PropertyInvesting.com | Mabbott | Activity https://www.propertyinvesting.com/members/mabbott/activity/ Activity feed for Mabbott. Mon, 13 Apr 2026 07:55:28 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.8.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 fd8620fb060c93619f16db8ecdbb4cb0 Mabbott replied to the topic New to investing in the US in the forum I currently live in https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4390518-new-to-investing-in-the-us/page/2/#post-4572504 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:09:16 +0000 I currently live in indianapolis, although we only have our on home and no IP i am definately knowledgeable on which areas from a locals standpoint are desirable and which are scary!! I've fixed up 2 and sold them on for small profits…. people dont have much pride in their own homes!!!mike

]]> b615b443886305923fbf1264dfcf8d7b Mabbott replied to the topic no doc loans - the pros and cons? in the forum Finance https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4391714-no-doc-loans-the-pros-and-cons/#post-4578910 Thu, 27 Dec 2007 03:13:30 +0000 We have since found what we want, total is $500,000 approx.Home will be as investment for 2 years then our home when we return.hence no first home owners and stamp duty on land!!I've had an active ABN since 2002 but have no auzzie income for 2 yrs under that ABN.My wife is self employed for 9 months and her business made $105,000 with a net profit…[Read more]

]]> 5c35ab165d71d7eb802df18487db78d2 Mabbott replied to the topic Current feelings on Perth? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4391096-current-feelings-on-perth/#post-4575619 Fri, 12 Oct 2007 03:18:23 +0000 What kind of % increase would you say over the next two years for perth as a whole then??I mean, 20% average on a 300,000 would be $60,000!!! proabably what we'll be saving in the next 2 yrs…thanks

]]> beb9a3c85f37199ad24c3d2951e1cb95 Mabbott replied to the topic $1 Million soon will be rewarded, need Help in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4383675-1-million-soon-will-be-rewarded-need-help/#post-4538073 Fri, 06 Jan 2006 19:18:28 +0000 cata,

how do you lose money in a term deposit???[eh]

everyone,

Cata said – “in the S&P 500 lately the higher the quoted return the closer they get to achieving it.
eg. If the fund quoted high (higher than 2% per mth) the managers are more likely to realise this than a fund that quotes what most would think is a safe fund.”

[offtopic]
Has…[Read more]

]]> cd5594735f82547bc55eefb86e9ac842 Mabbott replied to the topic Urgent-I might have found an opportunity??? in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4383609-urgent-i-might-have-found-an-opportunity/#post-4537700 Thu, 22 Dec 2005 05:04:51 +0000 how bigs your back yard[blink]
could stash it for while[biggrin]
did i help??

no seriously good luck to you

still don’t know what i don’t know

]]> 6f6fa2f38d8cc243fa3683584b9faef7 Mabbott replied to the topic leasehold 2017 in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4383565-leasehold-2017/#post-4537393 Thu, 22 Dec 2005 05:01:55 +0000 think this got bumped out quick… can someone explain plz

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]]> 901e279c1ea9585fa93998b1a2ea2f6f Mabbott replied to the topic tenant selection in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4383594-tenant-selection-2/#post-4537589 Thu, 22 Dec 2005 04:41:32 +0000 Originally posted by Pro-Active:
For your first IP, I would suggest using a property manager. They have much more experience and for the small fee that most charge, are well and truly worth it.

Has anyone had a property manager find suitable tenants for a standard fee when you intend on manging yourself, is this very uncommon??

still don’t…[Read more]

]]> 38deec06c8198ad224cec073d6ce0078 Mabbott replied to the topic Investing Married Couples - how do you do it? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4383570-investing-married-couples-how-do-you-do-it/page/2/#post-4537443 Wed, 21 Dec 2005 06:57:56 +0000 Originally posted by AmandaBS:
My husband works fulltime to fund the loans and I spend my days finding & fixing up property.

thanks for advice amanda

Does anyone know of a couple who are both full time investors without 9-5 work??

