PropertyInvesting.com | Shirley_2 | Activity https://www.propertyinvesting.com/members/shirley_2/activity/ Activity feed for Shirley_2. Sun, 12 Apr 2026 10:14:03 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.8.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 b45ae4343c8b27bf15c1d12ba1d5d455 Shirley_2 replied to the topic Golden Rules for Buying units? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4382852-golden-rules-for-buying-units/#post-4533521 Fri, 28 Oct 2005 07:03:20 +0000 We’ve just sold a unit (in a complex of 17 with a pool). Value has doubled since we purchased two years ago. Main reason for selling was a special levy being introduced over three years to repaint the complex. This, on top of the normal body corporate fees and rates, made it just not worth hanging on to. Personally I wouldn’t buy more units…[Read more]

]]> 388f75f9fc442f8a596e3aa191761d86 Shirley_2 replied to the topic Townsville Surroundings for $250K in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4382712-townsville-surroundings-for-250k/#post-4532705 Wed, 19 Oct 2005 07:17:50 +0000 Hi – we live in Townsville. Mid year we purchased a 3-bed double garage 10 months old house in Condon for $220k and it rents for $250 per week on a 12 month lease. We have several other properties in Townsville which we bought over the past three years. It’s hard to get a good return now. Probably our best buy was a duplex (two separate 3-bed…[Read more]

]]> 4554582c207cf8890c358a9d5bdc6fb7 Shirley_2 replied to the topic Townsville Investor Club in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4376718-townsville-investor-club/#post-4494192 Fri, 12 Nov 2004 07:25:28 +0000 Hi – we live in Townsville and have investment properties here. Would be interested in meeting other Townsville investors.
Shirley

]]> 5b6c5867849fce7451fd6444cfe260ba Shirley_2 replied to the topic Redraw boo-boo ... in the forum Legal & Accounting https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4375194-redraw-boo-boo/#post-4484279 Thu, 29 Jul 2004 06:42:43 +0000 We have two LOCs – one private and one purely for investment purposes. Works well for us and keeps all deductible expenses separate in the one account.

]]> f1e6a2810c4815986b571b20868f2fa5 Shirley_2 replied to the topic Access to Floor Plans? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4375209-access-to-floor-plans/#post-4484694 Thu, 29 Jul 2004 05:56:31 +0000 Wayne, contact the local Council. It doesn’t cost much – we’ve paid between $10 and $50 for copies of plans from different Councils. If you intend using a Quantity Surveyor, he will also need the plans when working out a depreciation schedule.

]]> 11065b402a3f80b26be534b4beb7ce0d Shirley_2 replied to the topic Townsville in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4374468-townsville/#post-4479340 Wed, 16 Jun 2004 03:13:10 +0000 Hi Pumpkin – we live in Townsville so we watch the market pretty carefully as most of our investments are here. Can’t advise you on whether to sell or not but Townsville still seems to be going well. Some ads in the paper show “Reduced to…..” but there aren’t that many. We haven’t been actively buying lately so can’t give you a definite…[Read more]

]]> 01faf73f3ad4b8ce90c66c9c9dffd05f Shirley_2 replied to the topic o.k. Guys... Admit It.. in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4374289-o-k-guys-admit-it/page/2/#post-4477997 Tue, 08 Jun 2004 03:26:54 +0000 When we were first married, we rented a nice 2-bed, furnished flat right on the ocean in Qld for $15 per week…..used to listen to the waves crashing in over the rocks at night….and we could buy half a loaf of bread and a bottle of milk for 31c, delivered.

Yeh, OK, we’re now in our fifties so it was a long time ago! Wish we’d started…[Read more]

]]> 908b462669a312cbd0e7d15b82a99da7 Shirley_2 replied to the topic No more finance in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4373563-no-more-finance/#post-4472365 Mon, 10 May 2004 00:07:22 +0000 Hi
We’ve also struck a deadend with the National. They won’t accept the security we’re offering for our next investment property. They are also dropping LVR on investment properties to 75%.

We’re planning on switching to Bendigo Bank – very friendly and helpful.

