PropertyInvesting.com | oshen | Activity https://www.propertyinvesting.com/members/oshen/activity/ Activity feed for oshen. Mon, 13 Apr 2026 03:36:57 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.8.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 8c1dd625290cf1a7a842eb159902382a oshen replied to the topic To increase the rent or not to? Opinions please. in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4386446-to-increase-the-rent-or-not-to-opinions-please/#post-4552811 Thu, 17 Aug 2006 07:36:06 +0000 If your not fussed on whether the tenant moves out or not (and it sounds like you shouldn’t be, unless there is a high vacancy rate in the area), then definitely increase the rent to near market value. Maybe increase to $200 now and to $220 in 6 months. Personally, I would send the tenant a 6 month lease to sign accompanied by a letter saying…[Read more]

]]> c340da5627cd6b7740fd4f3eb504952e oshen replied to the topic Sherlock Holmes required in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4386332-sherlock-holmes-required/#post-4552308 Thu, 03 Aug 2006 06:36:22 +0000 You can do a title search yourself from this site:

http://www.confirm.com.au/citecConfirm/index.shtml

]]> 853805432b3bea76c6e2657966e71ef6 oshen replied to the topic Bathroom repaint - spray in the forum Value Adding https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4386240-bathroom-repaint-spray/#post-4551948 Wed, 26 Jul 2006 01:01:58 +0000 I painted old lami-panel shower recess with a special paint for that purpose and it seems to be ok 2 years on. I used the recommended primer first and did it myself with a brush. I couldn’t find a product for the base of the shower though which is probably the same material as a bath. I don’t know about painting tiles either. I guess this…[Read more]

]]> 618ab6c1f87d2797f9a23d4bef29afed oshen replied to the topic Newbie Questions / Refreshment for Experts. in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4386243-newbie-questions-refreshment-for-experts/#post-4551958 Wed, 26 Jul 2006 00:51:06 +0000 1. Around $600 or so depending on the lender

2. Yes, the buyer pays. Amount depends on whether it’s an IP or PPOR and which state you’re in. Just google stamp duty and your state.

3. The agent gives you a contract when you decide to buy the house. It is signed by both you and the vendor (seller) and contains information about the house,…[Read more]

]]> 5843e000c395a38e4d046e3f86cbcbc0 oshen replied to the topic Advice needed - living in invest property in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4385547-advice-needed-living-in-invest-property/#post-4547653 Fri, 26 May 2006 00:13:42 +0000 For the sake of your own integrity, I think you should buy it from her at fair market value or else step aside and allow your mother to sell it to someone else at a fair price. Surely, she does not owe you anything more? It may be time for you to take control of your own situation and buy yourself a house that you can afford or rent one…[Read more]

]]> dc004eeea223444592682835d6bf9348 oshen replied to the topic Seeking tips to avoid bad tenants in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4382234-seeking-tips-to-avoid-bad-tenants/#post-4529702 Wed, 21 Sep 2005 02:25:30 +0000 Hey Wylie
I think it’s great that you can choose tenants that way. I would love to be that intuitive and objective myself but realised early on that I’m not. I’m a sucker for a sob story.

I meant to say that if someone is legit, they will find a home even if some people like me turn them down because they don’t have references.

]]> eddb3bd880eee0df18073c349c4aaba0 oshen replied to the topic how do you do a private house sale? in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4382331-how-do-you-do-a-private-house-sale/#post-4530286 Tue, 20 Sep 2005 07:05:31 +0000 There’s no difference except one of you has to get a contract from somewhere. Have you spoken to a solicitor?

All the agent does is match the buyer to the seller and get both signatures on the contract.

]]> 1a67fe5cbd64bafa516f9a5695355e93 oshen replied to the topic Seeking tips to avoid bad tenants in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4382234-seeking-tips-to-avoid-bad-tenants/#post-4529699 Tue, 20 Sep 2005 06:30:47 +0000 Carlin, are you asking a fair rent for your properties? Are the only people who apply the ones that don’t have references?

If you have a good gut instinct then fine otherwise, why take the risk?

What do you think the guy you’re having trouble with will say when he tries to rent again? Do you think he’ll give them your number or do you think…[Read more]

]]> fbce3538b00a061f136f6c12badf37fe oshen replied to the topic Setting up a business in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4381241-setting-up-a-business/#post-4523252 Tue, 20 Sep 2005 06:10:21 +0000 Maybe someone who’s into marketing could design it? It’s hared to believe there aren’t people who specialise in that form of marketing.

