PropertyInvesting.com | Sandstone | Activity https://www.propertyinvesting.com/members/sandstone/activity/ Activity feed for Sandstone. Thu, 16 Apr 2026 03:11:41 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.8.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 a972a04d5693d9050d8b187d7f375432 Sandstone replied to the topic renovation a house at perth hills in the forum Value Adding https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4385872-renovation-a-house-at-perth-hills/#post-4550263 Tue, 27 Jun 2006 11:17:19 +0000 Go to the local pub (or get someone you know to go to the pub) at knock off time have a few beers with the locals and you’ll soon get a start on your contacts – better than any yellow pages in my opinion.

]]> b9d5d7ee2fa74876d016c0f51955e4a6 Sandstone replied to the topic 95% of people are doomed to fail in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4385752-95-of-people-are-doomed-to-fail/page/2/#post-4549696 Tue, 27 Jun 2006 11:09:17 +0000 Dazzling, that is a very interesting excercise you completed with your parents and an eye opener for me.

Certainly food for thought. Sometimes you need to questions the status quo and really look into the value of life propositions we take for granted as true.

I know I read your post a couple of times – I hope others do too.

]]> 5e4772afda2dbd0f9715bc81f9f36aee Sandstone replied to the topic Family woes in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4385946-family-woes/#post-4550722 Tue, 27 Jun 2006 10:25:26 +0000 Just remember that if you bail him out he has really learnt nothing from this.

Has he been bailed out all of his life? If he gets bailed out now will he then move on to an even bigger blunder next time because he has not learned his lessons this time?

These are the questions you need to ask yourself when you move forward on what to do…[Read more]

]]> f73b4c5f56d4894046bb135de6b8e630 Sandstone replied to the topic written offers in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4385951-written-offers/#post-4550734 Tue, 27 Jun 2006 10:09:20 +0000 If the vendor has told the agent that they do not want to see any offers below a certain amount then they do not have to submit offers to vendor below that amount – that is my understanding.

If the market in general is buying properties that are at a 5-6% return on average then really there is no reason why the vendor would consider an offer that…[Read more]

]]> 6df12e3d0d7e91279febd78c9d16a424 Sandstone replied to the topic fear of losing home..question in the forum Legal & Accounting https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4385855-fear-of-losing-home-question/#post-4550212 Fri, 16 Jun 2006 08:10:11 +0000 It is a possibility that they can lose something – especially in this market and if you have not done this before – I think they are wise to be cautious.

My suggestion is to look for other money partners who would look at the deal carefully and only go with it if they are convinced it is a goer.

Look for cash rich time poor people you know – eg…[Read more]

]]> 0f9c4d441fa316a558505196ee6b1764 Sandstone replied to the topic Sexy up the front in the forum Value Adding https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4385731-sexy-up-the-front/#post-4549580 Wed, 07 Jun 2006 12:30:40 +0000 I read a renovating book ages ago, but from memory it made a big deal about changing the light at the front porch – apparently this makes a great first impression without much outlay.

]]> 9ade8e88b172fc81dbb673ee6e72afd3 Sandstone replied to the topic Just bought a block of land... in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4385754-just-bought-a-block-of-land/#post-4549731 Tue, 06 Jun 2006 08:14:09 +0000 A soil test will tell you the type of concreate slab you will need to be able to build on it.

This will affect costs. For example, from what I know so far, a class M soil is the best type in that it requires the basic and cheapest slab. The sandier the soil and the more chance of movement in the soil means that there will need more…[Read more]

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