]]> 1dd86549448bfa8951e8d3752aa202ef Shirley_2 replied to the topic private health insurance in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4373227-private-health-insurance/#post-4469992 Fri, 30 Apr 2004 03:58:19 +0000 No one has raised this issue yet but does anyone know what happens in your tax return if you don’t have private insurance? I understood that you were charged more for the medicare levy if you do not have private insurance and that this varies depending on the coverage you have. We only have ancillary cover with MBF which costs us about $40 per…[Read more]

]]> 30beeb44c1a3a2b1ce20617f5e5483a7 Shirley_2 replied to the topic wrting off travel expenses in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4372942-wrting-off-travel-expenses/#post-4467928 Sat, 17 Apr 2004 10:29:28 +0000 Bendon – unless you actually purchase a property I don’t believe you can claim your travelling or accommodation expenses.
Shirley

]]> 5f95454bf0eac1639373596e89cd37c9 Shirley_2 replied to the topic To Trust or not to! in the forum Legal & Accounting https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4371822-to-trust-or-not-to/#post-4459057 Tue, 06 Apr 2004 00:50:28 +0000 We’ve purchased our investment properties in joint names – should have known about trusts earlier. Noel Whittaker had an interesting point on trusts in his recent newsletter:

“Over the last three days I’ve been making speeches at the Brisbane Money Expo and then talking to people afterwards. Every time I attend one of these functions, I’m amazed…[Read more]

]]> 79e2a41dc7fa0baf0e7a741946ebcbbc Shirley_2 replied to the topic Choose your Sweets ! in the forum Forum Frolic https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4372438-choose-your-sweets/#post-4464387 Tue, 30 Mar 2004 07:14:37 +0000 Just to break up this ‘all chocolate club’, my favourite is lemon meringue!

I like my report “Smooth, sexy, & articulate with your hands, you are an excellent after-dinner speaker and a good teacher. But don’t try to walk and chew gum at the same time. A bit of a diva at times, but you have many friends”

except for the warning not to do two…[Read more]

]]> c230a214b31fad266670d76ee73ed179 Shirley_2 replied to the topic Positive Gearers vs Negative Gearers in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4372135-positive-gearers-vs-negative-gearers/page/3/#post-4461709 Tue, 30 Mar 2004 04:01:59 +0000 +gearers as follows:

Purchased
Duplex $275000 rent $420 week
Townhouse $89000 rent $175
House $119000 rent $185
Unit $75000 rent $150
Unit $77500 rent $140
Unit $77000 rent $150
Plus two blocks of land – one producing fruit crop.

All Regional Qld. Have just had a revaluation with a CG of approx. $100k over 12 months.

However we look forward to…[Read more]

]]> af22ad75e754133785a55ee1aaa6d0f5 Shirley_2 replied to the topic Making and Writing a Will ? in the forum Legal & Accounting https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4372305-making-and-writing-a-will/#post-4463100 Thu, 25 Mar 2004 04:06:59 +0000 Kay Henry – is that correct? I thought if there wasn’t a Will, the government stepped in to take over the assets.

]]> 715189fa77e0e31ceffa37000c089a10 Shirley_2 replied to the topic Turnkey IP's in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4372304-turnkey-ips/#post-4463096 Thu, 25 Mar 2004 03:10:27 +0000 A colleague owns one in Brisbane and is happy with it. He’s keen to obtain another. I believe they could be better than a Defence Housing deal.

]]> 4ecf7f1fecb7c8aae24d7ac40f388652 Shirley_2 replied to the topic Ballpark figures on Quantity Surveyor in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4372263-ballpark-figures-on-quantity-surveyor/#post-4462816 Wed, 24 Mar 2004 04:24:15 +0000 We’ve paid $400 plus GST for each property in Townsville.

]]> 2baf49a36084893012829294a835fec7 Shirley_2 replied to the topic Your First IP !! - Post here ! in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4372272-your-first-ip-post-here/#post-4462883 Wed, 24 Mar 2004 04:09:28 +0000 Our first (and probably best) purchase was a 4 yr old duplex in NQ of two separate 3-bedroom ensuite houses for $275,000 just over a year ago. Rent is $420 per week and we’ve just had them valued at $330,00 to $340,000.

