PropertyInvesting.com | Long John | Activity https://www.propertyinvesting.com/members/longjohnsback/activity/ Activity feed for Long John. Tue, 05 May 2026 05:50:51 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.8.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 93534f1906657555ac5b643d95760075 Long John replied to the topic Help for WA investor in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4989827-help-for-wa-investor/#post-4990122 Sun, 04 May 2014 04:58:08 +0000 Broken Hill has been in contraction since the GFC albeit slowly, however, that may well accelerate as the commodities boom comes to an end. The investment opportunity in Broken Hill was a decade or more ago. When a towns major employers are the health sector and retail you have to ask yourself ‘do you feel lucky?’

]]> db63549f0fbe112b47495bf03e320678 Long John replied to the topic Help for WA investor in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4989827-help-for-wa-investor/#post-4990121 Sun, 04 May 2014 04:38:32 +0000 All fixed..

]]> d85ff2ec7685fcc882f6169b18fe454d Long John replied to the topic Helpful tips for when writing up an offer in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4989903-helpful-tips-for-when-writing-up-an-offer/#post-4990119 Sun, 04 May 2014 04:32:48 +0000 Make offers anyway but with a price that makes the numbers work. It’s how you learn to negotiate. You get to see how and what agents and sellers react to. Every offer regardless of how far below asking or how it turns out will teach you something.

And if an agent tries to tell you the seller won’t accept an offer just tell them to present it…[Read more]

]]> 662d90f9a7001fa1b45b5969d8cee6eb Long John replied to the topic new layout in the forum Site Problems / Feedback https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4740057-new-layout-2/page/3/#post-4990102 Sat, 03 May 2014 22:40:11 +0000 LOL …Pot Kettle Black

We’re in an experiment. We have amatuer IT enthusiasts trying to figure out how to make an open source platform with third party plug-ins work while trying to maintain a functioning forum.

What you and McNight fail to realise is that the members of a forum, regardless of who provides it and their motivations, invest…[Read more]

]]> d28898e38979487e91c0e4f1b70b9d63 Long John replied to the topic Mark Rolton - Massland Review in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4410739-mark-rolton-massland-review/#post-4990062 Sat, 03 May 2014 04:36:17 +0000 You just described ‘everyone’ selling books CD’s DVD’s seminars, courses, rare qualifications etc that has anything to do with the finance, RE, shares etc to basically the whole ‘lets get rich and be millionaire’ clique.

The problem is you can’t stop people from being stupid. How many diet books and programs are sold each year to wanna-be-thin…[Read more]

]]> 6d9f317cd64741936f363f78e706ba83 Long John replied to the topic Terri Scheer Insurance - Most other answers on here very wishy washy in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4989996-terri-scheer-insurance-most-other-answers-on-here-very-wishy-washy/#post-4990061 Sat, 03 May 2014 04:05:23 +0000 The question is implied. You’ll have to do a refresher in mind reading, anticipating questions and reading between the lines. I thought you legal types were good at that sort of stuff ;-)

]]> 36d5ed443af4e1896d4f4b7c2eab2ce0 Long John replied to the topic China unravelling faster now...here it comes... in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4410846-china-unravelling-faster-now-here-it-comes/#post-4990034 Fri, 02 May 2014 21:44:22 +0000 As I’ve alluded to many times China’s boom is over and it’s now in the bust phase. How that will shake out and what form it will take is difficult to define but one thing is for sure Chinese property ‘will‘ be a leading cause of their decline.

China property

]]> 64274908b20b72a84ba96f1cd2063f0d Long John started the topic Flipping/Reno's US market - RealtyTrac report in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4989989-flippingrenos-us-market-realtytrac-report/ Thu, 01 May 2014 20:59:37 +0000 For the flippers in the US. An interesting data report with YT Video with experienced flippers with their read on the market and basic principles they operate by.

http://www.realtytrac.com/content/foreclosure-market-report/q1-2014-us-home-flipping-report-8047

]]> 144818623f5fba55cc5fedf125dae0a0 Long John replied to the topic new layout in the forum Site Problems / Feedback https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4740057-new-layout-2/page/3/#post-4989974 Thu, 01 May 2014 08:19:57 +0000 Goodluck with that. Site is actually getting worse. Under the ‘Last Post’ column the title of the thread and who posted is mismatched now.

