PropertyInvesting.com | anneml | Activity https://www.propertyinvesting.com/members/anneml/activity/ Activity feed for anneml. Sun, 12 Apr 2026 20:40:39 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.8.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 0f696fcb55569fc51f7ad819415d8768 anneml replied to the topic APOLOGY TO STEVE AND FORUM MEMBERS in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4382261-apology-to-steve-and-forum-members/#post-4529899 Mon, 19 Sep 2005 07:23:09 +0000 Oh my. What planet am I on? This just gets more weird.

]]> ca6788b12b9e3f991bd4d4ba2cc534b2 anneml replied to the topic place on the mentoring list in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4382251-place-on-the-mentoring-list/#post-4529802 Mon, 19 Sep 2005 05:38:01 +0000 They will call regardless if to a fixed or mobile phone.

Anne.

]]> 51ca706d74ef28f9e15324d01bb132de anneml replied to the topic Seeking tips to avoid bad tenants in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4382234-seeking-tips-to-avoid-bad-tenants/#post-4529696 Mon, 19 Sep 2005 05:13:19 +0000 Having had a “learning experience” recently with a tenant from hell I would agree with Oshen. If they don’t have verifiable a reference(s) from a landlord don’t rent to them.

Anne.

]]> 5c0da977628cb65b2559ab5292eb12b9 anneml replied to the topic what do you think about less than 50sqm unit? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4382267-what-do-you-think-about-less-than-50sqm-unit/#post-4529924 Sat, 17 Sep 2005 01:59:25 +0000 My first property purchase was two free standing units(?) (bungalows?), strata titled but sold as one. One of the units is about the same size as the one you are offering for. Yield for this unit when bought was about 13%. On paper capital gain has also been great. I’m not sure if will sell for what I’ve been told it will (and have no…[Read more]

]]> 17cfd1caf0be4a99228a4fe23e02ba9c anneml replied to the topic taking tenant to court for rent in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4381977-taking-tenant-to-court-for-rent/page/2/#post-4528165 Sat, 17 Sep 2005 01:41:58 +0000 Although I was initially extremely anxious about my one and only tenant from hell and the money they owed me I ended up thoroughly enjoying my process through the tribunal system. Learnt heaps and got some great advise from the registrar.

I agree you have to be very vigilant about following procedures and meeting time frames. Find out exactly…[Read more]

]]> 1a16635ada84abdefd3befc94a166ef4 anneml replied to the topic Will polishing floor boards help my sale? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4382252-will-polishing-floor-boards-help-my-sale/#post-4529808 Fri, 16 Sep 2005 04:43:39 +0000 I have recently got the floors sanded (still relatively low cost even though I didn’t do it myself) in one of my “shed-out-the-back” type houses. It was tenantless for two months before the sanding and with nasty carpet and rented out within three days after the sanding. I agree it makes a large and positive difference

Anne.

]]> 47b984de119e07d2e4c1b42281efcc56 anneml replied to the topic rental difficulty in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4382071-rental-difficulty/#post-4528648 Fri, 09 Sep 2005 03:20:40 +0000 The agent you’re with must be investigating prospective tenants which is what you want i.e. no tenant rather than bad tenant. I’m with lifeX and Oxygen Funding. It also doesn’t hurt to try other agents although you want to make sure that they are also selective about tenants they’ll let to.

]]> 64c2fc922ef6307584f0cb8eac55dca8 anneml replied to the topic F H G Do ya really have to live in it in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4381457-f-h-g-do-ya-really-have-to-live-in-it/#post-4524486 Tue, 02 Aug 2005 06:13:15 +0000 Hi lemzip,

Things don’t always work out as planned. Apparently if you have a good reason for not moving in (eg new job, family issues, moved somewhere else) and you write and let them know they don’t reclaim the grant. At least this was the case two and a half years ago. Ring and ask them and they’ll let you know.

Anne.

]]> 2b92426b779cd2cae95c1aed4b5a558c anneml replied to the topic Investing in Thai property in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4380674-investing-in-thai-property/#post-4519445 Thu, 09 Jun 2005 23:38:14 +0000 SeeChange,

Sometimes I am just so naive. Ahh well, another lesson re discernment and restraint.

