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Hello, Anyone know of any financial institutions that will lend on 10% deposit for purchasing land & building a house in QLD for a UK couple with a 457 visa (temporary residents)? In the process of applying for permanent residency. Many thanks.

Hello, Quick question, can you claim the interest on the loan whilst building an investment house & land package if though you don't have a tenant with income coming in? Let me re-phrase - can you claim interest in that financial year, or is the interest classed as setup purchase costs &...

Do you invest in the proven blue-chip suburbs that consistently perform in the up's & down's of each proeprty cycle? Or... Do is your property long-term strategy to locate property hot spots & invest in those areas which may see those specific suburbs increase by 20% in a few short years...??

I don't have access to Excel, but what sort of software do you use to keep track of your investments (rental expenses, income, etc)??? Trying to collate everything together now for tax time; & it's becoming very congested with paperwork everywhere. Happy to pay for good software - any...

Check this out - http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/sleep/sheep/reaction_version5.swf The automobile driving manual says the average driver's reaction time is: .75 seconds...or 1 car length for every 10 mph... Test your average reaction time. Be very careful this can be...

Yes/No? I own a unit & water charges cannot be passed onto the tenant.

As the thread title suggests, what are the heart-racing things you've done? Bungy-jumping? Skydiving? Base-jumping? Care to share your experiences? I haven't done any of these so just asking.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23615080-5006786,00.html (By Torny Jensen and Josh Robertson | April 29, 2008 ) http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2008/04/29/10536_gold-coast-top-story.html (By Shannon Willoughby April 29, 2008)

Why is it that property developers have very few normal residential IPs; yet control/own large commercial/industrial portfolios and/or multiple development sites; Vs the average investor who invests primarily in your typical residential IPs. Note: For this thread - "Normal residential IP" is...

Why do consider building is better than buying or vice versa? Houses vs Units vs Commercial/Industrial vs Development sites? What are reasons why you bought what you bought? For example, if you had $500,000 to invest, what would you buy? Established house, unit, commercial property (offices...

I currently have one of my IPs for rent at the moment. First time I've advertised it for rent; as the current tenant is leaving because I upped the rent at the renewal ($20 increase). This is the unit...

Once upon a time in a village, a man appeared and announced to the villagers that he would buy monkeys for $10 each. The villagers seeing that there were many monkeys around, went out to the forest, and started catching them. The man bought thousands at $10 and as supply started to diminish, the...

Just did a quick calculation & came up with 8 things to save money where I can save around $460/month on - which is around $5,500/year more than I thought I would have this year. NOW to get DISCIPLINED! Little things add up; for me like: not buying a gym membership - use the old gym & home & jog...

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"The Bucket List" starring Jack Nicholson & Morgan Freeman opens in cinemas Thursday & I can't wait to see it. Here's a movie trailer if you're interested. http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=OltHNarHA9A So what are 5 or more things you want to do before you kick the bucket?? Here's my top...

Yes yes, I know who has a crystal ball. But, for someone who doesn't know a thing about shares or which companies to invest in, what are your 3 best companies to invest in where the chance of losing money over the next 3 months is highly unlikely. If you had $30,000 to invest in shares...

OK I do not know anything about shares, so I'm asking this. I see on the finance report tonight that BHP Billiton shares are $36/share; yet Rio Tinto shares are $127/share. And BHP Billiton recently wanted to buy Rio Tinto; yet Rio Tinto said that BHP undervalued their company; I can see why...

Unusual architecture from around the world – use the side bar in the blue box to scroll down each house http://clipmarks.com/clipmark/6B56393E-F699-47DF-9747-1AAC8623E4DA

Just got emailed this 9 page interesting article on Home Ownership vs. Leasing. I'm not on the author's side, but if you are interested in reading the entire 9 page article - some good points to ponder.

A new sustainable house is opening soon in Cairns where I live, & it got me thinking how many investors are interested in saving the planet by installing more energy efficient & water-saving devices in their IPs? I guess the main question here is - If you were renovating or building an IP...