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				<title>mackar replied to the topic Agent getting a bit difficult. in the forum Help Needed!</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 06:01:16 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>IMO,  most purchasers believe the house they wish to purchase is overpriced&#8230; !!when you purchase a property why not sit down with agent to write up offer without verbalising price first, as sometimes it is important, initially, to ensure the conditions of your offer are written down also &amp; are as important as price&#8230; once it is written, then&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-274673"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4394202-agent-getting-a-bit-difficult/#post-4592719" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>mackar replied to the topic Is there such a product.....? in the forum Creative Investing</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 01:40:06 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>yes there is.. blue board or white board depending on your circumstances then render over with a polymer type product pre-mixed in large tubs specially designed for this use.</p>
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				<title>mackar replied to the topic property boom or not??? in the forum General Property</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 05:35:51 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>hhmmm.. .25% interest rate cut last week.more rate cuts to come&#8230; soon&#8230;stamp duty &amp; mortgage duty concessions have kicked in now for properties under $500k&#8230;a R/E friend of mine has told me he&#039;s noticed an upswing in buyer interest in properties under $500k already.could this possible momentum (if that&#039;s what it is)  dominoe up the property l&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-276028"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393943-property-boom-or-not/page/5/#post-4591564" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>mackar replied to the topic Which way to go? in the forum Help Needed!</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 05:17:28 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>hi trig,I would research where I could buy an  investment property  to see what property forecasters arecommentating on future growth potential before doing anything!!!..  if like in Adelaide or SEQ they are estimating25% growth between now &amp; 2011 I would certainly look at it, as potentially a capital gain like that could in essence pay off half&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-21383"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4394165-which-way-to-go-4/#post-4592582" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>mackar replied to the topic Painters in WA in the forum Help Needed!</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 01:46:04 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>give my mate Martin a call&#8230; he&#039;s just moved back to Perth this month from here &amp; painted my house recently&#8230; very good painter!! Call him at    &#039;Crisp Finish&#039; _  0438 56 99 16.. he&#039;s based in Joondalup&#8230; (I&#039;m not sure where Warnbro is though??)good luckMackar</p>
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				<title>mackar replied to the topic problem found during building and pest inspection in the forum Help Needed!</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:06:48 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I would re read the conditions of contract. as there may be a grey area here as, what exactly is considered to be a &quot; major defect&quot;.. there is no real clear definition.I feel that if you consider it to be a major defect then pull out of contract immmediately&#8230;or get a 2nd opinion from another building / pest inspector&#8230;asap.</p>
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				<title>mackar replied to the topic property boom or not??? in the forum General Property</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 02:48:31 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think you have to look deeper than the upfront cost of living somewhere&#8230; as a home is an &quot;investment&quot;&#8230; (including your PPOR which is also CGT free).every house I have owned has returned far far greater than the actual day to day cost of ownership, especially when the tenant is paying a fair portion of cost of ownership &amp; the tax man helps m&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-243753"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393943-property-boom-or-not/page/4/#post-4591556" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>mackar replied to the topic property boom or not??? in the forum General Property</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 06:26:15 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Ummester,sounds a little like you believe the market is overpriced&#8230; by a lot &amp; you are waiting for the prices to come down to where you believe you are comfortable, before you jump in &amp; purchase. The current ownerswill of course then &quot;lose&quot; money &amp; once you own &amp; live in your new home eventually you make money when the property jumps&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-243743"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393943-property-boom-or-not/page/4/#post-4591546" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>mackar replied to the topic property boom or not??? in the forum General Property</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 02:29:28 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&quot;See how selfish your dreams are compared to mine? I want something for the country &#8211; you want something for yourself&#8230;Basically you are aware that property resources are finite and that BBs got to entre the market first. Pretend there are only 2 people in the market. Logically, any property more than 1 that a BB owns is 1 the other per&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-243730"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393943-property-boom-or-not/page/3/#post-4591542" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>mackar replied to the topic property boom or not??? in the forum General Property</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2008 05:44:58 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>to be able to be charitable you must first have the capacity&#8230; whether it be financially, socially or emotionally.That&#039;s how we could give Indonesia  $1Billion worth of socialism after the Tsunami&#8230; because we were viable as a nation.Same goes for family&#8230; I found out over the weekend I&#039;m going to be a Grandparent for the 1st time&#8230; &amp; one of m&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-243725"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393943-property-boom-or-not/page/3/#post-4591537" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>mackar replied to the topic property boom or not??? in the forum