Vivasash, have we met? You look hauntingly familiar.

]]> 94385285c57cdd8561275730a15e7e41 oshen replied to the topic Seeking tips to avoid bad tenants in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4382234-seeking-tips-to-avoid-bad-tenants/#post-4529694 Mon, 19 Sep 2005 02:28:57 +0000 Originally posted by carlin:

Re-getting references from previous landlords – this guy who’s just caused me grief had been staying with friends. Claimed he hadn’t rented for years – how do you go about checking the truth in that??!!

I wouldn’t have rented to this guy simply because he can’t provide references/phone numbers from previous…[Read more]

]]> 0fb91fae64fe24a0e9362182c43e45fd oshen replied to the topic Advice/ thoughts wanted on possible business idea in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4382253-advice-thoughts-wanted-on-possible-business-idea/#post-4529821 Fri, 16 Sep 2005 05:31:02 +0000 Thanks GR.

I’ve emailed John and look forward to hearing from him.

Looks like I’ve started :)

]]> eaa8f05501e70bcd890cbcece1e2c2e8 oshen replied to the topic Advice/ thoughts wanted on possible business idea in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4382253-advice-thoughts-wanted-on-possible-business-idea/#post-4529819 Fri, 16 Sep 2005 04:07:48 +0000 Thanks a lot. I’m in QLD.

]]> c6249984402c8ce1afcba0b7afa70d37 oshen replied to the topic Seeking tips to avoid bad tenants in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4382234-seeking-tips-to-avoid-bad-tenants/#post-4529685 Wed, 14 Sep 2005 05:06:32 +0000 You need references from previous landlords and you need to phone up and check them out. If you can’t get that info, then that tennant is not for you.

Six months ago, I got a new tenant and out of the three that I thought might be good, one had a dodgy reference, one didn’t want to give a reference at all and when I called up her previous PM,…[Read more]

]]> a842d0da21105dc463db96057e180c66 oshen replied to the topic Where do you draw the line ?? in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4382025-where-do-you-draw-the-line/#post-4528454 Tue, 13 Sep 2005 04:51:37 +0000 Thanks for that LifeX

]]> b2ce4a20e9889b91c8a0c00c415a6b6f oshen replied to the topic Where do you draw the line ?? in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4382025-where-do-you-draw-the-line/#post-4528451 Fri, 09 Sep 2005 06:35:45 +0000 Hi Dazzling
I’ve been pretty lucky with tenants. I don’t bother them and they don’t bother me. I find that if tenants feel that the house is their’s, they’ll treat it so. That means not doing inspections often [ohno2]

From your list, just the mowing is what I do. The property is a duplex and I have a gardener go there, not especially…[Read more]

]]> cbd99e3be90d33216494e3cda85bc609 oshen replied to the topic Interview the person below. in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4381931-interview-the-person-below/#post-4527840 Fri, 09 Sep 2005 06:12:27 +0000 A. When I can buy the set. I like to have control over my own properties.

My Q. On average, how many hours a day total do you spend working and investing?

]]> 4708a329adaa2ef722a557bf0ac71fe4 oshen replied to the topic Penny for your thoughts! in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4381699-penny-for-your-thoughts/#post-4526299 Thu, 25 Aug 2005 01:10:28 +0000 Hi Blueocean
I’m sure it will be as relevant and effective in NZ as it is in Oz. As Steve says, you can always return it if it doesn’t suit you. As long as it’s within 14 days.

]]> 85960f5074d108da6135851c424890aa oshen replied to the topic Rent or Buy? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4381551-rent-or-buy-5/#post-4525385 Thu, 11 Aug 2005 03:16:48 +0000 Hmmm, Joytony, it seems to me that Dazzling is objecting to you quoting half of his posts, like you just did for the second time in the one thread. It makes it sound like he is saying something that he didn’t intend.

I don’t know of anyone who would mind being quoted in context. Afterall, imitation is the highest form of flattery (I think…[Read more]

]]> b87d4a3b535e60f811587bc8d0f28adb oshen replied to the topic just bought.... in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4381589-just-bought/#post-4525607 Wed, 10 Aug 2005 06:21:22 +0000 Good luck Crashy.

