PropertyInvesting.com | aussierogue | Activity https://www.propertyinvesting.com/members/aussierogue/activity/ Activity feed for aussierogue. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:45:04 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.8.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 56a5dbbdfdbcc3a62d1f12740da8061c aussierogue replied to the topic Highly paid, low qual jobs in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4381303-highly-paid-low-qual-jobs/#post-4523666 Wed, 03 Aug 2005 06:23:10 +0000 great pay for not much work and no degree…..the financial sevices industry. Stockbroking, insurance sales, finance broking, realeste, most types of intermediaries…

so i guess to narrow down – brokers and traders…

mostly rich kids who failed vce or didnt do too well and thus cldnt become doctors or lawyers.

Lots of nepotism. You need to…[Read more]

]]> 416e0a269f564a74f458cd83cdacfd3d aussierogue replied to the topic Only have $100,000 plus I rent! in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4381467-only-have-100000-plus-i-rent/#post-4524554 Wed, 03 Aug 2005 06:02:57 +0000 First step is to change your mindset. You ONLY have 100k. 100K is alot of money!!!!!!

So i would approach this problem as follows – repeat I am very fortunate to have 100k cash….whats the best way to live decently and at the same time grow my asset and income base.

Fortunes have been made starting with much much less ask the owner of this…[Read more]

]]> 616ee5ef208677a599fb581c12c611e7 aussierogue replied to the topic THE BUDGET- Good or Bad for Property? in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4380200-the-budget-good-or-bad-for-property/#post-4515773 Thu, 12 May 2005 04:35:46 +0000 I am a high income earner and an extra 4,500 per year equates to servicing an extra 60 k on a pni home loan. This is huge. Houses are now 60k more affordable for me. Its the equiv of 8,500 per year pay rise (b4 tax). Its the uquiv of a 1 pct interest rate reduction. Its big. But then again only 5-10 pct of wage earners earn aboove 100k so maybe…[Read more]

]]> 57c690eec454acca147ebfa0549140c4 aussierogue replied to the topic Property to do well in 2005 in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4379361-property-to-do-well-in-2005/page/3/#post-4510507 Tue, 12 Apr 2005 00:44:20 +0000 Good onya Foundation. 1Winner (aka Marc1) likes to label anyone whos not a right winger as a Che Guevara wanna be!!

I agree with all your points. I too think the market has been specualtive and i too far from being a communist (although i believe in humanity) have redirected my investments into areas that make more sense in the current…[Read more]

]]> 13457bcc21bada4305b87684894edd78 aussierogue replied to the topic ~~Riddle~~01 in the forum Forum Frolic https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4379403-riddle01/page/2/#post-4510839 Thu, 31 Mar 2005 06:44:18 +0000 heres one

‘A man opened a door and new he was gonna die’

why???

i can only give yes or no answers

]]> 9098a6f683af660a3cee08fd4471075c aussierogue replied to the topic Don't follow the flock !! in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4379398-dont-follow-the-flock/#post-4510734 Wed, 30 Mar 2005 01:45:35 +0000 phil – do you have a vested interest in talking up the market especially for new houses???

]]> 48414773e6c7b5e4f9e8d25328dec5d0 aussierogue replied to the topic Property to do well in 2005 in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4379361-property-to-do-well-in-2005/page/2/#post-4510487 Wed, 30 Mar 2005 01:40:58 +0000 DD
congratulations for being in print – you are obviously successful at what you do!

but unfort your last post sounded like an advertisment.

‘warm bodies’ ‘analysis paralysis’ – the only one you mised out on was ‘rent money is dead money’.

i think what everyone one needs is balance – not an obvious sign of prejudice one way or another.

with…[Read more]

]]> 41e449eb370ba671d3811d3aa0247c1c aussierogue replied to the topic Top 3 Investing Insights... Add Yours! in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4379359-top-3-investing-insights-add-yours/#post-4510455 Tue, 29 Mar 2005 06:31:15 +0000 ok heres mine

1. When considering an investment understand that everyone has an angle or a particular barrow to push. Once you understand the motives…. you will gain insight into the truth and hopefully into the true value of the investment.

2. Dont follow short term fluctuations – its the trend that counts.

3. If you bight of more than you…[Read more]

]]> ec35dfe4a8a187a223ea7941be536b8b aussierogue replied to the topic Devine Referral gets $1,000 in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4379391-devine-referral-gets-1000/#post-4510687 Tue, 29 Mar 2005 06:20:25 +0000 contact leigh mathews..