General Property</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2008 04:33:12 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#039;ve spent some time in Northern Territory areas &amp; unfortunately its hard to talk about home ownership in indigenous areas as part of the way the white man thinks about  it as Aboriginals have a different culture when it comes to ownership of all things inc. housing&#8230; they have a kind of communal ownership of things&#8230; this leads to no real sens&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-243723"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393943-property-boom-or-not/page/3/#post-4591535" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>mackar replied to the topic property boom or not??? in the forum General Property</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2008 03:22:23 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>what you get&#8230; can be very different to what you want&#8230;.As only 30+ % of Aussies own property I believe, the majority would want  lower house prices&#8230; they may get it too, for a while at least,  as I feel there may be a &quot;Puddling of property prices for next 6 &#8211; 12 Months before a growth cycle again will drive prices up&#8230; maybe not by 20 -2&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-243720"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393943-property-boom-or-not/page/3/#post-4591532" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>mackar replied to the topic property boom or not??? in the forum General Property</title>
				<link>https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393943-property-boom-or-not/page/3/#post-4591530</link>
				<pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2008 01:55:22 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>my theory is that almost all generations have thought the next one doesn&#039;t work hard enough&#8230; and are lazy.!!I could quote a monty python sketch here&#8230; but if I told you which one,&#8230;..&quot;they wouldn&#039;t believe me&quot;!!maybe the older generations are right though,  we invent smarter, quicker &amp; easier ways to wash clothes, dishes, communicate &amp; trave&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-243718"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393943-property-boom-or-not/page/3/#post-4591530" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>mackar replied to the topic property boom or not??? in the forum General Property</title>
				<link>https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393943-property-boom-or-not/page/2/#post-4591521</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 09:17:04 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>surely though there is an advantage for analysts to be able to pick the timing of the downturns as well as the upswings&#8230;or else if they can&#039;t they virtually become redundant as noone will have confidence in their opinion in any market&#8230; &amp; well&#8230; with analysts.. thats all they have to sell really, &#8230;their reputation.a bit like a burger shop ha&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-275862"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393943-property-boom-or-not/page/2/#post-4591521" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>mackar replied to the topic property boom or not??? in the forum General Property</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 23:57:40 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>is this just a conspiracy theory???why would a respectable company compromise their perceived integrity??mackar</p>
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				<title>mackar replied to the topic property boom or not??? in the forum General Property</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:43:17 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>why &#8230; if what you profess is correct, &amp; I&#039;m not shooting you down here&#8230; would several revered analysts ie: matusik, bis shrapnel etc state recently in their 2008 &#8211; 2011 predictions a 22% raise in property prices &amp; similar for rental increases..?? (I know I have just raised one of my properties rents by aprox 18% this year alone&#8230; &amp; without h&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-275855"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393943-property-boom-or-not/page/2/#post-4591514" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>mackar replied to the topic property boom or not??? in the forum General Property</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 06:13:52 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is better.. snippets of peoples thoughts&#8230; it&#039;s interesting to read  where people are at with their different ideas on the market.I agree that no one knows&#8230;thats why its pointless pushing anyones point&#8230; but I enjoy stimulating informative dialogue&#8230;.what was the article you read about &quot;why not to buy R.E. over last decades&quot; E&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-275849"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393943-property-boom-or-not/page/2/#post-4591508" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>mackar replied to the topic property boom or not??? in the forum General Property</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 04:15:08 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>gees&#8230; I&#039;m glad I prefaced this topic with asking for some restraint, or who knows what comments we would have got&#8230;we all&#8230; now, have a very good idea what some members here, have to say &amp; say &amp; say&#8230;does anyone else have any informative, constructive, educated, unbiased viewsideas,  information or just plain hunches??? without the use of l&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-275846"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393943-property-boom-or-not/page/2/#post-4591505" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>mackar replied to the topic Question on where to find median house prices for a suburb 15 years ago in the forum Help Needed!</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2008 03:55:28 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>hi Costa,I know of a new web site that has just started giving sales history of houses for free&#8230;I find it invaluable as you can find the details on a whole street at a time too.go to&#8230; <a href="http://www.onthehouse.com.auyou" rel="nofollow">http://www.onthehouse.com.auyou</a> can search the entire price &amp; date history of a house that normally you have to pay for&#8230;let me know if this helps you at allregardsmackar</p>
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				<title>mackar replied to the topic Floorplans and building year in the forum Help Needed!</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 08:22:10 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>if you go to your local council, you can purchase plans for your home including storm water details too if necessary.. talk to the people at reception &amp; they will let you know how much it will be &amp; what you get exactly&#8230; normally takes a couple of weeks to get it i the mail from them&#8230;</p>