Anne

]]> 5abaf36b19ebde9a4cea0de590c83a2a anneml replied to the topic Investing in Thai property in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4380674-investing-in-thai-property/#post-4519441 Thu, 09 Jun 2005 04:08:57 +0000 Sledge,

I must say what an interesting response. How powerful did you make SeeChange?

Anne.

]]> 6f9dce5a770d33a6445c5dcdea382f51 anneml replied to the topic mining towns in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4380539-mining-towns-3/#post-4518453 Thu, 09 Jun 2005 03:57:36 +0000 Broken Hill is barely a mining town these days but tourism is becoming more significant believe it or not. I agree with Dematiio re not buying there unless a PM is willing to manage what you buy. PM fees are high and PMs really do not want to have to work to get their money. It is not a place you would buy for capital gain. If you bought and…[Read more]

]]> 9ce378899b7cd463afcd28ebae28cc10 anneml replied to the topic Advice - get rid of non paying tenant in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4380294-advice-get-rid-of-non-paying-tenant/#post-4516629 Thu, 09 Jun 2005 03:11:26 +0000 Hi Marisa,

I’d stick with the legal process. Your tenant is still in breach of his agreement if he is three weeks in arrears (in NSW, Vic and Qld). You may not get all your money but will lose less in the long run the sooner he is out. If you keep him on, the worry and uncertainty will be ongoing in addition to greater potential financial…[Read more]

]]> 763289ebbcf8060b3c23a2eca2400aff anneml replied to the topic Name the BACKPACKERS in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4378720-name-the-backpackers/page/3/#post-4506441 Tue, 07 Jun 2005 03:40:05 +0000 Jeff,

Has it been named yet?

Anne.

]]> fc431ca84c3cf7dca6ae2d5fa3e7a33e anneml replied to the topic advice needed please in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4380429-advice-needed-please-3/#post-4517635 Tue, 24 May 2005 23:53:41 +0000 But then maybe MacDnalds or the shopping centre or someone else may have a great commercial idea for your property and be willing to apy for it?

Anne

]]> 29f8631fd4ce71b0619d2ac2f2b7e126 anneml replied to the topic The end of wrapping in Qld????? in the forum Creative Investing https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4380286-the-end-of-wrapping-in-qld/#post-4516548 Tue, 17 May 2005 09:43:49 +0000 Leo,

Interesting that you’re in a position to speak for a world of people who don’t post on this site and for another of non-wrappers. Very enterprisng of you.

Anne.

]]> 91fd98473af3464e8cb08d5d546e0fd0 anneml replied to the topic contacting the owner in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4380287-contacting-the-owner/#post-4516579 Tue, 17 May 2005 08:57:24 +0000 Hi aminal,

You can also do title (owner) searches on http://www.confirm.com.au for a fee. Requirements vary for different states.

Good luck,

Anne.

]]> d0679baf22ead53952ba532c3ee8afef anneml replied to the topic Which City/Suburb you live? in the forum Forum Frolic https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4369744-which-citysuburb-you-live/page/12/#post-4442441 Fri, 13 May 2005 00:15:35 +0000 Nowhere in particular, everywhere. Housesitter – so all over the place. Have just moved from Inverloch (coastal Gippsland, Vic) to Carlisle River (Otways, Vic) on the road to nowhere. Am loving this.

Anne.

]]> 05dd5234c720b687dcaa0972aeab73c8 anneml replied to the topic Phillipine Property Investments? in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4380028-phillipine-property-investments/#post-4514392 Mon, 02 May 2005 18:34:49 +0000 The one story I have re investing in the Phillipines is at least 10 years old. A friend bought commercial property and created a business in partnership with a local (which was the only way it could be done then). My friend provided all the finance. The business ran quite successfully for a number of years. My friend and his business partner…[Read more]

]]> 700fc0a9dc9780f4755b7bfcc57040ea anneml replied to the topic property and rent in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4379772-property-and-rent/#post-4512789 Thu, 21 Apr 2005 03:49:00 +0000 Shades of JackHu?

