Maybe Marc reminds you of a purple bath, aussierogue? [biggrin][blink][hair2][hmm]

kay henry

Julie,

Here’s a couple of questions/comments you might like to think about.

* International airport? Says who? Is it rumour or fact? Look it up on google.com.au “news”. If it isn’t in there, it’s probably rumour.
* How old is the house? Does it need repairs? Structural problems? What is the land value? If you need to do repairs, how will that…[Read more]

Celivia,

It will be funny when all Allen’s high powered barristers are combing the streets of sydney with a “wanted” picture of miss kitty. hehe.

Pisces, I doubt Allen is going to care if people critique him- sheesh. It’s still a democracy. I am not sure why you found it so essential for Celivia to make a public apology… It seemed like that…[Read more]

Success to me is…

Having lots of love in my life.. living with integrity and being myself and trying to be the best person I can… caring about other people who I love… being happy… having self-respect…

I I can do all of the above, then I feel like life is fantastic )) And work, family, relationships, investments all come into the above…[Read more]

Ray and Lizzy,

Dunno about consensus- I am an independent soul :o) Look, if we could all afford our own home and invest in as many IP’s as we’d like- who wouldn’t?

I rent, I really love the area I rent in, and if I had to buy in this area, I would be living in a drain. It’s the only way I’m used to doing things. I’ve been renting since I was 19,…[Read more]

Bruce said:

“Funny how the show used two females to illustrate poor impulse control and a totally screwed up understanding of credit.
Bruce
Mooloolaba, Qld”

What is funny, Bruce? I don’t get your point… or is that funny too?

kay henry

Even if the shoebox has really nice shoes in it, MJK??

My accountant has been working with me foe years, and knows exactly what he’s doing- bloody good man, he is [king] Whilst i don’t turn up with a shoebox full of receipts… I do pay him to organise my finances for me. Just like I pay a hairdresser to organise my hair. I don’t chop it off…[Read more]

Well, i must say- great looking apartment :o) what is with that yield though???

kay henry

hehe Brenda- re the shoebox My main aim this year is to reduce my CGT liability- I wonder if i can get it down to nothing, and still get back a fat tax cheque?

To do that, I think i’d have to not only give my accountant the shoeboxes, but also lots of nice new pairs of expensive shoes inside!!

kay henry

Well, I think everyone’s here except Simon! Come back, MortgageHunter- we miss you!! [exhappy]

Brenda- do you do your own tax returns????????? Sheesh, I think i am in a hero if i bundle mine into manila folders. How come you do your own, Brenda?

kay henry

Ok Pisces- I’ll take a book on it being YOU as the culprit. This was your opportunity to be the SNAG inside you. Let’s face it, you can’t be a tough guy ALL the time, so your inner snag came out.

Evens on Pisces…

kay henry

ok Terry- here’s one I found in Cabramatta for 159k (the next one up on realestate.com.au was 199k)

http://www.realestate.com.au/cgi-bin/rsearch?a=o&ag=&s=nsw&c=35594895&tm=1085405212&id=101538631&f=0&p=10&t=res&ty=&snf=rbs&cu=&fmt=&header=

And this one for 155k in Campbelltown. Estimated rental 135-150 bucks a week. (Next one up is…[Read more]

Lizzy- I wonder what they call “older”. I am 37. I wonder do they mean baby boomers? And yeah, I checked out yor link to you- you are not old at all

Lizzy- where do you intend to buy up in Qld? Anywhere interesting? CF+? Neg gearing?

kay henry

Gee, LonelySingleGuy wouldn’t be MaryPoppins, would he? Both joined on 22/5/2004? Both have similar profiles? Both write really *interesting* poetry…

Chatting up yourself? hehe- it’s too funny How’s the RE landscape in your part of the woods, LSG and MP? Let us know… but at the SAME time- let’s see if you have 4 hands :+P

Gatsby, I think…[Read more]

Yep DD, I’ve bought sight unseen, but it still has to be beautiful :o)) Photos help. I would buy sight unseen again- thinking first about the numbers (I check out the less than 200k IP’s on realestate.com.au- if I only went for beauty, I would be checking the million buck properties, but I can’t afford *that much* beauty- only a little bit). After…[Read more]

pozz cashflow,

A bank valuation IS an independent valuation. The ones that are not independent are “in-house” ones that companies provide for you, such as the ones that occurred with off the plan apartments. You just need to make sure the bank values your property at the level you are about to pay.

Ifd you check out realestate.com.au and go to…[Read more]

Yes Lizzy- I am the one in 7 ) I rent a place in the city, and own a couple of IP’s I do have huge debts on my IP’s, and I do make a loss on my properties *boohoo* [hair2]

I fit the profile. I do think now that I’ll chuck more money when I have it into IP’s rather than a PPOR. Rent is reasonable here- not “dead money”, and I can make more from…[Read more]

Luke,

My information from my bank is that they don’t care how many credit applications you’ve made- they are only interested in defaults. Have you a lot of credit cards? If so, reduce your limit amounts. I am not sure why any bank would care how much credit you’ve applied for- surely they would think you are entrepeneurial if you have bought many…[Read more]

I think it’s all about keepin a part of yourself. Would people go to a buddhist retreat (I went on a 3-day one decades ago- little sleep, lots of meditating which I couldn’t do, and no speaking) and walk away a buddhist? Would you go to a home reno workshop, leave your job and become a home reno’er? What if these gurus tell you to chuck in your…[Read more]

OzTex,

I see where you’re coming from, and sorry to be discussing this wehn we are meant to be dscussing property… but to my knowledge, in 2004, the rules have changed. Your wife need not be involved, nor yourself. You just call the police to their house, and unlike the old days, the woman doesn’t have to request an avo, so she won’t be…[Read more]