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				<title>FW replied to the topic 95% LVR  Wrap refinances! in the forum Creative Investing</title>
				<link>https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4380932-95-lvr-wrap-refinances/#post-4521242</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2005 12:20:52 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>TMA<br />
Yes, they lend on contract price.  Only problem is, that&#8217;s not much use when the house is worth a lot more than the contract price.  I can understand sticking to contract price when it&#8217;s just been sold, but when it&#8217;s a few years later, surely common sense suggests the house may well have changed in value.  My first wrappees got stuck with that&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-6017"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4380932-95-lvr-wrap-refinances/#post-4521242" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>FW replied to the topic Wraps in the forum Creative Investing</title>
				<link>https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4380497-wraps-13/#post-4518166</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2005 04:27:51 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It can also depend on whether or not you are seen to be in the &#8220;business&#8221; of wrapping.  For example, I have many wrap houses, therefore I am a business, therefore I can spread out the Capital Gain portion.<br />
However my sister, who sold a country property on a wrap because it was the only way she could sell it, is NOT a business because it&#8217;s a once&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-5664"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4380497-wraps-13/#post-4518166" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>FW replied to the topic Rick Otton - Version May 2005 in the forum Heads Up!</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2005 11:32:57 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Rick&#8217;s strategies and presentation are VERY different to Steve McKnight&#8217;s.  I&#8217;ve met a lot of property gurus in my time, and personally I give Rick 10/10 for genuinely walking the walk.  He&#8217;s also a bit of a dag, which I rather like!  But behind the dagginess there lies a brain which never ceases to amaze me, his ability to take a set of&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-121712"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4380338-rick-otton-version-may-2005/#post-4517067" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>FW replied to the topic NEW WRAPPER NEEDS HELP in the forum Creative Investing</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 14 May 2005 06:07:18 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Michelle<br />
Your best way to meet wrappers is to check out the wraps association <a href="http://www.financewraps.asn.au" rel="nofollow">http://www.financewraps.asn.au</a> and go to a meeting (next one scheduled for Thursday 21st July).</p>
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				<title>FW replied to the topic NEW WRAPPER NEEDS HELP in the forum Creative Investing</title>
				<link>https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4380198-new-wrapper-needs-help/#post-4515754</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2005 02:51:28 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Michelle<br />
You probably won&#8217;t find anybody in Melbourne using Steve&#8217;s techniques to do wraps in Melbourne.  Steve likes to see the wrap repayment being the same or less than the persons&#8217;s current rent payment.  Basically that&#8217;s impossible in Melbourne unless you&#8217;re subsidising them to an enormous extent.  That&#8217;s why Steve and his students have&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-125136"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4380198-new-wrapper-needs-help/#post-4515754" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>FW replied to the topic Creative Low Money Down Technique: settlement cheq in the forum Creative Investing</title>
				<link>https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4380041-creative-low-money-down-technique-settlement-cheq/#post-4514456</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2005 09:07:14 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have heard Rick respond to this question, Robert, and you&#8217;re correct.</p>
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				<title>FW replied to the topic Creative Low Money Down Technique: settlement cheq in the forum Creative Investing</title>
				<link>https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4380041-creative-low-money-down-technique-settlement-cheq/#post-4514454</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2005 22:57:43 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The problem here seems to be &#8211; what&#8217;s the purpose of the money?  From what Rick has said in the past, if the money is being used to PAY for something, such as legal costs, stamp duty, repairs, etc etc, then it&#8217;s legal to do this.  However if the money is going into your own pocket &#8211; no, it&#8217;s not.  I have to say that asking for $10,000 to go to&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-98517"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4380041-creative-low-money-down-technique-settlement-cheq/#post-4514454" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>FW replied to the topic Rick Otton rent to own pack in the forum Heads Up!</title>
				<link>https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4379955-rick-otton-rent-to-own-pack/#post-4513838</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2005 02:23:53 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Robert<br />
I have to disagree with you that the information is freely available.  Maybe if you search long and hard you&#8217;ll learn it all, but most information on these types of strategies is American.<br />
The thing I always liked about the wrap pack was the fact that it walks you through the process step by step.  Step 1 &#8211; do this.  Step 2 &#8211; do this.  It&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-121809"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4379955-rick-otton-rent-to-own-pack/#post-4513838" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>FW replied to the topic Rene Rivkin suicides. in the forum Opinionated!</title>
				<link>https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4379992-rene-rivkin-suicides/#post-4514113</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2005 02:06:59 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I find it interesting how many &#8220;high flyers&#8221;, when they fall from grace, seem to then collapse completely.  It suggests an interesting level of connection between emotional and physical.  Christopher Skase and Alan Bond are two others that come immediately to mind.</p>
