https://www.propertyinvesting.com/members/idv8/activity/ Activity feed for IDV8. Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:43:18 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.8.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 017a8992a3f13dac45447be0c59f08d6 https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4405640-how-do-i-buy-my-first-home/#post-4662172 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:03:55 +0000 Mmm I see where you're coming from – it just seems like paying rent is money down the drain. If I could save the down payment this year then buy something at a desired price range I'll be paying off my mortgage like I would rent anyway except I'd own the place. Like the place that expected $380 a week for rent, I had a quick look at the numbers…[Read more]

]]> 56b6cc1db7c835b4e90fcd1d73c674a7 https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4405640-how-do-i-buy-my-first-home/#post-4662170 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:21:39 +0000 Great to hear So should my goal be to make the place pay itself off? I mean if I live in it for a year and my mortgage repayments are $400 a week and thats the only amount I can rent it out for, is that how I should look at it? I guess the overall thing I'd like is to be able to pay off my own home comfortably and earn extra income by building a…[Read more]

]]> 9642984946887c327f5f5001fa08ff21 https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4405640-how-do-i-buy-my-first-home/#post-4662167 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 14:01:54 +0000 Thanks for your replies. Definitely taken a lot into consideration and thought about it a bit more, think the smartest move for me to do would be to aim for an apartment for my first buy then spend a year doing bits and pieces to it to increase value even if its just installing another aircon, new carpet or floor boards would be great and some DIY…[Read more]

]]> 2f7e8bf3531f4e7fdb13b55ce507ceeb https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4405644-what-renovations-add-the-most-value/#post-4662223 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:30:36 +0000 I'm more so just thinking ahead of what I could do. I rented a nice apartment in Liverpool, Sydney where all the new developments are, it was on the top level and $350 a week – can now see them for up to $400 a week. Complex had underground lock up parking, elevator, BBQ areas etc and the apartment itself was 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom and had 1 aircon…[Read more]

]]> fb4d9ee2459eb5087f839c9c51a9d2c4 https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4405551-on-the-right-track/#post-4661547 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 12:27:42 +0000 Thanks again for the replies How would I figure out exactly how much cash I should be prepared to part with before buying – or what could I expect a mortgage broker to advise me? I guess thats the first step and thats what I'm trying to do now, get enough $$ together to get things started.@Heath06 That'd be a great idea – I've seen simple things…[Read more]

]]> 4a7b55fff5577c0db84f6f361de79214 https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4405551-on-the-right-track/#post-4661544 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 02:24:37 +0000 Thanks for the replies! I was hoping to buy my first property in the Norwest area (Sydney) as personally I'd like to live there but also because it seems that rental prices are a bit higher without the purchase price being pretty much impossible like somewhere such as Sydneys eastern suburbs. I currently live in the South West and rental prices…[Read more]

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