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I was at a party last night and naturally the conversation turned to investing. A friend of mine said that you can reinvest capital gains straight after realising them without paying tax on the capital gains. Is this the case? Because I didn't know this was an option. If so I will...

Hello and seasons greetings, We are not pleased with our current accountant. When we asked him about doing a 221D for improved cashflow he said not to bother because it's better to get a big refund at the end of the financial year which annoyed me to say the least. Anyway we told...

Watching the 6pm news on Friday 11th July and heard "Chairman Beattie" state that there will be no railway built to Redcliffe in the foreseeable future due to lack of funding from the private sector, and no new bridge either. This surely is a blow to residents and investors of the peninsular...

For me it was about 3 years ago at the tender age of 29, and after a decade of decadence I realised I had to get my **** together. My girlfriend gave me a book called The Richest man in Babylon. A good simple message. From 30k worth of consumer debt to 3 IPs worth 1M and mortgage of 680k in 2 years

Hello, purchased nice IP in Wynnum about 12 months ago for $288k 500 metres from the water. Comparible property next street over is on the market currently for 429k. What I like about Wynnum is it's proximity to the Port of Brisbane and the rapidly growing business precinct will drive demand in...

G'day folks, we have decided to renovate our bathroom, the bathroom has old fibro walls and they look shithouse. Should we remove the fibro that may contain asbestos and cause us harm or just sheet straight over the top of it? Cheers.

Hi all, my partner and i took out a loan with aussie last year to buy 50% of a property from my parents with the intention of buying my parents out this year. One loan was setup with two accounts, one for us and one for the parents. When i fixed our half of the loan for 5 years i was told by...

Hello, I have heard the name Steve Navra mentioned quite a few times. He sounds like he has good information to share. I've also noticed that he holds seminars. Can anyone tell me if he is doing one in Brisbane in the near future? Thanks, Sando.

Hi guys & girls, As a new member I wanted to say hello and share with you a little background. I posted a similar thread earlier on the General Investment Discussion forum, but it was kindly brought to my attention by Sim that perhaps this was not the right location for general chit-chat...

Hi guys & girls. My name is Nigel Sanderson or Sando for short. I have just registered to this forum and find it to be very informative and exciting. Myself and partner Katie are investors in Brisvegas and have done 3 deals in the past 18 months in a very robust market. We look forward...

Hi guys I have a question about sub division. I live in Brisbane and have an IP in Carina. It is a 701sqm corner block zoned Res A. According to regulations you need 800sqm to split or develop. Is there any way around this challenge? Maybe push for rezoning, eg LMR or purchasing land from...