Rachel :o)

Buy 5 IP’s in 1 town? Or buy 1 IP in 5 towns? I can give you a definitive answer on this – from what *I* would do.

If the fundamentals add up- immigration trends, indutry/employment, population stability, tenant demand, any special/unique features (natural resources, views, coastal, rainforest, a big banana), etc etc etc…

Plus your…[Read more]

awww moni [inlove] *takes off lonely monika sock puppet that’s been keeping me company in her absence* Such a sweet post Wanna come to the Sydney Property Expo on the weekend? I need some help in case any of these investors get lost in the crowds. [whip]

[mickey] misses you too.

kay henry

Awww, PoorDad… given that you really ARE Chan (see Rugby’s post below), then you are indeed a Rich Dad- you have a baby, a wife you love, lots of rich IP’s and you make many of us laugh all the time :o)

It’s all good, PoorDad- we still love ya [upsidedown]

kay henry

Punkin,

In a general sense, I would say buy the book of the gurus before you spend the K’s. Presumably, many of the “secrets” will be in the books.

Here’s some secrets for ya… work hard, save a deposit, invest well, work hard again, learn stuff, buy some more properties, work hard, retire.

And my diet secrets? Eat less fat, exercise…[Read more]

Yes, I love that ad too! God, you’re scaring me elves- I thought I just had to meet IP Forum members and that would be enough- now you’re telling me I have to be *interesting*? [baaa]

kay henry

Damn, Gatsby, you tease. I wanted to read the foot food story [hannibal] You’ll get no help from me in this topic!! (That’s because I have no clue as to how to answer it :o))

Good ploy in attention-getting [laughing]

kay henry

hehe elves… well, I guess if we meet up for the forum, and I’m chatting to you and you walk off, I’ll know you’re just bored [lmao]

kay henry

elves, your area might be on that site too :o))

kay henry

Mini,

Did ya check that site out about rental yields? It has some great data in there for comparisons.

This one:
http://www.rta.qld.gov.au/december_quarter_2003.cfm

…shows comparisons from Dec quarters 2001, 2002, and 2003.

I find some of the rates quite stable, some have even reduced from 2002-2003, but the trend has been slightly upward…[Read more]

richmond, good to see you’re not [oneeyed]

Because being [oneeyed2] is not a good thing.

kay henry

Originally posted by VIP:
Also the government is about to review the Depreciation on investment property. That will blow up investing for good in property. !!![baaa]

hehe- come on guys- don’t be so hard on VIP- his post is fuuuuuunny- particularly the part I quoted- is VIP *really* Ted Bullpit?? Ahhh, ya godda laugh…

VIP- don’t worry- Steve…[Read more]

Bron,

Thanks for your post- it’s sweet, and I appreciate it :o)

Sure I can yodel- YODELAYHEEHOO!! hehe. Well, on the net one can do almost anything!

My two top tips for propert- lemme think…

First, be yourself. Think about who you are and what’s important to you- and then let that be your guide to investing. I do the same with my work. I…[Read more]

Liddl,

I’ll take a punt and suggest that rents have remained about stable or “stagnant” over the past few- 5-10 years. The RE boom has seen more emphasis put on rental yield, I think- and more emphasis has been put on % yield than in the past.

Of course, these ideas of mine can be put to bed [baby] with someone doing an analysis of the rental…[Read more]

Here are two fantastic sites I came across today, silverfox. This one below is all the statistical information about overy area around brisbane- details about dwellings, rental etc. Much info is from 2001 census, so might be slightly outdated, but still a very good site:

http://wic001lc.server-web.com/statistical_portrait/brisbanes_regions/

The…[Read more]

Oh, charming, Chan! You got an issue with a big green head?? You big-green-headist, you… or is it my eyebrows? You think I have a facial tic because they move all the time?? And now I’m off to therapy!!

kay henry

Yes redwing- you have big ears… but based on the same premise, georgis smells, blackjack is a cow, Chan has a terrible case of helmet-head, melbear is a dog, and Rachel has big hair! And yes, I know, I am green.

Vive le difference!

kay henry

yack,

It’s one of the reasons I think property is so much *safer* than shares. Basically, you could buy into a company, and not really know what’s going on internally, and the coy could close down, and you’ve had it. Even buying into the cochlear ear could be risky if it ends up killing someone. Remember the old silicon breast implant? You would…[Read more]

Yeah Brenda- Forum Fun is where it’s all at- I think they built the other Forums for us to provide us with a distraction from Forum fun- hehe…

[upsidedown]

kay henry

James,

I have no problem with anal I think it’s not a bad idea, James- re the Seminar thing. I have never actually been to a Seminar, so I might become a seminar junkie once I do go!! hehe. Well, I’d go to anything for free.

James, I haven’t asked people what they wanna do there- I imagine people would spend some time looking around (Teacherk6…[Read more]

James,

The good think about that link you posted was that we get to see what a Quantity Surveyor does!! It’s an interesting list, and thankyou for posting the article

kay henry