Hi Frank
Below is a spiel i wrote as a reply to recent topic named ‘Realistic.’ It shows +ve geared houses are diminishing but some remain with good growth prospects. ie. are situated in areas of strong employment.
Realistic?
Have you heard of Oakey? Its a small town of 4000 only 25 kms west of Toowoomba. The Defence force (we have a large…[Read more]

Hi Betty
Sorry to hear about your experience with unhelpful agent. I had no inside info. I found the properties listed in the Toowoomba Realtor magazine.
Surprised you were told no cheap houses available. Last months realtor had 2 pages on Oakey and this weeks local newspaper ‘The Champion’ has a large front page advert from local agent boasting…[Read more]

My bank manager asked to see my most recent payslip. He immediately spotted the HECS deduction printed on it as ‘extra tax.’ He wanted to know how much it was and i said (honestly i thought) ‘about $10,000. He asked to see my last tax return as this lists the amount of HECS owing.
When I saw the true amount was $14,000 I told him i couldn’t find…[Read more]

Hi Judith
Have you heard of Oakey? Its a small town of 4000 only 25 kms west of Toowoomba. The Defence force (we have a large helicopter base) placed 138 houses on the market about 6 years ago. Prior to seling every house was fully fenced(wooden pickets) re-painted and re-carpeted. The majority were hardiplank or camphorboard homes. The senior…[Read more]