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I think we went to the same school ;)

Well since I live here in LA and use the airport lots (and belong to www.frequentflyer.com.au :) ) here are some answers. If she's arriving into T6 she is flying United. After she passes through immigration (passport check and fingerprint) she will collect her bags and pass through customs...

Let me suggest a few sites which help in the comparison: www.click4credit.com.au www.ratecity.com.au/credit-cards/ I;m sure there are others. The one below is another forum with very knowledgeable folks about credit cards, frequent flyer, travel etc...

15 years it is - http://www.lawyersconveyancing.com.au/advposs.asp You need to e careful as to how "the obliging owner" has allowed the neighbour to fence and use part of his property - in order to prove adverse possession you need to prove that the claimaint has occupied and used property in...

Alex/Michael I have been following this discussion. The points you make are valid - to a point. Yes there is merit to saying that first home buyers are not a good measure (although isn't the stat quoted the relative buying power of first home buyers now v. some years back, so it's not an...

OK I have read about the "under quoting" and I realise that inner melbourne is on fire but this is ridiculous: http://www.domain.com.au/Public/PropertyDetails.aspx?adid=2006296156 Apparently this property ($670k+) according to...

OOoook, so what if: I am currently Aust Non-Res, but US-Res. I have a PPOR in US. Next year we are moving back to Aust. So once again i will become an Aust Res. The current PPOR in the US we are going to turn into an IP. What is the status of the income/loss of the US property in terms...

That's great value on those cars - what's the catch? Do you pay extra to import them over above the prices listed? Why would parts cost more - because they're Jap cars? We're about to move to Australia and will need a car - these are very economical options. tell me more?

Affluenza !

Wait...next you're going to tell me that I can't get my post grad degree at the Ponds Institute?

:D :D ;) :cool:

Just as elsewhere in inner Melbourne - through the roof. http://www.domain.com.au/Public/PropertyDetails.aspx?adid=2006658039 The above sold last weekend for $305k. I have seen 1 br apartments in other areas of St.Kilda sell for $350k -...

Not true. Any first mortgage over 80% requires mortgage insurance in the US. What people do to get around it is to get a second mortgage in the form of HELOC at a higher variable rate - so in effect the second mortgagee is bearing the risk but getting paid a higher rate for that. The other...

Well the horse has well and truly bolted. Maybe I can lodge tax returns for 2000-2006 as late annual returns now, but I will be moving back to Australia in 2008, from when I will be lodging tax returns as an Australian resident again.

I too am interested in Mentone - but this article mentioning it was not a positive: http://www.theage.com.au/news/business/us-credit-crunch-creates-stress-here/2007/09/18/1189881512808.html

Hmmmmm didn't know that thanks. I think it's ok since none of them are tax positive - so eventually I will file returns for losses and carry them forward?

So funny uou said that - I have been saying that Melbourne seems like LA 2-3 years ago :D yes I see similarities, and even without the sub-prime crash, once the economy turns down, people cannot service the mortgages they are getting themselves into. I know having been through it, I am now...

Well I currently own (and occupy) here in LA, so have gone through the process so am willing to share anything people are interested in. I have to admit that having bought and owned in Australia before moving, I found it a little bewildering going through it here and there are lots of pros for...

Thank you - took the words right out of my mouth. I live in LA. And I can tell you that one part of LA is a different world to another part of LA. LA is a huge metropolitan area. I wouldn't be caught dead buying in most parts of LA right now (or maybe ever). But even in todays market, i...

Interesting thread. I am an Aust citizen but currently (and since 2000) living in the US. I have not paid Aust taxes nor completed returns since leaving Aust since I was not considered a resident for Aust tax purposes. I have 2 IPs in Australia which are negatively geared but I have not been...