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    DIY Home Renovation Website Recommendations

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

    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...
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    First Property Under My Belt

    I just wanted to let SS member know I've bought my first property so I'm pretty stoked, to say the least! :D I was originally going to buy a property interstate but the plan changed. 6 months ago I'd never considered property and believed that it was completely out of reach for me. The...
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    Maze Game

    See how far you can get: http://www.winterrowd.com/maze1.swf Level 3 is tricky but I eventually made it to level 4. I found the trick to getting further was using headphones/sound. Let's see who's the SS champ! :)
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    Submitting Offers

    Hello all, I was wondering if REAs are required BY LAW to submit all offers regardless of the asking price or if it says 'from $xxxK' and so on. I'm assuming that it would be the same rule in every state but I'm particularly interested in WA. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks...
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    Suggestions on Suburbs in Perth

    Hi all, I wanted to throw out a question regarding locations/suburbs in Perth. I'm going to buy a PPOR in Perth as my first property as opposed to an investment property in Brisbane. The boom is over, of course, but after this correction phase I'm thinking that selected suburbs will still...
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    A Good Accountant?

    Hi all, I was wondering if anyone knew of a good investment-savvy accountant. Any recommendations? I'm in Perth and investing in Brisbane. Cheers, Mark
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    How do I Work Out the Repayments Involved in a Purchase?

    Hello all, I'm a first-time investor. I've just managed to save a deposit to buy a property and I'll be buying in Brisbane. Does anyone know the best way to work out all the costs involved with servicing a loan and any additional costs? Factoring in property management fees, property...
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    Percentage of Residents who Rent is too high?

    Hi Everyone, I'm wondering if the percentage of people renting in a particular suburb has any impact on their decision to buy in that area. I know of people that won't invest in a property with more than 25-30% of people renting. However, I've seen suburbs with 40-50% of residents renting...
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    Investment Suggestions in Brisbane

    Hello all, I'm an avid reader of this forum and enjoy reading the comments and questions. I now have a question myself and thought I could put it out to the forum (don't know why I didn't think of it earlier!). I'm a first-time investor. I live in WA so I'm thinking there's better...
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