PropertyInvesting.com | Rob | Activity https://www.propertyinvesting.com/members/robmc/activity/ Activity feed for Rob. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:39:06 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.8.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 374a4682c6770b0d0c348d3dbc5e89d8 Rob replied to the topic Property Management - South Melbourne in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/5022587-property-management-south-melbourne/#post-5022630 Mon, 14 Mar 2016 09:27:52 +0000 DT & Corey, thanks for the suggestion. I will contact Qura.

Redwood, you were right on the money. The seller I bought from was Chinese, and the real estate agent was also Chinese (and I live in China, so go figure).

Regards,
Rob

]]> f256bd8e7ee182d38a9b9e57bb141a27 Rob started the topic Property Management - South Melbourne in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/5022587-property-management-south-melbourne/ Sun, 13 Mar 2016 08:51:43 +0000 Hello,
Looking for a good property management company, I just bought an apartment in South Melbourne. Also, I don’t have experience with property management, any suggestions on how to select a good agent is appreciated. To make things a little more difficult, I won’t be able to meet with the agent (I’m not local).

The real estate company we…[Read more]

]]> 810f232b17e547bcaa806333571edff4 Rob replied to the topic Expat buying an apartment in Melbourne in the forum Legal & Accounting https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/5022423-expat-buying-an-apartment-in-melbourne/#post-5022511 Fri, 11 Mar 2016 02:07:23 +0000 This post has taken a very dark turn… I don’t think I’m going to show it to my daughter! ha ha.

I’m still trying to get my head wrapped around these CGT rules. When planning things many years in advance (kids school choices, retirement destinations, etc…), there is always the possibility of situations changing.

Terry, I will contact…[Read more]

]]> c63fd43fccbdb88ca8d4ce2760cbde4e Rob replied to the topic Expat buying an apartment in Melbourne in the forum Legal & Accounting https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/5022423-expat-buying-an-apartment-in-melbourne/#post-5022478 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 09:09:55 +0000 Thanks for the feedback. I was planning to pay cash, so no financing involved. I’m familiar with the Melbourne area (I usually come back once a year) and still have good friends in the area. So far I’ve had friends look at potential apartments and provide their opinion and feedback. I already have a pretty good idea of what and where I want to…[Read more]

]]> 67f3d18b67bf2c1b1e76dd131e375b14 Rob started the topic Expat buying an apartment in Melbourne in the forum Legal & Accounting https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/5022423-expat-buying-an-apartment-in-melbourne/ Wed, 09 Mar 2016 23:33:10 +0000 I’m an Aussie living overseas. I am looking to buy an apartment in Melbourne for my kids to use when they go to Uni, my oldest still has ~2 years before she’ll start. In the meantime, I planned to rent out the apartment. In the longer term (10 years down the rode), I planned to live in the unit when I retire.

I should mention I have lived my…[Read more]

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