diclem wrote:
Hi Phorsha,Did the plumber give you the answer you were looking for? Or give you advice to fix your problem?Did you ask your dad to ask what the estimated cost would be before he came out?If you knew the price, and I imagine you did as you wanted a discount, then why does it matter how long it took?If you didn't get the service you…[Read more]

trakka wrote:

Phorsha wrote:
 charged $88 (and that was apparently pension rate – I made my dad call so I could get the discount). Now $88 for 20 minutes that equates to over $4 a minute, if that isn’t fraud I dunno what is.

Um… getting your Dad to call and get a pensioner discount that you're not entitled to???? Sorry, I'm not really meani…[Read more]

 I required a small amount of plastering in the bathroom/laundry, I had a man come over, he asked me how much i payed for the house, went on to say that’s its strata and you never really end up owning it and that duplex’s are crap (its my first home that i bought as a single gal in perth last year )and then I called him after thinking about his q…[Read more]

The banks should lend you that easily, you both have full-time work and a decent 'bit' of equity…a 200k loan is like $650 per fortnight so that’s the first home paid for so then you just really need to concentrate on servicing the secondary loan of $350,000 which with your combined income is very do-able. (this is just my opinion, some may d…

Of course…..MACS are a headache on a good day. Maybe you need adobe flashplayer or adobe shockwave or some other plugin.

OK so the actual cost of the motor is deductable but the door isnt…I think ill just wait until im in there.

Painting tiles is OK on walls but is a big no no in the shower recess even though they say its waterproof etc. It slowly just chips and peels away and looks bloody awful! Sugar Soap à Rinse and dry àtile primer à paint.

17) Used an acrylic nail file to wear down the hole of a door to fit a chrome door knob.

Doh;http://www.realestate.com.au/cgi-bin/rsearch?tb=CRAIGIE&cu=fn-rea&p=10&a=s&snf=rbs&s=wa&t=ren&u=CRAIGIE&pme=any&pxe=any&o=dI think the agent made a mistake but nevermind…

Hmm very valid points there and adding a new feauture to the house is a great idea but the only thing i can think of is a new electronic garage but i dunno if that warrants any kind of increase? The property manager (whom manages my siblings properties) looked at market value and said $220 and I thought 'fair enough' keeping in the back of my min…[Read more]

Cheers guys, that pretty much says it all!

Means more work finiding a decent place but i’m sure will pay off better in the long term.

Thanks ‘Aloti’, didn’t realize I had another reply to this topic. I think buying in a suburb such as Runcorn and others with an ‘average’ sort of reputation etc is the way to go; ideally I want a townhouse because of the minimal garden and maintenance etc but the corporate body fees chew up a whole lot of profit. I am amazed how different things…[Read more]

In a nutshell, time is not on my side. I work 6 days a week, basically I just need a foot in the door. I need to know what suburbs to stay away from and what ones to seriously consider. I’m looking Adelaide (city) and Brisbane (inner bris/city), 2-3 bedroom townhouse (or unit f the right one presents itself), pretty simple really but easier said…[Read more]

Thanks guys I’ll have to jot some of that info down.

Basically I’m not buying local because I live in Perth, I cannot afford Perth and my money has the ability to go a lot further elsewhere. There’s a larger selection of properties, higher quality etc and not to mention higher rent. I have in mind Brisbane or Adelaide at this stage. Of cour…[Read more]

To be honest, with the amount I will be spending there is NOTHING in Perth i could possibly get emotionally attached to, they are all sh*t holes [biggrin]

Brisbane looks most logical at this stage..this statement is a bit of a worry but perhaps I could get a bargain unlike here! “According to Home Price Guide the average Brisbane house now takes…[Read more]

If it’s not to live in I would look out of w.a or if you prefer w.a the suburbs which are still thought to be under valued are Calista, Orelia, Armadale, Kinross/Clarkson, Parmilia, Bayswater…I’m sure theres a few more …

They counter offered, I assumed that would have to be on paper. I don’t trust verbal agreements..Oh wellz.[cigar]

btw it is Perth, not much fish in the sea, thus I’m investigating Brisbane and Melbourne atm.