]]> 0a3bdaa8e67713a1c5b60e3a7b7a8af6 anneml replied to the topic Advise on gas heater! in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4379783-advise-on-gas-heater/#post-4512876 Wed, 20 Apr 2005 00:07:15 +0000 If you really want to buy the property I would go for the option suggested by 1Winner. You could also thank the vendors for a lesson learnt for future due diligence.

If you no longer want to purchase the property is this reason enough not to settle?

Anne.

]]> 23727a21554d8a9754cd0a1ff7306446 anneml replied to the topic Unlicensed selling in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4379778-unlicensed-selling/#post-4512852 Tue, 19 Apr 2005 05:43:43 +0000 Hi Trophy,

I agree with Beanie. You may also want to read Terry Ryders most recent book on private selling. If it is in NSW you would have to use a lawyer for the conveyancing. What else has to be done that only an agent could do?

Anne.

]]> 295c4c4dd81d35ed348c96da025a3d95 anneml replied to the topic "The Big Shift" by Bernard Salt in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4379654-the-big-shift-by-bernard-salt/#post-4512134 Wed, 13 Apr 2005 05:30:34 +0000 Worth reading. A lot of what he says is sort of common sense but with data backup. I agree with John. You still ahve to do your own due diligence and make up your own mind.

Anne.

]]> 0e62fbe6432474d69ae71e442d8f984e anneml replied to the topic Raising rent Tips in the forum Creative Investing https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4379470-raising-rent-tips/#post-4511231 Mon, 11 Apr 2005 07:29:50 +0000 Hi PropertAngel,

I’d ask the Q under your own monica. JackHu does not appear to have a good forum reputation. People may be avoiding his user name.

Anne.

]]> da1d31283b8d217fde00f12e202002a5 anneml replied to the topic Has anyone purchased a permanent caravan in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4379636-has-anyone-purchased-a-permanent-caravan/#post-4512051 Mon, 11 Apr 2005 02:56:13 +0000 Didn’t some of the MAPers buy something in a van park and do well out of it (Coffs Harbour?)? Again I think it boils down to the due diligence process again. Sometimes it will work sometimes not.

Anne.

]]> 2e8daef2068e7e131850563b7eabb0e8 anneml replied to the topic Raising rent Tips in the forum Creative Investing https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4379470-raising-rent-tips/#post-4511228 Fri, 08 Apr 2005 06:11:10 +0000 Ahhh. As I said in advance and just in case, apologies for my judgements. Anne

]]> f56a845a386028ba67a2e670cb3949cd anneml replied to the topic Raising rent Tips in the forum Creative Investing https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4379470-raising-rent-tips/#post-4511226 Fri, 08 Apr 2005 01:00:09 +0000 Is ESL or something else an issue here? There are MANY possibilities. Something it may be worth discussing with Jack in private Simon and Derek. It is easy to make judgements that may undergo a radical change with a little more info.

Offering construstive rather than destructive support is certainly an option.

If other avenues have been tried…[Read more]

]]> a4ff380832e3d1a1aa47faa940f9c5c8 anneml replied to the topic Management Fees in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4379580-management-fees-2/#post-4511811 Fri, 08 Apr 2005 00:45:57 +0000 Will do easymoney. Anne

]]> 8e8b13b95f9f9367aba8acbedd4dffe6 anneml replied to the topic Too Little Too Late! in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4379445-too-little-too-late/#post-4511076 Fri, 08 Apr 2005 00:25:45 +0000 I wouldn’t recommend putting too much faith in Centrelink payments. They can be cancelled by the tenant with a phone call. They can be set up one day and virtually cancelled the same day. Wether you get the rent, regardless of how it is paid, or not ultimately depends on the quality of the tenant.

I was recently in a similar position to you -…[Read more]

]]> c8ce937b09617bd8aee92b0e019e29c5 anneml replied to the topic Advice Please in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4379558-advice-please-6/#post-4511734 Thu, 07 Apr 2005 05:09:11 +0000 Smart move Ambo72. Just the sort of vendor we all need to stay away from. They might even find that greed got the better of them.

Anne.

