PropertyInvesting.com | elbowgrease | Activity https://www.propertyinvesting.com/members/elbowgrease/activity/ Activity feed for elbowgrease. Sat, 18 Apr 2026 10:05:05 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.8.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 bb70202902072d48339cf28ec520dff2 elbowgrease replied to the topic I have some dumb questions in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4374837-i-have-some-dumb-questions/#post-4481505 Mon, 05 Jul 2004 22:02:51 +0000 MrVip… Trust me – I know what it feels like to ask what you think is a really dumb question, but the only silly questions are the ones you don’t ask!

I don’t know about the exact amount of fhog you are entitled to but I’m pretty sure you can use it for an ip… if I’m wrong I’m sure the gurus will correct me on that one.

NO – you don’t have to…[Read more]

]]> b9d390c4c4df1f93d048c47fffdb37fc elbowgrease replied to the topic Giving up Smoking! in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4374216-giving-up-smoking/page/3/#post-4477396 Tue, 29 Jun 2004 03:16:45 +0000 I once heard someone say ‘Smoking is just a habit. Habits are extremely difficult to break. If you want to break a habit, replace it with a new habit’. I liked their way of thinking.

And it is just my opinion, but I believe that if you really want to give up smoking, you will… because you will find a reason to do so.

If you don’t REALLY want…[Read more]

]]> 786bfd74b910fc18b070096570a3ee0f elbowgrease replied to the topic sell/transfer/gift/rent HELP! in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4374153-selltransfergiftrent-help/#post-4476901 Wed, 02 Jun 2004 23:32:38 +0000 I would rent out the property, but would also convert the loan to Interest Only to minimize any extra $ that may need to come out of your own pocket to meet the loan payments. Good luck.

]]> 9f0d7406319d1768fdb9073213b0948b elbowgrease replied to the topic Signage in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4374215-signage/#post-4477346 Wed, 02 Jun 2004 23:25:35 +0000 Try this page…courtesy of Mortgage Adviser in another post…

http://www.fsbo.com.au/

]]> 80e253d2f96f1e57de882711a4c0eb04 elbowgrease replied to the topic Turning PPOR into IP in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4373748-turning-ppor-into-ip/#post-4474020 Mon, 17 May 2004 21:44:43 +0000 ouch… I suspected it wasn’t as easy as I’d thought, but still doable.

Thanks MA – I just love creative financing.. and btw, last time I checked I was a female! [laughing] Seriously, appreciate your suggestion.

Have a good day all…

]]> b85e6bf3932c1994670e573aaf4030b8 elbowgrease replied to the topic Forum shortcut info pls? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4373734-forum-shortcut-info-pls/#post-4473941 Sun, 16 May 2004 23:42:19 +0000 Or you can click on the tiny envelope picture with the little green blob on it – that will ‘subscribe’ you to that particular topic and you will be sent an automatic email message whenever a new post is made to that topic…[biggrin]

Forgot.. when you get the email, there will be a link for you to click on which will take you straight to the reply.

]]> 41d5f726bb871555c1f3a70b108e6b84 elbowgrease replied to the topic Which City/Suburb you live? in the forum Forum Frolic https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4369744-which-citysuburb-you-live/page/8/#post-4442358 Tue, 11 May 2004 23:33:24 +0000 Originally from Rocky.. then in Brissy, then Denman, Brissy again, Townsville, Wodonga, Canberra, now in sunny East Brisbane… sigh. Here to stay [thumbsup2]

]]> ff2f3f51f9f32c2986ad4d3e0859b5bb elbowgrease replied to the topic How full is Fully Furnished in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4373339-how-full-is-fully-furnished/#post-4470843 Fri, 30 Apr 2004 07:24:58 +0000 Thanks for your replies….These are all great pointers I will keep in mind. Kind regards.

]]> bd84ea3790fa4910f063ab7d697eea4f elbowgrease replied to the topic How full is Fully Furnished in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4373339-how-full-is-fully-furnished/#post-4470839 Fri, 30 Apr 2004 03:34:10 +0000 Not a holiday house…. I’m just interested what people provide, and also in case, when I go to buy an IP and ask REA’s what sort of rental houses are in demand, they say furnished houses, then I’ll know what I’ll need to include.

]]> e9238b500c5fabffacb53d8c6e721c92 elbowgrease replied to the topic Stuck in a rut...HELP! in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4373032-stuck-in-a-rut-help/#post-4468500 Tue, 20 Apr 2004 06:07:07 +0000 Hi Screamin,
Change the way you think about the cost of the social/interest side of your life.

