PropertyInvesting.com | andy28 | Activity https://www.propertyinvesting.com/members/andy28/activity/ Activity feed for andy28. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 04:23:25 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.8.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 d44e556bae35d4d9b9b36475b1dfd368 andy28 started the topic Need a good property manager in New York State in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/5041171-need-a-good-property-manager-in-new-york-state/ Thu, 02 Nov 2017 12:21:11 +0000 Asking for my dad, who lives in Australia. He needs a property manager to provide ongoing management of a single-tenant house located in Elmira, NY. We have been looking for some time, and it has proven difficult to find anybody suitable. I’m hoping that someone here might be able to refer me to somebody decent and reliable.
Thanks,
Andrew

]]> ca2c55706e00d144e306f49802d83542 andy28 started the topic Commercial property insurance question in the forum Legal & Accounting https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4992147-commercial-property-insurance-question/ Mon, 23 Jun 2014 17:33:18 +0000 Hi group,

I own a commercial property, a retail shop in Victoria. I’m having a bit of a hard time with the tenant on the matter of insurance. I’m new to this, so I thought I’d ask the brain’s trust here.

It’s a pretty standard lease I think, the relevant parts look like this:

2. TENANT’S OBLIGATIONS*
1.1 The tenant must –
2.1.7 pay or…

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]]> 4acbf9815cc26137638c24b07dbe6b4a andy28 replied to the topic Shipping Container IP Viability in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4903013-shipping-container-ip-viability/#post-4989830 Sun, 27 Apr 2014 14:26:24 +0000 I have looked into it a bit. The refrigerated ones seem to be the go, as they have good insulation. They cost more though. I could see them being used as granny flats in big back yards of existing rental properties. Or as a hobby off-the-grid project/cubby house/man cave for personal use.
I wonder if some second-hand ones could be gotten cheaply…[Read more]

]]> 528683e76387e146363b5f0b7ad215e5 andy28 replied to the topic Interest rate discounts for big borrowers in the forum Finance https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4405678-interest-rate-discounts-for-big-borrowers/#post-4662430 Sat, 21 Jul 2012 12:42:24 +0000 Here is an article about interest rate discounts, although it’s from the US: http://bottomline.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/07/20/12837562-zuckerberg-is-not-the-only-one-who-can-get-super-low-mortgage-rates

]]> b6cb6b13225124e3304f35e5cb570c71 andy28 replied to the topic PhD Student first property purchase - finance advice needed in the forum Finance https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4406038-phd-student-first-property-purchase-finance-advice-needed/#post-4665194 Mon, 12 Mar 2012 10:52:53 +0000 I was able to pick up 4 properties while on a PhD scholarship over the years 2001-2004. The banks like the security of the scholarship income. My scholarship brought in $17,000 a year (plus I had $7,000 coming in from a Saturday job). The properties ranged in price from $80,000 to $160,000. Haven’t been able to get a loan since as I’ve worked…[Read more]

]]> 8c32d5fb65ec236879ec662237fba2ab andy28 replied to the topic Better to use credit union at 6.48% or westpac at 6.81% for IP? in the forum Finance https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4399874-better-to-use-credit-union-at-6-48-or-westpac-at-6-81-for-ip/#post-4624196 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:21:36 +0000 number 8: Are you suggesting that switching to a credit union would limit your ability to borrow for further investment properties? Is this a real problem?

]]> 3210cc23b9fec9e7483732fbb093eae9 andy28 replied to the topic What does 'POA' stand for? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4392598-what-does-poa-stand-for/#post-4584102 Sun, 09 Mar 2008 11:34:25 +0000 It means they're concealing the price from you for some reason, basically giving you the runaround.

]]> 9b3e0b5266d69b144a461a9095fda9ce andy28 replied to the topic sick of greedy plumbers & electricians in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4390704-sick-of-greedy-plumbers-electricians/page/7/#post-4573629 Mon, 08 Oct 2007 12:28:55 +0000 Got a 2nd quote on the guttering replacement, this time $1500… I'm going for it.  The guy has done a good job previously for my parents, too.   The first quote was $2800… quite a difference.

]]> 142cf3c71be8b0dcb1941e35eac7c917 andy28 replied to the topic Front Fence+ in the forum Any non-fencers ever https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4390858-front-fence/#post-4574427 Thu, 04 Oct 2007 14:10:34 +0000 Any non-fencers ever attempted a picket fence themselves?  I've been thinking about it and it might not be too hard if using ready-made pickets, which are available pretty cheaply.

]]> e85ccbd60a3141c363395e870d616204 andy28 replied to the topic sick of greedy plumbers & electricians in the forum Correction: the quote on the https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4390704-sick-of-greedy-plumbers-electricians/page/6/#post-4573609 Sat, 29 Sep 2007 13:49:59 +0000 Correction: the quote on the guttering was $3800 and the painting quote was $5000.   I was being too generous.For carpeting the house, the quote was $3000.   I ripped out the old carpet myself to save some money (2 carpet layers, plus underlay), and found another carpeter and got the price down to $2400.I hanged some custom blinds today mys…[Read more]

]]> 86e38f7b91ab0a68b14adb52f01164b3 andy28 replied to the topic sick of greedy plumbers & electricians in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4390704-sick-of-greedy-plumbers-electricians/page/6/#post-4573608 Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:08:02 +0000 Was quoted $2800 to replace all guttering on a house (Californian bungalow), went to Bunnings and found the parts to be as cheap as chips ($200 MAX)!   So am going to do some of it myself, and patch some holes.Painter's quote to paint the interior of the house, $3000.   I took time off work from my job to do it myself, for better economy… I&#…[Read more]

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