https://www.propertyinvesting.com/members/karen./activity/ Activity feed for karen.. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:25:03 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.8.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 5f668e320f469288a863e8459ca3c5ed https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4405925-my-situation-2/#post-4664169 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:32:57 +0000 Yeah but derek we have to move, and I refuse to pay rent   No room in our house for the next baby which is due to arrive in June!!  Who said having four kids wouldnt be too much of a life change haha!!  We are currently in a three bedroom house with a family of five (soon to be 6) …. the new house is a 5 bedroom with a granny flat out the ba…[Read more]

]]> 5632dfedacf727c3d1a8455de4ee6514 https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4404450-3rd-toilet/#post-4653884 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 01:55:51 +0000 hubby crumbled … toilet it is

]]> 5e5b8b466a39df0b2716a45cfacb53cf https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4391824-bowen-basin-qld-mining-towns-opinion-on-offer/page/18/#post-4579972 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 22:50:14 +0000 i live in moranbah and the crap has hit the fan with this FIFO thing.  if FIFO is approved itll be terrible for the community here.  we already struggle to keep businesses in business here, with rents mostly over the $1000 mark.  its too unsettled in the 'bah at the moment, I wouldnt invest here until its all sorted and we know whats happening wi…[Read more]

]]> 5d02482109814c57af57408636358a00 https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4403259-townsville-property-market/#post-4645280 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 03:09:33 +0000 fabulous!!  i have that mg but havent read it yet.  still in its plastic   what good timing!   thanks for that

]]> 480cbf64ff819ec5e2cd31e864e3043b https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4402161-reno-with-clean-hands/#post-4637978 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 03:22:40 +0000 for us it made MORE financial sence to get tradies to do all the work.  with us it woulda taken months to get all the work done, but only one week for all the tradies to do it – and they did a better more professional job.so if it had taken 12 weeks (at only doing it on weekends cos hubby works, and we live 2 hrs from investment prop) we woulda…[Read more]

]]> 9779f4c5c779791016bf374908594521 https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4401876-urgent-contract-without-finance-clause/#post-4636131 Sun, 14 Nov 2010 04:30:25 +0000 Cant get to email away from home sorry.  ive got just about everything crossed   the house is perfect for our next investment,  hopefully itll work out.Thanks Richard

]]> 74c442560ede9a2f01ea148c6d2eee7c https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4401876-urgent-contract-without-finance-clause/#post-4636129 Sun, 14 Nov 2010 03:27:16 +0000 thanks richard – unfortunately i ran out of time to come back here and check ur message!  so i went to the meeting without viewing here first  –  bummer.my husand wasnt comfortable leaving off a finance clause, so we added one, but only made it 14 days.  im not sure if all towns are the same but the norm here is 21+ days.  and we did the pest/b…[Read more]

]]> 3f4691423b184951e206dec8b61712b6 https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4401843-bank-holding-up-settlement/#post-4635901 Fri, 12 Nov 2010 07:24:43 +0000 ok time for an update:  they agreed to the extention til monday but requested early entry.   they got in there this arvo.    phew!

]]> bcca38173b564e66a448eea428e13414 https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4401726-finally/#post-4635292 Sun, 07 Nov 2010 06:42:21 +0000 u can call ur blog anything u want   as if i would mind hahahad a quick look at ur blog and i love the look of ur reno!!  ill come back tonight once the kids are down and have a proper read and comment.  im in the middle of the nighttime routine …. which im sure u know what its like haha.  dinner cooking, kids running around naked after bat…[Read more]

]]> 025aefc1c83734e134b668e839f3e7e0 https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4401726-finally/#post-4635287 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 03:09:14 +0000 thanks jess   sounds great!  ur plan is similar to what im wanting to do with my next house.  u should blog so i can follow u 

]]> 9644f5bffe84122371cce830e0f80238 https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4401726-finally/#post-4635285 Mon, 01 Nov 2010 07:40:56 +0000 yep as soon as it was out of contract we would only have to wait a week or so then itd be under again.  they all dropped cos of finance.

]]> 6e4d90520016d9eaf34bae6707b6da47 https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4401057-deposit-when-first-signing-a-contract/#post-4630963 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:05:34 +0000 k thanks.  just askin cos we have had another contract fall through due to finance on the house we are trying to sell.  its costing us so much in advertising but the house keeps going under  contract.  then by the time the contract crashes its been a month and we are due again for another lot of advertising.  was hoping to recoop some of my cost…[Read more]

]]> c85b2016c7013f088f8d1d0b32be5450 https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4400891-pigs-for-chicks-in-perth/#post-4629958 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 01:47:56 +0000 ouch thats a bit harsh.id come along if i was there. sounds like a good social group for ppl who have similar interests.  where i live ive only managed to find one other girl who is happy to talk property alot.  i wish there was more girls here to bounce ideas off!have fun!