Sure it’s gonna cost $ to play sport or whatever, but if you look at that cost as an ‘investment’ into the quality of your life it might be a bit easier to bear.

Spend the money now on things that – when you’re 80 or so years old if you hadn’t done -…[Read more]

]]> bf6a272cba49d698519c90c5ce070077 elbowgrease replied to the topic Too big Too soon? in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4373014-too-big-too-soon/#post-4468349 Mon, 19 Apr 2004 21:40:09 +0000 Hi Pisces, why is it better to have the units as strata titled as opposed to all on the one title? How does this ‘reduce risk’. Thanks.

]]> 84b01aa9d0e7ee4437560c9aac03c55c elbowgrease replied to the topic New Zealand rental statistics in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4372972-new-zealand-rental-statistics/#post-4468122 Sun, 18 Apr 2004 23:39:00 +0000 MiniMogul – re your advice on asking about vacancy rates etc – I had been keeping an eye out for suggestions on what to ask agents re this, so thanks very much – they’re excellent pointers…[specool]

]]> 9b163ac7cc47eccc3d6674ea2d1933a7 elbowgrease replied to the topic Choosing a selling agent in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4372859-choosing-a-selling-agent/#post-4467305 Tue, 13 Apr 2004 22:49:50 +0000 Why do you need to sell your IPs??? Is it to get the $ out of them to spend elsewhere.. if so there are other options. If you don’t ‘have’ to sell… don’t!

]]> e3cc746c1638f2dc4a73d027c296dd65 elbowgrease replied to the topic need advice (please help if you can Steve!) in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4372543-need-advice-please-help-if-you-can-steve/#post-4465221 Tue, 06 Apr 2004 06:18:59 +0000 Hi Michelle_G. The equity would come from the revaluation after improvements were done to the property. The other mention of equity was referring to that which was created after an increase in prices due to a property boom.

No you wouldn’t get direct equity increases from only paying interest on a loan. That suggestion was so that minimal…[Read more]

]]> 867c9e9f8f509cc9a89a94d7368fd12c elbowgrease replied to the topic hhhmm in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4372632-hhhmm/#post-4465906 Tue, 06 Apr 2004 00:51:42 +0000 hee hee…[biggrin]

]]> 428e43c5bfb1c927653b6ade113b47fb elbowgrease replied to the topic hhhmm in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4372632-hhhmm/#post-4465903 Tue, 06 Apr 2004 00:37:38 +0000 Originally posted by geo:
Hi all,

sorry for this but I do not know where to post this. Can anyone tell me that when they reply to a post, how they include the:

‘Originally posted’ part – I’ve been trying to figure that out for a while. Thanks guys.

Kind Regards,
George.

“If You never never ask, you’ll never never know”

Click on the little…[Read more]

]]> 2f0db9f982a67c3599f2ca395ff5b26f elbowgrease replied to the topic need advice (please help if you can Steve!) in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4372543-need-advice-please-help-if-you-can-steve/#post-4465215 Tue, 06 Apr 2004 00:34:12 +0000 Hi hiphop. Good on you for making the decision to start. And it’s great that you are a good saver. I’m newish at this myself but I offer the following to you.

First of all, if I may ask, what is your situation now – How much savings do you have now?
what do you save each week?
Do you have a mortgage, rent, live at home?

If you have enough…[Read more]

]]> cc86b477673ddb3bb678a1fd8dea295d elbowgrease replied to the topic Should I use equity? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4372443-should-i-use-equity/#post-4464414 Tue, 30 Mar 2004 02:30:14 +0000 Thanks geo that’s a great idea.

Thanks also MortgageHunter. will be permanent ppor, so will pay cash as u suggest. Other option is good to keep in mind tho.

Thanks Geronimo – want to sell to get cash, and pay off approx $380K owing. Also downgrading. Bought ppor to do large reno for profit purposes to get good amount of equity behind me to…[Read more]

]]> a532f7c53dbb64f25913aee2e9e03122 elbowgrease replied to the topic Cringe during location location in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4372426-cringe-during-location-location/#post-4464309 Tue, 30 Mar 2004 01:00:28 +0000 I saw the show on Sunday too and while I think RE agents are rotten vultures, I must say this – in one part of the show the couple were discussing with the agent what price they wanted and their reason for wanting 1.8mil was because they wanted extra to compensate them for ‘having’ to leave their much loved house and all its memories. Even if they…[Read more]

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