I bought with a kit last time and found it very difficult dealing with the other side’s solicitor. They seem to go out of their way to make things hard for you so that you’ll cave in and get a solicitor yourself. Things like not returning phone calls, not sending documents that you need from them until you ask several times,…[Read more]

]]> bf4e4a653fd7b99c1a559f625e8c888c oshen replied to the topic Rent or Buy? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4381551-rent-or-buy-5/#post-4525381 Wed, 10 Aug 2005 06:16:11 +0000 That sounds sensible. Just put away as much cash as you can in the meantime and think about other investments for the time being, like high interest savings accounts and/or shares.

]]> 6153f52d541142b85f057d415c972c82 oshen replied to the topic beginner in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4381598-beginner/#post-4525636 Wed, 10 Aug 2005 06:12:59 +0000 Hi Jae
Are you looking at commercial or residential? If residential, you’re more likely to find +ve geared investments in regional areas particularly mining towns. Have a look at http://www.realestate.com.au to get an idea of what’s around.

]]> b2ce673e9b9d1e51095395f36bfb7066 oshen replied to the topic Where is every one? in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4381564-where-is-every-one/#post-4525467 Tue, 09 Aug 2005 01:59:23 +0000 Oww! Yes, we do have the internet thankyou very much. [wha]

PS: I can only get dial up, but I’m sure that’s not a reflection on the entire state [worried]

]]> 7300b1b801f7fa9963c1a755a59d58b2 oshen replied to the topic cheap building materials in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4381562-cheap-building-materials/#post-4525457 Tue, 09 Aug 2005 01:35:15 +0000 There are plenty of places. Salvage City comes to mind, I think it’s on the Sunny Coast. Have you looked in the yellow pages?

Actually I just re-read your post, I was thinking 2nd hand. Still, you might try the 2nd hand building supplies places (check phone book) as there is often stuff there that is as new.

]]> d7a9b92a81cdbf12257517ac51f69325 oshen replied to the topic Absolute Beginner in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4381542-absolute-beginner-2/#post-4525328 Tue, 09 Aug 2005 01:17:02 +0000 If you’re thinking really long term, keeping it is an option. For short term though, it seems that all your money is tied up in an investment that you don’t expect to increase in value any time soon, while there are investments out there that are increasing in value as we write.

Or did you just buy the place so you’d have somewhere to live that…[Read more]

]]> e681728e946542a37f6762f97295882b oshen replied to the topic Rent or Buy? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4381551-rent-or-buy-5/#post-4525375 Mon, 08 Aug 2005 06:14:29 +0000 No, wait… Buy

Use the search function to get a bit more background. But invest that 30k immediately in something whether it’s property or not.

]]> f173fa5322e9e18206c9af94ff1762a5 oshen replied to the topic Rent or Buy? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4381551-rent-or-buy-5/#post-4525374 Mon, 08 Aug 2005 06:12:03 +0000 Rent

]]> 75912e51c1978fcb73664275d3278b89 oshen replied to the topic Selling property in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4381557-selling-property/#post-4525417 Mon, 08 Aug 2005 06:10:11 +0000 If you do a search, you will find a lot has been written about private selling. In my opinion, it is easier and better if you find a good agent to sell it for you as they will be able to get a better price which will cover their commission. You don’t need to pay any money to them before the sale. The commission and advertising is taken out when…[Read more]

]]> e03a3a837ed5048682d1b8ecf8cb5700 oshen replied to the topic Advice/help REALLY needed in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4381411-advicehelp-really-needed/page/2/#post-4524261 Mon, 08 Aug 2005 03:37:19 +0000 Leou,
I hope that’s useful to you. Doesn’t sound very promising to me. As I’m sure you’ve gathered, if you want advice on paying off your debts, you could get some on this forum.

Grossrealisation, my apologies. You’re quite right.

]]> 7025651fc2252a1f2bed4b3dcb9055aa oshen replied to the topic High price to pay in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4381540-high-price-to-pay/#post-4525302 Mon, 08 Aug 2005 03:30:25 +0000 Hi Dazz
Sounds like you’re getting it figured out. It might be a good idea to look at exactly where you are now and then where you want to be in April 2007 to help clarify what steps you need to take next.

I think the past is not so relevant. For example, deciding not to sell properties because in the past you spent 500k setting up the…[Read more]

]]> 86f8fa7a3b81c8dfd175bd5865e8c355 oshen replied to the topic Advice/help REALLY needed in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4381411-advicehelp-really-needed/#post-4524257 Sat, 06 Aug 2005 07:39:02 +0000 It’s great that everyone can re-iterate Dazzling’s post but can anyone actually answer Leou’s questions?