]]> 5af65ac493af260a28fd09fa46ebd61a aussierogue replied to the topic melbournes growth in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4379318-melbournes-growth/#post-4510174 Tue, 29 Mar 2005 02:42:03 +0000 Id just like to add ‘SENTIMENT’ to the equatiation (helps dictate demand!!)

Sentiment is sometimes the overridding factor when considering changes in demand…

]]> 16fc5cd560a0c5e4b639aa39df0546f1 aussierogue replied to the topic from rockhampton newspaper 19.3.2005 in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4379250-from-rockhampton-newspaper-19-3-2005/#post-4509720 Mon, 21 Mar 2005 04:46:55 +0000 looks good – yep the mining industry is full steam ahead..

congratulations.

]]> 1fe48b891dcf65da9c3be77f17a393e1 aussierogue replied to the topic Buy a house a year CASH in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4379178-buy-a-house-a-year-cash/#post-4509240 Thu, 17 Mar 2005 06:45:26 +0000 getting there – me too!! please send me the details either by PM or how about starting a new thread outlining the details. bet you wont!!

]]> d7c5f16685d30ef77a67266299cfcbd1 aussierogue replied to the topic Biggest Landlord in the world in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4379180-biggest-landlord-in-the-world/#post-4509267 Thu, 17 Mar 2005 01:52:12 +0000 Yep, Mc donalads are the biggest private property owners (by value) in the world.

I think one needs to differentiate between

1. jesus (god), and the church
2. The catholic church and other churches.

Protestant churches (all the rest) were and still are in some ways a reaction to the excesses of the catholic church.

If i only had the key to the…[Read more]

]]> e27f11caeac4dca2cafec1cb37ee3eef aussierogue replied to the topic Melbourne - Where to live in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4379174-melbourne-where-to-live/#post-4509220 Thu, 17 Mar 2005 01:45:22 +0000 chapel street is so passe. Its very michael jackson. Try ackland st, brunswick st, smith street, high st (nothcote)

hehe. alright bring it on you nightclubbers!!!!!!!!

]]> 93a70442d1b51810a5c67f305605bcd9 aussierogue replied to the topic Buy a house a year CASH in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4379178-buy-a-house-a-year-cash/#post-4509230 Wed, 16 Mar 2005 08:35:20 +0000 nice try, getting there!!!!!!!!!!

how do you spell SPAM

]]> e4cc4a788592b5e4983b1e9addf98db0 aussierogue replied to the topic Melbourne - Where to live in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4379174-melbourne-where-to-live/#post-4509217 Wed, 16 Mar 2005 08:32:45 +0000 yep – try southbank or south melbourne. lots of suited types.

]]> 8fd9a277804bff2100b62eb5c9ffe101 aussierogue replied to the topic Are you putting your rent up? in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4378966-are-you-putting-your-rent-up/page/2/#post-4508084 Mon, 14 Mar 2005 12:38:18 +0000 Marc – see youre stirring people up again.

As i said earlier, there is some correlation between rent and interest rates but not that much. Supply and demand is the major determinant for rental yield.

Marc – dont turn this into an US against THEM ideaological debate about the poor being programmed and only the strong will survive.

cheerio

]]> 23307c0a57a52ccd17ccd7b954780b4c aussierogue replied to the topic Cashflow Club in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4379064-cashflow-club/#post-4508612 Thu, 10 Mar 2005 08:09:18 +0000 im in melbourne and i have 101 – play it with my wife. we played for 3 hours and only once landed on a ‘market’ card so it took a while for one of us to get ahead. played it a few time now – think it would be better with more players.

]]> dc92d9671fac22116971b00f5e878436 aussierogue replied to the topic Australia's Best Cashflow positive Suburbs in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4379074-australias-best-cashflow-positive-suburbs/#post-4508727 Wed, 09 Mar 2005 07:40:14 +0000 lets go easy on turnby. its a fair enough question if your just starting out. I seem to rememeber asking the same question 2 years ago. Unfortunatley turnby the reality is that there arent many cashflow towns left in australia and if there are they are a fairly well kept secret.

its funny – some of these towns can be so small ven if 2 or 3 people…[Read more]

]]> bac1a6366fe59e500b93fae049391121 aussierogue replied to the topic Australia's Best Cashflow positive Suburbs in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4379074-australias-best-cashflow-positive-suburbs/#post-4508723 Wed, 09 Mar 2005 06:10:19 +0000 ok Turnby – you go first!

