PropertyInvesting.com | JimboJames | Activity https://www.propertyinvesting.com/members/jimbojames/activity/ Activity feed for JimboJames. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:39:52 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.8.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 9395a18c6a0079d4f1e79fa1209551e3 JimboJames replied to the topic Found a new area for +ve deals in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4373668-found-a-new-area-for-ve-deals/page/3/#post-4473256 Fri, 28 May 2004 00:36:27 +0000 Harsh comments on this topic from a friend of mine from the UK:

“If you bought anything for 18-40K pounds in the UK especially around Manchester then you would:
1. Be buying in a disaster area full of druggies, pimps and wino’s.
2. The property would be fit for the wreckers and it would be ready to condemn.
There are no worthwhile properties in…[Read more]

]]> 1e54a1fbdee3b037fb132a6414588416 JimboJames replied to the topic Cost of Depreciation Schedule? in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4374022-cost-of-depreciation-schedule-2/#post-4475943 Wed, 26 May 2004 04:27:46 +0000 Companies in Sydney are offering to do a schedule for me for around $6-700. Oddly enough, one of them has a standard disclaimer at the start of their report stating something along the lines of “this schedule is not to be used for tax purposes” or “has not been prepared for tax purposes”.

]]> 71766fde160e89e7a6591328802d4427 JimboJames replied to the topic Which type of property is best to avoid ? in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4370847-which-type-of-property-is-best-to-avoid/page/2/#post-4451538 Wed, 04 Feb 2004 05:53:42 +0000 Pisces’ “Housing market” – does that include interest rates?

The impact of the potential for interest rate hikes in the short to medium term on the attractiveness of currently CF+ properties has not been discussed as yet.

I wonder if most CF+ investors have taken out interest only loans…

I am thinking that there may be a strange element of…[Read more]

]]> 6c8cd440847a58edeaf86888b12b3bde JimboJames replied to the topic Multiple Offers on Unseen Properties in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4370374-multiple-offers-on-unseen-properties/#post-4447384 Thu, 15 Jan 2004 05:17:51 +0000 One of the replies to this topic said that it is important to build relationships in this game. Maybe, but what is the chance if the RE industry is, as many claim, to be full of sharks, crooks and liers.

]]> a80b2ca52b63879ff7c735b0b9bc46e2 JimboJames replied to the topic Don't buy - why on earth not!? in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4369623-dont-buy-why-on-earth-not/#post-4441240 Tue, 02 Dec 2003 04:15:52 +0000 I see that a lot of people have been buying for investment purposes in the Aussie market, if not in droves over the last 3 months. Apparently ~40% of property owners in Australia are investors (Reserve Bank this week in SMH).

I remember reading posts on this forum a while back suggesting that investors don’t really influence prices (i.e. don’t…[Read more]

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