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You may already know but there are services that cater to what you are looking for. An ex-girlfriend of mine did a house swap with people in Germany for a few months. Seemed to work well for both parties. I believe you pay a fee and make contacts from there. I'm sure a google search would...

For comparison, I just bought a duplex in Perth. The vendor bought it around 18 months ago. He's managed just over 10% growth. Property information was obtained via RP Data.

Cheers, thanks for putting up the link! :)

Thanks for the websites. A great start! :)

Hello, Can anyone recommend any good DIY websites? Cheers, Mark

The only constant is change. The forum has (apparently) changed from what it was and I guarantee it will change from what it is now. Generally speaking, people resist and even fear change -- especially the older they get. Whereas youths and the youthful embrace it. Like it or not...

Awesome! I'll give it a go. Thanks! :D

Thanks for sharing your reno, Celeste. I just bought a duplex and would like to do some renovations myself. Maybe you could recommend good tradesmen? What area did you buy in? Looking forward to further updates! :) Cheers, Mark

You could get a shorter lease or even rent week by week after the lease runs out if the PM doesn't ask to renew it. I lived in a place for year or more after the first 6 month lease ran out. I just didn't bother renewing it. That was in Sydney. I guess you could also sign for another six...

If you re-read my message you'll find that's my point! :confused:

JFisher, thank you so much for your detailed response. I certainly learnt from it! I ended up going with CGU. I'm a little cautious so I'm guessing my property is definitely not under-insured. It's around $30 more per year to insure for about 30K more insurance than I originally was going to do...

LOL! You're all heart Dave :D

If all else fails do a system restore. Press Start --> Accessories --> System Tools --> System Restore. Choose a date just prior to the date the problem started. A few years ago I uninstalled MS Office for my partner only to find that all her emails were also removed :eek: System...

Just one more question: Do most people get total replacement cover or do most go for other options - contents insurance, for example? Any suggestions on what to use?

Thanks for the replies, advice and suggestions. Cheers, Mark

Hi all, I recently bought my first property. My partner rang a large insurance company to find out about insuring it. Being naive, I thought it would be like insuring the car! :o They said they don't really know how much to insure it for and they couldn't give any answers. Now, if...

I think Winston gives fantastic advice but I'm biased as I took his advice (via quite a few emails and also telephone converstations) and now I've just bought my first property! :) I met him via Somersoft. However, he did recommend getting rid of the second car and I'm still coming to terms...

Sounds like the agent you spoke to at the lights knew a little more about the weather than he was willing to let on :)

Michael sent me a message stating that he would be happy to refund the cost of my ticket. I thought that was pretty good of him and I believe it would be appropriate to add that to this thread to present the whole picture. I reacted to two things: the advertising (which I hate in any form)...

I'm quoting what I've read but I was secretly hoping a 'long-term local' would take the literal meaning of the Subiaco analogy and set me straight :p.