PropertyInvesting.com | OceanArchitectural | Activity https://www.propertyinvesting.com/members/oceanarchitectural/activity/ Activity feed for OceanArchitectural. Sun, 12 Apr 2026 16:50:54 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.8.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 e8801b6928b89d0444eed85391b916a6 OceanArchitectural replied to the topic The steps to watch for in the coming Australian housing correction in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4403251-the-steps-to-watch-for-in-the-coming-australian-housing-correction/page/2/#post-4645061 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 14:33:05 +0000 In other words, by inflation and then deflation, the whole world is going to be owned by the banks and creditor nations.I see one problem with this manifesting ultimately – the internet.tens of millions of people losing their homes, who know who scammed them, are unlikely to go quietly

]]> 5e996fd5b1e7863de6c10941ec8d2dca OceanArchitectural replied to the topic Is there really a skills shortage? In real estate? in the forum Forum Frolic https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4403241-is-there-really-a-skills-shortage-in-real-estate/#post-4644833 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 14:30:33 +0000 darwin NTdeveloping is challenging as alwaysbuddied up with an architectural firm doing some CGI. can design buildings, but no formal architectural training (really, it isnt that hard)yes had experience with valuers, they charge a lot for little imo, and in turbulent times, theyll be charging a lot of people a lot for little

]]> 8c6f8c5a97bfeb6f9b5704dc28aeff73 OceanArchitectural replied to the topic Is there really a skills shortage? In real estate? in the forum Forum Frolic https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4403241-is-there-really-a-skills-shortage-in-real-estate/#post-4644831 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 05:51:33 +0000 I didn't want to comment because I thought that somebody else might answer your questions more specifically, and also, I dont know about changes in demand for the jobs you just mentioned.From my own perspective (property developer with real estate agents in the family and about 50% of the people I associate with being either builders, contractors,…[Read more]

]]> 72bd0245c8bc5319b1f558538155c705 OceanArchitectural replied to the topic Who's doin' what in 2011? in the forum Forum Frolic https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4402654-whos-doin-what-in-2011/page/2/#post-4640914 Sat, 02 Apr 2011 21:12:04 +0000 Repeat everything I have done thus far, in half the time

]]> cc94585e05ce4738e6f29794bb208493 OceanArchitectural replied to the topic Reno help advice- Removing tiles off timber floor in the forum Value Adding https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4403189-reno-help-advice-removing-tiles-off-timber-floor/#post-4644505 Thu, 31 Mar 2011 06:29:35 +0000 If you use a shovel or something and try to pry them off, and your glue is very strong (or wood weak. or both) you're risking tearing bits of the wood off along the grain. ive never done it myself, but i would keep that in mind and do a test patch before going in commando style.My first thought was jackhammer with one of those (newish) chisels on…[Read more]

]]> e260cd59012ffbe5e63c9418aa7e3939 OceanArchitectural replied to the topic Japan nuclear crisis, immigration, impact in the forum still think there wont be a https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4403144-japan-nuclear-crisis-immigration-impact/#post-4644086 Sun, 27 Mar 2011 14:51:31 +0000 still think there wont be a mass evacuation?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnvzWrxRFd0&feature=player_embedded

]]> 01a5d9971dc79f3545ab4a4dd26d0a25 OceanArchitectural replied to the topic Finding out about new "off the plan" residential developments in Sydney in the forum the planning office requires https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4403156-finding-out-about-new-off-the-plan-residential-developments-in-sydney/#post-4644226 Sun, 27 Mar 2011 14:47:18 +0000 the planning office requires public display. it wouldnt be a bad way to prospect

]]> d144e0295b8f84643f2e1196a7dcfec3 OceanArchitectural replied to the topic Introduce yourself in the forum Forum Frolic https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4401089-introduce-yourself/page/2/#post-4631147 Sun, 27 Mar 2011 12:04:57 +0000 George, hailing from Darwin, NT.I have a Certificate 4 in Building Construction. I come from a building family, having been dragged onto construction sites from age 6 or so. I made the jump to property development, and expanded into peripheral industries like architectural computer generated imagery, drafting, design, and helping other people with…[Read more]