The questions are: Is it possible to get a loan while bankrupt (with or without a guarantor),

and, Is having 2 defaults as bad as bankruptcy in terms of getting a loan?

]]> f0930e8667cc64bb272a78264d521029 oshen replied to the topic map to know where and what to post in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4381507-map-to-know-where-and-what-to-post/#post-4525154 Sat, 06 Aug 2005 07:20:20 +0000 I think it would be a good idea for the people who advertise on this forum to have the word “advertisement” in the topic. Either that, or for no-one to advertise at all. There does seem to be a bit of a double standard in this regard.

]]> 203085931c0c94910571594c0b539abb oshen replied to the topic What type of vehicle do you have ?? in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4381491-what-type-of-vehicle-do-you-have/page/2/#post-4524666 Fri, 05 Aug 2005 01:25:52 +0000 I have a 1990 falcon that I bought just over a year ago for $1400.

]]> e7159d9d4b2530c79d0df8c07f1f31f4 oshen replied to the topic what to do? in the forum Heads Up! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4381408-what-to-do-26/#post-4524237 Sun, 31 Jul 2005 09:59:07 +0000 Hi Dazzling

No, I’m definitely not going to jump down your neck. That suggestion is pretty much exactly what I would love to do and is the sort of thing I’d done in the past. However, at the moment, it is not physically possible. I can elaborate if you like but the outcome is that my income is limited and fixed.

I’ve only got my current…[Read more]

]]> 3edcc9d1fc64525bc6e33c04a263ff01 oshen replied to the topic DOLF F.Y.I in the forum Heads Up! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4381352-dolf-f-y-i/#post-4523927 Fri, 29 Jul 2005 09:26:01 +0000 Redwing
What’s your experience been using this system?

]]> 90661353d962da99958b9521a0d424b9 oshen replied to the topic What would you do if you were me? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4381304-what-would-you-do-if-you-were-me/#post-4523696 Fri, 29 Jul 2005 08:53:10 +0000 Prophecy, Dazzling gave a very thorough answer to your initial post. I agree completely with what he has to say and am grateful for his willingness to share his insights so fully with less experienced people.

]]> 85d673be4cb2c5423f5b02a4832d57ea oshen replied to the topic Highly paid, low qual jobs in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4381303-highly-paid-low-qual-jobs/#post-4523661 Wed, 27 Jul 2005 09:56:01 +0000 Thanks Dazzling.

]]> f18d3f7026df2f9da72a49aad52dcda0 oshen replied to the topic Highly paid, low qual jobs in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4381303-highly-paid-low-qual-jobs/#post-4523659 Wed, 27 Jul 2005 04:21:56 +0000 Caston,
Working full time for 6 months when I finished school allowed me to spend 7 months travelling through Africa and also paid my first years uni expenses. I didn’t like the job much or the people I had to work with but it was all “character building” and faded into insignificance when I acheived my goals. After uni, one year of full time…[Read more]

]]> b3be8716b2b18d569adaa05c5669c88c oshen replied to the topic want to buy 1st property need advice on structure in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4381277-want-to-buy-1st-property-need-advice-on-structure/#post-4523445 Mon, 25 Jul 2005 08:20:49 +0000 Hi Paula
I appreciate that this will be the start of your empire, but even so, my advice would be to go ahead and buy this property in your own name. If the opportunity is there now, take it.

]]> 0191e4182227100d2223dbb6e8525def oshen replied to the topic Adult children living at home in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4381236-adult-children-living-at-home/page/2/#post-4523204 Mon, 25 Jul 2005 07:46:14 +0000 I fail to see how a single person with no dependants could not survive on a full time wage, regardless of whether they work in a city or not.

I can see how it might be a more comfortable lifestyle though, living with one’s parents.

]]> c2dbf53d192783cf0230b45ba5d2f796 oshen replied to the topic Adult children living at home in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4381236-adult-children-living-at-home/page/2/#post-4523202 Mon, 25 Jul 2005 05:21:17 +0000 I agree with Caston. How could a single person possibly not survive on a full time wage? I am a young single woman and live well on far less than that.

