PropertyInvesting.com | mopsyblossom | Activity https://www.propertyinvesting.com/members/mopsyblossom/activity/ Activity feed for mopsyblossom. Sun, 12 Apr 2026 05:06:39 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.8.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 3957b1fff92694f0ec48175e4ebdae05 mopsyblossom replied to the topic Painter in Bris Southside Needed. in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4388379-painter-in-bris-southside-needed/#post-4561923 Fri, 09 Feb 2007 03:26:46 +0000 I used the following painters and they were very quick (house in Redcliffe) they will travel anywhere, recomended to me by my tiler.
B & R Professional painters
3 Bell St
WOODY POINT QLD 4019
Ph: 07-32831598 Ray 0414372404 mobile
07-38804668 Brett 0419021070 mobile
fax: 07-32831598

]]> 649f47c02b64c45bdaff445684b80a9e mopsyblossom replied to the topic How much more should $290k+ be? in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4388365-how-much-more-should-290k-be/#post-4561835 Fri, 09 Feb 2007 03:13:51 +0000 you can pay to have the property professionally valued (by a valuer) then you will be able to ascertaint the intrinsic value. Cost about $300.00. I have done this twice in an auction scenario and found it helped me to decide how much I would pay. First property I was highest bidder and it was passed in, second property I was bidding against a…[Read more]

]]> 94e370bc039661e17af26fc4ec05efef mopsyblossom replied to the topic equity rich cashflow poor in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4388369-equity-rich-cashflow-poor/#post-4561842 Thu, 08 Feb 2007 08:26:23 +0000 My previous personal banker (same bank) was great and even released a property for me to go with a commercial lender, I have one property up my sleeve as a P& I, with only $50k owing on it, value $365K, so I figured I could borrow against this if needed.My new banker advised me to sell three properties and my PPOR, buy a 1.8mill PPOR, then they…[Read more]

]]> 131340e3133488c728df5c2e002951cb mopsyblossom replied to the topic SE QLD- Toorbul- Land 4 Sale- Deal sounds good! in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4387416-se-qld-toorbul-land-4-sale-deal-sounds-good/#post-4557488 Thu, 16 Nov 2006 06:58:37 +0000 there is also a nudist camp there , wonder how they go with the flies and mozzies….. and before you ask, I only know this because I took a wrong turn along a dirt road and saw the sign, Sunshine, sunvalley or sun something and went in to ask directions…. at least he had a nice smile…

]]> 776f0ec3397fe3317a0dcd8b151b4a82 mopsyblossom replied to the topic Passive income apart from property? in the forum Creative Investing https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4386799-passive-income-apart-from-property/#post-4554659 Sun, 08 Oct 2006 12:32:58 +0000 daviddannai gave you a very good answer… buy large quantities and sell small quantities. Eg buy a property on a corner block, (1,000sqm) subdivide or redefine boundary, sell second block, or build a house for 2nd renter. You only pay stamp duty on first purchase.

]]> a64364af560faea633738aac242a68b1 mopsyblossom replied to the topic Holiday letting in the Blue Mountains NSW in the forum Value Adding https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4386237-holiday-letting-in-the-blue-mountains-nsw/#post-4551910 Wed, 13 Sep 2006 02:23:17 +0000 I do a Shortstay (www.shortstay74.com.au)in Newcastle hunter area. $120per night double (2 people)+ $15.00 for each extra person/child. Sleeps 9 people, 3 br,2bath,lounge,library,kitchen, verandah,big yard.I charge a $60.00 cleaning fee which is instantly refunded if premises left relatively clean & tidy (eg: no rubbish,bottles inside) I clean…[Read more]

]]> bf0528c24ccb84d37d35ff8852d9f600 mopsyblossom replied to the topic Urine & Pet smell in floorboards in the forum Value Adding https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4386578-urine-pet-smell-in-floorboards/#post-4553541 Wed, 13 Sep 2006 02:17:09 +0000 Mop with a solution of lemon bleach and warm water, leave overnight to dry.
Then mop with a solution of napisan (2 cups to a bucket) in warm water and leave overnight to air dry.This worked for me on a property where tenants vacated leaving 2 dogs in the house for 2 weeks to poo & wee.

]]> 53799731d49b4fc0043c6a6442fed8d8 mopsyblossom replied to the topic Tiling costs in the forum Value Adding https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4385883-tiling-costs/#post-4550306 Wed, 13 Sep 2006 02:10:22 +0000 Just paid $3,220.00 including tiles to tile a complete 3 bedroom house including full length front patio and small back patio.
In Redcliffe Qld.

