>.the spotting fee must be enormous bearing in mind all those requirements!<<

If a deal is a good deal the spotter is entitled to more than a mere $ 1,000 or so.

There seems to be a reluctance to pay a reasonable fee.

However, look at it this way.

If, after having done some homework, you decide upon a particular town as being of interest, what…[Read more]

>> I wish Mini Mogul would come up with lots of positive cashflow properties in NZ and let me have a slice for a price !<<

You mean +ve cashflow as in +15% return in a town of say 25,000+ people with ample employment opportunities ? [:o)]

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>>and it can be a good strategy for the experienced investor, but as with all <<

I guess you really mean ‘………. strategy for the INexperienced investor’ Westan ?

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Mel, before I summarise what exactly you are looking for let me first ask you whether your present partner is aware that you ‘are on the lookout’ ? (or at least considering your options) []

O.K. here is a summary :

tall, dark, handsome, in possession of a job and money in the bank, agegroup minimum age 20, maximum age not specified, single (or…[Read more]

How many years will a single roof replacement set you back ?

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Hi Huey
I dont think you should help your children. My parents have never helped me financialy and I think it is one of the best things they have done for me. I now own three propertys and I know they would never let me fall in a hole but they taught me to look after myself and not to rely on other people. To me that is one of the most valuable…[Read more]

I would think that you certainly need an architect or builder on your team who is prepared to make inspections for you.

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Hi Venusgirl,

If you want to make it a win – no lose situation look for a builder who needs to have some off the plan sales in order to obtain finance.

If he is anxious or desperate enough you may be able to get a contract which allows you to opt out of the agreement at anyone time if you so desire. [:o)]

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Mel, you are avoiding the real issue i.e. how much is it worth to you to get an introduction to a suitable, desireable, partner ? []

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>>Surrounded by docks and heavy industry. Not known for terraced housing. Close to crap suburbs like matraville, Chifley, and HMP Long Bay. No cafe strips close buy. Airport noise. Working class.<<

James,you would have said similar things about Paddington and Balmain not so many years ago.

>>you do need to know there are almost no comparisons…[Read more]

>>Many people however refuse to accept what these forms of data analysis do for us (predict) and prefer to try second guess the market.<<

The word ‘predict’ should be banned in our vocabulary as the consequences of making predictions is that one is inclined to lock oneself into one mindset and thus walk around with blinkers. The effect of these…[Read more]

>>Where is it? Because I have seriously never heard of this joint. that tells me it’s probably not ‘close’.<<

Next time you are in Sydney have a look at a street directory Mini.

Do not however confuse it with Meadowbank.

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>>tall, dark, handsome, in possession of a job and money in the bank.<<

Any age group ?

So how much would an introduction to someone like that be worth to you Mel ? []

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I would think that they all would love you Jay.

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Even if the plans do not show wastes, it doesn’t mean they can be omitted.

My first call of port would be the council.

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(Talking about Ashfield NSW) >>i think they are 1 bedders with parking for $199k “ONO”…<<

Not having seen the units, that price sounds a bargain.

I have a client who buys blocks of flats (or units), renovates them and thence sells them off.

He certainly is still in a buying mode and mood. And, he surely doesn’t talk about $ 199 K…[Read more]

>>And another thing. In my view its never a time for shares.<<

Yack, shares is just another avenue which allows one to spread the risk.

The outstanding feature of share investing or trading is that one’s money is immediately accessible.

The problem with shares is that it requires a lot of knowledge as well as a considerable time spent on…[Read more]

For many years there was a mob around flogging off shares in syndicates. They were called something like ‘D.F. Johnston Syndicate No XYZ’ I think.

Haven’t heard anything about them for years. Does anyone know whether they are still around ?

I believe they were well established (and probably didn’t have much competition at the time) and were…[Read more]

You may be right Michael though I read Wrappack’s first post as him looking for investors in the form of co-investors whilst you appear to think Wrappack was looking to raise funds as in borrowing money.

What is it exactly you have in mind Wrappack ?

The other question is : ‘Do you have a spare $ 100 K to $ 200 K to initially get the ball…[Read more]

There is a suburb called Bank’s Meadow which is also very close to Sydney which I wouldn’t be surprised about if that is going to be the next Paddington.

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