]]> 0887ebe3beabc5c92816f3b9596a5cdf aussierogue replied to the topic Making Money is easy !!! in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4379037-making-money-is-easy/#post-4508456 Mon, 07 Mar 2005 01:58:06 +0000 clive sounds on the money.

i have a friend who earns 150k and is under financial stress. geez i feel sorry for the 98 pct of others earning less than him. doh!

lots of people live like millionaires even though there net worth is negligable. a high salary doesnt make you rich. although it can make you very vulnerable to wanting to appear rich.

]]> 860b07360435e590fae1e3dff52c66b7 aussierogue replied to the topic Are you putting your rent up? in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4378966-are-you-putting-your-rent-up/page/2/#post-4508069 Mon, 07 Mar 2005 01:49:14 +0000 some landlords will be able to increase rents and some wont. landlords must try and tennants must try and avoid it.

this is the free market system at work.

landlords ability to raise rents will depend on
– the demand supply equation for the area
– whether the tennant is prepared to pay more to stay put
– and yes whether the agent is able to sell…[Read more]

]]> 9ef8e3b6cab7822109eedd7fe2f3518d aussierogue replied to the topic Are you putting your rent up? in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4378966-are-you-putting-your-rent-up/#post-4508050 Wed, 02 Mar 2005 07:06:17 +0000 it depends if the tenants will pay!

]]> 9274f1e3d9a5dde1612c5ccdc51f82c4 aussierogue replied to the topic 'Acknowledgments' in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4378772-acknowledgments/#post-4506853 Fri, 18 Feb 2005 05:12:18 +0000 10 fold just for acknowledgement. now thats a fairly good return on investment.

]]> bee45cd3edc789045764aa37c9fbaa0f aussierogue replied to the topic Myth Busters - Episode 3! in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4378770-myth-busters-episode-3/#post-4506843 Fri, 18 Feb 2005 04:23:08 +0000 No – i like this one!! but we must be careful in differentiating between value and price.

interest rates will effect the price but not necessarily the value. so there is a correltation between price and interest rates. but not necessarily value. the availability of cheap money can cause distortions to the market that have nothing to do with…[Read more]

]]> 15f803700854c60c21e71dae6049ce82 aussierogue replied to the topic Myth Busters - Episode 2! in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4378744-myth-busters-episode-2/page/2/#post-4506642 Fri, 18 Feb 2005 00:58:15 +0000 interesting troll definition. i think i fit the bill without even knowing it!!! to think i thought i was original!!! doh!!

]]> 7625ff594db9ce5752258355e11f4075 aussierogue replied to the topic Myth Busters - Episode 2! in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4378744-myth-busters-episode-2/#post-4506625 Thu, 17 Feb 2005 04:52:08 +0000 i agree. there are a lot more forces at work than population growth and land scarcity for that matter. bubble bubble toil and trouble..

]]> 2a73c655297f3c04c96a195b36d7a687 aussierogue replied to the topic Steve in the forum Forum Frolic https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4378692-steve-2/#post-4506251 Tue, 15 Feb 2005 03:07:09 +0000 maybe you should change your name to ‘Im Undecided!’

]]> 74c3ed45e0bf6d77ee07efd36b6b5087 aussierogue replied to the topic Steve in the forum Forum Frolic https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4378692-steve-2/#post-4506246 Mon, 14 Feb 2005 07:33:08 +0000 this website has just taken a whole new twist….good luck gents!

]]> 4ef22da5a0ea7e1cce223be6121c23f9 aussierogue replied to the topic Melbourne Property in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4374083-melbourne-property/#post-4476380 Mon, 14 Feb 2005 01:27:37 +0000 i challenge you aswell. lets see em’

]]> d5f3b955ae5a1c29bd01ad2c4e83d9a5 aussierogue replied to the topic The Drug Crisis-Interesting article in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4378508-the-drug-crisis-interesting-article/#post-4505261 Mon, 14 Feb 2005 01:25:10 +0000 yes i agree with marc 1 also………wow! marc your last points came out of LEFT field (if you know what i mean)

hehe

]]> 1ad6d222f704595871cc87b0220ee6bd aussierogue replied to the topic The 'fight club' thread? in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4378580-the-fight-club-thread/#post-4505579 Wed, 09 Feb 2005 03:18:12 +0000 them are fighting words timtam…ill have ya!!!!

