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Our IP is on a semi major street with a local shopping center 40 meters down the road on the opposite side of street. Another group of shops (servo, pizza cant recall what else) are being built on the next block down on our side of the street. There are two houses and a side street between out...

Hi Have just had a quote from the handyman (PM's husband) to replace 3m of quad guttering (not colorbond) & connect a down pipe for $345. Considering a quick search gave me quad guttering at just under $9 meter am wondering if $300+ is ok for labour? Anyone know anyone in Ipswich who can do...

How does it work with bonds & repairs? Our original tenants have now moved out - they broke their lease, left some rubbish behind & didnt do much housework for awhile. Nothing major so no stress. The PM has claimed their bond (apparently) to cover cleaning etc but we have also noticed repairs...

Because our PPOR has been for sale for awhile, we are having the agent update the ad on re.com & I have been looking at the current photos - some are ok some could be better. Saved on my computer I also have photos taken by our previous agent. I wouldn't mind mixing a few of the old photos...

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Hi We need to replace an existing timber boundary fence with a new fence & repair some side gates which are not closing properly (pretty sure its because of the lean on the existing fence). Not sure yet if the new fence will be timber or Colorbond. Neighbor wants Colorbond, we want cheapest...

We have a 60 day agreement with an agent to sell our PPOR. The 60 days ends soon - if we want to continue with this agent, is there any reason we have to actually re sign with them? The contract states the listing will continue as an open listing until we advise otherwise. Does this also...

Ok I am probably asking dumb questions here but we have never had vacant land before so......just got the council rates for vacant block which we settled on in early June. The calcs show rate adjustments for a few different things - "Subdivider lot" March to June 30 & Mar to April - June 30...

PM does an inspection & finds; carpet dirty -was ok but not the best when tenants moved in 2yrs ago gardens need weeding - ok not a biggie & out the front looked ok last time we went past (within last few months) oven dirty - yeah mine too. The stove is pretty old & we have a spare almost new...

PM has sent a new management agreement apparently because of changes to the Act from 1 July. I am sitting here going thru the new agreement & it has a couple of things changed since our last agreement was done in August 07; 4.4 Assignment clause - if we sign this agent can assign the...

Hi We are heading to Perth for 5 days in a couple of weeks so I guess we had better start planning! We have booked a campervan so we can have a bit of a look around but have no idea where to go & what to do. We arrive mid afternoon on a Saturday & due to flight changes by the airline, are...

Can it be this easy or are we missing something??? In one of the areas we have been searching for new PPOR (already established) we wandered into a land sales office & were told of a new release to be two weeks from then (making it Easter Sat). We looked at maybe 3 display houses & thought of...

Going to ask a really basic question as we have been looking for PPOR for ages without much success so are now considering building. Builder in the area we are looking has a number of H&L packages & before we wander in & ask too many dumb questions I thought I'd start here with my dumb...

While I understand this clause provides the vendor with a method to make us go uncond. or let sale fall thru if they get better offer, is there any way we can either get agent to omit this clause (said he wouldnt encourage vendor to accept our offer without it) or get it to work for us too...

Was talking to an agent today at a house & made a verbal offer which he took to the vendor - who was already at the property cleaning up. We left & agent called within the hour with a counter offer $20k above ours - I told him we would think about it & get back to him. Their counter offer took...

I guess by now I should know this but, if you are buying PPOR (10% deposit & borrowing the rest), will the banks generally lend extra for renos based on the anticipated value after the reno? Cheers Stella

If the fence for an IP needs replacing & there are 4 houses that share the fencing, we as the owners would approach them all & co ordinate with the fencing contractor wouldnt we? Someone at work suggested the PM should/would do this but I cant see them having the time for things like this -...

Hi Am looking at 2 prospective PPOR's with different methods of pricing eg. - 1 which is listed as 'offers over $XYZk' & the other as 'high $XYZk buyers' and is listed in only 1 price range which makes me think they expect it to sell within that $100k range?. There isnt any reason I shouldnt...

Garages & carport costs? We are looking at a prospective PPOR & would need to add car accom as there is currently only shade sails. If we were to put up a double carport (those metal flat roof ones) and brick the front piers in - would this be able to support a roller door on the front...

I just cant figure out people sometimes.....tenant calls PM & asks for the flyscreen on the windows to be replaced because bugs are getting in - I ask PM to get their handyman to replace & all should be good - or so you would think!! PM is now telling me that handyman replaced some but had to...