]]> c6224d49723ff5edf8037b9891ae2cf2 OceanArchitectural replied to the topic Converting laundry to a 2nd bathroom? in the forum Value Adding https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4403105-converting-laundry-to-a-2nd-bathroom/#post-4643917 Sun, 27 Mar 2011 06:24:26 +0000 Hello :) builder over hereIt all depends on: what the floor is made of ,what the walls are made of, where the pipes are, what the pipes are made of, how far away youre putting in your new waste (because plumbing pipes need to have a certain fall, so that water moves in the right direction,is the slab suspended or ground floorif youre going to have…[Read more]

]]> 8747426ad5d481e4006d7ff35453f137 OceanArchitectural replied to the topic Subdividing - Have I done the wrong thing? in the forum Value Adding https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4399506-subdividing-have-i-done-the-wrong-thing/page/3/#post-4622035 Sun, 27 Mar 2011 05:16:24 +0000 $21 000 for everything done end to end including design, drafting, fees etc is not a lot of money in the overall scheme of things for a development of that size/complexity. Bad advice will often cost far more.By way of comparison someone I know recently paid (to someone else – not me) $16 000 just for the design and draft of  house plans; another…[Read more]

]]> b48d4b637c641155685fbdd53db67ee5 OceanArchitectural 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-4614844 Sun, 27 Mar 2011 04:56:56 +0000 The advice in this thread is spot on. Something that I would also do is find out some details about the developers business, so that you can negotiate more effectively. A strict developer who employs a builder will be all about margin. A developer who is also the builder is about margin, plus keeping himself/his crew employed, and because hes…[Read more]

]]> ed0a782921d33f8e68e490d223bcfb8b OceanArchitectural replied to the topic Aussie houses are world's most overpriced in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4402978-aussie-houses-are-worlds-most-overpriced/page/2/#post-4643267 Sun, 27 Mar 2011 04:08:32 +0000 I have a vested interest in property prices remaining high, but I must admit that I am of the opinion that in the long term, properties are overvalued significantly, particularly the land component cost. There is a huge surplus of land in Australia that is not available to the public, and simultaneously, various zoning laws/strategic planning…[Read more]

]]> 807500ba0de6337d6f6cb23d228f6eac OceanArchitectural replied to the topic Building a new house - can you bargain with the builder? in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4403140-building-a-new-house-can-you-bargain-with-the-builder/#post-4644069 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 21:25:42 +0000 I am a builder :) yes everything is negotiable, as the person above said. Large building companies with display villages have a lot of employees to keep happy, so it also pays to keep an eye on how busy they are – the busier they are, the less they care about you (because theres always someone else that will buy) but if you can find them in a…[Read more]

]]> 7de1d97c431058eb72d1971feccf92f7 OceanArchitectural replied to the topic sick of greedy plumbers & electricians in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4390704-sick-of-greedy-plumbers-electricians/page/15/#post-4573773 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 21:17:33 +0000 Ah, my apologies, youre right. I was reading fast and made an incorrect assumption. You could have just let me know that someone else wrote it instead of yelling, cuteyoungchick. Thanks nguli :)(hmpf. so much for property investors being a level headed crew. bunch of psychos. rawr!)

]]> e3f9ba9c8476af79d87f3fbcbb5a06e9 OceanArchitectural replied to the topic Japan nuclear crisis, immigration, impact in the forum Most of the worlds media is https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4403144-japan-nuclear-crisis-immigration-impact/#post-4644085 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 20:40:19 +0000 Most of the worlds media is owned by the same people who own general electric – the company that designed the faulty reactor. the design was so bad that several of their employees quit in protest 40 years ago. 3 days ago things were bad. Yesterday the temperature of the reactor cores started to go up significantly, indicating full scale meltdown.…[Read more]

]]> 8a8ff1e745080386d39721679ee502c6 OceanArchitectural replied to the topic Foreign persons buying in Oz in the forum Legal & Accounting https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4403058-foreign-persons-buying-in-oz/#post-4643685 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:46:16 +0000 What do your friends want? What can they afford? Where would they like to be? Why are they here? Do they have the means to put the cash up, or is this hypothetical? You have money, we do stuff. You have no money, we do no stuff. Easy.