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				<title>FW replied to the topic Wrapping in the forum No Subject</title>
				<link>https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4379853-wrapping-5/#post-4513198</link>
				<pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 07:46:15 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It may be helpful to mention whereabouts you are.</p>
<p>Keep smiling<br />
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				<title>FW replied to the topic Investing $500K cash in Melbourne property in the forum Help Needed!</title>
				<link>https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4379695-investing-500k-cash-in-melbourne-property/#post-4512364</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2005 04:28:33 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Investing Golden Rule #1<br />
What are you trying to achieve?</p>
<p>Seriously, unless you give some information about what you would like to achieve from investing in property, then there&#8217;s really no way to recommend a strategy to achieve it.</p>
<p>Keep smiling<br />
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				<title>FW replied to the topic 40 year mortgages and 140% LVR's in the forum No Subject</title>
				<link>https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4379519-40-year-mortgages-and-140-lvrs/#post-4511519</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2005 22:22:05 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Peter<br />
Yes, it is.  It&#8217;s very frustrating if you have plans for a large portfolio!<br />
I remember when I started out I was mainly looking for high LVR and low interest rate.<br />
Now I think about if it&#8217;s mortgage insured and who by, what sort of deferred establishment fees there are etc etc<br />
Funny how your focus changes!<br />
Mind you, I&#8217;d still like higher&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-232077"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4379519-40-year-mortgages-and-140-lvrs/#post-4511519" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>FW replied to the topic 40 year mortgages and 140% LVR's in the forum No Subject</title>
				<link>https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4379519-40-year-mortgages-and-140-lvrs/#post-4511515</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2005 22:24:06 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks Terry, I&#8217;ll check this out.</p>
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				<title>FW replied to the topic Is no money really not a problem in the forum Help Needed!</title>
				<link>https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4379529-is-no-money-really-not-a-problem/#post-4511581</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2005 22:14:36 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yes, no money down deals are possible.<br />
Are they easy to get?  Definitely not (well, not the ones that rely on working something out with the vendor!).<br />
Most Australian vendors and their agents only know one way to sell their property, and they&#8217;re not always keen to deviate from that.<br />
However with the recent softening of the market, you may find&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-179331"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4379529-is-no-money-really-not-a-problem/#post-4511581" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>FW replied to the topic 40 year mortgages and 140% LVR's in the forum No Subject</title>
				<link>https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4379519-40-year-mortgages-and-140-lvrs/#post-4511513</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2005 03:17:20 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I agree with Stu.<br />
I constantly get frustrated by the mortgage insurance limits.  With only 2 insurers, buy more than $1 million of property and your loan options (particularly if you&#8217;re self employed!) shrink to almost nothing unless you&#8217;re willing to pay double digit rates or find 30%+ deposits.</p>
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				<title>FW replied to the topic INDEPENDENT LEGAL ADVICE Pls help! in the forum Finance</title>
				<link>https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4379423-independent-legal-advice-pls-help/#post-4510943</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 07:54:07 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sounds to me like lenders are going to have to start rethinking some of their legal requirements.<br />
Have you approached them, explained the &#8220;uniqueness&#8221; of the situation and requested an exemption?</p>
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				<title>FW replied to the topic Wrapper Jenman agentâ€™s biggest client in the forum No Subject</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2005 23:20:11 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My favourite comment is:<br />
&#8220;When I found out that McKnight (and other wrappers) were buying from agents who were clients of mine, I told the agents to make the sellers aware if the agents knew (which often they didn&#8217;t of course, because the very nature of the wrappers is not to disclose their intention).:<br />
Apart from the fact that it&#8217;s none of the&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-232080"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4379341-wrapper-jenman-agentaes-biggest-client/#post-4510340" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>FW replied to the topic Vendor Finance - how it works in the forum Finance</title>
				<link>https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4379146-vendor-finance-how-it-works/#post-4509109</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2005 07:02:22 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have bought a house with some vendor finance involved.<br />
One thing to watch out for &#8211; make sure your financier is okay with it BEFORE you start trying to find a willing vendor!  Certainly low doc lenders in Vic won&#8217;t touch it, but I believe with full financials you&#8217;ll have a much better chance of getting it through.<br />