]]> 557d0e4ed2fed5e72ca64e1a2e7e8151 aussierogue replied to the topic The changing suburb theory in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4378574-the-changing-suburb-theory/#post-4505542 Wed, 09 Feb 2005 03:15:20 +0000 ronlulas – i hear what you’re saying howvevr i cant think of 1 suburb in Melbourne 30-40 km from the city that started out bad and is now great. too my knowledge they have all stayed about the same in terms of comparison to other suburbs. the only exception recently is frankston but that is due to its proximity to the beach. Lilydale, coldstream,…[Read more]

]]> d0c6e8b90cc2e1e7edf2538351ce4c0d aussierogue replied to the topic The changing suburb theory in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4378574-the-changing-suburb-theory/#post-4505539 Wed, 09 Feb 2005 01:02:07 +0000 i would also add that the bad suburbs done good are usually ones within 1-15 km of the city center.

]]> 840311079f8b705a1bd8b9fe908d0acb aussierogue replied to the topic cashflow the game in melbourne????? in the forum Forum Frolic https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4378532-cashflow-the-game-in-melbourne/#post-4505390 Mon, 07 Feb 2005 02:44:01 +0000 i just bought it!! havent played it yet – who wants to play??

pm me and ill try and organise something!!

]]> 625ec1a5abeba38d664fb3f1e2027ba7 aussierogue replied to the topic WHO CARES??? in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4378530-who-cares/#post-4505362 Mon, 07 Feb 2005 01:34:02 +0000 beware – in the last 3-4 years property has been used as a speculative investment. people getting in and getting out to make a profit. once this occurs it changes the market. so the old addage that property in a long term investment, in this hightly charged envornoment might get y9ou into trouble.

i would hate your LONG TERM perspective to turn…[Read more]

]]> 418848c908b5b52dd398b6f6f28baeb2 aussierogue replied to the topic The Drug Crisis-Interesting article in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4378508-the-drug-crisis-interesting-article/#post-4505254 Mon, 07 Feb 2005 01:09:07 +0000 intersting wayne – enormous leap of faith required from the collective conscience i imagine, but it makes sence. its amazing that with all the worldy excesses open to us (wine, woman, smokes, food, drugs etc) that somehow most of us are still able to live a life of relative moderation. i think the article is about ‘when we empower people to make…[Read more]

]]> be5b245cac848b535b67bc55096b069e aussierogue replied to the topic Why the West is Riding for a Fall in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4378103-why-the-west-is-riding-for-a-fall/page/3/#post-4502835 Mon, 07 Feb 2005 01:02:22 +0000 willem – once again michael makes good points. i like the bit about needing to be protected from themselves – as we all do somethimes! i would also add that tolerance doesnt mean accepting everything the world throws up. having an opinion and stating that opinion has nothing to do with tolerence

it if dont like the death penalty that doesnt mean…[Read more]

]]> 3ae8a32cc7247ba0930292a3f5c24d59 aussierogue replied to the topic catch 22 in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4378417-catch-22-2/#post-4504637 Fri, 04 Feb 2005 07:34:14 +0000 please – rent money is dead money. this is just one of those stupid terms designed to push someones vested interest. the only reason you dont hear ‘interest on mortgages is dead money’ is because landlords dont have a combined voice…

]]> fa15631b093bea8ef3ab24b5b0b453c5 aussierogue replied to the topic I want to share you someone's story, MUST READ in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4378000-i-want-to-share-you-someones-story-must-read/page/2/#post-4502144 Fri, 04 Feb 2005 06:14:24 +0000 Marc – do you know any good easter bunny jokes??? jacks are hilarious!! where do i sign up???

]]> a1300cd3e521753ba356e87804d42d47 aussierogue replied to the topic SEACHANGE EFFECT in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4378444-seachange-effect/#post-4504777 Fri, 04 Feb 2005 03:44:27 +0000 Instead of seachange, greenchange or even hillchange maybe the next big thing will be ‘no change’

2 VERSIONS OF THIS

No change 1 – as in cheaper to stay put and get a reverse mortgage

No change 2 – as in market drops, interest rates rise and i dont have ‘no change’ to buy my cafe latte!!

