PropertyInvesting.com | Shell H | Activity https://www.propertyinvesting.com/members/shell-h/activity/ Activity feed for Shell H. Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:49:30 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.8.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 f152770b32928e713cf905c60450816d Shell H replied to the topic Shared driveway battleaxe block (victoria) - strata? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4410922-shared-driveway-battleaxe-block-victoria-strata/#post-5003534 Thu, 12 Mar 2015 09:44:45 +0000 Hi Richard,

A very late ‘thank you’ to your answer on this! Been a bit slack on the forum and had my head in work too much – I’ve been doing too much wine business & not enough property business of late!

I’m glad I stuck with my guns and took out the common insurance – which nice dentally is nearly as much as the insurance of the building…[Read more]

]]> 720a159e9bcbe263af0a11a4a42817fb Shell H replied to the topic Passive income success stories in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4408865-passive-income-success-stories/#post-4687552 Sat, 02 Mar 2013 09:56:37 +0000 Congratulations Johann,  what a great achievement.  Inspiring the rest of us to keep working on reaching our goals too!

Michelle

]]> d0c3c80446717d437c475fd69dc590be Shell H replied to the topic Solutions sought … catholic church vendor & my husband!! in the forum Thanks for taking the time https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4408732-solutions-sought-catholic-church-vendor-my-husband/#post-4686538 Fri, 15 Feb 2013 02:23:04 +0000 Thanks for taking the time for me Derek, i really appreciate it.

& yes helps heaps – between you & Dianna, you have both help me refocus and move forward.

Have a great day!

]]> 72f8ce535fd54d92b13b2bf8037e2082 Shell H replied to the topic Solutions sought … catholic church vendor & my husband!! in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4408732-solutions-sought-catholic-church-vendor-my-husband/#post-4686536 Fri, 15 Feb 2013 00:43:41 +0000 Thanks for the reply Dianna,

Yes we have been thinking about what both you & Derek said and have decided that we are on a good thing with the method we usually use & that is why we can always sleep at night & aren't scrounging for money to pay the repairs & general expenses that you get to enjoy with investment properties!!    So we have…[Read more]

]]> a383648ad8e067bd01be66698329ed0f Shell H replied to the topic Solutions sought … catholic church vendor & my husband!! in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4408732-solutions-sought-catholic-church-vendor-my-husband/#post-4686534 Wed, 13 Feb 2013 10:26:58 +0000 Hi Derek, sorry I mustn't have explained that properly.  I meant all our other 4 investments are pretty good returns (well we are happy with them anyway :) they aren't like mining town returns) our last one was a 5 year old house, tenanted at $270 pwk paid $207k for it so around  6.8% and depreciation should help too.  So the ones we have are all…[Read more]

]]> 7e4430b63927a0e22f47f96c71d7e112 Shell H replied to the topic Solutions sought … catholic church vendor & my husband!! in the forum Thanks Rob, that is exactly https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4408732-solutions-sought-catholic-church-vendor-my-husband/#post-4686533 Wed, 13 Feb 2013 10:13:32 +0000 Thanks Rob, that is exactly where we are coming from to get it cleaned up before we can even show tenants is going to cost us money – not their problem I know, but we have to take it into the equation with the purchase price.

]]> 8044197c470e80ff77d2bcc4842d9d8e Shell H replied to the topic Solutions sought … catholic church vendor & my husband!! in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4408732-solutions-sought-catholic-church-vendor-my-husband/#post-4686532 Wed, 13 Feb 2013 10:10:56 +0000 Ha! I love it Joe!  But yeah I can't see what the issue is if it is all done through the solicitors.

]]> 637b1a40fb032817fa595614b4fb791e Shell H replied to the topic In need of a mortgage broker in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4408713-in-need-of-a-mortgage-broker/#post-4686416 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 00:50:42 +0000 Ouch! That is very high.  You won't know what to do with your surplus cash  each month when you refinance!

]]> b92dd1993651337c6931cf246a6bdcb2 Shell H replied to the topic Dymphna Boholt Growth and cashflow in the forum Heads Up! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4408695-dymphna-boholt-growth-and-cashflow/#post-4686267 Sun, 10 Feb 2013 19:45:09 +0000 After a google search or two on Dymphna I found myself a little skeptical of her.  She certainly doesn't get a great wrap online.

