The Wife
Reply: 1.1.1.1.1
From: Mike .
Re: Cash Cow Services
From: The Wife
Date: 05 Jan 2001
Time: 09:44:32
Hiya Scott,
Now I dont want you to take this reply the wrong way ok, and i dont want you to never post here again, I along with everyone else appreciate your posts,
but as youve most likely guessed by now, I like to have my say as well
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like a great idea for interstate buyers, who don't want come up to Brisbane to look at their property before buying it(why anyone would do that is beyond me)...the services that they offer are on the expensive side though.
You get what you pay for.
They quote their Quantity Surveyor Reports at $550....you can get them for less than $400.
Well DUUUH, Do you think CC is going to organise it for you for free?
Building and termite inspection - they quote $250...$170 - $200 is normal. Unless they are using those guys that do both...but I do wonder how someone can claim to be both a building expert and a pest expert.
Its pretty normal to see people hold both licences
$200 to have someone take photos of the property! You can buy an airfare from MEL or SYD for less than that. Why not come and do it yourself! Do some market research while you are here.
Yep, I agree, you can do it yourself, but you fail to take into account lost wages, the stress from the wife about leaving her behind, missing little Johnnys cricket debut, and little saras swimming lessons, if your going to be flying up and down all the time, your quality of life is going to be zip, unless you make this your full time job, in which case, yes, do it yourself.
Valuations are quoted at $230. I arranged a valuation last year and it cost $165.
If its THAT long between valuations for you, then yes, organise it yourself.
If you used all of CSS's services I estimate that you would be paying at least a $500 premium to essentially have someone else make a couple of phone calls on your behalf.
Or just go sign up for a unit on the gold coast, where someone else will do EVERYTHING for you, no wait, then you’ll be about $20,000.00 out of pocket, makes $500 sound not to bad.
Look up the Yellow Pages, make some phone calls, get the stuff done yourself and save $500.
That’s good advice so you know what your doing, then do yourself a bigger favour, and assemble your team, so you aren’t wasting to much of your life doing that boring stuff. You shouldn’t be afraid to pay out good money for good service. It will free up your time to find more deals learn new ideas, and power you to where you want to be faster.
That's what I reckon anyway Scott