still don’t know what i don’t know

]]> c7a762ee9ca71b3a60f8bc9caaf92ae5 Mabbott replied to the topic snowballing -how to do it? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4383591-snowballing-how-to-do-it/#post-4537560 Wed, 21 Dec 2005 04:37:11 +0000 Originally posted by Nat R:
Here is a definition of snowballing:
http://snowballing.urbanup.com/127100

thanks for that wonderful link [ohno2]
I’m glad my lasagna is almost ready, im hungry [puke]
(ignores food to keep lookin at newly found site[tongue])

still don’t know what i don’t know

]]> 01ac01f4c96525a7a7c43c412bcfc87c Mabbott replied to the topic FINDING THE CONFIDENCE in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4378615-finding-the-confidence/page/4/#post-4505849 Wed, 21 Dec 2005 02:01:52 +0000 I just wanted to add, for those people who take the time to write there personal stories in threads like this, thankyou..the lift and enthusiasm it can restore in someone starting out is tremendous..
it really is like reprogramming your brain from everything you’ve been raised to believe and that takes repetition and time i feel.

I for one liked…[Read more]

]]> 096191ce895e7a39e2acf832e8916bb8 Mabbott replied to the topic New House & Land Packages - Misconception? in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4383498-new-house-land-packages-misconception/#post-4537032 Tue, 20 Dec 2005 18:42:17 +0000 thanks asdf, do councils make public future areas that are being planned as new developments so you can track the number of blocks that will be available in say 6 months??
And if they say they have plans to extend a road or build a shopping centre, school etc, is any of that concrete or just words?
Just trying to put together what would constitute…[Read more]

]]> 80cbc3ffd73834cd90860c5d926dd5db Mabbott replied to the topic Investing Married Couples - how do you do it? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4383570-investing-married-couples-how-do-you-do-it/#post-4537439 Tue, 20 Dec 2005 18:27:12 +0000 wow, I’m glad i asked.. i guess i pictured all you experienced ones in a office at home together in your PJ’s with the wife at one computer and the husband on the phone smiling at each other giving the thumbs up with a wink..

I like the way jenny said that helpful involvement can just be a supportive ear that helps keep you level

I was also half…[Read more]

]]> 5c446eba0b1a602e60b1a8b0be739e91 Mabbott replied to the topic Investing Married Couples - how do you do it? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4383570-investing-married-couples-how-do-you-do-it/#post-4537434 Tue, 20 Dec 2005 07:04:11 +0000 wow, sounds like J is a great business and marriage partner.. perspective and reflection are great things

Michael

still don’t know what i don’t know

]]> 170d945575bd6ca998814105e34fa394 Mabbott replied to the topic New House & Land Packages - Misconception? in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4383498-new-house-land-packages-misconception/#post-4537030 Tue, 20 Dec 2005 03:00:08 +0000 so…. can someone explain to me how people in the “CAPRICORN THREAD” that’s currently going on are investing? Are they getting in and out while it all sounds great to the market and taking a profit? what i really want to know is.. what’s the risk in buying land in a new development being offered

thanks

P.S i can’t wait for the day when i can…[Read more]

]]> f30d39d904d2c81ea5ee882f51f2260c Mabbott replied to the topic Capricorn in the forum Value Adding https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4382738-capricorn/page/4/#post-4532914 Tue, 20 Dec 2005 02:46:00 +0000 Is this sales agent (Rod) the agent for all land releases North of Joondalup??
This may be the stupidest[blush2] Q this year but… Does he make normal seller’s agent commissions on each block or how does that work??

AUSPROP, do you have an email address i can contact you on??

Thanks Michael

still don’t know what i don’t know

]]> 4dfcdea43b6ad1b100a5e8bad37d8f1d Mabbott replied to the topic Investing Married Couples - how do you do it? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4383570-investing-married-couples-how-do-you-do-it/#post-4537428 Tue, 20 Dec 2005 02:36:29 +0000 shwing,
we are planning a very nice reasonable wedding that K and I are very excited and happy with… K suggested not having a honeymoon “as it would be a waste of better used money” – her words!! Thanks for the insights, i never thought she may be thinking the way you described.
Do you feel that your wifes input is very helpful, what does she do…[Read more]

]]> 45c6f5c230639df5de8f49a1ba20526d Mabbott replied to the topic Capricorn in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4382738-capricorn/page/4/#post-4532912 Mon, 19 Dec 2005 21:25:13 +0000 what’s the best and most effective way of staying on top of what’s being released with what conditions ahead of time and what’s being planned before people start camping out??

still don’t know what i don’t know

]]> b629a3b0726e239be7928cbc64c5f296 Mabbott replied to the topic sell PPR for capital gains or rent out? in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4383548-sell-ppr-for-capital-gains-or-rent-out/#post-4537329 Mon, 19 Dec 2005 20:27:12 +0000 If my PPoR cost that little and was somewhere i was happy to live i too would stay and use the equity to build a portfolio..