]]> 6d97b77f6f5b2a68212ade7e1bc5daee mopsyblossom replied to the topic TRAPPED BY NEGATIVE GEARING in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4386694-trapped-by-negative-gearing/#post-4554089 Wed, 13 Sep 2006 02:02:22 +0000 Hold, hold, hold. My experience , based on two defaulting tenants last year, 6mths loss of rent on one, and 10 months loss of rent on 2nd {tribunal waste of time & money} I was in a position where my back was against the wall, & a noose or a gun would have come in handy then….I just gritted my teeth , put every cent I was earning into the…[Read more]

]]> cbff7c0134f75ba8cac98da66954061b mopsyblossom replied to the topic Trouble Selling a Proterty in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4372495-trouble-selling-a-proterty/page/2/#post-4464860 Wed, 07 Apr 2004 11:58:10 +0000 Tried to find similar property on realestate.com, nothing……so maybe your agent isn’t advertising it via internet…not a good sign. Is the agent intimating that there is not a rental demand in Gloucester – thus leaving it untenanted? What about vandalism?
If you need to sell,maybe reduce the price a little, if you are getting responses to…[Read more]

]]> 5ce883b4f1f8b7acbebedb34cce8e5f0 mopsyblossom replied to the topic Tonight 8pm on ABC: Rick Otton in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4372645-tonight-8pm-on-abc-rick-otton/page/2/#post-4466033 Wed, 07 Apr 2004 11:04:07 +0000 Saw the show, was not impressed at all , in any shape or form.
First of all, wrapping alone is not sustainable & it can be risky and hardwork, that is why they are trying to cash up with seminars, his “kits” and product information was ameuterish at best. The properties that he was “upselling” or “wrapping” were in a terrible state & almost…[Read more]

]]> 05c239100c3e504f0a1348e49472ad4b mopsyblossom replied to the topic good buying and not good areas brisbane FIRST HOME in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4372529-good-buying-and-not-good-areas-brisbane-first-home-2/#post-4465090 Wed, 07 Apr 2004 10:34:30 +0000 I have found Bribie Island, Deception Bay, Burpengary to be excellent return , I was able to buy 3 in BI for under $140K, 6 in DB from between $100k to $134k, 1 in Burp for $98.
i had held off DBay because I was led to believe that it was an undesirable area, however,I have not had any vacancies, minimal repairs,and excellent paying tenants.…[Read more]

]]> d3dc1ebd0080bcff31fc023bd3205e2c mopsyblossom replied to the topic PPoR or IP? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4371241-ppor-or-ip/#post-4454366 Fri, 20 Feb 2004 05:08:42 +0000 Don’t kids leave home when they are 18? (tee hee)[:o)]
how many rooms do your parents have at $20 per week…… sounds like a real bargain….

You could buy a PPOR and rent rooms to other uni students, then move back home after 12 months…. which ever you can put up with the longest.

Mopsy

]]> a3c2dc7a1c24c029b08f3bf0b93947ef mopsyblossom replied to the topic Positive cashflow - starting out in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4371331-positive-cashflow-starting-out/#post-4454893 Fri, 20 Feb 2004 05:00:51 +0000 Just curious, being in year 12, I am assuming that you live at home.
I would think that you would be better off to go for your first home, receive the 1st home owners grant of $7,000.00 and live in it and rent rooms to other uni students…….. and then after 12 months if this is not suitable you could either sell it (no capital gains on own…[Read more]

]]> 6c91cc12de45c8796959e378e775ecac mopsyblossom replied to the topic Advice on Tenders..... in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4371307-advice-on-tenders/#post-4454779 Wed, 18 Feb 2004 05:21:26 +0000 Mel.,
I mentioned to agent re; 10 & 20% and he replied: “Just get a deposit bond”…… I have used deposit bonds heaps of times but only on property that has the contract signed by myself and the vendor, {and I know it is going through} [:o)]am not sure how it works if you hand over the deposit bond and then you are not successful….
I cannot…[Read more]

]]> eb7acb743397c43c10b29247648da7bc mopsyblossom replied to the topic Advice on Tenders..... in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4371307-advice-on-tenders/#post-4454777 Tue, 17 Feb 2004 23:29:00 +0000 Thanks Mel,

It is 10% deposit with tender
then if your tender is accepted you are required to pay
a further 20% deposit within 48 hours or risk losing your initial deposit plus the tender.[:o)]

]]> fab192e38ce366c5478b656cbf2568ea mopsyblossom replied to the topic PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!! in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4371160-please-help-me-2/#post-4453853 Tue, 17 Feb 2004 12:14:55 +0000 You could “salary sacrifice”…….. or pay more into your super fund………or if you had “negative geared ” properties (on paper) you would recieve some of the tax you have paid back as a refund.

