PropertyInvesting.com | Badgers_R_Us | Activity https://www.propertyinvesting.com/members/badgers_r_us/activity/ Activity feed for Badgers_R_Us. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:34:48 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.8.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 3f4fa55db03be56445812ad31d48203e Badgers_R_Us replied to the topic Property/ Investment "seminars" are for mugs in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393369-property-investment-seminars-are-for-mugs/page/4/#post-4588347 Sun, 18 Jul 2010 04:23:13 +0000 crusty wrote:
Hi ,  Badger and Dan  Congratulations to Badger on your investing  sucess. I actually agree badger on his comments on semminars and the morons who take notes on B S.        May be I was reading between the lines but  I was refering to comments about  Tim,  and comments like I am wily canny and flexible etc . that made badger sound…[Read more]

]]> fd983e36e7097dbd3c8ba6354b92de87 Badgers_R_Us replied to the topic Property/ Investment "seminars" are for mugs in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393369-property-investment-seminars-are-for-mugs/page/4/#post-4588344 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:39:24 +0000 PS – This type of person is usually very short.

]]> c6b28044565ec43842fd040b4de9d518 Badgers_R_Us replied to the topic Property/ Investment "seminars" are for mugs in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393369-property-investment-seminars-are-for-mugs/page/4/#post-4588343 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:29:32 +0000 crusty wrote:
Well what a disapointment that turned out to be badger. I thought maybe your were a clever investor. I guess you just  dont know what you dont know. May  be you better read some more books.  If you are as smart as you pretend you wouldnt be  paying CGT or selling costs , especially if you bought quality investment property in the…[Read more]

]]> 681bf5629abc521d4dea8435b2ecbd17 Badgers_R_Us replied to the topic Property/ Investment "seminars" are for mugs in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393369-property-investment-seminars-are-for-mugs/page/4/#post-4588341 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 05:48:59 +0000 Just a quick farewell to you all. And to those who were curious about what I did , here’s the breakdown of my last couple of years, which was build on a base of about $140k to start with in around mid 2005.Part owner in an IT consulting company start up – Sold my share for $400,000 18 months ago net after CGT (60k CGT in to super).  Recently sold…[Read more]

]]> 8fb3deedb536affffdc265d22f228ff4 Badgers_R_Us replied to the topic Keeping the buggers honest in the forum sonyasal wrote:BTH why https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4400319-keeping-the-buggers-honest/#post-4626455 Wed, 23 Jun 2010 06:08:57 +0000 sonyasal wrote:
BTH why didn't you pay out the $20k on one day and then pay the balance on the next?

I was under the impression that the final figure used to calculate the economic cost was based upon the amount owing minus any allowance for additional payments over the term. There are institutions that do this, but it seems not all. And I did…[Read more]

]]> 1da87d7075c61ab487259bb201a0fc4a Badgers_R_Us replied to the topic Putting up with the people who knock you!!! in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4399882-putting-up-with-the-people-who-knock-you/#post-4624220 Tue, 25 May 2010 01:19:17 +0000 By all means have ambition, but it needs to be  tempered with an understanding of your limitations (financial, intelligence, disposition to things like risk, etc).  Some people will never make it so long as they have a hole in their ar$e and some are so hapless they jeopardise what limited prospects they have with dumb decisions.

]]> 6b322bda642e930c9a94525074f2fb3d Badgers_R_Us replied to the topic Property bubble 'set to burst' in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4396142-property-bubble-set-to-burst/#post-4603415 Thu, 07 May 2009 02:18:19 +0000 There is a good chance there will be a dramatic decline in certain sectors of the market (although certainly not 40%), such as areas in the outer burbs where there is a greater chance of people losing their jobs as more of them are in the manufacturing sector, single income and other factors that lead to higher unemployment in the current climate.…[Read more]

]]> 604dee7d2c8ba8711fd73a4d5c96e6ed Badgers_R_Us replied to the topic Property bubble 'set to burst' in the forum And let's not forget that https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4396142-property-bubble-set-to-burst/#post-4603406 Fri, 01 May 2009 02:14:58 +0000 And let's not forget that property prices are going to drop even more when there is a huge number of houses on the market because 40% of the population has died from Swine Flu ; )

