Hi Mr Elmo,

Did you check the “Buy, Swap, and Sell Forum”?   If not, go here – https://www.propertyinvesting.com/forums/community/buy-swap-sell/

The Buy/Swap pages have a few mentions that could interest you.  Or, you could Search for “Rick Otton” and see what links turn up.

Benny

Hi Matty,

I would think “returning it to its original condition” should be no problem in making a repair claim.  Thus replacing tiles, etc, should all be claimable (but NOTE – I am not an adviser of this kind of thing, so treat my thoughts as opinion only and check it out with your fave adviser).   Re the re-painting, is that the whole roof, or…[Read more]

Hi Typing Dog,

I don’t think you are missing much at all.  I ran my own airbnb for a number of years, and its return was very good despite the high vacancy rate. Alongside that, it allowed for tradies to come by through the week if needed (saved expensive weekend callout rates) and it also allowed us to take our own holiday times when it was not…[Read more]

Hi Typing Dog,

I don’t think you are missing much at all.  I ran my own airbnb for a number of years, and its return was very good despite the high vacancy rate. Alongside that, it allowed for tradies to come by through the week if needed (saved expensive callout rates) and it also allowed us to take our own holiday times when it was not in use…[Read more]

Hi Trevor,

I wanted to start by saying “Good for you for using a spreadsheet to start tracking this”.  For me, I found it helped me to learn Excel from scratch, while also allowing me to finetune my thinking re my early Real Estate days as I went along.  Each time I met another investor, or went to a seminar, read a book, etc – it all helped me t…[Read more]

Hi Trevor,

I wanted to start by saying “Good for you for using a spreadsheet to start tracking this”.  For me, I found it helped me to learn Excel from scratch, while also allowing me to finetune my thinking re Real Estate as I went along.  Each time I met someone else, or went to a seminar, read a book, etc – it all helped me to revise my t…[Read more]

Hi Ben,

I do feel I’ve done my research and I’m ready to take any action possible.

All good then Ben – I wasn’t sure, so wanted to sound a warning just in case.  Good luck with your search for more MB info (I can’t help you with that).

Benny

Hi Ben,

Terryw has provided you with a Mortgage Broker’s view of your situation, with a warning or two.  Sounds like things will go better after June when you become full-time (but even that might need some minimum period of employment to qualify – I don’t know, as I am not a MB, but check it out ahead of time).

What I’d suggest though is that…[Read more]

Now I understand !!   Yes, for sure, I can see where some regional areas might be “no-go zones” for any kind of investment into the near future.  And yes, various media entities do tend to drive particular sentiments.  Personally, I don’t foresee too much downside in cities, though some regional towns may well face a downturn, so it would be wis…[Read more]

Hi Maxyboy,

Thanks for your response, and welcome.  :)   Re your comment below:-

I was going to head off and buy something next week but some have suggested that I be a little more patient and wait until we know more.

If you are skilled in property purchases, I’m sure there are always opportunities “out there”.  On the other hand, if you are new…[Read more]

Hi Teneale,

What a good problem to have.  You sound like you are going fine.  I’m sure someone in this community will have answers for you, but it isn’t me – sorry!

Let’s see who does pop up with some sound ideas.  I do like the idea of finding new expert members for your team – sounds like the previous ones weren’t up to the task, as you ha…[Read more]

Hi Freedom,

The links to the topics are not clickable. ? let me know If I am missing something.

You are quite right – the Index references are not clickable (maybe one day when I have some spare time….. ;) so use the Index much as you would in a book.  i.e. You look for a chapter title that sounds like what you want, then look for a page #,…[Read more]

Hi Freedom,

The links to the topics are not clickable. ? let me know If I am missing something.

You are quite right – the Index references are not clickable (maybe one day when I have some spare time….. ;) so use the Index much as you would in a book.  i.e. You look for a chapter title that sounds like what you want, then look for a page #,…[Read more]

Hi Freedom,

The links to the topics are not clickable. ? let me know If I am missing something.

You are quite right – the Index references are not clickable (maybe one day when I have some spare time….. ;) so use the Index much as you would in a book.  i.e. You look for a chapter title that sounds like what you want, then look for a page #,…[Read more]

Hi Freedom,

The Index is on page 1 – (or click link below) :-

https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4410491-the-big-picture-for-new-readers-especially/#post-4410491

Read down in the first post to get to the Index.  Once there, note the item you wish to check out, log the date, then scroll down to find that date.  It might be on page 2 or 3, s…[Read more]

Hi Freedom,

The Index is on page 1 – (or click link below) :-

https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4410491-the-big-picture-for-new-readers-especially/#post-4410491

Read down in the first post to get to the Index.  Once there, note the item you wish to check out, log the date, then scroll down to find that date.  It might be on page 2 or 3, s…[Read more]

Hi Freedom,

The Index is on page 1 – (or click link below) :-

https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4410491-the-big-picture-for-new-readers-especially/#post-4410491

Read down in the first post to get to the Index.  Once there, note the item you wish to check out, log the date, then scroll down to find that date.  It might be on page 2 or 3, s…[Read more]

Hi to both of you, EjKim and Freedom,

When new to anything, it is normal to want to “get into it” as soon as possible.  I’d caution against that….  While you are still unsure what and where to buy to meet your goals, do sit back and keep reading and learning.  It is too easy to “Have a go” where you might risk everything on the hope that the on…[Read more]

In an attempt to use “what’s out there” (i.e. you can check it out for yourself) I dug around in a pile of “climate change facts” as ranked by Google and found something that I think is – a. balanced,  b. fair,  c. easy to take in, and d. providing an alternate view to the current alarmism around the c…[Read more]

In an attempt to use “what’s out there” (i.e. you can check it out yourself) I dug around in a pile of “climate change facts” as ranked by Google and found something that I think is – a. balanced,  b. fair,  c. easy to take in, and d. providing an alternate view to the current alarmism around the c…[Read more]