]]> b40281b589197ce1d9225b59024e451e Shirley_2 replied to the topic 8 metre high house with 3 stories in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4371575-8-metre-high-house-with-3-stories/#post-4457124 Tue, 02 Mar 2004 04:04:43 +0000 Simon – reminds me of friends who bought an advertised ‘5 bedroom’ house only to find it is technically a 3 bedroom house (with 2 bedrooms in a ‘loft’). I don’t think there were any other complications but our friends were very annoyed and at first wanted to sue the vendors or real estate agents for misleading advertising.

Shirley

]]> 968615f21d669de7b37a06e72136d849 Shirley_2 replied to the topic INVESTING WITH FAMILY in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4371410-investing-with-family/#post-4455404 Mon, 23 Feb 2004 03:58:08 +0000 Hi – we helped our 19yo daughter into her own unit by providing $18k so she could avoid taking LM insurance. She has a $10k per annum university scholarship so could show the bank she had the ability to pay off a loan. She received the $7,000 FHOG and rents out the second bedroom to a fellow student.

Things have worked out well and she now…[Read more]

]]> a11bf7efa384dfd5792d3d7174be0b64 Shirley_2 replied to the topic Life Insurance vs. Mortgage Insurance in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4371321-life-insurance-vs-mortgage-insurance/#post-4454833 Thu, 19 Feb 2004 01:03:34 +0000 S.I.S. – We’re with the NAB but no they weren’t trying to sell their insurance to us. A friend just suggested we look at our insurance options and we found out that NAB do offer something called National LoanCover.

We won’t be making any hasty decisions and will be checking all our options, including contacting an insurance broker – thanks,…[Read more]

]]> b89576fd4d68d1a1c76b5c061773f62e Shirley_2 replied to the topic Should we fix at 6.95%? in the forum Finance https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4371287-should-we-fix-at-6-95/#post-4454663 Wed, 18 Feb 2004 08:21:52 +0000 Thanks for your responses. We worked out the difference between the interest saved (between 6.95% fixed and current variable 7.07%) over two years and compared to the $300 fee to make the change, it’s not worth it.

The loan will be kept on variable interest with the hope that interest rates don’t rise too much in the near future!

Shirley

]]> 72107704320d476601c80ea777860906 Shirley_2 replied to the topic Should we fix at 6.95%? in the forum Finance https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4371287-should-we-fix-at-6-95/#post-4454661 Tue, 17 Feb 2004 04:12:53 +0000 We are with the NAB. This particular loan is our daughter’s – she had a ‘honeymoon’ 1 year rate of 5.49% on a $68000 loan which finished in October 03. The bank lost her request to refix at the time and the quoted rate is now 6.95% for either two or three years (with adjustments back to Oct as they admitted they’d lost her letter). She’s only…[Read more]

]]> 5cfbdf68c920e7ad4eae5b9bb362fc7f Shirley_2 replied to the topic Should we fix at 6.95%? in the forum Finance https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4371287-should-we-fix-at-6-95/#post-4454658 Tue, 17 Feb 2004 02:37:31 +0000 I’ve just found out that there is a $300 fee involved in fixing so I’m starting to feel it’s not worthwhile.

Variable is currently 7.07%, fixed 6.95% over two years. I need to do the sums but we will probably leave on variable.

Thanks for your comments.

]]> a0efbe850b1723e99d10e40d4a5e64c3 Shirley_2 replied to the topic Credit Card and Property Investing in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4370469-credit-card-and-property-investing/#post-4448135 Tue, 13 Jan 2004 08:42:27 +0000 We use a NAB Gold Visa to pay everything and then transfer funds before any interest is charged. We accumulate a lot of Flybuys points this way.

As for carrying cash …. recently heard of someone moving from Sydney to the north who withdrew all her cash ($5k) but left her handbag in a taxi. Bye bye cash and wouldn’t that hurt!

]]> 0440e6d886492c374d864e218a92638e Shirley_2 replied to the topic Are books and Courses Tax deductable? in the forum Legal & Accounting https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4369952-are-books-and-courses-tax-deductable/#post-4443988 Wed, 07 Jan 2004 02:00:16 +0000 Hi Chan – best to continue itemising everything yourself. You have a better idea of your business and the accountant would charge you more for the time it takes to sort through a ‘box of receipts’.

