In fact, this fact sheet is already outdated as the LCC area currently has three town plans in effect at the moment. The new town plan will be consolidating these.

We also have some properties…[Read more]

Until the new town…[Read more]

You want to have a minimum for a single bedroom (2.4wx3.0L)
For a master bedroom minimums are (3.6wx3.3L)

What area are you located in? If you are using a private property that you own, and are in the SEQ region we might be able to help you out.

Some pointers to start:

Brisbane bans this type of thing, and run operations catching people out.
For all intents and purposes, Ipsqich bans the same thing.
Heres the interesting thing: Logan…[Read more]

Look, I think the maximum is 8 unrelated persons, I could be wrong on this but I am PRETTY sure that this is the case for the local town plan in LCC. Other LCC rules vary. For example, Ipswich city council ONLY allows related persons. 

Anything above 8 and you start into boarding house territory, which means you have to comply with…[Read more]

Just don't go dumping millions in…

Ok in regards to zoning:
No. Zoning is not a deciding factor regarding this. However, land size is. The land MUST be 600m2 or greater. If you have a block of land that is 599m2, this is impossible. Logan City Council is great in regards to zoning however, as they have an R rating. That is, you can 1 dwelling per R value. I.E. a…[Read more]

When we do our own management, we find our tenants on gumtree. We get around 1 response per hour after 7pm and around double that rate during the day. We have to pull the ads off after around 12 hours of…[Read more]

Granny flats go up fast. The pre-built stuff will go up about as fast as one from a home builder. Many people don't realize once you have closed the place in you are at the half way mark. So don't be fooled. Go with a home builder who has a portfolio of his own investments, as well as some he can show you.

We do this for our clients…[Read more]

I know you are looking at the 70k a year positively geared investment stuff. I would tell you one thing that is for sure. Never sell your property unless you are in 2007 or another situation. There is one thing I have learned property investing and that is:

1) If you don't have the equity for a 20% down payment, don't do it. Don't…[Read more]

Yes, it is beneficial to have rear access but this is not necessary. Neither is it necessary to have side access but it is desirable.

A few things needed for an annexed unit:

Car park (not car port, a car park can be on the 6m of land between the front of the house and boundary. It does not even need to be covered).
Within 20m of…[Read more]

Unfortunately I cannot see the article as the page is not found. I am talking specifically about the SEQ area, not NSW. I know NSW is limited to 60sqm. In Logan City you can build them up to the size of the existing house.

We have only done LCC as it is local to us. We stumbled upon this strategy after receiving an show cause notice from council inspectors after two tenants complained to each other. We went to see the head LCC town planner along with some infrastructure people ect. There were around 4-5 people in that room with a recorded meeting. They…[Read more]

It is very sad when you see these things happen.

The only point of contention that I have is in your separation of gold, silver and other commodities with property. Property is just as valuable if not more so, since not only is it finite, but it is also of USE.

The same can be said of silver and gold in electronics, but land has a use for creating food, and providing…[Read more]

Property (read land) is an asset. As inflation runs off, so does the price of the property, as it holds its value.

Just build the house on stumps… As long as you are 100mm above the Q20 or Q100 flood levels you will typically be fine. Call me and I can talk to my certifier about it, or click on my sig and contact me through there.

You can definately still…[Read more]

In our building trade we meet people who have a massively low profit margin (5-10%). In the building game a lot of the time it takes one annoying council rule to wipe out your profit, or one apprentice to do something wrong and it is all over.

You will also note that when getting…[Read more]

We have actually found that the crux of this issue is in the definition of the term 'household'.

For contrast, here is the exact same term as provided by the Logan City Council: 'An individual or a group of two or more related or unrelated people'.

The amazing thing is that after receiving a 'show cause notice' we spoke to some…[Read more]

We have around 4 we own at the moment, and our latest one is…[Read more]