PropertyInvesting.com | ladybird | Activity https://www.propertyinvesting.com/members/ladybird/activity/ Activity feed for ladybird. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:37:17 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.8.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 f5d64db39223ab4c891b18174434b03c ladybird replied to the topic Are these quotes reasonable? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4401767-are-these-quotes-reasonable/#post-4635477 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 13:24:21 +0000 Where do you get $1,000/m2. I get double that. Each building is 250m2 (ground and upper floor together) and costs about $500K.

]]> f9120f106f2f0830a899187e0366c3da ladybird replied to the topic Building Brokers in the forum Value Adding https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4399314-building-brokers/#post-4620676 Sun, 10 Oct 2010 11:31:17 +0000 Since I made the original post, I have engaged the services of a building broker called RCI:

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To date RCI have designed the two townhouses I plan to build (I get to own the designs) and have obtained planning approval from the council. We have worked together to do detailed specifications of what fittings and…[Read more]

]]> fbcc8925ded04e3ca7519ca6e70da5b1 ladybird replied to the topic 1-Phase or 3-Phase in the forum Value Adding https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4400799-1-phase-or-3-phase/#post-4629469 Sat, 07 Aug 2010 12:57:16 +0000 Thanks once again.

]]> 710d59ba5dbacc0fd8f3ef4d76f62e3c ladybird replied to the topic 1-Phase or 3-Phase in the forum Value Adding https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4400799-1-phase-or-3-phase/#post-4629467 Sat, 07 Aug 2010 12:49:49 +0000 Thanks J4son. That has been a great help.

Just to make sure I have got the correct meaning….

When you wrote “and do just as good a job if not better AS a 3 phase unit” do you mean that the Daiken is better when configured as a 3-phase system or that 1-phase is as good as if not better THAN a 3-phase. I can read it either way, so I’m not sure…[Read more]

]]> 052cf397e1a0e624ac0b48a4fc23d369 ladybird replied to the topic Recommendation for Perth Project Manager in the forum Try Emma Everett of Momentum https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4400568-recommendation-for-perth-project-manager/#post-4628095 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:41:07 +0000 Try Emma Everett of Momentum Wealth – emmae@momentumwealth.com.au

She specialises in project managing developments. Somebody recommended her on another forum as someone he uses for project managing his developments as he hasn’t the time to do so himself. I have heard her speak at seminars and she certainly is a smart lady. I haven’t used her…[Read more]

]]> f40e964611bb91e787fa1f79e150cb8d ladybird replied to the topic Window Furnishings for new property to rent out in the forum Value Adding https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4400410-window-furnishings-for-new-property-to-rent-out/#post-4627263 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:34:26 +0000 Thanks everyone for your suggestions

]]> 1511cfdcb82420d8eebfabe7ab649c7c ladybird replied to the topic Spa or Bath in the forum Value Adding https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4400116-spa-or-bath/#post-4625401 Wed, 02 Jun 2010 05:35:38 +0000 Does that 1800 include the pump etc etc plus installation electrician costs if required??

Thanks. Actually no, that is only the item cost. Installation/electrician costs will probably be hidden among the rest of the building costs, so the actually cost difference may well be much more than $1,200. I’ll think I will leave it out. As you say, it…[Read more]

]]> 361624c9900e2ceaf7c76e5aab9c967c ladybird replied to the topic Energy efficient rental properties in the forum Value Adding https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4399539-energy-efficient-rental-properties/#post-4622232 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 06:06:05 +0000 Thanks. That’s good to know as it will probably be towards the end of 2011 before the home is completed, but I am in the design phase now, so I need to plan for the energy rating now.

]]> c2fdb1c90d453e80338693a629efedb8 ladybird replied to the topic Energy efficient rental properties in the forum Value Adding https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4399539-energy-efficient-rental-properties/#post-4622229 Sat, 17 Apr 2010 13:31:41 +0000 Thanks Andy.

]]> 9067da9fcd3df50850966ab192931277 ladybird replied to the topic What is better arranging to have done yourself in the forum Value Adding https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4399057-what-is-better-arranging-to-have-done-yourself/#post-4618929 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:48:55 +0000 Thanks all, you’ve been great. Just one more question while I’m on a roll.

