Correction…..Environmentalism is not the new fascism……. it's the new REALISM.By the way….. the earth is round not flat, or so the scientists say….. but what would they know?!!!……….Maybe it's not the tree-huggers spreading these "rumours".  Maybe it's some smart property investors getting ready to snap up all those coastal p…[Read more]

Guan wrote:
Ed since the talk about u around is very convincing, i rang up your branch in melbourne and asked for a quote to do my coming end of yr tax return on my rental properties… the answer was $660… i think it is a bit too high compare to the market dont u think? my cousin's accountant expertised in rental properties and charges only…[Read more]

Hi Ed,Your offer is so unbelievably generous! Thank you so much. I hope you've got health insurance, 'cos I reckon you're going to have a heart attack when we complete our Financial Health Check! Looking forward to speaking with you,Anne & Brett

Hi Ed,My husband and I were very pleased to read that Chan & Naylor are opening an office in Newcastle. We are in that class of investors that lives from week to week. It is very stressful and we constantly feel like a heavy weight is always bearing down on us. We have two young children and we try to shield them from the anxiety we are feeling,…[Read more]

The factor I see as critical to a successful partnership involving friends is TRUST, and I’m not talking about the kind you set up with an accountant or solicitor. I’m talking about the intangible kind that develops through sharing life experiences, supporting each other through good and bad, knowing you’re always there for each other, having…[Read more]

Sorry – I was a bit hasty with my forum posting. Bit hard to get a moment to myself to post anything on the forum with a 2 yr old and 5 yr old brawling with each other most of the day! One’s having a nap and the other is out shopping with her father, so I finally have a few minutes to myself….[exhappy]

We currently have 4 properties, all…[Read more]

We have been looking at the same mortgage. We’ve even gone as far as putting in an application and getting ‘indicative approval’. We have 3 investment properties and are struggling to meet the shortfall on the repayments. The ‘Cash Flow Mortgage’ seemed the way for us, until we saw the exorbitant fees involved. Not only is the interest rate…[Read more]

My husband and I are in a similar situation. Our goal is to be able to give up our day jobs and renovate old houses, buy houses on large blocks and subdivide, undertake small-scale residential development projects, etc. But, we are fully maxed out on all our properties, and the areas our properties are in are either stagnant or have dropped by…[Read more]