Hey Goodenergy,We recently purchased an interstate IP and have had our PM take care of all the repairs we have needed. They are taking a pretty big slice of our rent so they might as well work a little for it.  Depending on the level of control you like, you could choose to have them run everything past you before they act or set up a repair l…[Read more]

G’day James, Not sure if it is appropriate to provide links to other forums on this site, but … Somersoft has a topic in their Value Added section on “where to buy "less expensive" reno products in Perth??”. There are 19 replies and some may be of use. Any way the link is: http://www.somersoft.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27557 …[Read more]

G'day Devo,I'm not going to be any help to you unfortunately as I'm from Perth. I have however been contemplatling the same questions you posed – Would be very interested if you could post or PM me with what you find on your travels.All the best.

1 IP no PPOR yetPurchased for $303,000 this year rents for $290pw Everyone starts somewhere I guess

1 IP no PPOR yetPurchased for $303,000 this year rents for $290pw Everyone starts somewhere I guess

Hi Spudsta,I was in the same position not so long ago and asked the same question on this forum. I received some usefull feedback that can be found at:https://www.propertyinvesting.com/forums/property-investing/help-needed/427468?Hope it helps you also.

Hi Mark,You will find allot of people more knowledgeable and experienced than me on here, but thought i would post my ideas all the same. I am from Perth and up until recently had no properties to my name. I would have loved to have bought my PPOR in Perth, however with the boom, I was priced out of the market. After considerable thought I decided…[Read more]

Hi Guys,Like Simon I am interested why SA. I also live in  Perth and have just purchased my first IP. Perth didn't appeal to me with the high prices so instead of purchasing my PPOR which I would have loved, I opted for an IP over east. I was tossing up between SA and SEQ and although SA had lower comparative prices I felt that areas of SEQ had…[Read more]

Hi Spudsta,I'm also from Perth and found myself in the same position recently. I would have loved to purchase in my home state, but as you know the prices are just crazy if you don't already have a property behind you. If we stretched ourselves financially we could have purchased an undesireable unit in Perth but given that this would not be s…[Read more]

Hi ShowBiz,I have just been through my first loan process from a not very strong financial position (no issue with serviceability, just initial funds/debts). I would suggest that your friend avoids going direct to lenders and finds a good mortgage broker who knows how the system works with all lenders. I found the advice from ours invaluable and t…[Read more]

Hi Guys,Just thought I would post my opinion on the site for what it is worth. I am a newbie and was not familiar with the previous site format. I must however admit that the current site has been invaluable to me in my first venture into property. I am happy to say that I am expecting settlement on my first IP in the coming weeks and would not be…[Read more]

Hi lilyhutch Not trying to hijack your post, but … I am just awaiting settlement on my first IP which is in North Brissy so would also be keen if anyone is forthcoming with a good contact. Cheers

Thanks for the help guys – very much appreciated – Glasco