]]> 20255a85904c49383c628c8b78530736 aussierogue replied to the topic SEACHANGE EFFECT in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4378444-seachange-effect/#post-4504776 Fri, 04 Feb 2005 03:39:34 +0000 if you consider seachanging interestingly there are huge savings to be had just by living on the outskirts of the coastal town. ie if you want right on the beach you will pay twice as much as a house with a rural outlook. not bad when you consider you are still only a 5 minute drive from the sand and surf….

]]> 0fa752a2aa89442277f51ddc4dd0757c aussierogue replied to the topic Why the West is Riding for a Fall in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4378103-why-the-west-is-riding-for-a-fall/page/2/#post-4502824 Fri, 28 Jan 2005 02:24:27 +0000 michael – you sound like a great bloke – you come across as earnest and as someone who really wants to do the best by others. admirable stuff. i guess the point i was making is that unlike yourself i dont have as many answers. i still have trouble tying my shoelaces…

im not sure many people can live as easily in the two worlds as you propose,…[Read more]

]]> 7486042636c5357c5c283018c1d46868 aussierogue replied to the topic Why the West is Riding for a Fall in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4378103-why-the-west-is-riding-for-a-fall/page/2/#post-4502822 Fri, 28 Jan 2005 01:58:34 +0000 thats it – im gonna organise a polo game for charity. all the polo players will be wearing hemp shirts, will not be able to use whips (animal curelty), and the field will be chosen as long as there has been no clear felling!

all champaign with be organically produced and the cheese will have no artifical additives.

we might even let the poor…[Read more]

]]> c82d20537847863684d2bcdb9e333ed3 aussierogue replied to the topic Matching up Video Ezy Rent & Win cards in the forum Forum Frolic https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4378296-matching-up-video-ezy-rent-win-cards/#post-4504089 Fri, 28 Jan 2005 01:00:34 +0000 you guys !! – im surprised…

i think ill sign you up for the readers digest sweepstakes – i hear its fantastic..

]]> 8750ca9550b47ccbeb19ed62ffd3e757 aussierogue replied to the topic Why the West is Riding for a Fall in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4378103-why-the-west-is-riding-for-a-fall/page/2/#post-4502819 Fri, 28 Jan 2005 00:42:37 +0000 marc – regarding the pleasure of driving a nice car. isnt funny how we convince ourselves that something as innane as driving a machine can be pleasurable. how people have survived for thousands of years without the PLEASURE of driving a lotus is beyond me!!

my point is – the pleasure is in your mind. its a status issue again and the pleasure…[Read more]

]]> 79bf4fad158d7bc67f0796c81e3dd63d aussierogue replied to the topic Why the West is Riding for a Fall in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4378103-why-the-west-is-riding-for-a-fall/page/2/#post-4502818 Fri, 28 Jan 2005 00:37:47 +0000 i liked the comparison to companies (ceo’s middle managers etc). i knew most large companies are psychotic but fascist aswell…..probably from the same tree!!!

like most things in life we (humans) dont have enough self awareness to know what we are doing!! and those who do are often labelled radicals and troublemakers….

embrace difference,…[Read more]

]]> 946dd8c4043aa1c3dd4943fe6f7d430e aussierogue replied to the topic Why the West is Riding for a Fall in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4378103-why-the-west-is-riding-for-a-fall/page/2/#post-4502814 Thu, 27 Jan 2005 14:27:02 +0000 lets clear something up right now!! i dont drive a BMW!! it was a turn of phrase to support an arguement…whew!! now thats clear my car is 14 years old and yes marc it might not make rational or even economic sense. the choice is a token one, a symbol of being uncomfortable with my middle class status….

guilt maybe a too stronger word. how…[Read more]

]]> 109a476e3d6774dd694212de26146595 aussierogue replied to the topic Why the West is Riding for a Fall in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4378103-why-the-west-is-riding-for-a-fall/#post-4502810 Thu, 27 Jan 2005 03:47:30 +0000 michael – i agree with alot of what you said in your last point. i would also add that i think a main difference between right and left is an intellectual one.

you will find most of the world great minds, philosophers, poets etc have a real left bent. and thats because “humanity’ rather than ‘self promotion’ makes more sense intellectually. How…[Read more]

]]> 190903eacc165e655da9d02871e5860c aussierogue replied to the topic Why the West is Riding for a Fall in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4378103-why-the-west-is-riding-for-a-fall/#post-4502798 Tue, 25 Jan 2005 01:37:06 +0000 Marc – dont fight it!! let it happen. nothing is new under the sun!!

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