PropertyInvesting.com | colagirl | Activity https://www.propertyinvesting.com/members/colagirl/activity/ Activity feed for colagirl. Sat, 18 Apr 2026 04:31:40 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.8.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 3b866b2394672d5c7b5fd0f8880685a0 colagirl replied to the topic Converting PPOR to IP - Maintenance Costs in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4992785-converting-ppor-to-ip-maintenance-costs/#post-4992822 Tue, 15 Jul 2014 22:32:20 +0000 Hi Benny,
I thought I would keep the costs down and let the tennant take care of the garden – having said that, the garden is quite big and property managers tell me that tennants just don’t look after gardens that well. So I thought I would give it six months with the tennants then review the situation.

]]> 8f0d25ab0093e89603ac390778918bc9 colagirl started the topic Converting PPOR to IP - Maintenance Costs in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4992785-converting-ppor-to-ip-maintenance-costs/ Tue, 15 Jul 2014 05:13:44 +0000 Hello Everyone,

I’m thinking about converting my PPOR to IP and want to calculate the expenses. Does anyone know how I can estimate the maintenance costs per year for a small 2 bedroom house that is 20 years old? Please keep in mind that I live in Darwin and things tend to be pricey up North.

Expenses I’ve included are: landlord insurance, real…[Read more]

]]> 620ce5a4ebf8d2370452af3637b07cca colagirl's profile was updated https://www.propertyinvesting.com/activity/p/293934/ Thu, 12 Jun 2014 22:46:39 +0000 c41231a7e171647d339d9be42f71091b colagirl1975 started the topic Converting PPOR to IP - Tax deductions in the forum Legal & Accounting https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4991665-converting-ppor-to-ip-tax-deductions/ Thu, 12 Jun 2014 04:01:03 +0000 Hi Everybody,

I am thinking about turning my PPOR into an IP but I have a few repairs and maintenance jobs to do:
Painting the interior of the house
Installing two split system aircons
Replace window furnishings

Am I better off doing any of these things after a tennant has moved in to claim a Tax Deduction?

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