Congrats on the great savings you’ve accumulated! Have you had a chance to read the Young Investors thread in the Tell A Tale section? It’d be great to hear a little bit more about how you got into investing…

Best of luck with your endeavours!

Cheers

erin x

yep he’s now a proud employee of hastings deering I beleive…

Cheers e x

I enjoyed your post[], best of luck with the business and future property ventures…

Cheers, e x

a link you might find worthwhile…

http://aca.ninemsn.com.au/factsheets/1873.asp

cheers

e x

sounds like you need to write out some goals with your dad and then work out the best way to acheive them.

Is this viable?

Renovating for a living is viable but how much you need to turn over in profit to put food on the table is something you need to sit down and work out.

Will it work?

The age old (and overused) quote, failing to…[Read more]

If it was up to my parents (love them as i do) I’d still be at uni with a massive hex debt and not on the path to financial independance.

E x

I finished school and went straight into uni (Biomedical Science) hated living on two minute noodles so decided to get a job.

Had no qualifications (was lucky enough to have not had to work through year 11 and 12) so took a job with Optus selling door to door. Had a knack for it and saved $15k…[Read more]

e x

“we’re currently sorting out our finances and haven’t got an exact figure”

“it depends on the property”

“what sort of prices are owners getting for x bedroom, x bathroom houses?”

“what do you think i need to spend to purchase an x…[Read more]

So, how many said – what’s a Basenji??? Be truthful…[Read more]

she did [thumbsupanim]

A woman finished work for the night, had a shower, got changed and went out to a party. As she left she made sure she locked up and turned off the lights. The next morning she read that hundreds of people had been killed and she knew it was her fault. Why?

or

he was in an airlock in a submarine with no diving gear

In the current market (a much slower one) we have found vendors to more likely to consider a contract with a ‘subject to sale clause’. To protect the vendor we would also insert a sunset clause. This basically means if another buyer comes along with an offer at the right money, the original buyers have 24 hours in which to make their…[Read more]

you mean the stones corner in south brisbane? I work in inner south brisbane, what would you like to know?

e x

why???

he was in an airlock on a spaceship with no space suit

or

he was in an airlock in a submarine with no diving gear

thanks…still thinking[eh]

I am guessing the next one to be because both the lawyer and doctor were female??

spot on![exhappy]

why???

it was an elevator shaft?

the answer to the next one is:

an egg (from memory i think that’s right)

okay another riddle:

Ridlle no 8.

A police man was walking home when he heard a voice scream from a house “No John, No!” followed by a single gun shot. He ran to the house and saw a lawyer, a doctor and a priest…[Read more]

it’s either got to be two or eleven (using your fingers as the ‘digits’) unless you have double jointed fingers….

on hearing him the bartender pulls out a gun and aims it at him

e x

there’s always scope to turn properties cf+! Are you looking to invest for capital growth or returns?
With regard to the state of the real estate market in gladstone, whilst it has seen a large rise over the past 3 years in particular, it’s strong economic drives (conducted on the world’s largest Alumina Plant, the completion of…[Read more]

Bananas can make a man like me happy with joy

in the words of a certain tv host….

what the?

here’s another:

Riddle no. 4

A man walks into a bar and requests a glass of water, on hearing him the bartender pulls out a gun and aims it at him. The man says ‘thank you’ and walks out. Why?

e x

absolutely right…your turn

nice riddle jetdollars here’s one for you…

What is greater than God,
more evil than the devil,
poor people have it,
rich people need it,
and if you eat it you will die?

go the donkeys (i mean broncos!)

e x

are we allowed to answer…?

congratulations and best of luck with a hassle free settlement![cool3][biggrin]

e x

you could try the census material located on the australian beaurea of statistic site :(www.abs.gov.au)
older information is often free however you may need to pay for more recent statistics.

other forumites will also ave some good sites but i think this is a good starting point.

cheers,

e x

what would you specifically like help on, strategies, ip management etc?

e x

as a side note, I have long been a critic of Mr Jenman and recently took the time to write to him debating and refuting some of the claims he made in a recent published article on his website.

To my suprise not only did i receive a detailed email back within 24 hours, it also addressed my questions without trying to side step the…[Read more]

‘where can i buy cash flow property?’ and
‘can someone tell my what suburbs to look it?’

i was lucky enough not to get jumped on…

best of luck roessler, there’s alot of encouragment and support on here!

e x

* be prepared to walk away when you reach your limit

* take along an experienced thirs party who has no interest in the property who can help keep a lid on any ’emotive bids’ you may make

* as mentioned previously, attend as many aucitons in the area as you can prior to your one

Make sure you have done the…[Read more]

agree foundation, funnily enough when i read the article i realised the guy who wrote it (Evan Schwarten) was someone i went through uni with. It’s a…[Read more]

e x[biggrin]

Hi Jan,

in Qld most agents have access to RP Data which lists owner information we well as zoning, size, density and sale information on properties.

There is currently another service similar to this which we are trialing at the…[Read more]

windcloud is positive cashflow the investment strategy you are hoping to employ? if so you will be hard pressed with $15k to achieve that in the inner Brisbane area (i’m assuming that you don’t own a ppor at this stage).

Or is it a bad time to consider this at all so I should just try the share market?

so long as you’re taking a long…[Read more]

Hi JParsons,

how much would you estimate good quality floating timber floors to cost out per m2?

we’re looking at putting one down in our new unit…

thanks,

e x

we work in the inner south suburbs, west end, dutton park, highgate hill, fairfield, yeronga, annerley, moorooka, tarragindi etc. There are a number of good real estate agencies operating in the west end / annerley area that would be worth talking to about rental yields vacancy…[Read more]

Is it like insider trading? I wonder how can they get away with it?

the answer is they shouldn’t and generally there are…[Read more]