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Hi all, Im just curious as to what you all actually want to get out of this game? I see the usual signatures with "x-amount of property by yr****" and iv read peoples coments about needing to have a goal to work towards. I'll be honest im not 100% on what it is I want from property investing...

Ok well we thought we were doing the right thing when we choose one of our current PM's but that wasnt to be the case. We thought that since our property was interstate that we would pay a little extra and hope for better service but that hasnt been the case. We pay 2% more than the other agents...

Just wondering if anyone can recomend a good PM in Burnie Tasmansia. We have an IP there and im very keen to look at other PM options. We are planning a trip down there to check out a few other agents in town but seeing if anyone here had any recomendations. cheers Jas!

Just after some advice. Our PPOR is a weatherboard home on peers. I guess about 1.4m peers. Our home is freezing cold every autumn/winter. To the extent that your face feels cold, the air is just cold. Then we pop around to my parents place around the corner, nice home on a slab (as our previous...

Well my wife and I have 2 IP's and our PPOR. We were not totally happy with our PPOR and desided we would move to a better place. My wife is currently on maternity leave and the only way we could do it was to sell our sydney IP. Our accountant did not agree with this move as he has always told...

Hi all, Just after some advice from those on here in the know. Looks as though we have just sold one of our properties. We will walk away now with a $100k deposit for our new PPOR. We are looking at either summerland point or Gwandalan. Both suburbs are on NSW lake macquarie. There is a...

Hey all, Just after some advice. We are currently looking into building our next PPOR. Some good blocks going very cheap as people start to look to off load and not many people building at the moment. We are looking at around $150-$160k for the block and the houses we have seen are around...

Hi all, Just wanting to pick some brains. Im a tradesman and considering starting my own business in the next yr or 2. Have wanted to for a few yrs now and getting keener by the day. Want rush into anything as I want to get it right. Have no plans to be a small back yard business and would...

Just after some advice. If this is in the wrong section pls relocate it. We are in a situation where we have just listed our IP in sydney for sale. We are selling it and our PPOR on the central coast in order to purchase a nicer PPOR. Our problem is this. We are on one wage until Jan as...

Just want to clarify something. We purchased a property about 8 yrs ago. It was our PPOR and we purchased it for about $230k. Then we moved out 4 yrs later and it became our IP and it was worth around the $380-$390k mark. The property is now up for sale and is expected to sell for $370-$380k...

Just wondering whats the diff and why I would use one over the other. My REA today suggested I you a conveyancer to cut costs for my up coming sale. Iv never not used a solicitor before but interested to know the diff. Cheers Jas!

Well things were ticking along great. We have a new little 5wk old bubs, we have our PPOR and 2 IP's now. I thought I had been doing the right thing by the family by getting some property behind us but these days I feel like iv let them down. My wife and I have been in our PPOR for 3 yrs now...

Well just wanted to share the news. My wife and I are now proud parents of our gorgeous baby girl. Bubs was born in Newcastle Private Hospital on Tuesday 16th Dec at 8.41am. 9.5hrs labour and all I can say is "OMG" im glad im not the female in our relationship. To my wife, your truely amazing...

Hey all, Just after some advice. I have an IP down in Quakers Hill NSW. I live up on Lake Macquarie. I was planning to go to the property and remove an old timber pergola that is rotting away. I had lined up helpers etc for a saturday but the PM has since informed me that my tenants are...

Hey all, Well our bathroom windows have this scrappy old type of contact over the glass so you cant see in. Its like the contact stuff kids put on their school books. The old methods such as metho, eucolyptus oil etc has not worked. Any ideas as to how I remove it? Thanks in advance...

Well was just reading the other HR related thread. Makes me feel better that other rediculas HR issues are occuring. Just this week I have recieved a mark against my file at work for inapropriate behavour. I drive a company sign written car as im a tradesman. I drove through a school zone...

Well my PM and I agreed to increase the rent on my IP in quakers hill again. Was going from $320/wk-$340wk. The tenant (although never missed payments) was struggling to meet them so has now desided to move on to a granny flat. My Pm called me Wednesday and asked if I was ok for it to get listed...

Hi all, Just wondering about cleaning carpets in an IP. My PM advised me after an inspection I also attended about 18months ago that she would chase the tenant and have them get the carpets cleaned as the same tenant has been in for a couple of yrs now and the carpets are starting to look...

Well im starting to feel a bit nervous now. Iv had a continuing headache for nearly 4 weeks now. Im off for a CT scan of the brain in half hrs time and im starting to feel VERY nervous. Its pritty well been 4 weeks to the day that we also had our 1st obstetrician appointment and ultrasound...

Hi all, Just wondering if many people actually TOTALLY change careers. And I dont mean they one day worked as a receptionist then a sales rep. I mean someone who has actually studied/trained and practiced in a certain field then at some stage down the track thought bugger it im going to give...