PropertyInvesting.com | Darren | Activity https://www.propertyinvesting.com/members/7black/activity/ Activity feed for Darren. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:42:24 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.8.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 79611796704560aac84b8145e0eb274a Darren replied to the topic Poll: How do you think politicians or regulators should respond to the issue of housing affordability? in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/5033010-poll-how-do-you-think-regulators-should-respond-to-housing-affordability/#post-5033065 Sun, 19 Feb 2017 13:01:17 +0000 Stimulus from the Howard government got the ball rolling on rapid price growth in the form of generous stamp duty & falling interest rates. So no more stimulus from government. Supply & demand will sort prices out. We need to educate our children how to manage money properly in school & at home. I have had this discussion with my kids, they tell…[Read more]

]]> cb4db6856a95f4adf16365fdc241d26a Darren replied to the topic Poll: How do you think politicians or regulators should respond to the issue of housing affordability? in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/5033010-poll-how-do-you-think-regulators-should-respond-to-housing-affordability/#post-5033065 Sun, 19 Feb 2017 13:01:17 +0000 Supply & demand will sort prices out. We need to educate our children how to manage money properly in school & at home. I have had this discussion with my kids, they tell me nothing has been taught at school. Appalling. I think more regulation is required of real estate agents. Removing negative gearing will only act as deflationary for housing…[Read more]

]]> dd59a99a961e83d6823056a697dbefe5 Darren replied to the topic Developer Woes in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/5032768-developer-woes/#post-5032874 Wed, 08 Feb 2017 08:46:11 +0000 Ethan I’ve taken your advise & looked at past sales & current listings. I gather maybe 14% with a positive cash flow. Thank you for the tip.

]]> fb6a4aab0fdec96c0d06ae4c8d722125 Darren replied to the topic Developer Woes in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/5032768-developer-woes/#post-5032815 Mon, 06 Feb 2017 12:21:12 +0000 Thanks Ethan, it’s funny you should mention looking for another place – we have broken lease & are looking for a place right now. Established properties sell, but not many are interested in building as I’m told from real estate agents. Not sure why? The hassles of building perhaps for that demographic? Valuation is loosely based on agent opinion,…[Read more]

]]> d973a5a746d3d2741d4dad1c264a3a10 Darren replied to the topic Developer Woes in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/5032768-developer-woes/#post-5032785 Sun, 05 Feb 2017 20:46:58 +0000 Our original builder doctored our signed plans & wouldn’t answer as to why or use the plans we signed, so if they were to be trouble on paper, what could we expect during construction? We weren’t willing to find out. This was meant to be our family home. We want to build our family home with the second builder we are contracted with but on another…[Read more]

]]> e4bd87c0e76e7183ed30faba82b34e35 Darren replied to the topic Developer Woes in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/5032768-developer-woes/#post-5032785 Sun, 05 Feb 2017 20:46:58 +0000 Our original builder doctored our signed plans & wouldn’t answer as to why or use the plans we signed, so if they were to be trouble on paper, what could we expect on during construction? We weren’t willing to find out. This was meant to be our family home. We want to build our family home with the second builder we are contracted with but on…[Read more]

]]> 311c45ed957d33eda848b514f153fa51 Darren started the topic Developer Woes in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/5032768-developer-woes/ Sun, 05 Feb 2017 00:42:43 +0000 A story of caution & a solution?

We bought a corner block in a popular country tourist town with views over the town facing South East to build our new family home. We then sold our family home of 14 years in the nearby city to escape to the country for a quieter life. Our two teenage children moved to a new school, we also took up new jobs in…[Read more]

]]> d787231c42812adbe5cdb4d6e25935d4 Darren started the topic Developer Woes in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/5032768-developer-woes/ Sun, 05 Feb 2017 00:42:43 +0000 A story of caution & solution.

We bought a corner block in a popular tourist country town with views over the town facing South East. Or so we thought.

Initially we custom designed a house, as we were unable to find a suitable plan due to the site being both slopping & tapered, to face out looking over the town. Each room stepped back to…[Read more]

]]> 70dc98836c1b2f0d6e8741088a7a8093 Darren became a registered member https://www.propertyinvesting.com/activity/p/355777/ Sat, 04 Feb 2017 22:14:08 +0000