PropertyInvesting.com | marsmac | Activity https://www.propertyinvesting.com/members/marsmac/activity/ Activity feed for marsmac. Sun, 12 Apr 2026 02:10:19 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.8.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 5577efd76de7d7f4aa913e52b5236ddc marsmac replied to the topic Share trading for income in the forum Finance https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/5022507-share-trading-for-income/#post-5022575 Sun, 13 Mar 2016 04:25:32 +0000 If you set it up as a company do you pay yourself a dividend at the end of the year or do you pay yourself regular wages?

]]> d4f64572e8fe413f37c3677d83d4d85d marsmac started the topic Share trading for income in the forum Finance https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/5022507-share-trading-for-income/ Fri, 11 Mar 2016 01:06:55 +0000 Hi Everyone,

I have heard Steve McKnight mention using share trading to accelerate your income to service on more property purchases.

Do the banks accept share trading profits as a form of income?

Do you need to setup a business/company with ABN/GST and show income/expenses like a regular business?

If you are self-employed you need 2 years tax…[Read more]

]]> 5624f58270d915c640e05c7f9dd34c3b marsmac replied to the topic Should I buy when there is no strata manager, no insurance....if I can buy it cheap?? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4405208-should-i-buy-when-there-is-no-strata-manager-no-insurance-if-i-can-buy-it-cheap/#post-4658968 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 13:11:06 +0000 Hi everyone,Thanks so much for your advice and views on this matter.Well, the property did get sold at auction on the weekend for a price that suggests only a First Home owner could offer. (i.e a price probably $40,000 or 20% above what it should have sold for). Hopefully their Solicitor has informed them of the risks buying the property with no…[Read more]

]]> 325b098e894ab02a8177f5e5d18a5685 marsmac replied to the topic Someone wants to buy my investment property for unit development...What is a fair price here? in the forum Value Adding https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4398391-someone-wants-to-buy-my-investment-property-for-unit-development-what-is-a-fair-price-here-2/#post-4614849 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 14:04:16 +0000 Hi Scott No Mates,Thanks for the pick-up. My bad. The 30% site coverage is the old zoning. Not sure what it is now though.Marsmac

]]> 49563bc874b60aaab58d1cb6fe0a6629 marsmac replied to the topic Someone wants to buy my investment property for unit development...What is a fair price here? in the forum Value Adding https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4398391-someone-wants-to-buy-my-investment-property-for-unit-development-what-is-a-fair-price-here-2/#post-4614847 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 13:27:43 +0000 Hi everyone,Thanks for your replies. We didn't sell in the end although we were really really close to it. The buyer was very insistent and didn't resist too much when agreeing to our original offer. Did it have something to do with the rezoning in my area?I wanted to give an update with what has been going on with the local council. The council…[Read more]

]]> 127caa949ddc5cdc317043c67a1178ec marsmac started the topic Changing floorplan for maximum results?? in the forum Value Adding https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4402888-changing-floorplan-for-maximum-results/ Thu, 24 Feb 2011 13:15:13 +0000 Hi everyone,My wife and I have just bought a place in regional NSW. It’s a deceptively large house when you walk through it and wanted to know the best way to change the floorplan to add maximum value.We were thinking of 1. Enclosing the Family/Bed 4 to make a 4th bedroom2. Making the laundry/2nd toilet area into a 2nd bathroomDoes anyone have…[Read more]

]]> e37a8b7e509425de365473ad9ccbd3aa marsmac replied to the topic Renovation consultant needed in the forum Hi Phil, I'm looking to https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4401758-renovation-consultant-needed-2/#post-4635437 Mon, 15 Nov 2010 12:10:14 +0000 Hi Phil,I'm looking to renovate and rent.Martin

]]> cd22b9ce4802effa2b39b7f86dd82cb6 marsmac replied to the topic Wagga Wagga Area in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4400903-wagga-wagga-area/#post-4630009 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:52:45 +0000 Hi all,Apart from the HC suburbs, what do people think about Lake Albert?I'm looking at a fibro 4 br house near the lake and the shops. It's on a big piece of land….something like 800sqm but then again most of the properties in the area are on large land.Does anyone know if the shops have finished building and how busy is the shopping centre?…[Read more]

]]> 2b84dee2f0cf013dbfc02e5391fe946f marsmac replied to the topic My First renovation property on Video in the forum Hi Joel, Firstly, thanks for https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4397622-my-first-renovation-property-on-video/page/2/#post-4610704 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:33:24 +0000 Hi Joel,Firstly, thanks for the video…I enjoyed watching the good and the bad of home renovations. It was a real eye opener.My question is…how much hands on experience do you have with renovations/d.i.y before you bought your first reno? Did you do courses, read books, are naturally good at D.I.Y stuff? From the video it looks as though you…[Read more]

]]> bc976a97ae1f926314bcab5c004926ae marsmac replied to the topic Someone wants to buy my investment property for unit development...What is a fair price here? in the forum Value Adding https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4398391-someone-wants-to-buy-my-investment-property-for-unit-development-what-is-a-fair-price-here-2/#post-4614838 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:01:36 +0000 Hi everyone,Thanks for your replies.We are going to make a counter offer for $550,000 with 6 week settlement as we prefer to get the cash now so we can invest it elsewhere. Having a 1 year option is too uncertain and locks in today's price.The reason why the developer offered a higher option, I think, is because he still needs to buy my 2…[Read more]

]]> 37e3dd3718278fef77b95ecc629e3d2c marsmac replied to the topic Can I use my property as security? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4396131-can-i-use-my-property-as-security/#post-4603378 Fri, 01 May 2009 04:46:17 +0000 Thanks for your replies.What other solutions can you suggest without possibly having to buyout my mum's 50% share (to avoid CGT issues)?I want to use the equity in my current investment property (whether held in my name or jointly) to purchase a second/third/forth investment property (in a trust structure or in my wife's name). You mentioned it…[Read more]

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