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Hey Wayne,
If the agent is saying its not worth it, don’t bother putting the offer in yet. Let them come back to you.
Easter is also a bugger of a time to sell (in my experience anyway) and may have a change of heart over the weekend!
Nice call by the way Dazzling!!
cheers
Jan
Hey Chris,
As far as costs go, you can spend as much as you want really. What work is involved? Putting up walls, inserting doors, floor? What is the plan?
This will also govern council regs as they require a DA for work valued over a certain value I believe.
Must say the Lion supporters I watched the game with were philosophical as well!
Hey TurboB,
There are many tactics that people use in Auctions such as waiting till last minute, upping by higher amounts, putting a highish bid in the early stages to try and scare the chooks, bidding quickly and confidently to look like you will not back down. It really comes down to you in the end. I would just suggest you go to a couple of auctions before the one you are going to bid on to see how others do it and get a feel for it. It can be nerve-wracking but others find it fun. Just take note of the points above about cooling off, deposits and the like. It can be a little different to simply buying through an agent.
good luck!
Hey Debtdogg,
Will give credit where it is due but as for your argument about any team that plays the Lions. I seem to recall the last Grand Final…..
No idea what these guys are like, but this is one place in Qld. http://www.bamboo-oz.com.au/flooring/.
Gives you an idea anyway! good luck!
Hi e,
You can pay anywhere from $15 to $100+ per square metre for floating floors dependant on what you want. The base model is a cheaper laminate which has very little real timber in it (mostly chip board). Top of the range can be solid timber but can get variations of the above. The bamboo floating floors look pretty cool if that is your style.
As for durability, the laminate I have got was $18 per metre but is extremely durable. My two retrievers havn’t made a scratch on it yet!!
cheers
Jan
any team playing the Lions…….. (waits patiently for reaction!)
emcdonald,
Out of curiosity, how do RE agents obtain this information that is not generally obtainable by the general public?
cheers
Jan
Sorry Trisha, yes it is a joke. That was a scene from the movie “Top Gun” when the Tom Cruise (a pilot)sings that song in a nightclub to Kelly McGillis (the girl he has his eye on) to get her attention.
Anyone else have experience in finding these details as I have contacted a council in Perth asking for details of a property and found them to be helpful. They havn’t mentioned that it was illegal so assumed it wasn’t!
What Nobel Prize are you referring to Getting There? Keen to look it up for my own curiosity!
Gamay,
Even if the property is vacant, you can usually find owner info through the local council. Hasn’t cost me anything in the past but a fee may be applicable.
cheers
Jan
I am planning a camping trip up that way sometime to do a bit of windsurfing and property scouting myself. Keep me posted on how you go!
Live in North Beach (close to Trigg) and am a Engineering and Contracts Manager in the construction game. Came over from Sydney 2 years ago and not planning on going back!!
From your website, you seem to have more experience up north than you are letting on![biggrin] Bit of a development up in Geradlton!!
My understanding of the title is that you can get either survey strata on non-survey. The difference being with non-surveyed duplexes, you own the building and share the block with the other duplex owner. In survey strata, you own the building and a defined (surveyed) portion of the land. I found this difficult to grasp at first as the other landowner was entitled to enter your yard as it is all joint property even though it may be fenced off. The reality however is that you have your portion and they have theirs regardless of the title, although legally they can use yours and you theirs!
I own a non-survey duplex in Perth and hasn’t been a problem yet.
Wayne.
I have similar theories to you. Bought in North Beach, Perth about 12 months ago and am about 300m to the beach. No water views but easy walk. Duplex but was a bargain and has gone up 25% in those 12 months. Pretty happy!!
Was actually talking to a mate today about north coastal properties this morning and that it is worth a look. More around Lancelin and Servantes but havn’t investigated thoroughly as yet. Wouldn’t like to comment on a 15% year on year increase until I have looked further. Gut feel says yes, but need to back it up!
Hey Wayne,
As you havn’t had a response yet I will quickly ask a question. Where are you looking to buy a coastal block for $200k on the northern coastal strip? Am guessing Mundarie or further north.
Either or, you really can’t go too wrong with a coastal property, at least for CG. In certain regional coastal areas, you may even get a property with an existing house so you can offset the cost with some rent. I would be looking regional as oceans views, in my opinion, are a gold mine and will be in limited supply.
Just my humble opinion!
Trisha, did he sing “you’ve lost that lovin’ feeling”?
As Simon says, all savings accounts are compounded! Rather small interst rates mind you, but compounded nonetheless. As Foundation says, inflation can be higher![biggrin]
I am assuming though the question is more along the lines of which gives you the best return through a higher interest rate. There are a number of “bonus saver” accounts out there which have a higher rate of return but payback is dependant on staying for longer terms. Of course with any compounding, this is how it works anyway.
I’d leave it there for a month and if it wasn’t picked up, would assume it was mine.
If you woke up one morning but back X amount of years to when you were 15 years old with the knowledge you have now, how would you live your life any differently?