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				<title>mackar replied to the topic How to get property sold price in the forum Help Needed!</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:16:59 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>no problems mate&#8230; I found it a few weeks ago myself&#8230;</p>
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				<title>mackar replied to the topic How to get property sold price in the forum Help Needed!</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:10:34 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>hi Hao Jiu,I have found a great website where you can get sale prices for free,go to:  <a href="http://www.onthehouse.com.auI&#039;m" rel="nofollow">http://www.onthehouse.com.auI&#039;m</a> pretty sure it is nationwide info also&#8230;you can even get the sale details for an entire street at a time&#8230;good luckmackar</p>
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				<title>mackar replied to the topic 'Below legal height' in the forum Help Needed!</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2008 03:09:10 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>above answers are correct, but I have seen a house a while ago that had been approved with 2.4m ceiling height in hallway, bedroom only but not in 2nd kitchen or main living areas that had been built in downstairs, as the owners had claimed that these rooms with lower ceiling heights had a &quot;bulkhead&quot; in them &amp; they got away with it.</p>
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				<title>mackar replied to the topic Sanding and polishing floor boards in the forum Value Adding</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2008 01:57:08 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>don&#039;t use a roller &#8211; as it can cause the air bubbles especially if  the varnish flicks off roller&#8230; apply timber finish with a flat pad.</p>
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				<title>mackar replied to the topic Stamp Duty Cut in the forum Creative Investing</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2008 03:07:06 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>your mother was nearly correct&#8230; it is happening in Queensland from september I believe &amp; mortgage duty also -up to $500k for first home buyers.should save between $5 &#8211; 10k I reckon all up&#8230; a bit like another first home buyers grant really isn&#039;t it!!!&#8230; I wonder if it will stimulate the real estate economy in queensland again????     what are&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-95712"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393480-stamp-duty-cut/#post-4588855" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>mackar replied to the topic Qld property Growth to continue. in the forum Michael Matusik is</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:13:58 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Michael Matusik is forecasting similar outlook&#8230; unsure how &#039;sub prime&#039; in USA may affect this outlook until end of this year when more data will be available.I feel positive still though moving forward&#8230; but maybe not as positive as Bis shrapnel &amp; Matusik&#8230; hopefully I&#039;ll be proved wrong by them as I have 5 properties plus an interest in a bo&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-278191"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4392983-qld-property-growth-to-continue/#post-4585995" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>mackar replied to the topic subject to visa? in the forum Legal &#38; Accounting</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 01:54:17 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It is quite common for overseas buyers to purchase property subject to F.I.R.B (Foreign Investment Review Board)&#8230; It used to be that the property had to be new or at leasr never occupied&#8230; but I believe that is not the case so much anymore. There is, of course, no guarantee that the FIRB Approval will be granted.sounds like your parents will&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-166232"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4392443-subject-to-visa/#post-4583364" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>mackar replied to the topic How does the builder know how high to build the slab? in the forum Value Adding</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 03:26:37 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>hi Andy,you are close&#8230; after measuring out the footings are poured once reo steel is in place&#8230; then build up as you outlined in brick &amp; finally the slab is poured after clean fill has been compacted&#8230; this is a very simplified version not allowing for extra engineering etc etc but the initial pour is footings only not final slab. also the&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-34427"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4392223-how-does-the-builder-know-how-high-to-build-the-slab/#post-4582331" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>mackar replied to the topic Inground Pool in the forum Value Adding</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 01:59:38 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>my pool cost that but&#8230;. it is 9 x 5.5m with &#039;scheer descent&#039; water feature, 2 x led lights 1.5 m out of ground  at rear as the block drops away, so had to be boxed &amp; retained&#8230; I&#039;d be getting another quote or three???personally I would always use a pool builder as it is then covered under  &quot;spasa&quot; &amp; you have guarantees.. it probably would be ch&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-80787"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4392112-inground-pool/#post-4581663" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>mackar replied to the topic what would you do if a developer rings and asks to buy ? in the forum General Property</title>
				<link>https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4391451-what-would-you-do-if-a-developer-rings-and-asks-to-buy-2/#post-4577248</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2008 05:45:05 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>be aware also that developers will often have a lengthy &quot;due diligence&quot; period prior to going unconditional (where they will approach council etc to see if there proposal is going to be considered favourably or not)&#8230;this can be quite a few months sometimes&#8230; then, they often will opt for a extended settlement date if they can.. to save holding&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-257051"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4391451-what-would-you-do-if-a-developer-rings-and-asks-to-buy-2/#post-4577248" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>mackar replied to the topic Making A Written Offer! in the forum General Property</title>