]]> 538a94e1adc2cc105770216c4cbff85c anneml replied to the topic Management Fees in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4379580-management-fees-2/#post-4511809 Thu, 07 Apr 2005 05:00:00 +0000 Hi easymoney,

That has been my experience also. In one such town I used a private manager to avoid the commercial managers and she turned into a nightmare (used overcharging tradies, charged for work not done, tenants from hell etc). Steep learning curve which probably would have been avoided with a little more due diligence on the “manager”…[Read more]

]]> d327d131d1b1ef0324ec812a1593d44a anneml replied to the topic Finding unknown property owners in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4379576-finding-unknown-property-owners/#post-4511802 Thu, 07 Apr 2005 04:31:49 +0000 That’s great Oshen, Thanks. I’ll give it a go.
Anne.

]]> 07303b841af6e96c898c61e7c2d9f859 anneml replied to the topic Problem with RE agents in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4379520-problem-with-re-agents/#post-4511535 Thu, 07 Apr 2005 01:03:56 +0000 ArthurK,

In my experience visiting an area, particularly interstate, is half the fun. I usually set aside longer than a day so I can really get a feel for an area. Great way to get to kbnow the country.

Cheers,

Anne.

]]> 64133fdd9d63f27630ea6d725f2b9bc4 anneml replied to the topic investing in mining towns in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4379554-investing-in-mining-towns/#post-4511705 Thu, 07 Apr 2005 00:47:28 +0000 Hi Veronica,

Can be tricky. It boils down to research and due diligence again which may need to be more extensive than for other areas. It will also depend on what you want to achieve, with how much risk, how much “worry”.

Are Coober Pedy and Mt Isa living, thriving communities for example or depressed, declining ones? In my experience Coober…[Read more]

]]> 5d675e10f81afd8cb1983baf26e1b685 anneml replied to the topic Advice Please in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4379558-advice-please-6/#post-4511732 Thu, 07 Apr 2005 00:36:46 +0000 Hi Ambo72,

Given your description, do you really want to deal with people who behave in this way?

You have no power to change the way other people behave regardless of how pissed off you feel. They will just find another way to manipulate you (or anyone). If you have legal recourse, go for it and give them a run for their money. Just give up…[Read more]

]]> 1b2e3c27eb1a9fdd348488c3914525b6 anneml replied to the topic wierd thing on my land title in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4379420-wierd-thing-on-my-land-title/#post-4510935 Thu, 07 Apr 2005 00:15:58 +0000 Thanks Landt, TerryW and Dazzling. All worth knowing.

Anne.

]]> 88f052f23365a6493ad6cd74a2468773 anneml replied to the topic Notice period on a 'verbal' lease in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4379385-notice-period-on-a-verbal-lease/#post-4510671 Tue, 29 Mar 2005 07:42:15 +0000 Hi Dazzling

I think NSW also has 60 notice before a rent increase for periodical tenants. You could check with the tenancy people if your property is in NSW.

Good Luck,

Anne.

]]> b6aa1f8dc92ad6c313bdaa5687f9af85 anneml replied to the topic ways to increase rent in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4379358-ways-to-increase-rent/#post-4510444 Tue, 29 Mar 2005 07:28:22 +0000 You may want to ask the managing agent why he thinks $160/wk is the limit. Theoretically he should know the market he is operating in?

Let us know how you go.

Anne.

]]> 60ffe84605b1a1aff2dd245ba7502141 anneml replied to the topic Stata Titles in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4379257-stata-titles/#post-4509747 Thu, 24 Mar 2005 09:09:58 +0000 Thanks Leila.

The property is in NSW Markk.

Cheers,

Anne.

]]> 20e9353bfe8a7eb48e34ebab0078cf59 anneml replied to the topic TENNANT PROBLEM in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4379271-tennant-problem/#post-4509867 Thu, 24 Mar 2005 08:50:21 +0000 Talk to the WA equivalent of the NSW Tenancy Tribunal. I have found them (NSW) to be EXTREMELY helpful re defaulting tenants. A “disappeared” tenant is more difficult but they should still be helpful. And do exactly as they recommend – they know the problems that landlords create for themselves by not following the laws EXACTLY.