The text view option in the text box has disappeared so we’re stuck with BB code options only. Not that the text actually worked properly anyway. When you cut and paste into it it brings html formating code…[Read more]

]]> adebf7b666b6e7f5715ec851803baf72 Long John replied to the topic Best advice : Don't invest into property : The australian market is CRASHING. in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393180-best-advice-dont-invest-into-property-the-australian-market-is-crashing/page/32/#post-4989952 Wed, 30 Apr 2014 21:48:47 +0000 Good advice.

The problem for many though is that ‘serious‘ investors tend to have long acquisition phases in portfolio development. That invariably requires high leverage rates as PI’s try to build as fast as they can. In a high growth market that makes sense as one tries to capitilise on growth spurts before they fall back or collapse. The…[Read more]

]]> c3b5d730d34991f769400cae4c8251ac Long John replied to the topic Japan (and its Real-Estate market) Rides Again in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4409456-japan-and-its-real-estate-market-rides-again/page/11/#post-4989947 Wed, 30 Apr 2014 09:47:16 +0000 PMI (production) is crashing

and wages are falling…

everything must be alright

]]> b079d0d8fb14a0c446c717e3f4e62367 Long John replied to the topic Japan (and its Real-Estate market) Rides Again in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4409456-japan-and-its-real-estate-market-rides-again/page/11/#post-4989945 Wed, 30 Apr 2014 09:39:18 +0000 Had a mate many years ago who was made a paraplegic after a vehicle accident. He reckoned after 12 months you adapt and get used to it.

]]> 895c526cae273275af3ba25a5da0b67b Long John replied to the topic China unravelling faster now...here it comes... in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4410846-china-unravelling-faster-now-here-it-comes/#post-4989867 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 03:38:33 +0000 ….and now here comes the crackdown on the use of iron ore to finance failing and frankly insolvent  bankrupt steel mills. This will continue to push the price of ore down. It will be felt indirectly through loss of State and fed govt revenues which will translate into increasing pressure on budgets that will invariably need to be cut. Interest…[Read more]

]]> f3d223bbbb94dcacd22d9ec633e6860d Long John replied to the topic China unravelling faster now...here it comes... in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4410846-china-unravelling-faster-now-here-it-comes/#post-4989664 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 21:24:34 +0000 How China’s Commodity-Financing Bubble Becomes Globally Contagious

Which means that far from merely crushing exporters who suddenly are dealing with Chinese importers who have torn apart contracts, obviously with no recourse, suddenly China’s entire “hot money” laundering infrastructure which as explained over the weekend, has gold performing an…[Read more]

]]> 27af682583c54bd14dba758ad12c14cc Long John replied to the topic Looking for a career in real estate! Anywhere! Subdivision/developing/sales? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4988245-looking-for-a-career-in-real-estate-anywhere-subdivisiondevelopingsales/#post-4989176 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 02:53:08 +0000 I know some people like these sorts of jobs but having done many different things in my life time commission sales absolutely sucked. Stressful, extremely poor cashflow (and often low incomes), long hours, high expectations from employers but above all the attrition rate is one of the highest in any industry.
If you’re looking to make a dollar…[Read more]

]]> 2781df43c8a1bb6c63eb9cfc66d8c5c1 Long John replied to the topic new to site and have a question in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4989011-new-to-site-and-have-a-question/#post-4989166 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 02:40:03 +0000 What he’s asking is will the bank allow him to change the status of his security from cash to land and what would the conditions/restrictions/complications be in doing that.

