PropertyInvesting.com | Lucky I Guess | Activity https://www.propertyinvesting.com/members/lucky-i-guess/activity/ Activity feed for Lucky I Guess. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:59:43 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.8.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 4d79d0f6a0afd6bd90053a7368d23a5f Lucky I Guess replied to the topic Need Help to Start on Positive Cash Flow Investing in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4409600-need-help-to-start-on-positive-cash-flow-investing/page/2/#post-4692641 Tue, 25 Jun 2013 03:57:17 +0000 I have found that country areas provide the best opportunities for cash flow positive, however you do trade of capital growth for it, which hasnt been such a bad idea for late.

Shame I have to sell mine.

]]> b8e84dbba2e8e32b9b92118bcafda5b4 Lucky I Guess replied to the topic rent to buy in the forum Value Adding https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4409180-rent-to-buy-8/#post-4689764 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 22:42:58 +0000 You need to be careful about wanting to do renovation while in the rent period because at that stage you dont own the house, and if you reneg on a deal the landlord can be left with a renovation they didnt want, wasnt done properly or painted in a colour they hate.

I understand your concept, but you need to be careful of the legals around what…[Read more]

]]> 798d6ff980bd2041e46670a71b36b737 Lucky I Guess replied to the topic rent to buy in the forum Value Adding https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4409180-rent-to-buy-8/#post-4689762 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 05:47:10 +0000 So are you wanting to be the person who is renting with the intention to buy?

What area are you looking at, and do you have any kind of deposit?

]]> 1f7ad83511a896af223af5f97a0f85b5 Lucky I Guess replied to the topic requesting a re-quote in the forum Value Adding https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4406122-requesting-a-re-quote/#post-4665821 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 04:44:53 +0000 That makes so much more sense if its for erection only.Since it is for erection only, and Ive put a few up in my time you really cant put a kit shed up in better or worse quality than the next bloke since they are so "bolt together" and screw the tin on.  Ive seen some real rough people put a kit shed up and havent been able to fault them in the…[Read more]

]]> fa9d7f27188bd57a8482251026330071 Lucky I Guess replied to the topic requesting a re-quote in the forum Value Adding https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4406122-requesting-a-re-quote/#post-4665819 Sun, 25 Mar 2012 23:07:59 +0000 I personally never ask people to match.You have to be prepared to wear quality for price, and I personally find it insulting when people come back and say "we know you do good work, can you do it cheaper because someone else is prepared to."How would some of you feel if your boss came in at annual review time and said "look, you are an excellent…[Read more]

]]> 75f83677bef460183e23cc3833ca03f1 Lucky I Guess replied to the topic building with national builders group in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4390114-building-with-national-builders-group/#post-4570226 Mon, 27 Feb 2012 05:16:06 +0000 I witnessed them take 42 weeks to complete a house, and their answer was "the contract said 300 working days, not my problem".A lot of extra rent was paid in that time considering the local guys are knocking them out on average in 16 weeks.Sub par quality and now they are on the verge of going belly up.Terrible service.

]]> fc3bd55c63e5ea3b2b65ce2c20457ac8 Lucky I Guess replied to the topic negotiating this price in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4405053-negotiating-this-price/#post-4658048 Mon, 31 Oct 2011 03:50:00 +0000 Let me get this straight.  You believe it to be worth $330k, you are even happy to pay $330k, you think it could easily fetch more than $330k, yet you want to play games in the hope of obtaining a 10% discount on the price when it says offers above $330k considered.Sounds to me like you have no idea whatsoever and think you are entering the world…[Read more]

]]> 72c8d8ae126e414f44f7ac045695179e Lucky I Guess replied to the topic AMMA Private Investment - Has anyone had any experiences of their services? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4399995-amma-private-investment-has-anyone-had-any-experiences-of-their-services/#post-4624761 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 22:07:08 +0000 Google and:<moderator: please see link for article.  It was too long to cut and paste here. Thanks>Aussies, be warned.http://www.jenman.com.au/news_alert.php?id=94

]]> 1365f2fc5a876d8c6ef614f9527314f8 Lucky I Guess replied to the topic Buying property with sister which she will live in and pay me rent....how does this work for tax purposes. in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4404714-buying-property-with-sister-which-she-will-live-in-and-pay-me-rent-how-does-this-work-for-tax-purposes/#post-4655704 Wed, 14 Sep 2011 23:01:21 +0000 Your loan is for $150k.  You get to claim the whole interest on that loan against your rental income.  Take a loan for the full $150k, dont tip any other money into it.  That way you are maximising your interest deductions.Only pay the loan off at the bare minimum, and use any spare income/rental income etc to smash your current home loan since th…[Read more]

]]> 21f3ea5103c0e3491c05c0c10f702a30 Lucky I Guess replied to the topic QLD mining regions (Bowen & Surat Basins & Gladstone): Willing to help anyone with questions in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4404256-qld-mining-regions-bowen-surat-basins-gladstone-willing-to-help-anyone-with-questions/page/5/#post-4652075 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 02:58:03 +0000 Portfolio PI wrote:

Lucky I Guess wrote:
Hi Josh,Ive been reading your travels, and I was wondering whether will be expanding your areas of expertise to other mining areas.I for one have been looking very closely at the Oaklands Basis and am thinking this could be a place to sneak in on the ground floor.Do you know much about this area?

Hi, I…[Read more]

]]> 854b811b9f4834f7e8e24efd97a7ed00 Lucky I Guess replied to the topic QLD mining regions (Bowen & Surat Basins & Gladstone): Willing to help anyone with questions in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4404256-qld-mining-regions-bowen-surat-basins-gladstone-willing-to-help-anyone-with-questions/page/5/#post-4652071 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 01:27:51 +0000 Hi Josh,Ive been reading your travels, and I was wondering whether will be expanding your areas of expertise to other mining areas.I for one have been looking very closely at the Oaklands Basis and am thinking this could be a place to sneak in on the ground floor.Do you know much about this area?

]]> 8d81bfd9ad99529ee92c18b0d80f5c4c Lucky I Guess replied to the topic Mining Towns in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4401933-mining-towns-6/page/2/#post-4636530 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 06:59:11 +0000 I tend to lend myself to potential mining towns, where the outlay is very small.I remember people telling me I was mad about investing in West Wyalong a few years back.  The housing was dirt cheap, in inside of 4 years I doubled my money on one property, almost tripled on another.The one place now that has my attention is Oaklands NSW.  There is a…[Read more]

]]>