Some one, please get spammers out of this forum ! What ever for, they may just know more than you and you might learn from them – if you dare to listen.Jon

Go for it Ben – Contrary to the popular belief of members of this site, a career in Property can be very rewarding and not all Agents are as bad as they are depicted here.   You will see both sides of the natural greed that we Humans have in us and you will be dissapointed by lots of peoples attitudes, however every now and then someone nice co…[Read more]

I'm only starting out in property investment and still learning. I still don't get it why is she doing this. Is she lying or am I missing something here?I don't know all the answers, but how long ago did she purchase the property?   What if she purchased 2 years ago and by your statement she only paid $60,000 for it then $140/week is not a bad r…[Read more]

Hi Carpe,You don’t mention the land size or the zoning type, just the number of units.   Where did this information come from?   While I am not familiar with Canberra town planning I may be able to assist to some degree.  In Brisbane a three story limitation is classed as MR (Medium Density) and you are able to use 60% of the land size for GFA (g…[Read more]

Hi Ezn,I'm not sure why you would want to build a 4 bedroom however in Brisbane, a typical 110m2 3 bedroom 2 bathroom Townhouse would be around $200,000 to construct.Jon

On the flip side though, 1. You often have to deal with body corporates where there is common property. This leads to a loss of control.On this issue, I believe that people should be aware that the 'Unit Owners' are the body corporate and the Body Corporate Manager works for them if they are not doing as you ask – sack them.   I believe (from my o…[Read more]

Hi Marc, Oh dear, a Jenman fan. Perhaps I should give up while I’m ahead as I know that it is useless to preach to the converted. In my opinion Neil Jenman has done more harm to the general public through his psychological use of peoples greatest weakness – Fear. Everyone believes that they are being ripped off so tell them they are – but hey! I…[Read more]

 L A Aussie saysKeep in mind with AUCTION results that many include the results of a sale that happens before or after the auction date.This is spin on the actual result; especially if quoted in newspapers.A sale made before or after the auction is not an auction result; it is a private sale. This may not be important, but the r/e industry and n…[Read more]

Hi Marc, thanks for the comments.It must be remembered that the statement applied to Units V Houses within 6k of the GPO. I agree that some houses will fair as good or even better than units outside this area.   The other consideration was that the properties purchased were median priced properties and I would welcome anyone to show me a median p…[Read more]

Dear Kuade,I would be happy to assist as a Buyers Agent.   To find out more about my business you can check out my website here http://www.BrisbaneUnits.com .   As you can see, I specialise in Units and this may not be your preferred option, however I just thought that I would throw my hat in the ring as an option.   You can email me to dsicuss furth…[Read more]

Hey MickyMouse,Pay peanuts, get monkeys.   I thought that the motivation would be  to sell the properties for as much as the market would stand, not see how much you can save in doing so.   Any agent who would negotiate the commission just to get the listing would be questionable to me as to wether they could negotiate the best price on the sale for me.Jon