]]> 5eb04c72169b9f0d32630f61cb8eddc8 Badgers_R_Us replied to the topic Is now a good time to buy property? in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4396065-is-now-a-good-time-to-buy-property/page/3/#post-4603129 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:00:06 +0000 INTERNATIONAL EMPIRE wrote:
Badger r us,Once again, I've never met you, nor you meet me. How can you make a judgement on someone you never met?I have not said anything towards you at all.I do thank you for your comparison of me to Tony Robinson. This is a major compliment as he is one of the worlds most successful and powerful coaches. He has…[Read more]

]]> 4a560c00ea84750f700faa3614f8c721 Badgers_R_Us replied to the topic Is now a good time to buy property? in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4396065-is-now-a-good-time-to-buy-property/page/3/#post-4603119 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:30:05 +0000 INTERNATIONAL EMPIRE wrote:

Badgers_R_Us wrote:
Hi Eric!   Super great to hear from you. I bet you are a really super guys who's really great. Great!  Love all your ideas – great, super, AMAZING.  You must be a really good guy, and great as well . And  I bet you'd be great at anything you do. Super.I'm sorry Eric but have you been lobo…[Read more]

]]> 79c28be177bb1e77324feeef76a0a4d6 Badgers_R_Us replied to the topic Is now a good time to buy property? in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4396065-is-now-a-good-time-to-buy-property/page/2/#post-4603103 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:03:59 +0000 Hi Eric!   Super great to hear from you. I bet you are a really super guys who's really great. Great!  Love all your ideas – great, super, AMAZING.  You must be a really good guy, and great as well . And  I bet you'd be great at anything you do. Super.I'm sorry Eric but have you been lobotomised and had the bit removed replaced with a super Tony…[Read more]

]]> dd01d7a5feb362314fce6ce595ffbcb9 Badgers_R_Us replied to the topic Property/ Investment "seminars" are for mugs in the forum quickchick wrote: So what https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393369-property-investment-seminars-are-for-mugs/page/3/#post-4588324 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 08:54:57 +0000 quickchick wrote:
So what strategy do you use? How's it going? Share with the forum your knowledge, for free!By the way, I'm not into seminars that are just there to sell their properties, just ones which are imparting knowledge on investing, and leaving the buying to us. You're knocking low-brow seminars? You started this forum bagging them…[Read more]

]]> ded4a2f6b0b2d38eab9b1bb8d2349515 Badgers_R_Us replied to the topic Property/ Investment "seminars" are for mugs in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393369-property-investment-seminars-are-for-mugs/page/3/#post-4588322 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 08:16:33 +0000 InvestorMick wrote:
Badger,  I wonder if you went to school and if you did, what for? If you have kids do you send them to school and if so, what for? To do a trade or become a professional, education is always part of the process.

I’m all for education, but I’d home-school if the only alternative was a school aimed at special needs kids who…[Read more]

]]> 93a701353fec27ce074b2932d9237c70 Badgers_R_Us replied to the topic Property/ Investment "seminars" are for mugs in the forum quickchick wrote:First tine https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393369-property-investment-seminars-are-for-mugs/page/3/#post-4588317 Fri, 06 Mar 2009 12:52:03 +0000 quickchick wrote:
First tine I've seen this post… Badger, you never replied to how much you've made in property… did you forget the question? And if you were making money from property, you could use educational seminars as a tax deduction, not have to pay from your own pocket. Thanks to books, seminars and mentoring, we make more in pr…[Read more]

]]> 491786d8e95d452a066cfce15daded19 Badgers_R_Us replied to the topic What if I made a mistake in buying? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393649-what-if-i-made-a-mistake-in-buying/page/3/#post-4589875 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:33:35 +0000 Badgers_R_Us wrote:
devo76, I think Scamp had every right to be smug, it's not as though he was not challenged. At least Scamp’s predictions had balls, I think your "predictions" are  just quoting  the bleedin' obvious. 

]]> 8e61e55dda0647a09b360734e708a739 Badgers_R_Us replied to the topic What if I made a mistake in buying? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393649-what-if-i-made-a-mistake-in-buying/page/3/#post-4589874 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:31:48 +0000 devo76, I think Scamp had every right to be smug, it's not as though he was not challenged. At least Scamp’s predictions had balls, I think your "predictions" are the just quoting bleedin' obvious. 