				<link>https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4391969-making-a-written-offer/#post-4580880</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 04:11:26 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I would recommend you go to your RE agent or your property lawyer to write it up, as it is a legal document &amp; needs to be filled in correctly to be enforcable&#8230; a badly worded offer can set you back in time &amp; possibly money&#8230; do it right the 1st time &amp; you have less chance of problems later on.Mackar</p>
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				<title>mackar replied to the topic Re stumping, what does it entail in the forum Value Adding</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 03:56:27 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>the stumps may be timber &amp; therefore have rotten&#8230; relatively easy to be restumped&#8230;under house where floor has dropped, get some timber blocks under  jacks or acro props beside existing stumps &amp; literally jack beam under floor up to desired level (maybe 1 or 2 mm above to allow for settlement). dig holes (size depends on whether single or 2 st&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-50426"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4391997-re-stumping-what-does-it-entail/#post-4581043" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>mackar replied to the topic Making A Written Offer! in the forum General Property</title>
				<link>https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4391969-making-a-written-offer/#post-4580878</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 03:18:31 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>yes, just go to the agents office &amp; he will draft it for you &amp; then present it to the owners.probably talk to your own Lawyer first if you have never done this before, as you will need to protect yourself with conditions to contract&#8230; ie, make offer subject to Finance and/or Building &amp; pest inspections &amp; time allowance to achieve these things&#8230;&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-67111"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4391969-making-a-written-offer/#post-4580878" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>mackar replied to the topic To REGISTERED builders pls.......... in the forum General Property</title>
				<link>https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4392027-to-registered-builders-pls/#post-4581187</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 02:43:21 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>we build approx 40 or so homes a year &amp; display homes every 18- 24 months&#8230; generally we may buy the land outright &amp; then either fund the build ourselves also&#8230;. or if we are highly committed, we have other assets to leverage off.  generally our displays sell very quickly as we have a very good reputation&#8230; (we are relatively &quot;high end&quot; type bu&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-255213"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4392027-to-registered-builders-pls/#post-4581187" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>mackar replied to the topic Making A Written Offer! in the forum General Property</title>
				<link>https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4391969-making-a-written-offer/#post-4580874</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 03:44:21 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi,when I have been the vendor in the past I would only look at a written offer&#8230; I had an agent once that spoke to me about  a verbal offer he had for me that day&#8230; I told him to write it down  with the buyer in the form of an offer before I would consider looking at it..if the buyer isn&#039;t prepared to even do that he really cannot be taken t&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-67107"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4391969-making-a-written-offer/#post-4580874" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>mackar replied to the topic Anyone had Lasik or Laser Eye Surgery? Please share your experience in the forum Forum Frolic</title>
				<link>https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4391839-anyone-had-lasik-or-laser-eye-surgery-please-share-your-experience/#post-4580074</link>
				<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2008 04:11:38 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I knew someone who instead of having lasik surgery had a lens implanted in each eye so her sight will remain good forever i believe?? no matter how old she gets&#8230;it cost her more (approx 5k per eye instead of 3k ) but said she was very happy&#8230; can&#039;t remember what it was called though&#8230;&#8230;.. K something</p>
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				<title>mackar replied to the topic polished concrete interior floor and wall in the forum Value Adding</title>
				<link>https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4391802-polished-concrete-interior-floor-and-wall/#post-4579467</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jan 2008 01:30:58 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>try Multitech Australia&#8230; they are in Qld &amp; Vic &#8230;look here <a href="http://www.multitechaustralasia.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.multitechaustralasia.com</a>mackar</p>
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				<title>mackar replied to the topic House Squares in the forum General Property</title>
				<link>https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4391718-house-squares/#post-4578934</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2007 00:24:36 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>there are 9.29m2 in 1 square&#8230; a square ia an old imperial measurement1 square is 10 feet x 10 feet&#8230;..wade anthony is correct&#8230;400m2 = 43.05 squares.also good to know is that different builders/developers/architects may measure from different parts of house&#8230;ie. under roof inc eaves or from external walls&#8230; 2 storey homes may or may not i&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-45123"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4391718-house-squares/#post-4578934" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>mackar replied to the topic Difference between builders in the forum General Property</title>
				<link>https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4391626-difference-between-builders/#post-4578407</link>
				<pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2007 04:07:15 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>there are many, many components that go together to build a house&#8230; sometimes people think that because both builders are including granite benches &amp; similar appliances that the specs are similar&#8230; Nah&#8230;Quality of course counts for a lot as you say Millions better trades acquire better remuneration &#8230; &amp; rightly so.what about the things you&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-182139"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4391626-difference-between-builders/#post-4578407" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>mackar replied to the topic Difference between builders in the forum are they quoting on the same</title>