]]> 33b8e6d06b585f2740596c9efaedb205 https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4400788-what-type-of-reno-do-you-recommend-for-1st-timer-in-brisbane/#post-4629419 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 01:44:28 +0000 we did our first reno last year, and plan on doing another 2 next year.we were looking for a house that fit the following criteria. and the house we bought had to have all of the following:1.  floorcoverings needing to be replaced2.  needing an internal repaint3.  outdated window coverings/light fittings4.  because it was our first reno we per…[Read more]

]]> d39c6fe804fb80316a328cdb5539b20f https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4400780-capital-gains-tax-exemption/#post-4629367 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 07:29:57 +0000 u are correct about 6 yrs of CGT free.  its a great loophole hey   i bet the government takes that away at some stage cos its too cozy

]]> e72fb1edbcfcecd6c6372b1f62f8aa47 https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4400714-purchasing-investment-properties-in-mining-towns/#post-4628930 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 03:42:30 +0000 i wish i was into property investing 5 yrs ago when i arrived in moranbah.  i would be a very happy woman

]]> 5f66f6c3795580bd4beeecf54b17d70b https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4400730-best-way-to-put-in-offers/#post-4629124 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 03:26:22 +0000 we got a house lastyear that was listed at $330k and we got it for $250k.  so ya never know unless u ask!!!!  if i wasnt ballsy that day i very well may have paid a hell of alot more for that house. im soooo glad i risked offending cos it worked in my favour good luck with your offer!  let us know how u went

]]> 0406c1b240576c0f11fbcd18a28f617e https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4400733-managing-agents-2/#post-4629143 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 03:20:03 +0000 word of mouth worked for me.  my PM is awesome.

]]> 4973c279c38cf6e139de6fc96cd4a764 https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4400681-whats-up-with-darwin/#post-4628751 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:19:07 +0000 wow linar i love stories like that     motivates me!!  and also makes me frustrated that we arent ready to purchase again just yet!  its so bitter sweet haha

]]> 25f720c1852a8f452262da80938fb17b https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4400682-loc-for-maintainence-and-repayment-surplus/#post-4628755 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:13:20 +0000 in regards to the LOC i was just reading an article about this in the new API i just got in the mail.  so maybe grab an issue to read.it stated that the LOC interest is tax deductible.  and supported the use of these loans to pay for those other IP expenses.  i had never thought of using them that way and im so glad that was brought to my at…[Read more]

]]> afd23289b998d1ad557678f915ecd60d https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4400648-where-did-you-go-wrong/#post-4628550 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:49:39 +0000 my mistake was buying a house that we couldnt really afford at the time.  i bought it because i was GOING to be returning to work 6 months later.  i learnt that you cant buy property based on what you plan on earning in the future … cos u never know if that plan is going to actually happen or not.i fell pregnant 8 weeks after settlement so the p…[Read more]

]]> 67643e10be3dfccba081d337c6e15b79 https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4399909-my-renovation-challange/page/2/#post-4624370 Sun, 25 Jul 2010 11:42:48 +0000 wow good luck with the reno!!!  i renovated a house a year back but it wasnt as intense as ur reno   i look forward to following your progress!

]]> 1915991e2ee187e730a2230d350abf6b https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4369744-which-citysuburb-you-live/page/15/#post-4442502 Sun, 25 Jul 2010 11:22:31 +0000 Moranbah, Central QLD ….. 2 hrs west of Mackay

]]> c5e18b62af9caa9623b3624ebe4da9ba https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4400166-not-legal-height-downstairs-still-dual-living/#post-4625618 Mon, 07 Jun 2010 12:15:10 +0000 k ta – cos someone i know is selling their house and they were telling me how they rented out underneith cos they put in a kitchenette etc.  i was sceptical about the legals of it all.  dodgey!  musta been a cash in the hand rental.

]]> 6c489e8bb6f5f209a6f346c051583ee8 https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4400163-tenant-thretening-to-sue-me-for-falling-in-the-yard/#post-4625594 Mon, 07 Jun 2010 10:19:19 +0000 i dunno about the legals … but they sound like crappy tenants.