]]> 467fa19788d0919d2ddd3fc03659e876 Badgers_R_Us replied to the topic Property/ Investment "seminars" are for mugs in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393369-property-investment-seminars-are-for-mugs/page/3/#post-4588312 Tue, 03 Feb 2009 05:52:21 +0000 Mrleumy wrote:
You guys have far too much time on your hands, mildly amusing for the rest of us however!

 I’m having a bit of a mental day off. Not sure what Tim’s up to.  Hey Tim, what ya doing?  Aside from your website, is this one of your major thrusts to your marketing strategy – that is the strategy to provide exposure of you and your com…[Read more]

]]> eba5ba0a6246441440ae5d756e1e30a4 Badgers_R_Us replied to the topic Property/ Investment "seminars" are for mugs in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393369-property-investment-seminars-are-for-mugs/page/2/#post-4588310 Tue, 03 Feb 2009 04:32:43 +0000

MortgagePlus wrote:
Maybe you should man up and tell us all who you are. You need some new material. You have already covered crap website and lives with mum.

In light of your excuses about my critique of your site, I thought I needed to differentiate between expedience and slop. I reemphasised the bit about your mum because I new she'd be…[Read more]

]]> 5d13b514cf6adbc20f57173fe5233a10 Badgers_R_Us replied to the topic Property/ Investment "seminars" are for mugs in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393369-property-investment-seminars-are-for-mugs/page/2/#post-4588307 Tue, 03 Feb 2009 02:49:28 +0000 MortgagePlus wrote:
Badger, I am not particulary fussed as to your opinion. Everything you have said in relation to the site is correct. Spot on. It is very low rent, and thats exactly the way it was intended (obviously barring the typo).The fact of the matter is that I put the site up in about 3 hours from start to finish (and it shows). It was…[Read more]

]]> ac511c75651d249361b7f9272c9872b0 Badgers_R_Us replied to the topic Property/ Investment "seminars" are for mugs in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393369-property-investment-seminars-are-for-mugs/page/2/#post-4588305 Tue, 03 Feb 2009 01:37:06 +0000 MortgagePlus wrote:
 Badger, you are obviously a pleb, and have likely not held a job any higher than low/low-middle management.  

 Interesting comments, but perhaps I'll hone in on the one above.  I thought I would achieve this by way of comparison, Tim. I thought it would be a good idea to review your accomplishments in order to put your vie…[Read more]

]]> 42faa32721a97cb6d2d2fce5dfcca408 Badgers_R_Us replied to the topic Transfering title of home to a spouse in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4395301-transfering-title-of-home-to-a-spouse/#post-4598698 Mon, 02 Feb 2009 23:48:38 +0000 Dan42 wrote:
You can't have your cake and eat it too.

In this case the Tax Man can.

]]> 7aac081ebe1881e98f2da0f4290141ee Badgers_R_Us replied to the topic Financial Advice- Renting out my home in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4394409-financial-advice-renting-out-my-home/#post-4594000 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 05:20:37 +0000 I have a situation that demonstrates how this system can be overly restrictive.  If things start getting hairy here and the banks start looking a bit dodgy – which is remote I know, but not infeasible and I’d be happy to argue the point, but moving on – I could consider paying off some of my loans.  Why would I do this? Because as it stands I have…[Read more]

]]> 3366e76be47e127928879ad67e3a1cd5 Badgers_R_Us replied to the topic Time to invest? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4394392-time-to-invest/page/2/#post-4593818 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:30:27 +0000 CHIS wrote:
Personal insults on a general forum are for the childish and intellectually challenged.

Mmmmm? I’d take a pill, relax and give as good as you get.  It’s all part of the fun of the forum. Which brings me to my next point…

ohricey wrote:
Hi all,Total newbie to this and would appreciate any advice

   Then

CHIS wrote:
This is a foru…[Read more]

]]> f59baeeeec0db693d10765635ee492d8 Badgers_R_Us replied to the topic Time to invest? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4394392-time-to-invest/page/2/#post-4593815 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:17:18 +0000 CHIS wrote:
I wish I was smarter

Perhaps those that take your advice might also end up wishing this was so!

