Hi All,I was attracted to this topic because I wasted some time over the weekend by watching a DVD of Mark Rolton. He is a good performer on stage, but I have some serious reservations over his knowledge given that he stated, in one example, that you could build commercial premises on residentially zoned land, simply by building apartments on the…[Read more]

v8ghia wrote:
While I enjoyed reading Margaret Lomas' books, and her passion for property/building wealth through it, I would never agree with this type of product.  The above comments form QLDS007 have been made for a reason (ie they are spot on as you would normally expect !) , and in all fairness, why would anyone want to go with a policy or…[Read more]

MortgagePlus wrote:
Thirdly, and I dont mean to rain on your parade, but most commercial funders (Even Bankwest) are not too interested in funding anything in WA got the time being, and probably for a while yet. You will probably have to go private money. 

This is simply not correct. Regional WA is certainly more difficult that it was…[Read more]

I've met Neil and heard him speak, he is very knowledgable especially for someone who hasn't been in the game very long and I'm pretty certain he will be successful. I can understand why he has put up this post because it is often difficult to work out what topics are most interesting to different groups of people.RegardsAlistair

I want to state for the record that this clown is no relation to me!

Badgers_R_Us wrote:
I think that people who attend property seminars and the like are mugs. There is nothing that these seminars can tell you that a couple of books, a bit of research and some basic common sense can't tell you.  I think that if you have paid go on or are considering a property seminar then by default you should not be inve…[Read more]

Mate, the only view I have of what is coming in terms of interest rate movements is from the money markets and professional opinions. Swap rates are lower the further out you go, this suggests that interest rates are expected to fall over the medium term. This backed up by the predictions of just about every economist i have heard speak on the…[Read more]

blogs wrote:

APerry wrote:
It's been settled, all economists should be fired on the spot. Scamp and Blogs are the only people worth listening to! 

C'mon APerry  think about it rationally for just one second-our property boom was fuelled by record low interest rates and a commodity boom, now the effects of which have started to dissapate. R…[Read more]

It's been settled, all economists should be fired on the spot. Scamp and Blogs are the only people worth listening to! 

wellontheway wrote:
Has anyone seen the ABS link posted by Scamp?  I haven't seen any replies to that post, but I'm trying to make sense of the 2006 stats.  I see the total private dwellings in Australia being 8,426,599 and the total occupied total dwellings being 7,596,183.My interpretation is that there's 830,416 of unoccupied private dwel…[Read more]

blogs wrote:

APerry wrote:
"Australia doesn't have a shortage : it's got a massive oversupply."Absolute and utter garbage!

lol y areckon?? Just wait till the reality bites and a few properties hit the markets. You comment is shortsighted-the fact that there are so many 'armchair expert' property investors attests to the over supply of…[Read more]

"Australia doesn't have a shortage : it's got a massive oversupply."Absolute and utter garbage!

Scamp wrote:
Don't worry , I know a lot more than you think about the australian housing market. People are people. Yes , I know your goverment is corrupt and your housing minister has 14 investment propertiesYes, I know you think (wish) there's a housing shortage, but in reality there are 800.000 empty dwellings. It just shows you haven't done…[Read more]

Hi Scamp,I suggest you learn a bit about the dynamics of the property market in Australia. It is completely diferent to Europe. You may be correct about property prices tanking over the next few years but your reasoning is flawed. If you do some research you will also find that the Australian property market does not trend in a uniform pattern,…[Read more]

Scamp wrote:
Property is a NO GO until at least 2011. Invest in gold and an economics study if you want to become investors.The fact you had to come here to get help means you are not prepared enough, or not smart enough, probably both.

Hi Scamp,That's a touch arrogant don't you think. There are some very smart, experienced and successful…[Read more]

god_of_money wrote:
I guess that why not pocket an extra A$1000+ if I m going with IngBank again

Hi Don,If all you are after is someown to process a loan for you, then you may as well go with a broker that gives you a rebate. However, for most investors the problem is structuring your loans and using lenders that allow maximum flexibility, t…[Read more]

wealth4life.com wrote:
Yes brokerage fees … I think the public are getting smarter though why would I pay a 1% fee when I can go direct and not pay it …I also see today the St George are introducing a broker performance fee structure … looks like brokers will need to get a second job soon …The problem has always been that when you are in…[Read more]

Hi Michelle,Most people take on a number of smaller projects to raise the capital to go on to a larger project, so it may be going backwards not to develop what you already own. Having said this, there are many people who never build and do very well out of selling land with permits. If you do decide to develop you will need to contribute around…[Read more]

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Hi Jo, I am also a new client of I.D. and was surprised when Doug suddenly left as he seemed like an excellent strategist. I really appreciated the initial free phone consultation which went for over 1.5 hrs – no obligation. Really got into the nitty gritty of where we were at and where we wanted to go with our careers – personal and…[Read more]

I've got a good mate who is a very senior executive with Bankwest. I recently did a loan for him and got a far better deal for him elsewhere, despite his position. With a loan over $1 mil you will get a good deal out of any of the majors, and St George is worth speaking with also. When choosing a lender you also havce to realise that the current…[Read more]