PropertyInvesting.com | martinw | Activity https://www.propertyinvesting.com/members/martinw/activity/ Activity feed for martinw. Sun, 12 Apr 2026 21:55:46 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.8.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 c7832063e0fd6c6c2df22116de67c2b5 martinw replied to the topic Status Anxiety in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4374247-status-anxiety/page/2/#post-4477638 Tue, 29 Jun 2004 05:11:19 +0000 Originally posted by aussierogue:
martin is jenman in drag!

Jo, now that’s funny – take a leaf.

]]> dd70efeda38cd4b8cc043ccf77c47577 martinw replied to the topic Status Anxiety in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4374247-status-anxiety/#post-4477633 Tue, 29 Jun 2004 04:52:59 +0000 Originally posted by Monopoly:
I am as much a granny as you are infantile!!!

Jo, you walked right into this one. You think I’m immensely infantile, so can we deduce anything from that? , Unless of course you’re a gorgeous young girl (perhaps blond) and, by deductive reasoning, you are telling me I’m very mature. Thank you!

The Mortgage A…[Read more]

]]> 1b1811d53c065b3ff7408c7d322d3dd5 martinw replied to the topic Status Anxiety in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4374247-status-anxiety/#post-4477631 Tue, 29 Jun 2004 04:19:28 +0000 Jo,

Wow touchy!!!

Just for those of you who are interested, the bit that was edited was where I suggested that much of the advice given on these pages came from peoples’ bottoms (only I used the more colourful word beginning with A). I presume it was cut because the editor was concerned that none of you were able to make your own minds up a…[Read more]

]]> 534a04aeb8d27791d4589ee68659b285 martinw replied to the topic Is Jenman a @#$%^% ??? in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4374705-is-jenman-a/#post-4480843 Tue, 29 Jun 2004 03:44:26 +0000 Robert, he may well be, but no more so than, for instance, someone who sells advice <<edited>> and then offers additional advice (at a cost) to getting yourself out of it! <<edited>>

]]> 8af495720942ddfea498678c6fe93ef5 martinw replied to the topic Status Anxiety in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4374247-status-anxiety/#post-4477629 Tue, 29 Jun 2004 03:02:13 +0000 Monopoly,

I think you forgot the heading of this forum – Opinionated.

“Have something to get off your chest”.

I think posters are also invited to “ step onto our soapbox and have your say”. Why do you get all shitty when people do? Lighten up, it’s only a bit of fun.

Back to the fun…

You say

“but to blatantly come to the site to attack Steve…[Read more]

]]> 629e65d104480e512b4cb5e0c7225cc9 martinw replied to the topic Status Anxiety in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4374247-status-anxiety/#post-4477626 Mon, 28 Jun 2004 23:41:22 +0000 The Mortgage Advisor,

The point I am making is that Monopoly appears to have clashed with forum posters. Your postings ad weight to that argument, whether you like it or not. If you do not appreciate being used as an example, why make your views public?

Finally:

You say:

“Regarding Jenman, I think he is a tosser.”

Back to you –

“The unedu…[Read more]

]]> c064e67bba7fac6a9abae3310008db8d martinw replied to the topic Status Anxiety in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4374247-status-anxiety/#post-4477625 Mon, 28 Jun 2004 22:55:18 +0000 Monopoly,

Here is a pretty reasonable definition of the term moderate:

An officer who presides over an assembly to preserve order and regulate the proceedings.

Let’s analyse your two responses to my posts:

You said:

“Such insight!!! Are you speaking from a professional/trained perspective or is this something that you read in a book, and if…[Read more]

]]> 01c5a5ff3fc0766ae02de7d7ec1018a8 martinw replied to the topic Status Anxiety in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4374247-status-anxiety/#post-4477623 Mon, 28 Jun 2004 08:07:41 +0000 [edited by admin]

]]> d76df2a3bd067b05f1b8ec225eb7ef75 martinw replied to the topic Status Anxiety in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4374247-status-anxiety/#post-4477621 Mon, 28 Jun 2004 07:54:52 +0000 Status anxiety is perpetuated by an individuals need to be accepted as an equal. In a democratic meritocracy we all have the same chances. If we make it then we can pat ourselves on the back and can be proud of the fact that we did it with our own mettle. Conversely, if we don’t make it then we only have ourselves to blame.