]]> aa83a518ba56b68d09c48cd1ecc36b67 OceanArchitectural replied to the topic Japan nuclear crisis, immigration, impact in the forum Terryw wrote:I live in https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4403144-japan-nuclear-crisis-immigration-impact/#post-4644083 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 11:54:16 +0000 Terryw wrote:
I live in Osaka, Japan, and it is things as normal here.  In Eastern Japan there are problems, but only in a small area.There is some radiation being found in the areas immediately surrounding the nuclear power plants and some food stuff has been contaminated such as green leafy vegetables from farms in the area.I can't see mass…[Read more]

]]> ffe4b4f15c626d7999656747b7b3adf8 OceanArchitectural replied to the topic Off the plan site has been onsold to new developer - where do i stand ? in the forum Legal & Accounting https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4403071-off-the-plan-site-has-been-onsold-to-new-developer-where-do-i-stand/#post-4643748 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 11:13:42 +0000 I would contact all other purchasers and launch a class action lawsuit.You and the original developer entered into a legal contract, whereby you put down $x in assurance that you would receive an apartment on the y.y.2012.I would have a lawyer (team of lawyers, actually) take a very hard look at every single clause in the contract, and establish…[Read more]

]]> a3c30edec59cd38b6f2182eebc4cfbac OceanArchitectural replied to the topic Are power tools and/or accessories deductible? in the forum Legal & Accounting https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4403079-are-power-tools-andor-accessories-deductible/#post-4643782 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 10:14:14 +0000 What Rob said.In addition, there are occasionally various initiatives brought out by government that allow further tax concessions eg about a year ago, if you purchased any capital equipment new with value in excess of $1000 you could write it off immediately. Simultaneous, at the moment there is a capital gains incentive for small business with a…[Read more]

]]> fd76a094ae36e395b94554e1c3403c2b OceanArchitectural replied to the topic I am a property developer, wanting to sell a new development. What criteria are important to you, as buyers? in the forum Another question as per https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4403136-i-am-a-property-developer-wanting-to-sell-a-new-development-what-criteria-are-important-to-you-as-buyers/#post-4644056 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 10:07:47 +0000 Another question as per capital growth.What kind of information would be the most reassuring for a buyer. Newspaper articles? Real estate institute reports? Real estate agent reports? Bureau of Statistics demographic data?To be honest it seems a bit crystal ballish to me, but im a meticulous sort of person and can acquire whatever is needful in…[Read more]

]]> 6b13ff38cd0a4d22614a1944f32a0f6d OceanArchitectural replied to the topic sick of greedy plumbers & electricians in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4390704-sick-of-greedy-plumbers-electricians/page/14/#post-4573770 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 09:49:20 +0000 cuteyoungchic wrote:

OceanArchitectural wrote:

cuteyoungchic wrote:
OceanArchitectural, investing isn't "hard work" physically, although other people involved with rental properties can make life very stressful at times.For most of us though, it's what we need to go without that makes investing such "hard work," particularly for the first c…[Read more]

]]> 55f98831d71b5d8a86a220783357652d OceanArchitectural replied to the topic PLANNING PERMIT ALMOST TO BE RELEASED in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4400322-planning-permit-almost-to-be-released/#post-4626527 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 08:25:33 +0000 I would love to write a rezone receipt for a client that looked like this:INVOICE 38876                                            Ocean Architectural StudioService                                                            Amountconsult                                                            $0drafting                  …[Read more]