It may also be worth having a&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-226368"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4379146-vendor-finance-how-it-works/#post-4509109" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>FW replied to the topic Wrap info in the forum Creative Investing</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2005 00:19:14 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The website is actually <a href="http://www.rickotton.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.rickotton.com</a></p>
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				<title>FW replied to the topic Is Neil Jenman for real? in the forum Opinionated!</title>
				<link>https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4378795-is-neil-jenman-for-real/#post-4506993</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2005 10:28:41 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I prefer to listen to people who get their facts at least reasonably right before they go spouting off opinions to the media.<br />
I also prefer to listen to people who contribute in a positive manner to discussions to improve a situation, rather than just issuing all encompassing tirades about it.<br />
Keep smiling<br />
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				<title>FW replied to the topic Are you a baby boomer??? in the forum Opinionated!</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2005 00:57:51 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sounds very similar to some of the ideas Robert Kiyosaki brought up in his book, I think it was called &#8220;Prophecy&#8221;.</p>
<p>Keep smiling<br />
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				<title>FW replied to the topic which lenders finance wraps in the forum No Subject</title>
				<link>https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4378708-which-lenders-finance-wraps/#post-4506308</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2005 04:01:27 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You could try <a href="http://www.avibe.com.au" rel="nofollow">http://www.avibe.com.au</a><br />
They do disclosed wrap finance.</p>
<p>Keep smiling<br />
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				<title>FW replied to the topic Tired of hearing Neil Jenman in the forum Opinionated!</title>
				<link>https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4378217-tired-of-hearing-neil-jenman/#post-4503526</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2005 06:33:18 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I tried to buy a house through a Jenman agent, it was impossible.<br />
No listings to look at, a salesperson who averaged 2-3 days to return my calls&#8230; maybe that&#8217;s okay for your average home buyer, but as an investor it just wasted too much of my time.</p>
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				<title>FW replied to the topic what would u do with 300,000 cash in the forum Help Needed!</title>
				<link>https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4378390-what-would-u-do-with-300000-cash/#post-4504521</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2005 03:39:27 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My first words of advice are usually to say &#8211; work out what your goals are, then determine what you can do with the money to get there.<br />
It seems you already know what you want, ie your investments to fund your lifestyle.<br />
So if it was me, I&#8217;d use the money to invest in positive cashflow properties to increase my non job income.  I&#8217;ve personally&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-90133"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4378390-what-would-u-do-with-300000-cash/#post-4504521" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>FW replied to the topic equity but no cashflow. in the forum Finance</title>
				<link>https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4378406-equity-but-no-cashflow/#post-4504587</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2005 00:06:55 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Do a joint venture with someone who can set up cashflow positive deals (ie wraps) but has run out of borrowing capacity themselves.</p>
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				<title>FW replied to the topic Hats off to Firefighters in the forum No Subject</title>
				<link>https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4378150-hats-off-to-firefighters/#post-4503164</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2005 10:48:35 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hope everything works out okay for you.</p>
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				<title>FW replied to the topic Inspecting Property in Person before purchase in the forum General Property</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jan 2005 23:48:40 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think you can do a lot of your research initially without necessarily viewing a property, but I&#8217;d certainly hesitate to actually buy without going there.  Mainly because you can&#8217;t get a feel for the area without being there.  Are there big power lines right behind the back fence?  Bikies next door? etc etc   These are things that can affect your&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-96209"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4378045-inspecting-property-in-person-before-purchase/#post-4502454" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>FW replied to the topic WRAP Accounting Software in the forum Creative Investing</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jan 2005 00:28:00 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I use QuickBooks for managing my businesses, and I think it&#8217;s brilliant.  I very rarely use journal entries unless I&#8217;ve paid cash for something.<br />
However it took a while to get to that point.  It&#8217;s a question of breaking down extensively into categories (or accounts as they&#8217;re called) &#8211; my chart or list of accounts is very long!  But once they&#8217;re&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-183881"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4378027-wrap-accounting-software/#post-4502344" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>FW replied to the topic UNITS INSTEAD OF HOUSES in the forum Creative Investing</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2005 07:47:25 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>JPG<br />
From a numbers perspective, no, there&#8217;s no reason why you can&#8217;t wrap units.<br />
