PropertyInvesting.com | new-to-investing | Activity https://www.propertyinvesting.com/members/new-to-investing/activity/ Activity feed for new-to-investing. Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:56:54 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.8.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 2b4a69b0d7a2de24f0c3696d49a67e91 new-to-investing replied to the topic Interest Only V's Principle Loan? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4387360-interest-only-vs-principle-loan/#post-4557187 Fri, 10 Nov 2006 10:05:40 +0000 I’ve wondered about this same topic myself. I understand that by paying IO then the repayments will be a lot lower which is great but the down side is then going to be the fact that you will never therefore own the property.

What happens when you finally make the last repayment of the IO loan? Does the bank own the property?

]]> a9fb32c37c3018f8962953b81791a95c new-to-investing replied to the topic Making offers on property? % below listing price in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4387183-making-offers-on-property-below-listing-price/#post-4556414 Fri, 27 Oct 2006 08:35:07 +0000 As mentioned above though the seller is usually the one who has the unrealistic expectations. I’ve seen it quite a few times where we have sat down to list a property and presented a realistic figure to the seller and then another agent says they can get 20, 50 or 100 thousand more and we simply don’t get the business. Next thing you know the…[Read more]

]]> 55fd458defebdb3b5afd31cf2c53e30e new-to-investing replied to the topic will you pay agent commission if no settlement in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4387191-will-you-pay-agent-commission-if-no-settlement/#post-4556468 Fri, 27 Oct 2006 08:01:36 +0000 Okay, I find what you have both said pretty disturbing.

There is two reasons why we will ask for the 10% deposit.

1) By putting a 10% deposit on the table the buyer is commiting themselves to the deal and therefore there is a lot less chance that they will pull out.

2) The seller can see that the buyer has commited and therefore will realise…[Read more]

]]> 4b05dfff10be0d9ebbe44049bd3e4785 new-to-investing replied to the topic will you pay agent commission if no settlement in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4387191-will-you-pay-agent-commission-if-no-settlement/#post-4556465 Wed, 25 Oct 2006 22:11:15 +0000 I’ve just started in the real estate industry as an agent and in our office we only get paid after settlement. I’m not sure what happened to you in the past but I believe you should only pay when you have accepted an offer and settled.

I’m writing this from Sydney so maybe in different states there are different rules. I’d suggest you ask your…[Read more]

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