What area is your home in??

still don’t know what i don’t know

]]> f3dcd8366321de1f93ada4a596d9bbc6 Mabbott replied to the topic Reno Spreadsheet.. in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4383318-reno-spreadsheet/#post-4536015 Mon, 19 Dec 2005 20:20:02 +0000 although i could make one up it wouldn’t be all fancy and pretty[wink]

so if someone puts it together with nice colours and such i’d love to have a copy [blush2]

[thumbsup2]chromecup@hotmail.com[thumbsup2]

still don’t know what i don’t know

]]> 2a01f13c76dfb5c999fe5c5610d063c0 Mabbott replied to the topic Pre Nups .. do they protect us ? in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4382230-pre-nups-do-they-protect-us/page/4/#post-4529676 Mon, 19 Dec 2005 20:16:41 +0000 I’m about to be married and wouldn’t want a financial agreement, what we have now is reasonably equal monetry wise and more importantly we are both very responsible with money.

This thread is sad though that all that can be created together becomes nasty if eventually things become sour for someone about to be married[ohno2]

still don’t know…[Read more]

]]> 7cf673bcc151e0b2ba71ed23388be8d1 Mabbott replied to the topic Advice needed in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4383567-advice-needed-17/#post-4537403 Sun, 18 Dec 2005 18:04:41 +0000 dazzling, just off topic… you said bring you back to australia, do you not live in perth??

Also, hearing the sort of deals you’ve moved onto i’d love to know your first deal and how it went… has this been asked of the experienced[grad] on a previous thread or should i start another?

thanks

If you do what everyone else does, you’ll get what…[Read more]

]]> fcb27f140fa1f2eb3912d316a06f6ca2 Mabbott replied to the topic USA property in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4382890-usa-property/#post-4533740 Mon, 28 Nov 2005 01:43:54 +0000 does the degree of difficulty in obtaining a loan drop if an American citizen is the one applying for an investment property loan??

If you do what everyone else does, you’ll get what everyone else has..

]]> c233267fbd26e9635dcf96582ce6ef02 Mabbott replied to the topic McKnight buys 30 US homes for $1m in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4380635-mcknight-buys-30-us-homes-for-1m/page/2/#post-4519147 Sat, 11 Jun 2005 04:34:21 +0000 Originally posted by westan:
Hi Guys

thanks to those who have mentioned me in relation to the sourcing of properties in the USA.

We find cash positive deals showing 15-25% Returns in the USA email me at westanjohnson@hotmail.com to join our database

It’s great that you’re able to help people find properties their but are you against offering…[Read more]

]]> 5d1218ea000880800479405aed8c6140 Mabbott replied to the topic McKnight buys 30 US homes for $1m in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4380635-mcknight-buys-30-us-homes-for-1m/page/2/#post-4519145 Sat, 11 Jun 2005 04:25:19 +0000 contact WESTAN you say…….. i’ve tried three ways!!!

I AM moving to the states and..
I HAVE tried asking questions…

I was starting to think i was asking the right questions so wasn’t getting replies..

Steve,
you said ask questions and when you have time you’ll reply, ok, (or anyone investing there)
* what would be the three greatest extra…[Read more]

]]> e4d360c5b4b65b14cbbd3143e849383d Mabbott replied to the topic Australia or America?? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4380468-australia-or-america/#post-4517930 Thu, 26 May 2005 11:29:10 +0000 I’ve read rich dad poor dad, it was actually what started this journey very recently!!

do you know why NY state mainly??

thanks for the advice..

If you do what everyone else does, you’ll get what everyone else has..

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