I have friends that went to her seminar in Brisbane Saturday last week.  they said they got heaps of really helpful information during the seminar.  So even if you came away with a snippit of info it may be worth…[Read more]

]]> db4222ad8c0f5b09d6861be5b17f443c Shell H replied to the topic Analysis paralysis in the forum Yay! Officially broken https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4407957-analysis-paralysis-3/page/2/#post-4679861 Sun, 10 Feb 2013 12:37:54 +0000 Yay! Officially broken through the dreaded analysis paralysis and purchased IP number 4 today!!  

Thanks to everyone's help whipping me out of the ongoing analysis cycle.  As suggested we revisited our goals, put them front and centre for us to see everyday & are back on our track again.

Have a great week!!

]]> ce9a4b0abd08e7c921a1e65d57b34c0b Shell H replied to the topic 'Why I bought the block' API Magazine March 2013 in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4408599-why-i-bought-the-block-api-magazine-march-2013/#post-4685427 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 02:39:08 +0000 Just read the API article Jac and Richard.  Nice work guys – very motivating and inspiring !   Nice work!

]]> 77e2c3e1f6950bdc1f86b763eb212950 Shell H replied to the topic Can anyone recommend a great property manager in Orange? in the forum I cannot recommend anyone to https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4408486-can-anyone-recommend-a-great-property-manager-in-orange/#post-4684209 Fri, 18 Jan 2013 02:55:43 +0000 I cannot recommend anyone to you as not familiar with Orange.  But it sounds like that for anyone heading into the market up there needs to steer well clear of McCormack & Barber and Peter Mitchell.  

Like Joe, I cannot believe that they didn't tell you that the property was vacant!!  Have they been advertising the property and attempting to find…[Read more]

]]> 6aadee7c019fd4e2b88df685016aec3b Shell H replied to the topic Change of plans in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4408420-change-of-plans/#post-4683714 Fri, 11 Jan 2013 02:05:08 +0000 Brendon,

You've been given heaps of great advice here from everyone, esp JacM's post.

Congratulations on getting started so young!  Most people your age are not at all in the investing mindset, so with many years in front of you, you are leaps and bounds in front already.  

Good luck on your journey!

Michelle

]]> bb9b20511452118569070effa4bf0a55 Shell H replied to the topic Change of plans in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4408420-change-of-plans/#post-4683713 Fri, 11 Jan 2013 02:05:01 +0000 Brendon,

You've been given heaps of great advice here from everyone, esp JacM's post.

Congratulations on getting started so young!  Most people your age are not at all in the investing mindset, so with many years in front of you, you are leaps and bounds in front already.  

Good luck on your journey!

Michelle

]]> d91fe7297fd03bc5b2d3c5d7e8b5be6f Shell H replied to the topic Walking away from 3rd IP in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4408423-walking-away-from-3rd-ip/#post-4683778 Fri, 11 Jan 2013 01:54:45 +0000 JPS,

Congratulations on what sounds like a lucky escape!

]]> 1b218c66608c303c33a21a687d63368f Shell H replied to the topic Sight unseen purchases in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4408380-sight-unseen-purchases/#post-4683475 Sun, 06 Jan 2013 01:04:01 +0000 Thanks Jamie, yeah I can just imagine an agent telling me there is  a property just around the corner that is much better value – and just happens to be listed with him!

Noted on the newer property and value increases not necessarily being superior.    I guess the main reason we are looking at those is depreciation and of course…[Read more]

]]> 6b31ca88f0663e490952d5f525a54d52 Shell H replied to the topic Sight unseen purchases in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4408380-sight-unseen-purchases/#post-4683473 Sun, 06 Jan 2013 00:22:58 +0000 Good point Richard.

In trying to eliminate this problem, we've been looking at relatively new properties, with tenants already in place and looking at recent sale prices of comparable properties.

Would you recommend getting the opinion of another agent, or even obtaining a valuation of the property before making a purchase? or would this just be…[Read more]

]]> 0f6aa5164e1823f2f55c07d1d75d1bde Shell H replied to the topic Sight unseen purchases in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4408380-sight-unseen-purchases/#post-4683471 Sat, 05 Jan 2013 23:23:48 +0000 Thanks for the reply Dark Knight – I agree about the building inspector knowing what he is doing and me not !

