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    Whats the Worst Tenant Application You've received?

    Agent called and informed me that they had an application that they thought was a joke - 1-2 months behind when vacated previous property 2 months ago - Has a habit of turning the rear room into a drug lab - Convicted for murder/manslaughter Whats the worst one you've received???? Im...
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    Early Access Clauses and conditions in NSW Law

    Anybody a legal expert/experience here, I am currently trying to organise early access for a rennovation for a property vendors have agreed, however solicitor says according to QUOTE "The purchase must not before completion - make any change or structural alteration or addition to the...
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    Large Scale Insurance Claim for PPOR

    Has anybody done a large scale claim for PPOR (not mine), so far other then the odd communication issue, AAMI have been pretty good, but its been pretty darn inconvenient and it seems like they are trying to skimp on a lot of things. Was wondering if we could ask for more assistance or $$$ to...
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    Earthquake in Melb

    http://geofon.gfz-potsdam.de/eqinfo/event.php?id=gfz2012lzlc magnitude 5.2 Just felt an earthquake, probably one of the biggest ive experienced in australia
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    Properties that have dropped 20-50% over the years

    a lot of people say, in property, its how long you are in the market, not when you buy OR if you buy well, it doesnt matter when you buy ignoring, mining towns dependant on the only miner in town or overpriced $15m penthouse apartments, OTP and assuming residential property for hold and buy...
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    LL Insurance Claim History?

    Ive spoken to a few people who have multiple IPs, and they all sleep well at night because they have both building insurance and LL insurance. however, there is always the question when applying for LL insurnace "have you made a claim in the past 2-3 years" I assume that if you have made a...
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    Anyone been to an auction where only 0/1 people?

    well obviously you wouldnt have been there if there was 0 attendants:D but have you been to one where you were the only person (not party), and what different exactly happens?
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    Rant about secretaries

    Im not sure if it's limited to real estate agents, but here is my rant I'm calling up the managing agent to ask a small question, with a property my family owns,. The agent is a small office, maybe three staff, Hi can I speak to joe What's your name My name is blah blah Blah who? Blah...
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    SA Property Management Fees

    Can anybody clarify the market for PM fees please, Im from Vic, and the fees are quite a bit lower in every cateogry 9.9% inc gst 2.2 weeks Letting Fee (incl advertisign) $33 per inspection, done every 3 months
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    Vacancy Rates/Rentals Availalbe Indicatiors in Regional Towns

    Was having a discussion and wanted a few other opinions, when I look at a regional town with a fairly small population, lets say 2000-6000, How do you analyse the rental trends? some areas have very little availalbe, while some have quite a lot avaialble, Or do you simply refer to the...
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    how to track costs of IP management?

    Was wondering how people with more then 1 IP actually manage to keep a track of how much their IPs cost and managing. in particular, say you have a few IPs, one day the tenant complains about a water leak, you get a plumber in, or you buy a new clothes line and install it yourself, and then go...
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    Best way to rennovate house with stumps & conrete

    in my travels, ive come across a fair few older style houses where the house is on stumps and the back rooms, eg rumpus are on concrete slabs, often these slabs are a bit slopey, when considering to purchase for a renovation job, what sort of options/costs/problems/issues will I have for...
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    Can I claim deductions for a reno for cash jobs?

    Every tradie Ive hired for the current seems to only accept cash as a form of payment, most will go to the extent of, "cash only, if its any other payment, I am not doing the job" since labour is a significant component, is there a legit way to include that in my tax implications?
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    Can't subdivide without demolishing existing dwelling

    What would fellow people do and what are my options, a property that I initially had interest and offered 20% below asking price, which had been on the market for 12-16 months, coincidentally, that got sold the day after I made my offer at full asking price has become availalble, Im...
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    Pressure Cleaners?

    Was wondering if I could have some opinions, I recently had my roof tiles cleaned, I was recommened by the tradie to hire a 4000psi w extension cable for $200 per day, I was going to use the pressure cleaner, to do a few walls and stained concrete in the backyard, but the tradie forgot about...
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    Whats the best alert system on the internet?

    Whats the best alert system or combination??? went to domain, set up a alerts for any new properties in 4 major suburbs, that notify me of any new listings, in about 2 weeks, I only got notifications from 2 suburbs, and its mostly the same agent putting up ad after ad for otp so I try...
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    $4 mill rent a week: typo yes it is!

    http://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-qld-parkinson-407263761 $4,501,800 per week its an obvious typo but trying to work out what it should be??? $450.18 per week?? seems like an odd typo Disclaimer: No, I do not own this property
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    What are those black lines in the middle of the road?

    Not burnout marks, but those snake like tar marks that actually are slightly elevated, and what are they for? friends mt eliza road has them absolutely everywhere, can't imagine them actually reducing speeding
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    2 contracts out there: situation

    Im in a bit of an interesting situation at the moment made a verbal+email offer on a property, agent called me to say they would accept, and to send contract through, sent contract with 90 day settlement as agreed, 24 hours later, agent calls me and says another party has made an offer...
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    Artificial Yield, situation: Opinions please

    Im just having a sticky beak at this property, as it was highly recommended by the agent, Was wanting others opinions on this one, as its got me puzzled Link: http://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-ballarat-109367326# Firstly, un rennovated 3bdr properties of this block size...
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