]]> 060cbda02b0c0cc2b81d536003a44897 Long John replied to the topic new layout in the forum Site Problems / Feedback https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4740057-new-layout-2/page/2/#post-4989164 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 02:09:38 +0000  
Commiserations ;-)

]]> 697ddb2cb232cf4e39820eac1c38d4c3 Long John replied to the topic new layout in the forum Site Problems / Feedback https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4740057-new-layout-2/page/2/#post-4986959 Sun, 20 Apr 2014 20:41:37 +0000 Try page Zoom in the interim (Ctrl+Scroll wheel) or Control Panel/Display/…. you’ll find resolution, text size, brightness etc there.
You may also find shortcut brightness controls on your Fn keys at the top. Mine for example are Fn+F8/F9

]]> b420d50e77a8a5aadf6714fc34b8ccfb Long John replied to the topic Best advice : Don't invest into property : The australian market is CRASHING. in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393180-best-advice-dont-invest-into-property-the-australian-market-is-crashing/page/32/#post-4984552 Sun, 20 Apr 2014 09:20:17 +0000 Nope.

Nope.. Read this
http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/realestate/walking-away-from-florida-mortgage-doesnt-always-clear-debt/1059927

Forget recourse vs non recourse. It wasn’t the cause or reason for the severity. Like I said default rates where only slightly above trend. There where warnings for years prior that the US property market…[Read more]

]]> 37779672afda657f908ebad58a43a7cc Long John replied to the topic Global Real Estate Investing Basics - Part 3 - Strategy & Team in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4926016-global-real-estate-investing-basics-part-3-strategy-team/#post-4981645 Sat, 19 Apr 2014 20:48:10 +0000 From a technical point of view this site has never been that great. Like you said the previous version had a lot of functionality problems that never got fixed even after many requests. This new version isn’t any better and may actually be worse. Implementation has been a disaster in anyone’s book. If McKnight ran his empire the way he runs this…[Read more]

]]> 649d6c9e30f6e787c7bfab74cda31eeb Long John replied to the topic new layout in the forum Site Problems / Feedback https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4740057-new-layout-2/page/2/#post-4975988 Fri, 18 Apr 2014 21:27:32 +0000 This platform uses a search plugin that is both problematic to install and very simplistic in functionality. If you want to do more sophisticated searches you don’t need this sites search function. Google can do it all for you if you know how to use it.
Google has an advanced search feature
http://www.google.com/advanced_search?hl=en
This page…[Read more]

]]> 454a668976773a2dea334a43733e0ab0 Long John replied to the topic Need to save my negatively geared property in the forum Creative Investing https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4969130-need-to-save-my-negatively-geared-property/#post-4969281 Fri, 18 Apr 2014 08:38:06 +0000 I would have thought the hospital was an opportunity. I would look to initiate a relationship with the hospital re staffing accommodation for locums. Think of it along the lines of corporate rentals. Work your numbers on new units and what a 5-10 yr serviced apt lease deal (or rent to own deal over 5-10years) might look like for the…[Read more]

]]> 84e5be7a1efdb483422b6c17bab2bad2 Long John replied to the topic Global Real Estate Investing Basics - Part 3 - Strategy & Team in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4926016-global-real-estate-investing-basics-part-3-strategy-team/#post-4969199 Fri, 18 Apr 2014 07:26:13 +0000 Tends to happen when you cripple the tools the forum community need to communicate. They thought they’d upgrade the back-end and all but rendered the front-end barely usable.

]]> 1f8b37a35e330c0567bbda3cdf2a0929 Long John replied to the topic Shipping Container IP Viability in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4903013-shipping-container-ip-viability/#post-4957964 Thu, 17 Apr 2014 20:56:34 +0000 Last time I talked to Royal Wolf  they had a gazilion of these things floating around. They aren’t the only mob into converted shipping containers for all sorts of purposes. As mining construction has come off the boil all the equipment used in construction (incl containers) has been progressively backloaded to holding areas for disposal.
Royal…[Read more]

]]> a35cc7582bf3f1831a0ed976e84e0f5c Long John replied to the topic Best advice : Don't invest into property : The australian market is CRASHING. in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393180-best-advice-dont-invest-into-property-the-australian-market-is-crashing/page/31/#post-4942448 Wed, 16 Apr 2014 23:48:20 +0000 Beny you’re a good guy who means well but some of the stuff you write is ..well ….rubbish. For example;

Well no it’s not. last time I looked;
National Consumer Law Center (NCLC), at least 10 states can be generally classified as non-recourse for residential mortgages:
Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota…[Read more]

]]> 98a7c741bbbd93c0af4bf84a8f497b17 Long John replied to the topic Best advice : Don't invest into property : The australian market is CRASHING. in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393180-best-advice-dont-invest-into-property-the-australian-market-is-crashing/page/31/#post-4942447 Wed, 16 Apr 2014 23:47:56 +0000 Double posted for some reason. This WYSIWYG text box editor needs a rebuild for sure. I thought the last was bad but at least it wasn’t too much of an effort with workarounds. This one is a real grind.

