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Hi Rizzle, I'm happy to hear this thread has helped you. I've found so many threads at SS helpful. There's a couple of threads here on Brisbane and QLD, perhaps have a look over them to help you decide about your IP decision? If you are interested in a particular suburb, I would type the...

Hi Brady, Had growth, do you think it will continue to grow? If so do you think it will be the best performing place to buy? I'm just starting out, so I can only go by what I've read here and elsewhere over the years. Of course I couldn't say with 100% certainty, but my feeling is that Sydney...

Hi Cliff, Thanks for your message. The reason I chose Sydney is because investing is all very new to me. Perhaps it's that fear of the unknown, but right now, I would prefer to buy my first IP in an area that I know reasonably well, that has grown significantly and that I can see...

Hi Lucy, I've just emailed you. Please let me know if you don't receive my email. Thanks, A

Hi Rixter, I'll definitely do more research in this area. By the way, a month ago, I read your threads "We've done it again" etc, and was really inspired by your long-term strategy. I also saw your post on your success re: purchasing a Wentworthville property. Nice one :D

Hi Bez, thanks for your advice. I have just begun inspecting properties and you're right in that it's quite easy to let your emotions take over if you think that the property will one day be your home. I think if I were adopt the perspective that this is purely an IP, which it will be, as...

Wise words, alexlee. I've had a quick look at the figures - PPOR vs IP+Renting and you're right. Just using rough figures (mortgage repayments/strata/maintenance, etc), I could be as much as 9k better off each year if I continued to rent while holding onto an IP. So my strategy now is to buy...

Thanks, Vaughan. The areas that I've been looking at (SW Sydney) certainly aren't blue chip areas but I'd be prepared to compromise in the short-term. Do I want to be a landlord? It's a question that I couldn't answer with 100% confidence right now since I'm just starting out. However, I'm...

Thanks for your responses everyone. This is definitely food for thought and something that I hadn't thought about before. Like geoffw wrote, I think I'll use a spreadsheet to work out the best option. I should also mention that my partner has offered to pay rent if we move in together. Nothing...

Thanks for your feedback, alexlee. I appreciate it. Part of my reasoning would be to have the 15k pa we pay in rent could go towards the mortgage instead. The other reason - and I could be mistaken here - is that a couple of SS posters say that they live in their PPOR properties for a couple...

Hello everyone, Firstly, I just wanted to introduce myself and say thank you! I have been obsessively lurking SS forums for the past few months, and like a sponge, have been absorbing every single post every single day. I have observed my mindset and strategy completely change since coming...