PropertyInvesting.com | SamboRoberts | Activity https://www.propertyinvesting.com/members/samboroberts/activity/ Activity feed for SamboRoberts. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 23:39:05 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.8.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 60dd28fa384c10cdc9200caea336abc6 SamboRoberts replied to the topic Townhouse courtyard in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4408731-townhouse-courtyard/#post-4686527 Wed, 13 Feb 2013 07:59:40 +0000 Quote:
I've done a fair bit of tiling before so I'm considering pulling the pavers up and paying for someone to lay the concrete and I'll just tile on top. Any other options anyone could suggest?

If you're going to concrete before tiling, why not just skip the tiling and stencil the concrete?

]]> 2f974d9a7453327b096c28d02f99b2c9 SamboRoberts replied to the topic What's One Big Thing you'd like to Accomplish in 2013? in the forum Forum Frolic https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4408304-whats-one-big-thing-youd-like-to-accomplish-in-2013/page/4/#post-4682783 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 09:44:14 +0000 1. Lose weight.
2. Drink less.
3. Spend less on lifestyle.
4. Buy an investment property, purely for the investment.

Thenewme wrote:

Does anyone know if I am able to rent from myself? I was curious to know if I could somehow still own my house and rent as  well.

No, you can't rent the property from yourself.

Thenewme wrote:
Is it better to…[Read more]

]]> 570269f7bbbcbf5f2b7bcd29dd476212 SamboRoberts replied to the topic What's One Big Thing you'd like to Accomplish in 2013? in the forum Forum Frolic https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4408304-whats-one-big-thing-youd-like-to-accomplish-in-2013/page/4/#post-4682784 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 09:43:29 +0000 Thenewme wrote:

Does anyone know if I am able to rent from myself? I was curious to know if I could somehow still own my house and rent as  well.

No, you can't rent the property from yourself.

Thenewme wrote:
Is it better to not have a mortgage on the house or can it still be beneficial regardless of whether there is a mortgage on the…[Read more]

]]> 430ff71da6c4098faecc55692962b7de SamboRoberts replied to the topic Tax - Depreciation Clarification in the forum Legal & Accounting https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4408658-tax-depreciation-clarification/#post-4685972 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 08:29:14 +0000 The $5000 is a deduction from your taxable income, so $5000 deduction and $5000 reduction in taxable income means the same thing.

]]> 3eb5374f19608c9726db313dd063da91 SamboRoberts replied to the topic Hey, I'm new here. in the forum Well, I wouldn't mind https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4408722-hey-im-new-here/#post-4686450 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 04:33:40 +0000 Well, I wouldn't mind something local, but I'm not fixated on that. One option I've been thinking about is group accommodation, and with a town of multiple universities and loads of young professionals, it might be a goer, providing I can find the right property.

Having said that, Canberra's not exactly cheap, so regional NSW is also an option…[Read more]

]]> 2491b2f0e39bae173cdca303587e112e SamboRoberts replied to the topic What type of vehicle do you have ?? in the forum What type of vehicle do you have ?? https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/what-type-of-vehicle-do-you-have/page/23/#post-4525089 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 00:46:57 +0000 I've got a Hyundai i30 wagon, turbo diesel. 10 years ago I wouldn't have even considered a Hyundai, but this one's great. 47000km and average fuel consumption is 5.9l/100km.

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