]]> 7bd582d449c82668f1d502f0d04456c8 Long John replied to the topic Beware CBA in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4410876-beware-cba/#post-4942280 Wed, 16 Apr 2014 22:43:25 +0000 Bank Incest
Big international banks own both the Australian big banks and the biggest Australian mining firms. They are in control for the financial adjustments and reset. The story is typical of the Western financial super-structures. In the West, Barclays is the banker’s bank that owns a significant portion of almost every important large W…[Read more]

]]> 1bed945c767f39ce73546f17c328691b Long John replied to the topic new layout in the forum Site Problems / Feedback https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4740057-new-layout-2/page/2/#post-4942121 Wed, 16 Apr 2014 22:17:46 +0000 He has a thick skin and many hats ;-) and thanks you for the support. Petulant site owners are like water off a ducks back to him.

Unlikely. It’s like old age. You don’t like it but you learn to tolerate it’s short comings and develop work-arounds to negate the loss of function.
I don’t get it with IT people. Highly intelligent in some respects…[Read more]

]]> eaffbb92885b48c22700b774c9ef1878 Long John replied to the topic Japan (and its Real-Estate market) Rides Again in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4409456-japan-and-its-real-estate-market-rides-again/page/11/#post-4934698 Tue, 15 Apr 2014 21:44:02 +0000

Have you ever heard the sound of disappointment?
It tangles your head like a winter rose
Comes up eager and shining
And it likes to leave a scar before it goes
Here comes that sinking feeling
Here comes that sinking feeling
Here comes that sinking feeling
Here comes that sinking feeling
Annie Lennox
YouTube Clip

 
The Japanese Sales Tax Hike…[Read more]

]]> 87259a155cec4ade869979063343a52c Long John replied to the topic Not long now..... in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4410539-not-long-now/page/3/#post-4928975 Tue, 15 Apr 2014 07:01:45 +0000 As China comes off the gas the property boom is now going into reverse
A Chinese property crash has begun
Given that something like 47% of iron ore consumption goes into construction a pullback in residential high rise would see significant pressure on Fe ore prices. One of the unknowns is if Chinese PI’s will sell up to cover losses at home or…[Read more]

]]> eba194f9260760892ca196997d81ad82 Long John replied to the topic Best advice : Don't invest into property : The australian market is CRASHING. in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393180-best-advice-dont-invest-into-property-the-australian-market-is-crashing/page/31/#post-4928472 Tue, 15 Apr 2014 06:00:30 +0000

We are seeing a “cycle” as we have seen over decades. And yes, there are peaks and troughs. I believe we will see harder times, and easier times. And we will see decisions made by Govts that help, and others that don’t help.

You should be a poly Benny. You’re talking a lot without really saying anything or committing to any position. That usual…[Read more]

]]> 26ffee70402ccb222e1b27b66be28abc Long John replied to the topic Best advice : Don't invest into property : The australian market is CRASHING. in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393180-best-advice-dont-invest-into-property-the-australian-market-is-crashing/page/31/#post-4924023 Mon, 14 Apr 2014 21:31:34 +0000

I just wanted to bump that old thread. Times change, and it is always useful to keep a weather eye on developments in real estate, so I appreciate threads like this one. Certainly, along with the raw emotion, there were some very pertinent comments made therein.

You talk as if the threat is over and everything is honky-dory again…

]]> 17bcbc69497196b0bca9e90576abd546 Long John changed their profile picture https://www.propertyinvesting.com/activity/p/215877/ Mon, 14 Apr 2014 07:20:44 +0000 557a137aee9a40368f20dad8ce523ea1 Long John became a registered member https://www.propertyinvesting.com/activity/p/215802/ Mon, 14 Apr 2014 07:14:34 +0000