]]> 8920a64bddad4b263c0acab5fbfda2c3 Badgers_R_Us replied to the topic Time to invest? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4394392-time-to-invest/#post-4593810 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:00:04 +0000 CHIS wrote:
It's the time of championsThis is the market to make money

Scamp wrote:
Stay out of the property market at all costs. Getting in now will ruin you for life. End of story.

There is no right or wrong time to invest because the right time can only be based upon your own specific circumstances.  At the moment no one can predict…[Read more]

]]> a43ed20c4fda002d8e89c0118a7879c8 Badgers_R_Us replied to the topic THE GREAT PROPERTY CRASH in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4388574-the-great-property-crash/page/2/#post-4562957 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:34:38 +0000 Badgers_R_Us wrote:
I think that the current property boom will end with some potentially catastrophic results. Many Australian investors are geared up to the hilt (particularly the mums and dads players with the one property, representing a high proportion of investors) and the clouds are gathering for these and many thousands of home owners…[Read more]

]]> ca4970cf30b3e028c1763d9f5db927f9 Badgers_R_Us replied to the topic Bank goes bust in the forum Legal & Accounting https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4394269-bank-goes-bust/#post-4593086 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 05:37:53 +0000 Interesting.  Basically the banks response is (certainly at the level I spoke) they can't answer that question because they do not know, and (in a round about way) implied that I was wasting their time even asking because it was such a remote prospect.Of course it's still not a satisfactory answer.  I do wonder if it's something they would r…[Read more]

]]> a9a68aa98f4c6767b91f67b3a6bc5163 Badgers_R_Us replied to the topic Bank goes bust in the forum Legal & Accounting https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4394269-bank-goes-bust/#post-4593085 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 06:27:07 +0000 Cat159 wrote:
Which means although there is no guarantees you'll get your money back – you'll be first in line to receive funds back.

I'm trying to avoid the chances of having to be in the queue in the fist place, so the exam question for the bank is; if you lose my money will that loss be offset against what I owe?  If the answer is no, then…[Read more]

]]> e0026023a78fc9324ad2d0b22d415a82 Badgers_R_Us replied to the topic Bank goes bust in the forum Legal & Accounting https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4394269-bank-goes-bust/#post-4593082 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 01:14:08 +0000 Tony B wrote:
I am aware that the Government provides guarantees but it’s only up to $20k per person max. BadgersI'm interested in this also, who told you that the Aust. government guarantees bank funds and the 20k only interest me also. Currently I feel Im not the only one concered about our money in the bank. Lets know your source for this in…[Read more]

]]> b5dde8b0e710ca2c373e63606e1bed3c Badgers_R_Us replied to the topic Property/ Investment "seminars" are for mugs in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393369-property-investment-seminars-are-for-mugs/page/2/#post-4588298 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 05:18:48 +0000 Badgers_R_Us wrote:

jthomo wrote:
How many IP do you own badger???honest answer only though….

Why?  Would it be your assertion that the merit of my contribution is directly linked to the number of IP's I have?  My brother knows a great deal about tennis rackets,  but I think he's only got one at the moment.Or perhaps you would just like to…[Read more]

]]> 11540b53a6119bf5c9e8a25a7aa66c6e Badgers_R_Us replied to the topic Look please in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393964-look-please/#post-4591663 Sun, 10 Aug 2008 23:03:45 +0000 TheYoungInvestor wrote:
Yes i know i will be paying 21% interest but on a 30,000$ amount if i took all of the 30k out with 21% how much repayment would i be doing per month on the 30k only.

YoungInvestor, I'd suggest you learn some basic maths before you even think about dabbling in investing. Without even the basic tools you're heading for…[Read more]

]]> 2a3c7eedd44345b72e99d95b0030c26e Badgers_R_Us replied to the topic Property/ Investment "seminars" are for mugs in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393369-property-investment-seminars-are-for-mugs/page/2/#post-4588297 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:05:08 +0000 jthomo wrote:
How many IP do you own badger???honest answer only though….

