PropertyInvesting.com | Ellen | Activity https://www.propertyinvesting.com/members/ellend/activity/ Activity feed for Ellen. Sat, 02 May 2026 00:55:15 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.8.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 e5b5eb3809a36602378c37a81a8b03d0 Ellen's profile was updated https://www.propertyinvesting.com/activity/p/343400/ Tue, 31 May 2016 23:10:22 +0000 1e756e339cde8627e7ce68852372f102 ellend replied to the topic newbie doing a 50k reno, help me!!! in the forum Value Adding https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393371-newbie-doing-a-50k-reno-help-me/#post-4588356 Sat, 31 May 2008 04:58:52 +0000 Hi Racingdork,The final cost of your reno will depend on the quality of the finish – and whether or not your trade friends will do the job at cost??   I think that your plan is perhaps a little ambitious, but if you do a lot yourselves, then you might get the internals and the garage & driveway within that budget.  Just be circumspect about &#0…[Read more]

]]> b1cc48d8f7da4b117eef3f47bc271fe3 ellend replied to the topic new experiment. YOU TELL ME what to do.. and ill do it. in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4392958-new-experiment-you-tell-me-what-to-do-and-ill-do-it/#post-4585906 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:47:37 +0000 Hi Reeco,It's not clear from your post whether you want to buy a house to live in or an investment property.  Either way, you need to have a plan – and to do this you need to have identified your end goals – personal and financial.Suggest that the process you need to follow begins with establishing your long-term goals and then putting together a…[Read more]

]]> de903edf45cae77b6e3e759219d3f4a4 ellend replied to the topic Please Help! in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4388190-please-help-7/#post-4561122 Sat, 17 Feb 2007 01:49:01 +0000 Hi,
I’ve just seen your post – and I hope you found an answer to your question before this.

I’m Australian and have bought property in the US – and it doesn’t matter who is buying the property, the rules and regulations are the same for all i.e. you need to do the same things that you would od if you were selling to a US resident. Your attorney…[Read more]

]]> ff4adc16ba0779ab6422d611df8b7485 ellend replied to the topic US social security no. in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4385202-us-social-security-no/#post-4546160 Tue, 25 Apr 2006 07:51:15 +0000 Check the IRS website for details of who can and who can’t get a social security number (SSN). If you aren’t eligible for a SSN and intend to do business in the US as a non-resident foreign alien, you can apply for an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) which can be used when applying for loans etc. Link to the IRS…[Read more]

]]> 5251b191ab9697bb723f5d5b4b248cc3 ellend replied to the topic What would you do?.......... in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4380276-what-would-you-do-9/#post-4516473 Sun, 15 May 2005 07:10:46 +0000 I bought it 3 years ago, and had a building inspection done at the time – there is no mention of any problem with the bricks in the report.

It’s not positively geared – I bought it primarily as a home for my Mum.

]]> d6574cdf78d35641dd0059f600969eba ellend replied to the topic median house price stats in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4379196-median-house-price-stats/#post-4509400 Thu, 17 Mar 2005 10:47:23 +0000 Hi Gavinh,

http://allhomes.com.au/c/ah? publishes median house prices for Canberra suburbs.

http://www.ourbrisbane.com/living/suburbs/ has median prices for Brisbane suburbs (albeit out of date) – hopefully they will get around to updating soon.

Australian Property Investor magazine publishes median prices for each state – monthly…[Read more]

]]> 4668859bf6c3a0aa44bd5875c6736e55 ellend replied to the topic Setting up a trust in the forum Legal & Accounting https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4378502-setting-up-a-trust/#post-4505219 Sun, 06 Feb 2005 02:39:01 +0000 Thanks folks – appreciate your help. The book looks interesting – will do some reading and follow-up with accountant.

Cheers
Squeaker

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