I am not sure…[Read more]

]]> 0e48bca55f944d0c4620efb1493a5516 anneml replied to the topic Self managed ip in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4379210-self-managed-ip/#post-4509446 Sat, 19 Mar 2005 12:20:12 +0000 Michael,

Somewhere like Jeparit or Rainbow might qualify as “RE manager free zones”? Or at best managed from great distances if you don’t have a friend or a mum who could do it.

Anne.

]]> a83b488cd4d75f7eaf631bcf00c42347 anneml replied to the topic Name the BACKPACKERS in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4378720-name-the-backpackers/#post-4506407 Sat, 19 Mar 2005 11:37:10 +0000 I had a great laugh from some of these comments. Thanks heaps

]]> b52495aa0bea93a082f9b1d674772aac anneml replied to the topic Regional NSW in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4379208-regional-nsw-5/#post-4509440 Sat, 19 Mar 2005 11:30:43 +0000 All of my properties are in larger regional towns (Vic and NSW). I have one loser because of lack of due diligence. All of the others have done better than I expected.

I had friends who said “Why are you buying there? You’re better of investing in the major cities ete etc”. They have since bought in some of the same areas because of the…[Read more]

]]> 13849e366dc600dbacf5cc07ebda259f anneml replied to the topic Has anybody ever heard of Catherwood Investment in the forum Creative Investing https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4375552-has-anybody-ever-heard-of-catherwood-investment/#post-4487082 Thu, 02 Sep 2004 05:33:15 +0000 Hi UG,

John Donjerkovic of Catherwood is one of Steve’s MAPers and is South Australian based. He spoke at Steve’s most recent workshop in Melbourne re the NZ properties.

Anne

]]> 9f95bdc9a484893c22bcfeea9f477c91 anneml replied to the topic My 2nd investment property - Just accepted!!!!! in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4375787-my-2nd-investment-property-just-accepted/#post-4488470 Thu, 02 Sep 2004 05:13:14 +0000 Hi Ronulas,

Good for you – for buying AND keeping the 30,000 plus potential competitors at bay! If the units are strata titled it also sounds like five properties to me. Your enthusiasm is inspiring.

Anne.

]]> 11bad7be96e15944e7231f48ab8b3bf6 anneml replied to the topic 101 ways to add massive value to your home in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4369190-101-ways-to-add-massive-value-to-your-home/page/2/#post-4437720 Mon, 10 Nov 2003 06:35:50 +0000 LuckyPhil,

That is exactly how my 70 year old mother mows her lawns. Not quite what you were thinking of I’m sure.

Cheers,

Anne

]]> 9fadbf2b25d23f7f55673f0a2fb6374d anneml replied to the topic HOUSE FOR SALE FOR $51,000 in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4369307-house-for-sale-for-51000/#post-4438795 Mon, 10 Nov 2003 06:04:15 +0000 Hi Robbo,

It might be worth comparing the rent currently being paid to market value. It might be reasonable and possible to put the rent up a few dollars to $102 per week (51,000*2/1000) and you’re there.

For me having properties all over the place is part of the adventure. If you want to go you can and explore along the way.

Cheers,

Anne.

]]> dad0e01c6a9c47c5798f607babb4ff4d anneml replied to the topic Bendigo Property Manager in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4368821-bendigo-property-manager-2/#post-4434331 Fri, 17 Oct 2003 03:06:12 +0000 Thanks Soleil.

Three guesses who are currently managing my properties?

Cheers,

Anne

]]> 0620fa86cfd0fc138c8eb02b67442397 anneml replied to the topic Increasing rental returns in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4368820-increasing-rental-returns/#post-4434323 Fri, 17 Oct 2003 02:47:52 +0000 Hi Dingo,

I would personally hesitate to install equipment that would need regular maintainance or could break down eg airconditioners, dishwashers unless it was specifically asked for or was necessary in a particular area eg far north Qld. Sometimes the return is not worth the extra maintainance.

Adding a carport if there is no existing garage…[Read more]

]]> 78ef0707fb91fb5e2735b6c4cccff871 anneml replied to the topic Bendigo Property Manager in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4368786-bendigo-property-manager/#post-4434121 Thu, 16 Oct 2003 09:03:09 +0000 Thanks Gavin, for the support. I’ll do that. Cheers, Anne.

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