Why?  Would it be your assertion that the merit of my contribution is directly linked to the number of IP's I have?  My brother knows a great deal about tennis rackets,  but I think he's only got one at the moment.Or perhaps you would just like to compare the size of…[Read more]

]]> 823d208bf8c308274b1a09fc324caa3a Badgers_R_Us replied to the topic Australian Property the dearest? in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393639-australian-property-the-dearest/#post-4589755 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:54:04 +0000 Re your link to:

enduser wrote:
http://www.realestate.com.au/cgi-bin/rsearch?a=o&id=104989559&f=30&p=10&t=res&ty=&fmt=&header=&cc=&c=19447341&s=vic&tm=1215040281

Sure it's a bargain, that's because it's going to be underwater in 20 years time! 

]]> ea0c2aa1578a111467b122878fc355df Badgers_R_Us replied to the topic Property/ Investment "seminars" are for mugs in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393369-property-investment-seminars-are-for-mugs/#post-4588291 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:10:15 +0000 PaulDobson wrote:
Hi BadgerGosh, I'm going to have to slap myself on the wrist again ;-)  Why, well I paid $10,000 for a full year of mentoring and, at the first get together, learned a technique that no one in the group had ever heard of before.  So I went straight out and used the technique and earned myself $36,000 on that transaction.  And I st…[Read more]

]]> b3f26e5dcdd914184721d31ea0bbb523 Badgers_R_Us replied to the topic Property/ Investment "seminars" are for mugs in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393369-property-investment-seminars-are-for-mugs/#post-4588289 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:24:14 +0000 PaulDobson wrote:
Hi All Gosh I must remember, in my next life, to never attend a seminar because, before I attended, I had my PPOR and now I control over $xx mil in property. All done with various seminars and a couple of books from Robert Kiyosaki and John Burley. Sorry, no university and utilised one of the seminar presenters as an on-going…[Read more]

]]> f5d952dbc1819050a7181f4b2f5b705e Badgers_R_Us replied to the topic Property/ Investment "seminars" are for mugs in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393369-property-investment-seminars-are-for-mugs/#post-4588285 Fri, 06 Jun 2008 01:18:41 +0000 APerry wrote:
I personally know a number of very successful property investors who got their initial inspiration from going to seminars. How are these people mugs?

It does not necessarily follow that just because they are successful that they were not mugs for going in the first place. Although  I doubt they'd admit it because no one likes to…[Read more]

]]> a885d9677db8733c3cad8cd2ad858238 Badgers_R_Us replied to the topic Property/ Investment "seminars" are for mugs in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393369-property-investment-seminars-are-for-mugs/#post-4588280 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 04:36:08 +0000 vockie wrote:
I doubt you have the right to decide for them.

That raises an interesting point – should idiots be allowed to be idiots or should they be legislated against because they are a danger to themselves (and perhaps others)? From an investment standpoint I think the need to dictate has been proven by the very fact that we are witnessing…[Read more]

]]> 7c427380faec5eb9e355e328233ea835 Badgers_R_Us replied to the topic If you knew you couldn’t fail … what would you do? in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4391374-if-you-knew-you-couldnt-fail-what-would-you-do/#post-4576897 Wed, 07 Nov 2007 03:38:05 +0000 It depends, if I knew I couldn't fail to kill myself then I'd probably pass on the opportunity to do so.

]]> cac7132501c082cd9869d058cee6398f Badgers_R_Us 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/10/#post-4573682 Fri, 02 Nov 2007 05:32:07 +0000 I'm not sure people are complaining so much about cost (I think most reasonable people are prepared to pay a fair price for a fair job), its more that the level of quality and consistency that disappoints.I think one reason why people get so many quotes is that they do not trust tradies, so feel the need to "test" the market in order to get a…[Read more]

]]> 4c2059e48901f92702136357ade316fe Badgers_R_Us 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/10/#post-4573680 Fri, 02 Nov 2007 03:59:05 +0000 Dont know what happened there. Can someone remove the duplicates please?

]]> ed9781e96f1639940086985a3ccc4f37 Badgers_R_Us 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/10/#post-4573679 Fri, 02 Nov 2007 03:55:17 +0000 crashy wrote:
dont all jump up and scream "racist !!!"

