[SelangorMember@selangorJoin Date: 2005Post Count: 3]

December 10, 2005 - 9:06 am

travelling down with my parents and brother to see my fathers parents. Have breaky with them and open pressies/give pressies.
goto my mothers parents (that side is MUCH closer, we organised a secret santa with all the cousins!) we have seafood lunch. chill drink, play some games, catch up over the year as all the family are together. Talk about what is install for the coming year.
snooze (or feed the children!) then we would probably snack and not have a dinner as usual.
In the afternoon, the parents usually read their books and fall asleep..haha!
That is all for xmas day really

[SelangorMember@selangorJoin Date: 2005Post Count: 3]

December 10, 2005 - 2:20 am

I might let you know some of my background!
I (claire) am 19, and I have not even moved out of home yet (except for a 3 month speil!!)
Jenny is 29 and she rents at this stage with her husband and her 18 mnth old son, but we are both very novice at this sort of thing.
Jenny and I will be the ones going into the agreement, what sort of rights does Jenny’s husband have on the property? They are married so I am asuming I would probably luck out if they divorce, and he requests half of it. (not sure if anyone can help with that question, if not who should i ask?!)

I do know a couple who own one of the apartments, so I have a little advantage as to how they found the sale etc.
Here are the questions I have got to ask already (to the agent)
Rates?
Guarentee of 560 p/w? and are they willing to put that in writing
Body Corp fees (and how much are they able to rise -cpi)
Options during semester break
Insurance – what is involved
Maintanence – how often required
are non student bodies aloud to rent
selling cost of apartment (previous)
plus the questiosn above.
Also, I am asuming I need to talk to a solicitor, mortgage broker..but is there anyone else?
Thanks again everyone, I so appreciate all of your help. It’s awesome to know that kind people are out there!

Claire & Jennyy