Mel, you ask if I am suggesting we couldn’t claim for courses by steve… I think we’re on a different wavelength here. I was suggesting one might be able to claim uni/TAFe fees, because they have accreditation by ANTA or whatever- the training authority. I had presumed that any course that was not an accredited course could not be claimed- but…[Read more]

Let’s face it- how many 87K units are there around these days in a town of 30,000 people? I think we take what we can get these days personally.

sis, I know what you mean re units and the land factor. But a price of 87k for a house might mean restumping, rewiring, etc etc. The thing about units is that the entire set of owners pay for major…[Read more]

Mel,

I could set myself up to give seminars for 50k- but why would the ATO accept you using it as a tax deduction? Surely, there is some regulation on what is accepted and what isn’t?

I thought tony robbins did motivational seminars? Can you claim his fees to improve your life? seems like a long bow being drawn there.

I think the ATO is gonna…[Read more]

Thanks for your interst Leigh and Pisces. I would have been happy to attend the weekend with sis. Most of my bosses are younger than sis, so I have no issue around age.

Pisces- I am sure oyu can still go on the weekend even if Leigh can’t attend? You and sis can provide us with some feedback on it.

I have an overall disappointment with the mob…[Read more]

Mel,

I’d be significantly surprised if the 15k-50k seminars were tax deductible. Your partner got audited/questioned on it, so perhaps you can give us some feedback on what the ATO’s position on it is. :o)

kay henry

OK- her’s some proof about victor ollis’ company, country house and land sales:

http://www.abr.business.gov.au/(51wdu255tykhada5thziyr45)/WebProcessEngine.aspx?pid=8000&sid=2&outcome=0&SearchCriteria=76+992+421+973%3dAll%2c1%2c0%2c0%2c0%2c1%2c0%2c0%2c0%2c0%2c0%2c0%2c0%2c0

This search was done by me going to ASIC, the going to FIDO on that site,…[Read more]

Here’s a further post from somersoft:

http://www.somersoft.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=9420&highlight=country+house+and+land+sales

sorry for hogging

kay henry

Anyway,

Here’s a link from the somersoft forum with some details or opinions:

http://www.somersoft.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=5962&highlight=country+house+and+land+sales

kay henry

I’ve hear rumours about the person behind this company. If anyone would like to message me privately, I would be happy to publish any details relating to this.

Given that we’re a public forum, and we are out to help each other- are we? then I would like to have some *proof* of this person’s association to the company, and I’ll put up what I know.…[Read more]

Sue,

I’m lazy- i just think- 50k house = $100 a week rent. 100k house = $200 a week rent :o) I just double the purchase price for rental income.

kay henry

Props- I’m 37

kay henry

richmond,

I wanted to buy metro also- 3 years ago- before i had much CG on my coastal property- and guess what? The bank said i couldn’t- even with lender’s mortgage insurance. I totally had my eyes set on that place- but my eyes were bigger than my wallet.

Even hindsight doesn’t work when you can’t get into the market.

Should we have bought in…[Read more]

Matt, no- not married- but you knew that surely :+P

I think i was married, I would have less time to do many things. While I’m unencumbered, I can follow *my* interests. Won’t be long now until I am married, but until then, I’m gonna be a property predator

kay henry

You and me are going sis- a motley crew to be sure [] It’ll be fun

kay henry

thanks wayne for the conversion- i wasn’t too far off- just a bit- hehe

I’m with karan on the predictions oh home prices. Sounds like a gimmick so they can send you advertising for ever and ever afterwards- I hate giving any of these URL’s my email address- I just end up unsubscribing anyway.

Predicting CG is like predicting interest rates for…[Read more]

Elysium,

No need to worry about being a wet blanket. sometimes it’s good to get a reality check on here.

I can imagine there would be all manner of problems with spotters. They tell you what a great house it is- because they want your commission- and then it ends up a lemon? What does one do then? sue the spotter?

I thought spotting was merely…[Read more]

Pisces,

As well as checking body corp minutes, a purchaser I know of got an “independent body corporate inspection” done. I don’t know who did it for her, but I think it was like some company doing it and checking out how the body corporate was run. First time I had heard of such a check. The check found out there wasn’t enough money in the…[Read more]

Leigh,

I think suggesting people move forward with caution is sensible.

I think the thread about this group went something like this:

(A) Anyone know anything about Country House and Land Sales?
( nope

hehe. I don’t think these folks have a website. Their ads don’t mention one- maybe they’re a bit old-fashioned.

I reckon the only thing to…[Read more]

Yeah, I’m going sis :o))

WTB- thanks for posting the corrections

Pisces- yeah, 7am is hell. But it’s only two days to see 10 towns- need a wakeup call? hehe.

kay henry

Pisces,

I think what you’ve said is really important.

For me, the checking process might be:
* checking body corporate papers
* doing a building and pest inspection
* finding every piece of RE in the town on the net to compare prices, and ringing up RE agents in the town
* finding out every piece of info i can about the town – including…[Read more]