PropertyInvesting.com | King of the Castle | Activity https://www.propertyinvesting.com/members/king-of-the-castle/activity/ Activity feed for King of the Castle. Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:27:04 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.8.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 9de0ea5b9ce511238b97cd33e5c077ab King of the Castle replied to the topic Property bust not here yet ... worse to come in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4385726-property-bust-not-here-yet-worse-to-come/page/7/#post-4548554 Wed, 27 Sep 2006 13:04:23 +0000 Hi,

I’m thinking about entering the Brisbane property market as an investor in mid 2007, (currently overseas), and I’m worried that the property will lose value over the next 5 years, ie, negative capital growth.
I’m only worried because I plan on using 100% finance on an interest only loan due to a lack of capital.

I know that growth ra…[Read more]

]]> 1510cc1b300982d0d12f02871c87d77e King of the Castle replied to the topic IP Management Services Fees in the forum Creative Investing https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4386644-ip-management-services-fees/#post-4553887 Thu, 31 Aug 2006 12:41:24 +0000 Wow, with all the annual fees that are required to successfully maintain an IP it’s a wonder that anyone breaks even, let alone being positively geared.
It’s almost enough to be turned off real estate as an investment option.

I suspected that a property management company would be bound by those laws that apply to trusts and other financial…[Read more]

]]> 8a574ef3a6a4b32f1ef3f16e90d9620f King of the Castle replied to the topic IP types & returns in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4386642-ip-types-returns/#post-4553883 Thu, 31 Aug 2006 10:49:49 +0000 Thanks for the feedback Tammy.
: )

I was referring to the Gross income from both property types. It might be helpful to illustrate my point with an example.

Eg. Both a city apartment and a townhouse in an inner suburb are selling for 330,000 (both 2bdr).

Rental income for the high-rise apartment is $450 per week (7.1% Gross ROI).
Rental income…[Read more]

]]> 5568c05b4beaabe91abc712119528db4 King of the Castle replied to the topic Borrowing more than 100% LVR in the forum Finance https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4386600-borrowing-more-than-100-lvr/#post-4553647 Mon, 28 Aug 2006 14:33:04 +0000 Thanks Josh, I will definately look into it.
Cheers.
[king]

]]> b94b76367236dde7208288f7d589aa0e King of the Castle replied to the topic Borrowing more than 100% LVR in the forum Finance https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4386600-borrowing-more-than-100-lvr/#post-4553646 Mon, 28 Aug 2006 14:29:30 +0000 Thanks Richard,
I guess the best thing for me to do is to start small by saving enough to cover the costs of purchasing one or two ip’s rather than borrowing more than the value of the properties to cover these costs.
It’s just frustrating having to wait on the sideline while I save a few thousand to cover stamp duty. Such is life.
Cheers.
[king]

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