PropertyInvesting.com | Brett M | Activity https://www.propertyinvesting.com/members/brettmesser1/activity/ Activity feed for Brett M. Mon, 13 Apr 2026 06:35:51 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.8.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 6e4e76f7a6173c1897f5994fca9366ec Brett M replied to the topic Property accountant Albury in the forum Legal & Accounting https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/5034580-property-accountant-albury/#post-5037847 Fri, 30 Jun 2017 11:21:32 +0000 Does the accountant need to be in Albury, or will any accountant from NSW do? Also are all properties in Albury or are some on the Wodonga (Vic) side of the fence?

]]> 1d26ca7abee2fc256151e2f302aba583 Brett M started the topic Propertie.com.au is live and free to use in the forum Heads Up! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/5037769-propertie-com-au-is-live-and-free-to-use/ Mon, 26 Jun 2017 15:06:21 +0000 Hi All

Quick note to let any (Australian residential only) property investors know that propertie.com.au is available if you want to manage your investments from one place.

It’s pretty simple to use too.

Enter your property address and all the available market data is pulled in, including suburb growth rates, comparable sales etc, to which you…[Read more]

]]> c04fa1a858e09cc1d933ad1f08c3f445 Brett M replied to the topic Resntvesting in the forum Creative Investing https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/5037279-resntvesting/#post-5037354 Fri, 02 Jun 2017 21:23:56 +0000 I have seen rentvesting work particularly well when you rent in a share house with 3-4 others. Had a number of friends do this to get their first IP. If you’re splitting a nice place in an (expensive) inner city location with a few others, and buy a property elsewhere to lease out the numbers often add up nicely.

However not sure if it works as…[Read more]

]]> fe31c9477f9e7b4b1d821b4e5ed33853 Brett M's profile was updated https://www.propertyinvesting.com/activity/p/360138/ Fri, 02 Jun 2017 16:40:53 +0000 1e17c32a110fc5c04a8abede29098d19 Brett Messer replied to the topic Investing In A Declining Market in the forum Creative Investing https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/5013376-investing-in-a-declining-market/page/2/#post-5037353 Fri, 02 Jun 2017 16:39:51 +0000 I would suggest it depends on your time horizon and the quality of the property/location over the long run. Warren Buffett is fond of saying he looks for a great company at a fair price rather than a fair company at a great price. Then hang on forever. If that’s a good enough strategy to make $80 billion, then there’s probably some truth in it for…[Read more]

]]> 8a16e24829b5ce911314b8c09bd9d694 Brett Messer replied to the topic Property under contract. Help me please to calculate ROI in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/5003608-property-under-contract-help-me-please-to-calculate-roi/#post-5031184 Tue, 15 Nov 2016 04:53:15 +0000

If there is clearly a “Greed Button” being pushed by the seller then buyer beware!

That is great advice!

]]> 8a16e24829b5ce911314b8c09bd9d694 Brett Messer replied to the topic Property under contract. Help me please to calculate ROI in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/5003608-property-under-contract-help-me-please-to-calculate-roi/#post-5031184 Tue, 15 Nov 2016 04:53:15 +0000

If there is clearly a “Greed Button” being pushed by the seller then buyer beware!

That is great advice!

]]> babd90dc5a232f753614f404ae947c1e Brett Messer replied to the topic Property under contract. Help me please to calculate ROI in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/5003608-property-under-contract-help-me-please-to-calculate-roi/#post-5031184 Tue, 15 Nov 2016 04:53:15 +0000

If there is clearly a “Greed Button” being pushed by the seller then buyer beware!

That is great advice,

]]> 322d423ab3b8f9919e48cf34744c4eb9 Brett Messer replied to the topic Becoming a more sophisticated investor in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/5030145-becoming-a-more-sophisticated-investor/#post-5031183 Tue, 15 Nov 2016 04:46:04 +0000 Hi Ethan

What do you use to run the numbers, have you built your own spreadsheet or use a program?

Thanks
Brett

]]> c5de17ae5e99bfa14ad6986c488246a1 Brett Messer replied to the topic Seeking Business Partner - Real Estate - Property Management! in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/5030997-seeking-business-partner-real-estate-property-management/#post-5031182 Tue, 15 Nov 2016 04:43:55 +0000 Looks like we’ve got a mystery to solve Scoob

]]> 3c34497b3cb39e623a2e9c64c1258757 Brett Messer replied to the topic Question for small-scale developers: what would you do differently? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/5030929-question-for-small-scale-developers-what-would-you-do-differently/#post-5031181 Tue, 15 Nov 2016 04:42:22 +0000 Hi All, still learning the terminology here – what’s a DA?

]]> 536db802343794439a2fba696571daaa Brett Messer replied to the topic Recommendations for the best mortgage broking course (online) in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/5025957-recommendations-for-the-best-mortgage-broking-course-online/#post-5027564 Tue, 14 Jun 2016 01:06:19 +0000 Thanks guys. I found one that does the combined Cert 4 and diploma. Appreciate the assistance.

]]> 847766d1a290329a927a53b07cc292cc Brett Messer replied to the topic Recommendations for the best mortgage broking course (online) in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/5025957-recommendations-for-the-best-mortgage-broking-course-online/#post-5025974 Thu, 19 May 2016 14:20:42 +0000 Thanks very much for the feedback. Looks like I need to understand the mentor process a little better.

As for mortgage broking courses, looks like they’re all more or less the same.

Finance institute: $695. http://www.financeinstitute.com.au/mortgageconsultant.html
Kaplan: $585.…[Read more]

]]> fd58b6b8e0a6a848803789f5798caa3d Brett Messer started the topic Recommendations for the best mortgage broking course (online) in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/5025957-recommendations-for-the-best-mortgage-broking-course-online/ Thu, 19 May 2016 08:53:26 +0000 Hi Everyone. I’m looking to complete a mortgage broking cert iv course and after recommendations on the best ones to choose from. I work full time at the moment in an unrelated field and want to do a course after hours/online. Minimum face to face contact hours preferably. Post completion I hope to build up clients part-time until I can transition…[Read more]

]]> fef2abeefbca516d950470265be67fcd Brett Messer replied to the topic Tools for managing IP finances in the forum Legal & Accounting https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/5020811-tools-for-managing-ip-finances/#post-5023663 Sun, 10 Apr 2016 05:04:02 +0000 Thanks Terry, I’ll check it out.

]]> e3c79d27ca3cb30213148b87e7206139 Brett M changed their profile picture https://www.propertyinvesting.com/activity/p/337184/ Fri, 26 Feb 2016 10:40:03 +0000 326c132fc44e31e1eb9cf9e8b4e1c53f Brett Messer started the topic Tools for managing IP finances in the forum Legal & Accounting https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/5020811-tools-for-managing-ip-finances/ Fri, 26 Feb 2016 10:36:15 +0000 Hi All,

This is my first post so apologies if this has been asked & answered a dozen times already.

Aside from Excel spreadsheets, are there any good tools to manage finances and calculate returns etc on 1-2 residential properties?

What does everyone do to track rents/expenses and calculate returns – I’ve been using excel for 10 years and it…[Read more]

]]> f0fe3c2887cffe3addbf50428ebabc05 Brett M became a registered member https://www.propertyinvesting.com/activity/p/336897/ Mon, 22 Feb 2016 23:17:10 +0000