]]> f9f9e4ca244e47c2bf758aeda2fa03f1 https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4399979-pretty-excited-d/#post-4624690 Wed, 26 May 2010 09:58:15 +0000 yeah, but it still isnt enough to convince my hubby to jump back into finding another house.  we had spoken about it and wanted to wait awhile.  but then yesterday a beauty came on the market that i wanted to put an offer through for.  i had a walk through this arvo and its already listed at an amazingly good price.  the owner was out the back of…[Read more]

]]> f4e50a83718f8489f85e1d9acb61f844 https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4399979-pretty-excited-d/#post-4624687 Wed, 26 May 2010 06:49:57 +0000 our accountant plugged the numbers for us and we will walk away with $316k after settlement out of that $325k.  thats after agent fees and CGT etc. we got our agent at a discounted rate because we used the company that also does our prop management.  the CGT will be only $5k because I am unemployed and my husband isnt on a grand wage.to buy the ho…[Read more]

]]> fdd943643bb3c109a5fd0386e3953f19 https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4399979-pretty-excited-d/#post-4624685 Tue, 25 May 2010 05:34:58 +0000 we were going to wait 6 months before buying again because im due to have another baby any day now (only 11 days til my due date) but with the contract now having all the signatures i know im gonna  have a hard time not putting in offers once it settles.  all that investment dosh sitting there in an offset account against our other IP.  begging fo…[Read more]

]]> d0b5320e6504e7264ae69e98e3300d13 https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4399979-pretty-excited-d/#post-4624684 Tue, 25 May 2010 04:42:34 +0000 yep.  we are going to get a three bedroom brick house next that needs renos but no structural stuff.

]]> e0559afd531bb66ed8602f0654655def https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4399979-pretty-excited-d/#post-4624682 Mon, 24 May 2010 11:14:26 +0000 woohoo our counteroffer got accepted.  contract signed tomorrow morning   soooo happy!!  only 2 weeks on the market. 

]]> 964713eb6fdd08da2714cb3d3f2abe30 https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4399979-pretty-excited-d/#post-4624681 Sun, 23 May 2010 06:37:14 +0000 yeah thats the one.

]]> b9a1cd788259df430939c7e0155b23fa https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4399915-property-investing-in-mackay-qld/#post-4624428 Mon, 17 May 2010 09:35:38 +0000 We have invested in Mackay also as we see alot of growth still to be made.  We have two IPs although one is on the market so hopefully soon we will be down to one.  Our reason for selling is a change in family income that was unforseen so we are offloading a property that no longer suits us, and once its gone we will be once again looking in M…[Read more]

]]> 8d02dca324dcd487978d66524878aa75 https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4399498-selling-a-tenanted-property/#post-4621967 Mon, 10 May 2010 06:13:52 +0000 yeah our tenants are fabulous.  worlds best tenants i reckon.  the house is always spotless and yard always mowed.  gorgeous modern furniture.  no clutter.  and they have agreed to periodical payments so thats good   we wont be losing them after their lease runs out

]]> d98f19b94595c78d8ac535f46e682dc0 https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4399584-moura-blackwater-moranbah/#post-4622619 Thu, 22 Apr 2010 05:43:57 +0000 nope – mining only.  theres no tourism or farming or anything else.  so if the mines close around here itll be a ghost town.  but that being said the community is confident.  my husband doesnt work for the mines, he is a computer techy, so i dont follow the mine activity but from what ive heard around town Moranbah still has least another 20 yrs…[Read more]

]]> 849d76f47e4861fe9e584dced40119df https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4399584-moura-blackwater-moranbah/#post-4622617 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 09:58:08 +0000 ive lived in moranbah for the last 5 years and i loooooove it here!!  if there was a title for Miss Moranbah id go for it cos im an avid ambassador for what a great little town it is.  our plan was originally to live here for 1 or 2 yrs … now its been 5 with a plan to be here for at least the next 5 years also.we live in a company house so we o…[Read more]

]]> db699df917d2bb53cdfab44c6dea70ef https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4399498-selling-a-tenanted-property/#post-4621958 Tue, 13 Apr 2010 06:10:25 +0000 thanks for your advice   that seems to suit our needs perfectly.

]]> bfc33b9225d8582b3d474a7dc1fd45e5 https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4399498-selling-a-tenanted-property/#post-4621956 Tue, 13 Apr 2010 05:54:04 +0000 our current property manager says to not renew their lease.   if i want them out at the end of their current lease i have to give them 2 months notice, plus 2 days postage.  which is next week.if i sign on a new lease i cant kick them out for another 6 months after they sign their new lease – which is the end of Decemberbut i hadnt previously th…[Read more]

]]> 0cc64f49cb09bcea77b67e9de7ee3db4 https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4399498-selling-a-tenanted-property/#post-4621954 Tue, 13 Apr 2010 05:31:24 +0000 D i was under the impression that when the lease was signed I couldnt move them on until after the lease expires?but i just had a thought – how about getting rid of the lease and offering the tenants a periodical payments agreement where its not a lease but they pay fortnightly.  that way if the new buyer wants a lease he can offer them a lease,…[Read more]

]]> efe0da3d682cdf1e64e1e2ecd895a305 https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4399337-selling-in-mackay-rea-recommendation/#post-4620780 Mon, 12 Apr 2010 07:01:52 +0000 thanks guys   the ball is rolling!!!!  will go on the market in early May, instead of July … exciting!!!

