PropertyInvesting.com | Captain M | Activity https://www.propertyinvesting.com/members/captain-m/activity/ Activity feed for Captain M. Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:40:50 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.8.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 c1bcdac337b311f9bfbf5c1b8ac2cc1a Captain M replied to the topic IP-6 weeks and still no tenant in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4400462-ip-6-weeks-and-still-no-tenant/#post-4627541 Thu, 08 Jul 2010 02:04:54 +0000 Yes I agree, the pictures could be done better, they were taken late in the evening.  Getting new pictures today.  We do have curtains in the front room but don't think the pictures show them properly. 

]]> 0189a9ec9f5821e5e5e0ffdc99b6c7b3 Captain M replied to the topic IP-6 weeks and still no tenant in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4400462-ip-6-weeks-and-still-no-tenant/#post-4627537 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 11:43:54 +0000 amaljaya wrote:
According the SQM Research vacancy rate in the area is 0.5%. This is extremely low vacancy rate compare to some other areas and it's amazing you cannot get a tenant. Seems like the data in these web sites are questionable. This scares me to buy in area with high vacancy rates.

Yes I wouldn’t trust these figures that much.…[Read more]

]]> b48a24df5b19ac72ec4f57a0f49da610 Captain M replied to the topic IP-6 weeks and still no tenant in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4400462-ip-6-weeks-and-still-no-tenant/#post-4627536 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 11:40:03 +0000 Thank you all for your valuable information.
I am getting the fence done and the boggy front garden fixed, with some top soil and grass seeds. For someone looking in from out the front street, the house will look much more inviting.

I will also show up at the open house times and get my sister to do some mystery shopping on the agent. Will also…[Read more]

]]> 3e6d7096771c4ba1f739f5a87d381c10 Captain M replied to the topic IP-6 weeks and still no tenant in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4400462-ip-6-weeks-and-still-no-tenant/#post-4627526 Mon, 05 Jul 2010 10:17:42 +0000 No dishwasher or AC. Yes that is true, a secure front yard would appeal to families with children. Pets are fine. The agent has the open houses scheduled for Thursdays and Saturdays around mid-day. He keeps telling me that no one turned up for inspections. Not sure if hes actually there for them!

]]> 83749ac98a6cd08212767dc6b5ef50d7 Captain M replied to the topic Loan Structure in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4398860-loan-structure-9/page/2/#post-4617614 Sat, 27 Feb 2010 11:14:26 +0000 I’m currently with Bank West for my ppor, and ING bank for my IP. Not sure how flexible they are with getting a split setup for my IP. We have already been approved for the NAB package, so the serviceability is not an issue.

]]> 7fbef50a60852139175e2e75ecd24434 Captain M replied to the topic Loan Structure in the forum Thanks Terry for your https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4398860-loan-structure-9/page/2/#post-4617612 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:42:17 +0000 Thanks Terry for your unbiased and honest opinions.  I have been to two separate mortgage brokers. The 1st one, suggested I refinance and move to the ANZ package, and pay LMI at the time.  And the latest broker is suggesting refinancing and moving to the NAB package.  From a brokers point of view, I guess its much easier and better for them to wr…[Read more]

]]> ad79a2e8d0470eebe83a7dfecbb449bf Captain M replied to the topic Loan Structure in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4398860-loan-structure-9/page/2/#post-4617610 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:10:11 +0000 Thanks Terry for that info, I did not know about splitting loans. So how does one go about setting up a split?  Get the new valuation report, and tell the bank that hey the house is now worth more, so I want to keep the existing loan, and the get the rest as a split upto 80% of the value of the new valuation? Can I keep my existing loan and ask…[Read more]

]]> 41a73665cbe89afedb58a5e161300e88 Captain M replied to the topic Loan Structure in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4398860-loan-structure-9/#post-4617595 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:05:12 +0000 Maybe I wasn't clear, My IPs outstanding loan balance is 230k, and via the broker it got it revalued at 370k and my PPOR has loan balance of 437k and got valued at 560k.  So together if I refinance I will have access to equity of about 64k (without paying LMI).  I cant set up a split can I, when I don't have access to that equity in my loan a…[Read more]

]]> c81b945e13ee3981ab11e74ae4185657 Captain M replied to the topic Median Price Charts for Real Estate in Australia & New Zealand in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4390889-median-price-charts-for-real-estate-in-australia-new-zealand/#post-4574604 Thu, 04 Oct 2007 04:44:15 +0000 Hi TimothyHave a look at http://www.domain.com.au/They have a suburb profile section from the main menu tabs. You can access the median price info from there.

]]> 6d25e49ee78bb1f06c8f4e77146b5f74 Captain M replied to the topic Landlords insurance 2 good 2 be true? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4388640-landlords-insurance-2-good-2-be-true/#post-4563237 Mon, 05 Mar 2007 12:08:26 +0000 Originally posted by r@50:
im about to settle on a few regional properties and need to look into landlord insurance.

how much do they typically cost pa.

cheers
mark

It really depends on the location of the property, and the what kind of locks/alarms are fitted in your property. For my investment property in the Northern suburbs in melbourne, I…[Read more]

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