Mopsy[:D]

]]> ffe19ed36db89300f6c5916c55dd557b mopsyblossom replied to the topic child support agency issues in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4371269-child-support-agency-issues/#post-4454554 Tue, 17 Feb 2004 11:59:20 +0000 Rooney…….

CSA…..if you are a Company entity CSA will not even bother chasing you……….. my ex earns over $300k per annum from “childcare centres” pays absolutely nothing in childsupport for his two children whilst my new partner pays $500.00 per week because he is on a salary. Ex says he only earns $10,000.00 per annum from his…[Read more]

]]> 4c43dc90cedea65cc80ac1b05df3d30a mopsyblossom replied to the topic child support agency issues in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4371269-child-support-agency-issues/#post-4454553 Tue, 17 Feb 2004 11:57:40 +0000 Rooney…….

CSA…..if you are a Company entity CSA will not even bother chasing you……….. my ex earns over $300k per annum from “childcare centres” pays absolutely nothing in childsupport for his two children whilst my new partner pays $500.00 per week because he is on a salary. Ex says he only earns $10,000.00 per annum from his…[Read more]

]]> 20f174709dc86448e546cd7da0da847a mopsyblossom replied to the topic +ve cashflow deals... I've got 'em in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4369985-ve-cashflow-deals-ive-got-em/#post-4444316 Fri, 26 Dec 2003 11:53:11 +0000 Are you acting in the capacity of a “buyers agent?”

mopsy

]]> 5d30dd2a7a9b325987fcc54595e3bca7 mopsyblossom replied to the topic opinions on low balling bids in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4370122-opinions-on-low-balling-bids/#post-4445410 Fri, 26 Dec 2003 11:45:19 +0000 If you are aware that the ip you are looking at is a bargain and would possibly be snapped up, I tend to pay asking price, also area has a lot to do with it as well… if it is a sellers market you will find that most agents will tell you that the vendor won’t negotiate.
the last property I purchased, the b/insp came back with a few tiny things…[Read more]

]]> 9bf35675080e8093c6f02fb440b6b5b8 mopsyblossom replied to the topic Profit Program in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4370023-profit-program/page/3/#post-4444632 Thu, 18 Dec 2003 23:58:57 +0000 If you have the time, energy and persistance……..send one to me too….please

ljennaway@bigpond.com.au

ta

Mopsy[:X]

]]> b97b4ae0a81c9a0c997da639ec717d26 mopsyblossom replied to the topic can i invest NOW in the forum Hotch Potch https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4370051-can-i-invest-now/#post-4444932 Thu, 18 Dec 2003 10:30:32 +0000 If you are on Centrelink sickness benefits you would be able to still get a loan if your serviceability was 70%. However, if at the proposed end of your sickness benefits it is replaced with social security, ie you dont go back to your former employer you would be struggling. But…. if your sickness benefit is a Workcover benefit meaning that…[Read more]

]]> 118e641d010d400622608e75035be92e mopsyblossom replied to the topic small town - risky business in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4369892-small-town-risky-business/#post-4443465 Thu, 18 Dec 2003 04:09:21 +0000 Being a reasonable distance to a major capital city is advantageous, plus there are the wineries with in easy driving distance. You will always have a rentable market… I would say, “go for it”

I have properties in a town that some people may not be interested in, but the properties have rented at $110.00 (pp $68,000.00) and the town is a…[Read more]

]]> 2ecb7222ddf4815612b15cfaee1276e7 mopsyblossom replied to the topic Quantity Surveyors in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4370058-quantity-surveyors-3/#post-4444995 Thu, 18 Dec 2003 03:56:16 +0000 Thanks Kay
I tried to contact you, so was pleased that you were online and able to respond.