And as for street view  –  yep thank goodness for google maps yes

]]> e30492b778dfa61c244fcd35ec48e112 Shell H replied to the topic Finance Broker in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4408230-finance-broker-2/#post-4682118 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 11:46:06 +0000 I second that!  

Richard is a bit of a 'financial superhero' as far as my husband & I am concerned!  

He has helped us out so much & we are Melbourne based, so the fact that you are in Sydney & he is in Brisbane doesn't matter.

Good luck.

]]> d81bea01da319465f2ab65695147ae40 Shell H replied to the topic What is your biggest struggle or challenge when buying an IP? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4408204-what-is-your-biggest-struggle-or-challenge-when-buying-an-ip/#post-4681943 Tue, 04 Dec 2012 20:27:45 +0000 I have to agree with Joe – lazy real estate agents, who won’t return calls or follow up. There are a few great ones out there, but they seem to be few and far between !

Good luck with your new venture Johann !

Shell

]]> b38bd7b6ed80f4440b9409fc1fe88948 Shell H replied to the topic Analysis paralysis in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4407957-analysis-paralysis-3/page/2/#post-4679859 Tue, 04 Dec 2012 19:59:32 +0000 Thank you everyone so much for your thoughts and advice. It never ceases to amaze me  how much information and guidance people offer on this site!

Goals are now outlined & broken into bite sized chunks, proudly displayed on the  fridge! No more AP for me!

merry Christmas to everyone and thanks again!

Shell

]]> f3f2f3f513feb7650dbff379646ea585 Shell H replied to the topic Analysis paralysis in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4407957-analysis-paralysis-3/#post-4679849 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 02:18:20 +0000 Jamie,  That's the trouble I already have 3 IPs & a PPR, I still get paralysed every time before I move to my next purchase. 

You would think I'd have learnt by now !

]]> 9e265401d531cc9660819b3b20450c2b Shell H replied to the topic Analysis paralysis in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4407957-analysis-paralysis-3/#post-4679848 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 01:53:04 +0000 Ah Terry you have it in one!  I have been working on my spreadsheets for weeks – accounting background so you are pretty spot on!

Derek, great idea on the timeframe, that will stop me from buzzing around in circles trying to find 'the best deal' as JacM & Jamie said.

Cheers

]]> a76d0d488061542ebf132e7b7a2b4ace Shell H replied to the topic Analysis paralysis in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4407957-analysis-paralysis-3/#post-4679844 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 00:45:58 +0000 Yep i think that is definelty it, trying to make sure of the 'best' thing to do, deciding to do something & then looking over the shoulder and thinking 'but what if I do that?'

Great tips, and I have given myself a good talking to, and reminder that to do nothing is probably the worst option!

Thanks guys for your tips, it's onward & upward for…[Read more]

]]> 18afd2d2efca69406bd3e6cf8ba5903f Shell H replied to the topic 30 properties before 25, finance??? in the forum Finance https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4404268-30-properties-before-25-finance/page/5/#post-4652615 Thu, 13 Sep 2012 02:04:33 +0000 Dubstep wrote:

     WINE  !

   http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/restaurants-bars/goon-sack-in-a-high-fashion-handbag/story-fn93ypt9-1226471944025

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Classic Dubstep!   Love that packaging – will to be a hit I'm sure.  

Hmmm Don't think we will take that route with our wines though :)

Cheers …

]]> ce9756c1ba8594276d2881c301396979 Shell H replied to the topic 30 properties before 25, finance??? in the forum Richard, https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4404268-30-properties-before-25-finance/page/5/#post-4652610 Mon, 10 Sep 2012 10:34:16 +0000 Richard,

As I emailed to you earlier today – Rod & I cannot thank you enough for sorting out both our new & also our old messed up crazy loans over the past few months!  I don’t know what we would have done without you!

Could you please send me a copy of the article that you wrote that everyone is asking for a copy of ?

Thanks so…[Read more]

]]> f350d1cb6caf4d8984418c5f1406fc88 Shell H replied to the topic Tips for finding good tenants quickly in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4403678-tips-for-finding-good-tenants-quickly/#post-4648067 Fri, 20 May 2011 07:31:40 +0000 Thanks so much everyone for your help & suggestions.  I cannot tell you how much I appreciate it.I spoke to the agent yesterday who told me he had taken some internal shots to add to the web.  Even after another follow up request from me today & his assurance that they would be on there this afternoon they are not there…GRRRWe are heading up to…[Read more]

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