starbud wrote:
hi DD,Thanks for the valuable input.  No it doesnt have to be the GC, but we wouldnt move just yet and uproot ourselves.  The only reason we were looking locally is so we could utitlise the FHOG because we'd have to live in it first.  Further afield is definitley an option though, and we have found many duplex's but not cheap en…[Read more]

“[M]y thoughts on staging are that you are attempting to have the potential purchaser create an emotional bond to your property, ie they can see themselves living in your house and therefore will be prepared to pay a premium to do that” – I completely agree with this comment j.w

I work in a residential real estate office and staging a property…[Read more]

From personal experience I can recommend Christine Mostaki from Brock Harcourts Mile End Ph: 8352 8111. At 9.9% management fee (+admin +letting/reletting fees) she is slightly more expensive than most (average around 8.8% + admin fee + letting/reletting fees) but she achieves great rental returns & a better service than most.
Slightly cheaper (I’m…[Read more]