I think you'll find it's called stereotyping. It's a form of racism.[/quote] [/quote]

]]> 5fe34f6c320b4e2cf286fdc8ab7d6e59 Badgers_R_Us 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/10/#post-4573678 Fri, 02 Nov 2007 03:54:45 +0000 Badgers_R_Us wrote:

crashy wrote:
dont all jump up and scream "racist !!!"

I think you'll find it's called stereotyping. It's a form of racism.

]]> 2cb592937eb3e8fd68ccb12e3cbfc907 Badgers_R_Us replied to the topic sick of greedy plumbers & electricians in the forum crashy wrote: dont all jump https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4390704-sick-of-greedy-plumbers-electricians/page/10/#post-4573677 Fri, 02 Nov 2007 03:54:25 +0000 crashy wrote:
dont all jump up and scream "racist !!!"

I think you'll find it's call stereotyping. It's a form of racism.

]]> d2e9212522c8a3de9b1ecd0529b18d34 Badgers_R_Us 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/10/#post-4573675 Fri, 02 Nov 2007 03:32:00 +0000 Sounds very much like the same person that ran away from my job. I got 3 quotes to install a bathroom.  I supplied the tiles. I chose one of the quotes and before I bought the tiles I asked the guy if it made any difference which type we supplied. He said no.  It was an old Vic Terrace and in keeping with the house I got a mosaic tile. After kic…[Read more]

]]> eeddb1448b679d6acdcc50bed5b7e290 Badgers_R_Us replied to the topic sick of greedy plumbers & electricians in the forum diclem wrote: Badgers,Try https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4390704-sick-of-greedy-plumbers-electricians/page/10/#post-4573673 Thu, 01 Nov 2007 21:26:07 +0000 diclem wrote:
Badgers,Try getting your tradies through "word of mouth".The best tradies aren't in the yellow pages.If you manage to get one of these tradies referred to you and you still have problems, it might be time to reassess your own attitude towards the trades.

Thanks for the advice, but really my point was that tradies are notoriously…[Read more]

]]> 2afe4f76720c77a02d8abe3bc9abd4df Badgers_R_Us 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/9/#post-4573671 Thu, 01 Nov 2007 05:26:28 +0000 Badgers_R_Us wrote:
.They say “It’s hard to find a good trades person” – now how you think that maxim came about? Is it because there are loads of you doing a great job?  Phooey! 

Or is that a policeman?

]]> f3ac2b5805261f861638d270257e97ab Badgers_R_Us 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/9/#post-4573670 Thu, 01 Nov 2007 04:58:45 +0000 I reckon if you left a message with 10 tradies, randomly picked from the Yellow Pages, to call back to quote for a project (for example fitting a new bathroom suite you are supplying), of the 10 you’d get at least 3 or 4 not bothering to call you back,. Of the remaining 6 or7,  two or 3 would commit to getting around to quoting, promise to cal…[Read more]

]]> 091cea064c0b3f01c87045d6a1faf8de Badgers_R_Us replied to the topic No more bottled water and take away coffee? in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4390448-no-more-bottled-water-and-take-away-coffee/#post-4571992 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 08:04:07 +0000 I was watching Sky News on Foxtel a month or so ago and they were speculating on the RBA increasing interest rates. They had a poll using the interactive feature of Foxtel and the question was; how much do you think an interest rate rise would affect you? Something like 20-odd percent responded with seriously. My question is; if you can’t afford a…[Read more]

]]> 22c2ee60ef7d04695965a300c1358e13 Badgers_R_Us replied to the topic Good advice or self-interest? in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4390910-good-advice-or-self-interest/#post-4574691 Sun, 30 Sep 2007 21:36:44 +0000 Hi Units4me.I agree, I  certainly feel there is a small contingent that does their best to monopolise this forum for their own ends.

]]> 428b769b5f3ee7e32513d9552da707f9 Badgers_R_Us replied to the topic Confsion Reigns! in the forum Value Adding https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4390862-confsion-reigns/#post-4574445 Thu, 27 Sep 2007 06:08:24 +0000 Richard,  I've got 3 PIs yet I still agonised over each one. In fact I found the first was easier than the 2nd and so on, because as you increase your portfolio the risks can increase.  I find that the best approach is to take a worst-case scenario view, e.g. what if interest rates go up by 2%, what if I'm without a tenant for a sustained period o…[Read more]

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