Trouble is this site i…[Read more]

]]> a63a68c60abd56e9a82239775f4d18f0 martinw replied to the topic I am an agent of Neil Jenman, apparently. in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4373754-i-am-an-agent-of-neil-jenman-apparently/#post-4474047 Tue, 18 May 2004 09:34:15 +0000 Originally posted by WallFlower:
they’d back Steve to the hilt, knock the knocker and finish with a flurry of other peoples’ sayings – very amusing herd mentality.
A wise saying goes ‘ a man that does not draw from the knowledge of others is a man that is continually thirsty’

Actually i just made that one up, you can use it if you like when reply…[Read more]

]]> bec9a074284263ed3ab9617c4351cce4 martinw replied to the topic I am an agent of Neil Jenman, apparently. in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4373754-i-am-an-agent-of-neil-jenman-apparently/#post-4474042 Mon, 17 May 2004 02:34:10 +0000 Originally posted by aussierogue:
whole weekend to think about a response hey martin.

yr tone is littered with self righteous, self important statements like

‘very amusing herd mentality, sycophants, cats among the pigeons’.

and then taking some lame credit for somehow being insightfully controversial is also the height of self…[Read more]

]]> 7c077dd8371d46615d3a4f106d8ad01e martinw replied to the topic Change your tune, Steve. in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4373630-change-your-tune-steve/page/2/#post-4473002 Fri, 14 May 2004 07:47:37 +0000 My word you lot take this all a bit too seriously. I’m off to the pub!

]]> 91598db3b078eed763a730d8a2ed760e martinw replied to the topic Please Welcome Our Newest Moderator in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4373669-please-welcome-our-newest-moderator/#post-4473287 Fri, 14 May 2004 06:37:42 +0000 Steve, can I moderate?

]]> 5acbc16bf815dd429792fb563c2765e7 martinw replied to the topic Change your tune, Steve. in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4373630-change-your-tune-steve/#post-4472997 Fri, 14 May 2004 06:34:27 +0000 How predictable were many of these responses (and some of you could just not help yourselves doing that irksome quoting other people thing).

I suppose I had 2 objectives when I placed this post:

1) To get up the @rses of people who hate this type of post – success!
2) To further my assertion that the hype that surrounded Steve’s book was man…[Read more]

]]> afdc7bc929b8f8af9c9b965b02891f14 martinw replied to the topic ABC's Media Watch gives Steve a serve. in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4372711-abcs-media-watch-gives-steve-a-serve/#post-4466484 Thu, 08 Apr 2004 06:21:34 +0000 But that’s not the point Dram. The whole premise of Steve’s book is about his claims that using his approach they are able to build up portfolio of properties worth a million (or whatever). Even with Steve at the helm this project appears to have failed the test. The outcomes, based upon the information in Steve’s book, did not meet the expec…[Read more]

]]> 89f666a7049070ed63d4bcca7bd1c991 martinw replied to the topic ABC's Media Watch gives Steve a serve. in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4372711-abcs-media-watch-gives-steve-a-serve/#post-4466482 Thu, 08 Apr 2004 05:50:16 +0000 I just noticed that in fact there was mention about this in the Guru forum. However, since Steve did not comment on that occasion, and in the wake of a rather flakey response to the ABC, perhaps Steve might feel the need to comment further and help others understand why they too are not even close to being in control of one property since reading…[Read more]

]]> 70cc49e95c527d280cf08bd625a89a36 martinw replied to the topic Seminars, Gurus, etc. in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4369687-seminars-gurus-etc/#post-4441757 Fri, 05 Dec 2003 07:22:19 +0000 I think you find that there is a huge spectrum of motives – sure you will have those with a primary motive of making a wedge and will be unscrupulous, and then you will have the well meaning. However, what they all exploit is ignorance and avarice. But what truly annoys me is that the titles are so glib – “how I made millions and you can do so to…[Read more]

]]> 419085aadae2932cd9976f2e3eade88f martinw replied to the topic Re Steve’s final say (I can’t do it therefore….) in the forum Heads Up! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4368544-re-steves-final-say-i-cant-do-it-therefore/#post-4432573 Fri, 17 Oct 2003 00:03:43 +0000

quote:
When a problem is created the solution is created simultaneously

Tell that to Einstein and his quest for a Grand Unified Theory!