]]> aff752fc6ec120fcccf909d056a46bf4 OceanArchitectural replied to the topic Cheap Land in the forum Networking with real estate https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4403141-cheap-land/#post-4644076 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 07:33:06 +0000 Networking with real estate agents, developers, and accountants has been my most valuable tool. It takes a lot more time of course, but knowing about something before it actually happens or is locked down by legal proceedings presents some very interesting opportunities if you can go directly to the source. Apart from that, I agree with the above…[Read more]

]]> 7d59ae763bba52a74bbf16e545f1ad03 OceanArchitectural replied to the topic I am a property developer, wanting to sell a new development. What criteria are important to you, as buyers? in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4403136-i-am-a-property-developer-wanting-to-sell-a-new-development-what-criteria-are-important-to-you-as-buyers/#post-4644055 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 07:10:23 +0000 Dafnny wrote:
Hello I look for the following, location, rental yeild, capital growth, amenities, expenses ie strata, council etc.and demographics.. so I know who will most likely rent it. 

thankyou for the reply.Since im new to the mechanics of very streamlined investing, it seems that the appropriate course of action would be to put the mar…[Read more]

]]> 023f1752ef118b040b458df242964823 OceanArchitectural replied to the topic I am a property developer, wanting to sell a new development. What criteria are important to you, as buyers? in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4403136-i-am-a-property-developer-wanting-to-sell-a-new-development-what-criteria-are-important-to-you-as-buyers/#post-4644054 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 07:02:14 +0000 elemental09 wrote:
large streets, small streets in estates drive people crazy. large, long, streets.

im not that kind of developer (yet) and agree with you – but as much as twisty little roads drive people crazy, I must say that it matters much less at time of sale than price. In my game, you hear whinge whinge whinge about this being too…[Read more]

]]> f92d0e6f4b7806e8723c5e8047fa0158 OceanArchitectural replied to the topic sick of greedy plumbers & electricians in the forum cuteyoungchic https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4390704-sick-of-greedy-plumbers-electricians/page/14/#post-4573768 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 06:55:57 +0000 cuteyoungchic wrote:
OceanArchitectural, investing isn't "hard work" physically, although other people involved with rental properties can make life very stressful at times.For most of us though, it's what we need to go without that makes investing such "hard work," particularly for the first couple of properties.   One also needs to be rea…[Read more]

]]> df208de73ca19d0743ef416f09d961cc OceanArchitectural replied to the topic sick of greedy plumbers & electricians in the forum sapphire101 wrote:I've had https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4390704-sick-of-greedy-plumbers-electricians/page/14/#post-4573764 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 19:51:28 +0000 sapphire101 wrote:
I've had the same problems. $66 to change a tap washer, $132 to educate a tenant on the evaporative cooling system, $110 per hour for an electrican AND his apprentice to check a meter board. This sparky is charging out his apprentice to the tune of $30 per hour and I'm sure getting gov't assistance. Since when does a first…[Read more]

]]> 81cd7a3956ef313952bf7ddccfd192cf OceanArchitectural replied to the topic structural defect cannot be estimated by building inspector, should I pay deposit today? in the forum I have a certificate 4 in https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4403100-structural-defect-cannot-be-estimated-by-building-inspector-should-i-pay-deposit-today/#post-4643874 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 16:35:53 +0000 I have a certificate 4 in building construction, and have worked in construction on and off since childhood.Structural defects can be cheap to repair, but depending on what it is, they are the most expensive to repair by far. For example, if your footings are not up to standard, or a geotech report wasnt done on the land and so youre getting too…[Read more]

]]> c7b5393640f4e3628c716e30333c01b8 OceanArchitectural replied to the topic Is property really unaffordable? in the forum Housing is affordable. https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4400859-is-property-really-unaffordable/page/3/#post-4629809 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 16:22:57 +0000 Housing is affordable. Buying a mcmansion for your first home is not.I come from a family of 7, and we happily lived together on a 650m block of land in a 3BR, 1 bath, single story, 120m house.By way of comparison, many of my associates/friends/schoolmates demand a 2 story, 350m+, 3/4BR, 2 bathroom house at a minimum – decked out with plasma…[Read more]

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