PropertyInvesting.com | jsoohoo | Activity https://www.propertyinvesting.com/members/jsoohoo/activity/ Activity feed for jsoohoo. Sun, 12 Apr 2026 11:53:40 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.8.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 31bd5f5617d7c629e97cb5a63881d50c jsoohoo replied to the topic Bidding at an Auction- Noob question in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4400826-bidding-at-an-auction-noob-question/#post-4629574 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 23:56:30 +0000 duckster wrote:

jsoohoo wrote:
Hi Fellow Investors,He told me that if I were to bid and if the bid was  too high

Ask your lender who they use as a valuer and then employ that valuer to provide you with a valuation before you go to auction.That way you will know exactly what the property is worth before bidding on it and you can use the…[Read more]

]]> 7b4fd6139fb208b2d3536b1bac404940 jsoohoo replied to the topic Coomera in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4398996-coomera-2/#post-4618509 Fri, 04 Jun 2010 06:13:25 +0000 gurjjeet wrote:
Hi Everyone I am in process of buying my first IP in Coomera. I have finally taken my first step after 6 months of confusion etc. & right now I am in cooling off period of contract which is making me write this query. I would appretiate some help. I am buying a near new 4 bedder house on small land (around 380m2) is this a…[Read more]

]]> 721ba7e52ec6756f1f92d2119d2509a2 jsoohoo replied to the topic What Now!!?? in the forum Which issue is this? I would https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4392279-what-now-4/page/2/#post-4582612 Wed, 02 Jun 2010 04:55:34 +0000 Which issue is this? I would like to read up on the article myself. I'm also thinking about investing in Upper Coomera but have mixed feelings about the place. I would love to know how your investment is going since 2008?  What is your feelings on your property at the moment? Any advice would be great!

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]]> 68de9c138c1a945af255f5fd194a11ab jsoohoo replied to the topic Can I use a mortgage to pay upfront expenses? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4399091-can-i-use-a-mortgage-to-pay-upfront-expenses/#post-4619130 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:19:50 +0000 Sorry I should also add, because this is my first property and the fact that I'm looking at 90% LVR..

]]> 8c9fd780f185d16399dfecec63dee2ed jsoohoo replied to the topic Can I use a mortgage to pay upfront expenses? in the forum Hi Richard, This is for an https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4399091-can-i-use-a-mortgage-to-pay-upfront-expenses/#post-4619129 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:16:28 +0000 Hi Richard,This is for an investment.

]]> 57c9d9859b63763bcd609fc062d445be jsoohoo replied to the topic LVR 90% limitations include "rural" areas? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4399075-lvr-90-limitations-include-rural-areas/#post-4619067 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:44:57 +0000 Thank you all for your reply.ryan – I'm calculating that it won't be positive cashflow however I am holding out as negative gearing (maybe neutral if I'm lucky) until the go ahead is given for lng projects in that area. How soon the property becomes positive cashflow is something I can't answer and I take this as purely a gamble.  

]]> 378b102f7f138a954f71b8c702f380a8 jsoohoo replied to the topic LVR 90% limitations include "rural" areas? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4399075-lvr-90-limitations-include-rural-areas/#post-4619063 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:09:00 +0000 Music to my ears! Cheers Sonya.

]]> 2976a10fd3b953e51e4a0db607e67998 jsoohoo replied to the topic Advice for Financial Structure in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4398942-advice-for-financial-structure/#post-4618081 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 02:34:15 +0000 Thank you all for you advice. I plan on seeing an accountant in the following week or later and see what he/she says about buying in my own name or in a trust.  I was reading the 'Your Investment property' magazine today and read that its becoming more difficult to buy in a trust and from the advice above it doesn't necessarily give you more…[Read more]

]]> cd128fb38444d10ecd08d02c693ff1b7 jsoohoo replied to the topic Advice for Financial Structure in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4398942-advice-for-financial-structure/#post-4618077 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 10:09:29 +0000 I don't have an accountant and was advised by two mortgage brokers (who are also financial brokers) that an accountant is not necessary until I buy a house and then need a tax return lodged.  DWolfe – I felt as though my dream was crushed because when I was told that I could only borrow 400k as an individual with my current salary, I got the…[Read more]

]]> c5c1429ec11a84a64862bb9c1860e526 jsoohoo replied to the topic Which is better: Brick OR Weatherboard house in QLD? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4398903-which-is-better-brick-or-weatherboard-house-in-qld/#post-4617833 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:07:10 +0000 Thanks rinnia for your post.  My main concern was the risk of having constantly maintain these houses and it falling apart on me down the track.  I do get that feeling that these 'Queenslander" homes are more popular and therefore preferred by tenants.  Hmm….

]]> 34cd11afe989b0d9e6dfb5c9bc0fb492 jsoohoo replied to the topic Deposit using little money in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4398608-deposit-using-little-money/#post-4616155 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:28:32 +0000 The other thing I really need to understand is how I would maintain a DSR to be 80% if I take out a loan of 90% (paying mortgage insurance of say 2%) of the purchase price.  I read in Steve's book that maintaining a DSR of 80% is ideal but if I wanted to build a portfolio of say 5 houses within the next 5 years, would it be a bad idea to start…[Read more]

]]> 0e3ed241b3cfaa2e4fc155e9855d0338 jsoohoo replied to the topic Deposit using little money in the forum Thank you all for your https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4398608-deposit-using-little-money/#post-4616152 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:19:59 +0000 Thank you all for your valuable advice. So LMI isn't so bad after all…  As a first timer I was told to avoid it at all costs.

]]> a615fe55c384554fc0772a20c9a8763c jsoohoo replied to the topic Debt to income ratio in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4398583-debt-to-income-ratio/#post-4616064 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:24:56 +0000 <!– /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Helv; panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 3 2 4; mso-font-alt:Arial; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-font-format:other; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:"";…[Read more]

]]> 016b0caa5779b41c34cb5f04c04fad5b jsoohoo replied to the topic Debt to income ratio in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4398583-debt-to-income-ratio/#post-4616063 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:07:19 +0000 <!– /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Helv; panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 3 2 4; mso-font-alt:Arial; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-font-format:other; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:"";…[Read more]

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