The builder who has worked closely with me and who I want to deal with has had a change of salesman since I first started working with them. Both have been great. However, the original salesman said that I would pay so much for initial plans and engineers reports etc., and…[Read more]

]]> 4f9ed55f516b0dbc17e56275402397a0 ladybird replied to the topic What is better arranging to have done yourself in the forum Don't just settle with one https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4399057-what-is-better-arranging-to-have-done-yourself/#post-4618926 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:30:30 +0000 Don’t just settle with one builder because he came and gave you a quote…get a few quotes from a few builders and see what is negotiable on price.

Ryan. I got two builders to quote as I wanted some basis for comparison and started the process about 5 months ago. Each required an upfront deposit of about $2K. One of the builders spent a lot of…[Read more]

]]> c59e588669793fe9f57f17879d93085c ladybird replied to the topic What is better arranging to have done yourself in the forum Value Adding https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4399057-what-is-better-arranging-to-have-done-yourself/#post-4618925 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:04:28 +0000 Thanks RH and Ryan

]]> 49e4f1eda56e0f6892ff0e67b07cfab7 ladybird replied to the topic Minimum Garage Dimensions in the forum Value Adding https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4398946-minimum-garage-dimensions/#post-4618110 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:48:24 +0000 Thanks. Just the specs I need and explains a design that has been done for me.

]]> 48a77f53ea7af373bf92723533c7e49f ladybird started the topic Minimum Garage Dimensions in the forum Value Adding https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4398946-minimum-garage-dimensions/ Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:19:47 +0000 I have read the Residential Design Guidelines for WA and can’t find any specifications in regards to minimum garage (double) sizes. It doesn’t make sense that they have minima for storage space for grouped dwellings, but not for garages, since many designs have the required storage space located in the garage. For storage spaces it is a minimum…[Read more]

]]> f3a56ae3e3b35da74e35364257323c6c ladybird replied to the topic New Fence and Tax claiming in the forum Legal & Accounting https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4398917-new-fence-and-tax-claiming/#post-4617953 Sat, 27 Feb 2010 07:29:51 +0000 If you are completely replacing the fence, then it is not an expense according to the tax office.

A fence is one of the examples given on the ATO website in relation to expenses vs capital items. It differentiates between fence repairs and completely replacing a fence.

Here is the…[Read more]

]]> 554f97eccabb05e35f87fcee26fcfb43 ladybird replied to the topic Subdivide into 2 or 3 blocks? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4398647-subdivide-into-2-or-3-blocks/#post-4616389 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:20:19 +0000 “park land contribution”

I can only find hits for it in relation to Queensland and then it seems only $500 per lot. I’m in WA.

]]> 84384214e0dd546990ec9b233ced2f99 ladybird replied to the topic Subdivide into 2 or 3 blocks? in the forum "park land https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4398647-subdivide-into-2-or-3-blocks/#post-4616388 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:37:55 +0000 “park land contributions”

That is something I haven’t heard of before and I will need to check into it. Are you sure this applies to an inner city residential block that is already zoned R60 and can be divided into 5 lots (in my case). I’m surprised no one has mentioned this before, even an expert accountant I consulted.

]]> c907d984cf1d65b3ffae2f4ec401cc71 ladybird replied to the topic Subdivide into 2 or 3 blocks? in the forum It's R60 and the council https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4398647-subdivide-into-2-or-3-blocks/#post-4616385 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:24:01 +0000 It’s R60 and the council have already given the OK to subdivide.

]]> 9492722d376e389b3026daff2effa4f0 ladybird replied to the topic Looking for a Western Australia accountant in the forum Legal & Accounting https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4398616-looking-for-a-western-australia-accountant/#post-4616220 Sun, 07 Feb 2010 07:11:50 +0000 He may be a bit far from you, but I have used Michael Prouse in Marmion for some consultation on accounting issues related to investment property and found him excellent. I got his name from elsewhere on this forum.

This is the website…..

http://www.prouse.net.au/

]]> 2a2c10b2377743faf025f291057a1d04 ladybird replied to the topic Subdivision R-code optimisation in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4398461-subdivision-r-code-optimisation/#post-4615284 Fri, 22 Jan 2010 07:22:55 +0000 I am not aware of a calculator to do all this, but if you are in WA then you can find the info online.