				<link>https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4391626-difference-between-builders/#post-4578406</link>
				<pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2007 01:14:02 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>are they quoting on the same design house??&#8230;  i.e. did you have your own plans drawn up by an architect or draftsman??</p>
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				<title>mackar replied to the topic Group Residex Report buy in the forum General Property</title>
				<link>https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4391474-group-residex-report-buy/#post-4577414</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 01:09:40 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>i may be interested&#8230; what sort of info do the reports generally contain?</p>
<p>I am in SEQ. so that may be interesting</p>
<p>cheers</p>
<p>Mackar</p>
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				<title>mackar replied to the topic Moral dilemma - what would you do? in the forum maybe put in a clause that</title>
				<link>https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4391503-moral-dilemma-what-would-you-do/#post-4577697</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2007 06:06:01 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>maybe put in a clause that offer subject to agreement to lease with current tenant.. go &amp; have a chat with him if you can&#8230; who knows&#8230; you may keep rent as is for him or he may offer an extra couple of bucks to remain there without the hassle of moving or he may even want to move out anyway to stay with rellies&#8230; sounds like you have a&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-157981"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4391503-moral-dilemma-what-would-you-do/#post-4577697" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>mackar replied to the topic Adelaide or Brisbane in the forum Help Needed!</title>
				<link>https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4391491-adelaide-or-brisbane/#post-4577481</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2007 05:51:03 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>houses are still available in &amp; around Beenleigh&#8230; between Brisbane &amp; Gold Coast, good motorway access, around $300k &amp; under, also mentioned in API Magazine&#039;s top 100 for future potential growth in Nov 07 issue.</p>
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				<title>mackar replied to the topic If you knew you couldn’t fail … what would you do? in the forum Opinionated!</title>
				<link>https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4391374-if-you-knew-you-couldnt-fail-what-would-you-do/#post-4576896</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2007 02:55:40 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&quot;if you knew you couldn&#039;t fail&quot;&#8230;.. to do what exactly???any more specifics??</p>
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				<title>mackar replied to the topic adding internal walls in the forum Value Adding</title>
				<link>https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4391285-adding-internal-walls/#post-4576524</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2007 05:57:50 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>it may affect the re-sale if it&#039;s not council approved&#8230; you may have to put in a carport as in some areas you must provide 2 car parking&#8230; of course you can go ahead &amp; do it &amp; chance it though, if noone is gonna know&#8230; until you try to sell maybe!&#8230; Personally I also would talk to council</p>
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				<title>mackar replied to the topic solicitor in Queensland in the forum Legal &#38; Accounting</title>
				<link>https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4391276-solicitor-in-queensland-2/#post-4576501</link>
				<pubDate>Sun, 28 Oct 2007 00:58:08 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I use Ledger Property Lawyers &amp; have always had good service (in Surfers Paradise)</p>
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				<title>mackar replied to the topic HELP!! - Shower Floor has no slope in the forum Value Adding</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 03:43:12 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>you can probably just  tile directly over existing tiles after first putting down a screed to flow&#8230; simply pull out drain grate &amp; re fit to new tile &#8230;make sure tiler sikaflexes all corners.</p>
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				<title>mackar replied to the topic  Sould I keep a Cash Reserve? in the forum Finance</title>
				<link>https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4391174-sould-i-keep-a-cash-reserve/#post-4575959</link>
				<pubDate>Sun, 21 Oct 2007 05:24:15 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>condolences for the loss of your parents Duc.</p>
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				<title>mackar replied to the topic DHA property in the forum General Property</title>
				<link>https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4391193-dha-property/#post-4576084</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 20 Oct 2007 06:09:22 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#039;ve never owned one, but when I was in Darwin where there is a lot of DHA Housing, my friends said that it can be hard to sell a DHA property as you have to find an investor only as the lease is still in place&#8230; so if there is still a couple of years to go &amp; your life changes &amp; you need to move on, it can be a little difficult sometimes&#8230; not&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-37795"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4391193-dha-property/#post-4576084" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>mackar replied to the topic Fencing in the forum Value Adding</title>
				<link>https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4391136-fencing-2/#post-4575782</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2007 06:30:12 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>how about an electric fence??? if vandals are hanging around damaging properties???? (joke)&#8230;seriously though what about a &quot;Tilt&quot; fence made from pre cast concrete panels&#8230;the panels come in up to 6m panels at 1.8m high&#8230; simply stand up on concrete piers&#8230; the installers use a crane to place&#8230; &amp; prop up to support  over night&#8230; it&#039;s not th&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-71462"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4391136-fencing-2/#post-4575782" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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