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And I don't mean at Crown's Mahogany room! I already have a 350k IPO in Altona Meadows. I live in my house in Melton, which has barely shifted in price since I bought it eight years ago. I've decided to bite the bullet, cut my losses and sell the damn place. I imagine I won't have much...

Hi, I am looking for opinions on the current Collingwood\Fitzroy apartment market. We keep hearing that Collingwood has a .7% vacancy rate and that you can't go wrong buying in the area, but with all these new high-rise devt's coming soon how much impact will this have on the market? I have...

Been on a hunt for a property and looked further out west-ish... Essendon is so riduciously expensive. I am really not sure why this place is exclusive and expensive My understanding this suburb is in around the flight path of planes descending to Melbourne Airport. I read somewhere this...

Hi Guys I currently hold one property in Elwood (apartment) and am looking to purchase my second one. I have released equity from my initial property and am looking to buy a new one around the 300-350k mark in Melbourne. I'm looking for a property with land which I can potentially develop...

This property has been in the market for a few weeks and according to my calculations it is a positive cash flow investment. http://www.realestate.com.au/property-unit-vic-frankston-111985395 I wonder if someone here can pinpoint something wrong with it.

Hi all, I am looking for a buyers agent to source a commercial property for me. I have been reading Chris Lang's material, both on line and his book 'How Commercial Property Really Works'. Has anyone had Chris (or his company Property Edge) source a property for them, and if so, would...

Hello My daughter (20+) is studying in Melbourne Uni and will be there for at least three more years. Currently she is paying half of the rent for the shared apartment which is around 1000 dollars a month. Thus the rent is about 24k per year for the two bedroom apartment. At 6% interest...

Hi guys, I am new to this forum so apologies in advance if I have posted in the wrong place. Basically, I am looking at purchasing an investment property and have been getting help from a property investment company in Melbourne. I am looking at buying in Craigieburn in Victoria. I...

I understand everyone has different needs, strategies and plans when deciding to buy a property. I would like to know, what would YOU do if you were in this position - single 30 years old currently renting and looking to buy a place (PPOR or IP) in Melbourne (preferably in the SE suburbs) at a...

funny poster regarding the Melb 2012 earthquake

I paid 10 % deposit already to land sales office and we cant settle because of multiple reasons. I don't want my 10 % deposit to go in waste to developer caz we dont want to settle caz of multiple reasons so i was thinking I might help any first home buyer who is sturgling with deposit .I can...

I am currently in the market for my first home with a budget of $350k My intention is to occupy it for the first 6-12 months to avoid capital gains, then consider my next step once the time has passed. I am tossing up between a few suburbs at the moment and it has become clear that certain...

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Is anyone doing subdivisions in Brisbane or Melbourne. I want to get a feel for which city would be best to employ this strategy. Basically in 1 lot *(with a house on it) into 2 or 3 lots is what I'm looking for. Any ideas?

Hey all, I am looking at buying my first home in Port Melbourne, ideally 1-2 bedroom where affordable. As it will be my first home would love to hear some advice from people who live in port melb or general experts. Ideally i wouldn't want to pay much over 400k. Thanks guys.:)

Hi all After doing some research here and buying a block of land with a house on it i'm diving straight into subdividing it. Renting out the current house till we are ready to buiild. Location bundoora Victoria - city of darebin. Hope to get some help from the users of the forum...

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I know some of you might think I am crazy but anyway. I want to purchase an investment property, I don't have a large amount to spend - 200 -250 very max. I am only really interested in an apartment or studio. I want a mix of yield and capital gains, It will be a long term investment as...

Hey all, We have finally decided to buy our first property in Melbourne. Could anyone advice of any "genuine" mortgage broker who can really give us "true" advice? Regards, yd.

where can I buy perspex sheets cut to size in melbourne? thanks. I am thinking of using this to cover up the balustrades in the internal balcony to give it height. thanks. Edited: Thanks landlord78. Much appreciated. once I've sourceed it, who do I get to install it (floor to ceiling) builder?