If you download and go to the end of this document, you will see various tables that set building parameters based on the R-Codes

http://www.planning.wa.gov.au/Publications/1585.aspx

]]> f2fb00ae98d57798b1826d9c36045dc2 ladybird replied to the topic CGT Cost Base - Rates etc? in the forum Legal & Accounting https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4398279-cgt-cost-base-rates-etc/#post-4614177 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:53:45 +0000 Thanks Terry. Actually you pointed me to that website in answer to another question of mine some months back. As far as I can tell, I should not be classified as a developer. I bought the property to be my home about 4 years ago and only recently decided to develop the rear. My hope is to not sell either of the back 2 properties but just rent out…[Read more]

]]> 62c3d77079c36da99abb1937ac67d0ff ladybird replied to the topic Date for CGT discount in the forum Legal & Accounting https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4398002-date-for-cgt-discount/#post-4612500 Sun, 06 Dec 2009 13:23:34 +0000 Thanks

]]> 93a815656acfee9297f99e48a3501f2c ladybird replied to the topic Zoning Code Help in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4397991-zoning-code-help/#post-4612464 Sat, 05 Dec 2009 05:43:19 +0000 If you are talking about WA, the zoning determines such things as minimum and average block size, boundary set back, plot ratios etc.

As a rough guide, if you divide 10,000 by the R-Code number (20 for R20 etc.), you get the minimum block size. So R20 gives 500 m2, R40 gives 250 m2 etc. However, I have noticed the latest update to the WA codes…[Read more]

]]> 2fae49df59b762f3c2b2369ff873b85b ladybird replied to the topic Two surveys of same lot - will it cause problems in the forum Who do I get to do the https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4397599-two-surveys-of-same-lot-will-it-cause-problems/#post-4610593 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:30:56 +0000 Who do I get to do the design and what would they typically charge? If you are Perth based, do you mind letting me know who you used?

Are designers normally conversant with the R-Codes so that I would be fairly certain that the design will get through council. Also, are they in tune with what the market wants re layout etc.?

Thanks in advance.

]]> 5566132d4133cf20b753ed5e3b5a24e2 ladybird replied to the topic Rental Garauntee in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4397547-rental-garauntee/#post-4610377 Sun, 18 Oct 2009 06:15:01 +0000 I can’t address the property you are looking at and know nothing about the hotel market, but as a generalisation, if a rental guarantee is offered, you would need to find out the prices of similar properties in the same area that don’t have a guarantee attached to them. You may find that they have simply added two years rental to the asking price…[Read more]

]]> 6deaacec38ddded8c42f5bede22fbe38 ladybird replied to the topic CGT on subdivision in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4397537-cgt-on-subdivision-3/#post-4610337 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:30:58 +0000 Thanks crj. Your post and terryw’s link have been invaluable.

I think I understand now whether CGT will be payable or not. Calculating the cost base may be the tricky bit, as presumably all costs with owning the property (land tax etc) need to be apportioned to the various subdivisions. Since we didn’t intend to subdivide when we bought, but just…[Read more]

]]> 9f39e37bea5f5555951b40091efd1bdd ladybird replied to the topic CGT on subdivision in the forum Thanks. Looks like another https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4397537-cgt-on-subdivision-3/#post-4610335 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:30:30 +0000 Thanks. Looks like another source of good information.

]]> 78dfe7b5e9ac6437bca35cb8a6434294 ladybird replied to the topic Real estate sign boards in the forum I bought my current and https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4391239-real-estate-sign-boards/#post-4576266 Wed, 24 Oct 2007 03:47:23 +0000 I bought my current and previous homes after driving by the properties and seeing the "For Sale" sign.  I hadn't intended to buy in either area and on seeing the signs, decided to take a look out of curiosity. So a sign is definitely a "must" IMO.I think having pictures on the sign is only an advantage if the property has some features that you w…[Read more]

]]> 2d93131da93bd9d37b2444e81498e6d2 ladybird replied to the topic Perth Builder for Carport in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4388144-perth-builder-for-carport/#post-4560900 Mon, 29 Jan 2007 08:56:25 +0000 Thanks all. I’ll try Oasis

]]> be0a544e2296d35b5fa9cb47cda596e3 ladybird replied to the topic Developing in Stages in the forum Value Adding https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4382558-developing-in-stages/#post-4531708 Wed, 19 Oct 2005 03:08:39 +0000 Thank you both for your replies. I’ve been away, so will need some time to digest.

]]> e04f0b6bd5e7b573e4196cb6154adc6e ladybird replied to the topic Survey Strat or Green Title in the forum Value Adding https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4378994-survey-strat-or-green-title/#post-4508221 Thu, 03 Mar 2005 17:02:18 +0000 See post by Lisabellan in topic “Duplex blocks in Perth” for a description of survey strata

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