I think it does come back more to looking at your target market.  Mostly people who want to buy my houses want just that, a house!  I had one house on a subdivided block, and the number of people who lost interest once they found out it was subdivided was a very high&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-33144"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4377945-units-instead-of-houses/#post-4501846" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>FW replied to the topic Borrowing $300,000 or more??? in the forum Finance</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2005 22:19:25 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks Rob, I always like to know what&#8217;s out there!</p>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2005 07:27:58 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Rob<br />
What LVR?<br />
Is mortgage insurance payable?<br />
Is it a full financial or low doc?<br />
Do they lend to company/trust structures?</p>
<p>Keep smiling<br />
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				<title>FW replied to the topic Unmotivated Partner in the forum Help Needed!</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2005 00:32:14 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Grrr my ISP had a glitch and lost the really long answer I&#8217;d typed to this!<br />
[angry2]<br />
anyway, when I started out it&#8217;s fair to say hubby wasn&#8217;t keen.  He was working ridiculous hours, and didn&#8217;t want to know.  Initially I started doing some small share trades, and talking to him occasionally about it, but property was just too big a thing for him to&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-41982"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4377906-unmotivated-partner/#post-4501537" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>FW replied to the topic Low and No Down Deals in the forum No Subject</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2005 13:42:31 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m in Victoria, Ella, so can&#8217;t help you with NSW.</p>
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				<title>FW replied to the topic Is there anyway of doing a wrap in SA? in the forum Creative Investing</title>
				<link>https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4377825-is-there-anyway-of-doing-a-wrap-in-sa/#post-4501013</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2005 07:49:07 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I guess the person who wrote the article has no idea what they&#8217;re talking about.  Lease options are not illegal in SA.  Perhaps the author should have worked out that wraps and lease options are two entirely different types of contract.</p>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2005 01:38:58 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Junkers<br />
It depends on the loan you&#8217;re applying for, whether or not you get asked about the deposit.<br />
My experience with lo doc loans is that financial institutions are a little bit keener to see evidence of the 20% coming out of the buyer&#8217;s pocket.  This is probably because they&#8217;re handing over their 80% with very little concrete evidence of the&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-266756"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4377654-low-and-no-down-deals/page/2/#post-4499895" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>FW replied to the topic Help from Steve or possibly a new book? in the forum Help Needed!</title>
				<link>https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4377691-help-from-steve-or-possibly-a-new-book/#post-4500231</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2005 22:45:22 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Depending where you&#8217;re located, there may be an established group in your area already, that you could link into.  A number of groups that started either at the Somersoft forum or NineMSN forum meet monthly in several capital cities.</p>
<p>Keep smiling<br />
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				<title>FW replied to the topic Warning: Register and Comply! in the forum General Property</title>
				<link>https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4377752-warning-register-and-comply/#post-4500603</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2005 00:20:38 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just shows how important it is to comply with the UCCC.<br />
I certainly have both myself and my husband registered as credit providers, and whenever I buy wrap properties in a structure I register the structure too.  I&#8217;d rather go over the top that get in trouble!<br />
It also shows the importance of using a knowledgeable lawyer when drawing up your&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-261173"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4377752-warning-register-and-comply/#post-4500603" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>FW replied to the topic When a Wrap falls over? in the forum General Property</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2005 00:12:51 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think it all comes back to equity.  If they have no equity (ie only been in a short time) then I say, shame it didn&#8217;t work out, and they can walk away.  I take the property back, rewrap it and move on.<br />
If there&#8217;s equity invovled, in my contracts they have a right to that.  In that case I have a couple of options &#8211; once we&#8217;ve agreed on a value&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-209327"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4377746-when-a-wrap-falls-over/#post-4500570" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>FW replied to the topic Vendor Finance Association Kaput? in the forum No Subject</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2005 00:04:08 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Some very positive ideas on this thread.  I think Steve&#8217;s point about the cost involved in setting up something like the VFA is very valid.  Certainly it mostly started because Rick devoted an enormous amount of his time, money and office resources to the project.  Without him it never would have begun.  So thanks Rick!<br />
Regarding Victoria, Lewis&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-247349"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4377608-vendor-finance-association-kaput/page/3/#post-4499526" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>FW replied to the topic Low and No Down Deals in the forum No Subject</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2005 00:50:45 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Rob<br />
