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I NOW HAVE A PLAN! Thanks to Everyone For Their Comments To My Dilemma I hate money!!! I struggled in my old job earning $33,000 paying off my own place. Now I earn double that ($65,000) in my new job; bought 2 more properties this year & still struggle...what has happened...bloody nothing...

The land price in Redlynch Valley in Cairns has gone up 45% in 1 year & still going! Yippee! Went from $120k to now $175k. Anyone else seen huge jumps like this?

Hello, Just went to an Investment Seminar Monday night & then did a one-on-one interview with the presenter's assistant today. They recommend only building an IP on land (ie: House & Land package) as in the "Land Appreciates, Buildings Depreciate" mantra; therefore to also take advantage of...

Hello, I wondering if any of the Mortgage Brokers can help out here. My Folks have a house in Greenvale, QLD (4816) with a $13k home loan, outstanding rates of about $6k, as well as a $30k business vehicle loan, & are finding it difficult to refinance their loan & consolidate bringing their...

Hello, Just getting my tax return ready for my Accountant; but personally I just wanted to know if any of the following expenses are tax-deductible: :confused: Purchasing Costs Solicitor’s Fee (incl. searches, etc) Stamp Duty on property Valuation Fee Lender’s mortgage...

Hello, Is this how you calculate a tax return? 1) Gross Income: (Eg: $65,000) 2) Add Rental Income: (Eg: $1,960 - 8 wks) Add 1) & 2) = 3) Total Gross Income: $66,960 4) Total Tax Payable on 3) Total Gross Income: (Eg: $15,692) 5) Total Work Deductions: (Eg: $6,250) 6) Total...

Over 11 years working in the R/E industry & having visited hundreds of rental properties; I found that 99% of the tenants kept the place in an untidy condition; both inside & out - didn't maintain or look after the interior of the home, gardens, pool, etc. Therefore I used to think that...

Hello, Looking at getting a credit card & noticed on Rate City that MECU have the lowest credit card rate at just 8.49% & annual rate of $59. I'll be mainly using this card for a large cash advance of around $20,000 to pay out some loans for my folks. 2nd on the list is BankWest; yet cash...

:eek: Ghost sightings, scary houses, UFO sightings, your EX coming up the driveway after you've done something wrong!!!! :D

Hello, Talking to a couple recently they spoke about being involved in Put & Call Share Trading whereby they never own any shares & receive around 15% per month return (yeah I know a lot), said something like if the market goes down they always have a buffer there so that they don't lose...

Hello, Not sure if this is in the correct topic area, but here goes. Someone I know recently bought & sold 3 commercial properties side-by-side & said that they didn't pay any council rates on it; & when I asked why, he said: "...just because it's commercial property". So why does a...

I thought it would be interesting to find out what price a house on a block of land would start at in each state in Australia - found these doing a quick search on www.realestate.com.au - not relocatables, or house only for sale, or cabins - real houses on blocks of dirt. Has anyone else seen...

Hello, I'm not trying to run down PIA Software or anything, but a friend of mine who put his brand new unit figures, etc into it came up with that the unit was only going to cost him $33 per week (at end of financial year) - around $200 per week to service the loan now, but at end of...

Why invest? What do you hope to achieve at the end of the journey (if there is an end) or along the way? What the point of it all for you? I shouted my finance broker lunch yesterday for getting my recent property purchase deal together (beautiful setting on the waterfront) & we got talking...

Not sure if this is the correct category forum to discuss this topic; but anyway. At Market Rent, obviously it's possible to achieve 100% occupancy & no vacancy; but what are ways to achieve this? I mean do you have to have a fully renovated home or brand new home in the most sought-after...

Hello, Tried to search for other threads relating to this but couldn't find any - only on flipping through Put & Call options. The Buy, Renovate/Refurbish a little, Sell option - do you think it's worth the effort to make money this way in the rising market we have now? Does anyone...

Me - I love Boston Legal with William Shatner & James Spader as well as watching Chaser's War On Everything - Stacks Funny!! I don't know how those guys get away with some of the stuff they do - no shame at all & so persistent! :D

OK, not to sound morbid here; but instead more inspiring I guess. :) You're laying in the coffin at your funeral - What would you like to be remembered for? What would you like people to be saying about you to each other or to others about who you were as a person, etc? Me - I'd like to be...

Looking at tonight's new TV show: "Things to do before you die" from the Getaway team - it got me thinking about LIFE in general...things I'd like to do in my life other than just invest in property & shares & build up this investment portfolio so that some time in the not-so-distant future I'd...

Hi Everyone! Just fixed both my IPs for 4 years, because I think interest rates will increase to around 1-1.5% over the next 3 years to try & slow down the big spending across Australia in varied areas obviously such as real estate, retail spending, etc. At the end of 3 years I believe...