]]> 2463fb752757c3be13a18edfeeb7ffd9 martinw replied to the topic I beg to differ... in the forum Heads Up! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4368435-i-beg-to-differ/#post-4431843 Fri, 03 Oct 2003 02:19:08 +0000 My apologies for the rather crass articulation of my point, but the sentiment remains the same. I came to this site with constructive criticism of Steve’s book, which had some great responses, but equally we had some right know-it-all retorts. And I like to point them out, because no one likes advice born out of hubris.

BTW Del…. This “…[Read more]

]]> b5a1463877da4904f3c1b614960a3a10 martinw replied to the topic Book review - I want a refund! in the forum The Treasure Chest https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4368290-book-review-i-want-a-refund/page/2/#post-4430753 Mon, 29 Sep 2003 06:45:09 +0000 That’s only speculation and certainly not what is purported in the hype on TV etc.

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OK, even though at the moment, it is yesterdays news, IT IS ALSO TOMORROWS NEWS IN ADVANCE!!!

Its all about cycles and getting active at the bottom of the cycle.

Will those +ve geared properties pop up close to town in the future. You betcha they w…[Read more]

]]> 92eda3653c06cba8f2227a866d2fb775 martinw replied to the topic Book review - I want a refund! in the forum The Treasure Chest https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4368290-book-review-i-want-a-refund/#post-4430749 Mon, 29 Sep 2003 05:57:01 +0000 I think we’ve all gone off the track a bit here. It’s not about getting off your arse and stop being negative; it’s about paying $30 for yesterday’s news. And if you concede that finding deposits for multiple properties is beyond the reach of the average mum and dad investor, and finding a property that nets in the region of 10.4% CoCR is nigh…[Read more]

]]> d7202a6a1cfb17015542ad2d04a3b477 martinw replied to the topic Book review - I want a refund! in the forum The Treasure Chest https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4368290-book-review-i-want-a-refund/#post-4430748 Mon, 29 Sep 2003 05:39:37 +0000 Hey Hannah, who’s Noone. Can you introduce me?!!

quote:
Hi all–there’s always going to be a sceptic out there and it looks like we’ve found one of many. There’s always going to be deals out there–as Dolf de Roos says “The deal of a lifetime comes along once a week!” I believe this because I’ve done my research and have seen them for myself…

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]]> 11de3adaa24e7283cc3b50a553cd7a52 martinw replied to the topic Book review - I want a refund! in the forum The Treasure Chest https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4368290-book-review-i-want-a-refund/#post-4430744 Mon, 29 Sep 2003 04:45:03 +0000 Carl, the point of my posting was a critique of Steve’s book, nothing more. The whole point is that Steve is promoting his book and aiming at ordinary folk who will take his advice literally. Where’s the value in giving advice if it is out of date and unrealistic in today’s marketplace. I believe Steve’s book is not much use if readers…[Read more]

]]> 638bcc6fe2cf9a8d01ebb72eac7e9c96 martinw replied to the topic Book review - I want a refund! in the forum The Treasure Chest https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4368290-book-review-i-want-a-refund/#post-4430742 Mon, 29 Sep 2003 04:05:56 +0000 Lozza, if you use the equity in your home to fund your deposit, unless you sell it and realise any capital you may have, you still have to repay any further borrowings against the equity in your home. Wherever you source your deposit from, unless it’s cash in the bank or you have a generous benefactor, you have to fund it. And since the m…[Read more]

]]> 447e826be102b81988bdfec782307847 martinw replied to the topic Extraordinary delusions and the madness of crowds. in the forum The Treasure Chest https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4368284-extraordinary-delusions-and-the-madness-of-crowds/#post-4430689 Mon, 29 Sep 2003 03:12:20 +0000 Whilst individuals that are more knowledgeable wait to feast on the carrion, spare a thought for those that will fall victim to a hyped-up market. Mugs perhaps, but they needed guidance from responsible people. I take issue with those that encourage and fund such inexperienced investors.

The whole property investment pitch is nothing short of a…[Read more]

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