I was talking about vendor finance in relation to the VENDOR who is selling the house to ME leaving 20% in the deal so that I don&#8217;t have to find it out of my own pocket.  The idea is that I borrow 80% from a lending institution and the vendor&#8217;s 20% is a loan with a 2nd mortgage.  I am still buying the house at market value, there is no&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-235272"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4377654-low-and-no-down-deals/page/2/#post-4499889" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>FW replied to the topic Low and No Down Deals in the forum General Property</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jan 2005 06:06:07 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Rob<br />
Obviously my last post wasn&#8217;t clear enough &#8211; wraps were NEVER mentioned in the initial stages of searching for finance.  We never got anywhere, so never bothered!<br />
I spoke to a number of lenders myself, and basically it seemed to be a Victorian thing, caused perhaps by some less than ethical seminar presenters who taught people to inflate the&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-180353"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4377654-low-and-no-down-deals/#post-4499884" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>FW replied to the topic Low and No Down Deals in the forum General Property</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jan 2005 02:26:19 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sounds like a question for your accountant Alistair!  I have no idea, sorry&#8230;</p>
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				<title>FW replied to the topic Low and No Down Deals in the forum General Property</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jan 2005 00:26:05 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Rob<br />
Wraps had nothing to do with it &#8211; at the time my broker and I were searching for 80% LVR lo doc finance, we were purely looking for someone who would do it with the vendor financing 20%.  The best we had was an offer of 64% LVR (ie 80% of the 80%).  Basically they were taking the 20% vendor finance off the price of the house, because they&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-180348"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4377654-low-and-no-down-deals/#post-4499879" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>FW replied to the topic Vendor Finance Association Kaput? in the forum Creative Investing</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jan 2005 00:07:52 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Rick hasn&#8217;t been &#8220;in charge&#8221; of the VFA for nearly 2 years now.  It was certainly a lot more active and involved as an association in that time.  It did okay in the first year after he ceased his involvement, but since the second change of leadership it&#8217;s almost disappeared off the map.  Hardly a ringing endorsement for the association being run&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-244279"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4377608-vendor-finance-association-kaput/page/2/#post-4499507" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>FW replied to the topic Low and No Down Deals in the forum No Subject</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2004 06:39:59 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In my experience, vendor finance is possible if you&#8217;re using standard finance.  But certainly in Victoria, the lo doc lenders are EXTREMELY nervous about it!  I had more than 15 lo doc lenders knock the deal back (or only offer to lend 80% LVR of 80% of the purchase price) because of vendor finance.<br />
I&#8217;m not sure if the same is true in other&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-161797"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4377654-low-and-no-down-deals/#post-4499875" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>FW replied to the topic WRAPS in the forum Creative Investing</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2004 22:46:41 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Rob<br />
Rick Otton has a lease options pack, perhaps that would be the best way for you to go.  You&#8217;ll find it at <a href="http://www.rickotton.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.rickotton.com</a></p>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2004 22:45:38 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oldtimer<br />
I have always looked at wraps as a cashflow business, and that&#8217;s it.  That strong positive cashflow is the reason I have been able to buy as many houses as I have &#8211; we&#8217;d already been stopped at around 4 with normal rentals (and yes, they were positive cashflow, but only a small amount each).  It&#8217;s also the reason my husband doesn&#8217;t need a&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-98292"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4376920-wraps-11/#post-4495150" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>FW replied to the topic Vendor Finance Association Kaput? in the forum Creative Investing</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2004 04:50:16 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A misguided belief that it might actually do some good?  A hope that maybe for once something positive might come out of it?  Perhaps to avoid that whole &#8220;xxx declined to comment&#8221; line that current affairs shows love to use, to put the person who declined to be interviewed in a bad light.</p>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2004 02:13:14 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As far as I&#8217;m aware, Rick wasn&#8217;t given any questions in advance.  He was also given the impression that he was going to be given the opportunity to present his side of the story in a fair, balanced manner.  That all went out the window as soon as the interviewer opened his/her mouth.<br />
I also don&#8217;t agree that Rick didn&#8217;t know how to answer the&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-33819"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4377608-vendor-finance-association-kaput/#post-4499489" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 27 Dec 2004 23:49:34 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I don&#8217;t know why he chose not to answer the question about the cost of the course &#8211; possibly because it would then have been a case of well, x people are there at $x a head, which equals $XX?  There are all sorts of course prices, depending on whether you take your partner, or are a returning graduate etc.<br />
I&#8217;d have to go back and reread the bit&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-33817"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4377608-vendor-finance-association-kaput/#post-4499487" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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