thanks
Lynette

]]> ea63ab5b105a1a6ba9b30f8070a7c4da mopsyblossom replied to the topic Logan City (Queensland) in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4370036-logan-city-queensland/#post-4444797 Thu, 18 Dec 2003 03:09:34 +0000 Kay
can you email me at ljennaway@bigpond.com.au
need to ask some questions. Like your replies.

thanks
Lynette

]]> aceaca5f6afc6af37979b63df3e1ba8e mopsyblossom replied to the topic Are there ANY understanding lenders out there. in the forum Hotch Potch https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4369656-are-there-any-understanding-lenders-out-there/#post-4441555 Thu, 18 Dec 2003 03:00:41 +0000 I am single, and became “conventionally” unemployed but had business and rental history. However, my two banks of 20 yrs, refused an application and I received a loan for another investment property with a bank I had never dealt with which was Westpac. That was 7 years ago. I now deal with two banks and have an exceptional property…[Read more]

]]> 48582cd7c5712a0c8cf51b95d7c27d41 mopsyblossom replied to the topic Saving Information into WORD! in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4369720-saving-information-into-word/#post-4442086 Thu, 18 Dec 2003 02:55:39 +0000 Why not just print out what you want?

Lynette

]]> 250d45d8c03572d14959022c6f70ca97 mopsyblossom replied to the topic How much does a conveyancer cost? in the forum Hotch Potch https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4369861-how-much-does-a-conveyancer-cost/#post-4443303 Thu, 18 Dec 2003 02:52:27 +0000 In qld I have an excellent solicitor who does my conveyancing for $375.00.
I am yet to find a satisfactory one in NSW, on average NSW is $700.00 – $1,000.00. I am trying a new one at moment and he seems amiable. You have to be able to communicate efficiently with same, and if you can’t do that … move on until you find one where your working…[Read more]

]]> 95fb5fa7c75a3a1d7e97e613c197d76c mopsyblossom replied to the topic Property Management Software in the forum Hotch Potch https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4369995-property-management-software-2/#post-4444372 Thu, 18 Dec 2003 02:48:26 +0000 I have POSH (property owner software) the email help is not much help, as they take forever…like months to get back to you. I have a few gliches with the interest rate section.
The income and expenses section is a bit slow re; entering data and it doesn’t have an area “find transaction” which can be frustrating.
i keep a second backup entry…[Read more]

]]> 7e3c00ba3128015e4ef7a6861631847c mopsyblossom replied to the topic Wait before u renovate- depreciate in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4370034-wait-before-u-renovate-depreciate/#post-4444783 Thu, 18 Dec 2003 02:22:44 +0000 There is another way to renovate “now” and claim…later…..Case in point: I had purchased a property that had tenants from hell installed, subject to vacant possession…..I almost cried at the clean up…. so I just thought quick paint job, second hand carpet , lots of elbow grease, but… when trying to lift tiles in bathroom the floor fell…[Read more]

]]> b6f010d6bf6eaa207c2fb47a869e93b0 mopsyblossom replied to the topic Rent ? in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4370047-rent/#post-4444887 Thu, 18 Dec 2003 02:13:57 +0000 I have landlords insurance with Terri Scheer and Rent cover but it doesnt cover unrented periods, only loss of rent thru damage, or fire caused by tenants, unrented periods only due to damage etc.

You would have review rents if you had that many properties vacant at the same time. I have experienced one maybe vacant for a short time at the same…[Read more]

]]> 8afbeaa3ea999922356103521eab990f mopsyblossom replied to the topic Rabbit Season... No, Duck Season! in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4369637-rabbit-season-no-duck-season/page/2/#post-4441430 Tue, 02 Dec 2003 00:32:17 +0000 Forgot to mention, as a point of interest…….
my bank has changed it’s serviceability to 70%, plus they will only accept an annual valuation on properties, which you are stuck with for twelve months and will now only look at each property on its merits.
I manouvered a “total amount to borrow” figure before the interest rise, which is available…[Read more]

]]> 9db5f674cdfb95b63b0cd0872efafc14 mopsyblossom replied to the topic Rabbit Season... No, Duck Season! in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4369637-rabbit-season-no-duck-season/page/2/#post-4441429 Tue, 02 Dec 2003 00:26:05 +0000 I have found over the last couple of months some exceptional bargains. But also some I wanted were snapped up before the ink was dry on the sale add. I had started to buy “high end” properties but the rental return is not equivalent to a number of “low to medium” properties. I fixed 8 ip before the rise, left 3 which have now gone up to 6.45%.…[Read more]

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