]]> 020cfd986e07de7d1278f35ceb4cb66c https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4398852-shes-pregnant/#post-4617553 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:56:03 +0000 wow thats amazing!!!!!  as SHales said – investing in your children and wife will be the most satisfying investment you could ever make   not to say its always rosey … but its what life is about!im a stay at home mum to 2, with another 1 on the way.  i did work for my first year as a mother and i must say – being in the centre of the home is an…[Read more]

]]> 2af485cc78573a0689046b9f34623c42 https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4398559-tenant-expressed-interest-to-buy-unsure-what-road-to-take/#post-4615942 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 02:25:21 +0000 yeah the house's yard got mildly flooded during last yr's feb flood but it wasnt too bad.  my dad ran the disaster relief centres so it was great having him on call for when we were looking to buy.   the house as it currently sits didnt get affected tho cos its quite high off the ground already.  with building in underneith we werent too wo…[Read more]

]]> c83caa6d291ceb5e0ff830b7985b3631 https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4398559-tenant-expressed-interest-to-buy-unsure-what-road-to-take/#post-4615939 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 11:36:38 +0000 yep we know.  but we arent in the position to live in mky just yet.  rather buy earlier than expected and take advantage of capital gains … but we just are picky and take our time buying if we buy again some time over the next 18 months the house we would get would cost about $400k (we've seen a few ideal houses of this price lately).  if we bu…[Read more]

]]> 52df36bc0ee1566f3bf151e130de0d0b https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4398559-tenant-expressed-interest-to-buy-unsure-what-road-to-take/#post-4615937 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 10:23:09 +0000 basically we are unsure if we want to keep this house long enough now that our future plans are unexpectedly changing.current situation:  one income and living in a company house in a mining town.  the original plan was for us to move back to mackay in 1 year and live in the house we bought in June.  because i would have been returning to the wo…[Read more]

]]> c09f5589c6e269bf224a25f5b6aa2b98 https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4398526-mackay-2/#post-4615759 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:09:15 +0000 HiI live in Moranbah but invest in Mackay.  I come into Mackay once or twice a month but I always have both my young kids and never a babysitter.  So its impossible to catch up.  But there is another guy on here from Mackay and I think his username is Ash.  So if he doesnt reply to this thread maybe look him up on here and send him a mes…[Read more]

]]> a27efa92428fd432b3d5a12d426d747a https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4398067-getting-started-44/#post-4612882 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:11:34 +0000 not much to add, but definitely tell centrelink because we just purchased again in June and the rent return pushed us over the limit of what FTBs we recieve.  we have gone from $5k a yr to nothing.  we dont really mind though because it was bound to happen with us wanting to continue purchasing.  so tell them straight away so you dont owe money ba…[Read more]

]]> a7f9169dc4d31964b0e9b8ff6cde4d1d https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4398074-moranbah-handyman/#post-4612903 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:53:50 +0000 i know someone but i gotta wait til Sunday to get his number.  There is a guy at my church who is a builder out here. But I only know his first name and cant remember his business name.  So cant look him up.  Ill grab his details and pass them on then.

]]> cd423a807b2a53dd0db679f2570862a1 https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4398090-previous-owner-still-in-house-after-settlement/#post-4613046 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:26:33 +0000 wow.  isnt that trespassing?

]]> bba301527a3c029172c90528801d9190 https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4398074-moranbah-handyman/#post-4612901 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:03:06 +0000 I live in Moranbah, ill ask around for u.  although this time of yr the town clears out a fair bit.  best to get it done before it gets even closer to christmas / new yrs.  basically the whole town closes over that period.  What exactly is the problem with the gate?

]]> d3d829618778f76150e7c3c5a76ea32c https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4398061-starting-out-21/#post-4612848 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:40:11 +0000 Hi AshI would love to catch up for coffee, however every time I come into town I have my two kids aged 2 and 4 with me … so an adult conversation such as this is impossible ha.My husband and I are just starting out too, we have two properties.  But hoping to add to that a property every two yrs.  Slow and steady at the moment due to family d…[Read more]

]]> d9c535fd51fe470b824f15b0b97ad6d0 https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4398061-starting-out-21/#post-4612844 Sat, 12 Dec 2009 10:33:11 +0000 Hey Ash.  I invest in Mackay, but live in Moranbah.  I dont know anything about Mt Isa markets so cant say anything there.Our financial planner is Mike Browne from Browne and Bird (in Victoria St Mackay) and awhile back they presented us all the information about Dalrymple Bay and the stuff happening out there.  This will be influencing the ho…[Read more]

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