in our Frankston South property wants to break their lease, as they're having to travel too far to their new jobs. The lease runs until May 2015, but they'd like to leave in two months or so. My wife feels that they should have to find replacement tenants to move in and...

I've now confirmed that the roof is also fibro-asbestos (Super 66). Also, there is some some (minor?) termite damage, which was treated in 2011. Termites climbed up hardwood posts and damaged the stairs up to the balcony/deck at the top of the house, as well as eating the skirting board...

Thanks for your replies. Sadly the building is fibro (i.e. internal and external walls), and the roof may be too (I'd have to ask the agent). If the roof is fibro, I know that deteriorates over time, so presents more of a problem. Further thoughts?

Hi all I've found old fibro home built in the early 1960s that I'm considering buying, but my wife and I have some concerns. Given it's age, it would need some renos (particularly bathroom), but my wife is concerned about the asbestos in the fibro. She also feels tenants wouldn't want to...

Too much information! :D

First to reply - that's a surprise for someone who attends so rarely :confused: Please put us down for two on Twosday, Phil. Cheers, GreenGoblin

Wow - that's quite a list of servers and services. I certainly second jackbak's thanks to you, the other moderators and Jan and Ian. Interesting to know all the hard work that goes on behind the scenes. Cheers, GreenGoblin

Thank you for the replies to date. ChrisA1, the property already has a tenant, who would like to stay on (which would suit us) but who is paying below market rent. We'd wait a while before starting any renos, so we could claim part of them as repairs (e.g. polishing floorboards or doing any...

Managing an interstate reno Tonibell, your post and experiences to date are very timely for us! We're under contract on a property in north Brisbane, a 70's brick home in original condition. It could do with a new kitchen and update to the bathroom, but we live in Melbourne and haven't ever...

Thanks for organising, Y-man (and thanks PT_Bear for the heads up!) Put us down for two, thanks. Cheers, Richard