]]> cb94697d9d65b188302579a472a96a9d oshen replied to the topic Adult children living at home in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4381236-adult-children-living-at-home/#post-4523193 Sat, 23 Jul 2005 06:59:26 +0000 Hey Caston
When you go to those interviews, do you tend to tell the interviewer about the Asperger’s? It seems that if you get so many interviews, your quals and expience must be good, which should be the most important thing with IT work.

Also, why not use centrelink and other resources that could help you get into work? I’ve found CRS to be…[Read more]

]]> 82c08faa01e3a319c0f6dd3f0a0df844 oshen replied to the topic Global Property Collapse.. in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4381268-global-property-collapse/#post-4523393 Sat, 23 Jul 2005 04:51:24 +0000 Oh what??? Is the sky falling in again? [glum2]

]]> 432677fb49aad4d2aceb8cbe4ed6372e oshen replied to the topic What do you think? in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4381270-what-do-you-think-8/#post-4523412 Sat, 23 Jul 2005 04:48:41 +0000 Hi Redwing
I think it comes down to setting clear goals and having set timeframes. There are occasions where I will choose to live like a miser for a certain period of time, but I wouldn’t let myself get into a habit of it. It’s all about balance. Just making sure I have everything I want now and will have everything I want in the future too…[Read more]

]]> 0c77ad791127760ba15a467b4a430ee5 oshen replied to the topic Adult children living at home in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4381236-adult-children-living-at-home/#post-4523190 Fri, 22 Jul 2005 09:17:19 +0000 I’d be worried if the kids didn’t want to move out as soon as they finished school. Surely parents want their kids to become independant adults and take on adult responsibilties? You’ve got 18 years to educate them, then maybe help them financially with Uni if they go that way. But kick em out I say. Dazzling, did your folks put you in one of…[Read more]

]]> bff43a80e6b81db58e16f69ba758faf2 oshen replied to the topic Power of Attorney in the forum Legal & Accounting https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4381264-power-of-attorney-2/#post-4523372 Fri, 22 Jul 2005 08:29:34 +0000 When I went o/s in the middle of selling a property, I gave some kind of power of attorny to a friend but it was only for the purpose of signing the sell contract. He couldn’t use it for anything else. That doesn’t really help though does it? I think asking a solicitor would be the way to go.

]]> 0a885cc1258a3351cb9622e8a0a45a7e oshen replied to the topic What to do? in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4381199-what-to-do-25/#post-4522999 Wed, 20 Jul 2005 01:30:31 +0000 Sounds like you’re interested in the stockmarket. There’s no quicker way to learn than by buying some shares. If I were in your situation, I would bank all my cash in a high yeilding account immediately and when I had say $4000 or so, invest it in a very low risk blue chip stock (like a bank for example). I’d then repeat that exercise maybe…[Read more]

]]> f3757916359b36dd05685b516717b64b oshen replied to the topic when are you ready to buy IP in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4381215-when-are-you-ready-to-buy-ip/#post-4523088 Wed, 20 Jul 2005 01:13:39 +0000 Yep, it’s as simple as that [suave2]

Well, that’s one option anyway. You might want to do a forum search on buying an IP first v’s buying a PPOR. There are plenty of other threads devoted to the steps involved and all that.

]]> 4350139b5f58cecb8f364ef8ae7a2913 oshen replied to the topic tenant is a friend in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4381176-tenant-is-a-friend/#post-4522873 Tue, 19 Jul 2005 05:27:18 +0000 Hi Landgrabber

Sounds like an awkward situation. Your “friend” has spent a lot of money on the place expecting to be there a long time. That sounds like his main argument.

I think what I would do in that situation is this: tell him that since you value his friendship, you are willing to continue his tenancy at a 15% discount to the current…[Read more]

]]> 78ebdde2e2da26cd0b64b38b8fab3fe1 oshen replied to the topic Rent increases, how much is fair? in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4380990-rent-increases-how-much-is-fair/page/2/#post-4521686 Mon, 11 Jul 2005 01:50:56 +0000 Thanks Jim

]]> 2bf46e6645835171c446a74a05941a79 oshen replied to the topic I am lost~~ in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4381080-i-am-lost/#post-4522245 Mon, 11 Jul 2005 01:41:25 +0000 Originally posted by DD:
fhog will be there when you buy your first “to live in’residence. It is not affected by owning an IP.

Is that really true? I was sure you could only claim the FHOG if you hadn’t owned a house before.

Megapass, bear in mind that any capital gains on your PPOR are not taxable. Sounds like a good opportunity to buy a…[Read more]

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