]]> 514f34ea694416020ed94e6dabd06fcb Shirley_2 replied to the topic The Future? in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4370324-the-future/#post-4446931 Wed, 07 Jan 2004 01:54:53 +0000 Most of you will remember Billfromoz – he’s predicting a fall in prices similar to 1994 in Canberra. He suggests that it would be best to wait until 2005 before considering purchase.

FYI, Bill is planning to start his own forum late January.

Shirley

]]> 8234d75c3454038fa658b9e611c99e65 Shirley_2 replied to the topic Rental management agency in Townsville in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4370069-rental-management-agency-in-townsville/#post-4445080 Tue, 06 Jan 2004 08:03:05 +0000 We pay 7% (but it’s really 7.7% when GST is added) through LJ Hooker. They first said their management fee was 8.5% but we negotiated it down. If you’re paying 7.5% (including GST), that’s better than ours! We now have 6 properties with them and I’ve thought about trying to get a further reduction.
Shirley

]]> 1caee8ad8f78b889ab275d23675bb4d9 Shirley_2 replied to the topic Queensland Opportunity in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4370313-queensland-opportunity/#post-4446840 Tue, 06 Jan 2004 07:56:32 +0000 I’d do a check on the rental vacancies here. They seem to be on the increase, especially at the higher end i.e. around $300 p.w. $210,000 doesn’t seem too bad a price – which complex/what part of Townsville is it?
Shirley

]]> 9f7e81e54b152a320b611d5838b8d674 Shirley_2 replied to the topic Keswick Island in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4370307-keswick-island/#post-4446813 Tue, 06 Jan 2004 07:51:49 +0000 Mackay is quite a nice spot – grew up there. It’s a sugarcane growing district and I read recently that the property market there is very good. The cane industry isn’t doing too well just now which might have an effect on the area.

Hard to believe blocks on Keswick are selling for $200K – I remember sitting in a boat as a kid fishing off the…[Read more]

]]> 1ef5f683514ee7ec08ce36a88034eb1e Shirley_2 replied to the topic Another FHOG Query in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4370310-another-fhog-query/#post-4446832 Tue, 06 Jan 2004 07:27:07 +0000 Thanks for the advice. Our son will be happy to hear this. He didn’t want to miss out on the chance of a free $7000 later if he buys IP now.

Let’s hope the government doesn’t make any changes and decide to abolish the FHOG before he can take advantage of it. I can’t see they will as it can be so difficult for first home owners to get a…[Read more]

]]> 3eb01747d325fd1a0a2a2a75b0e319c6 Shirley_2 replied to the topic Keswick Island in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4370307-keswick-island/#post-4446811 Tue, 06 Jan 2004 05:38:14 +0000 There’s a Keswick Island off Mackay – is that the one you mean? There are two islands close together – St Bees and Keswick. As far as I know, there is nothing on the island but goats! I do seem to recall that someone had bought Keswick and was planning some sort of development. Perhaps contact the Mackay City Council for some info.
Regards
Shirley

]]> 48fe661f9e3002ab5cc810f74be9bbc0 Shirley_2 replied to the topic FHOG Help in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4370234-fhog-help/#post-4446182 Sun, 04 Jan 2004 04:26:10 +0000 S.I.S. – have they changed the rules in Qld? Our daughter bought her unit in Sept 02 and received the FHOG almost immediately.
Shirley

]]> 41a2b12871cb195a71e55ba84a1db04b Shirley_2 replied to the topic Thoughts on the best course of action in the forum Hotch Potch https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4369856-thoughts-on-the-best-course-of-action/#post-4443278 Mon, 22 Dec 2003 07:57:56 +0000 Hi Dougdot – don’t write off the income-producing property idea. As well as our rental properties, we have a small mango farm but employ a manager to look after it. We helped pick some of the crop yesterday. It was very satisfying pulling ripe fruit off the trees although I wouldn’t want to do it for a living! A fruit orchard is probably one…[Read more]

]]> 4dad7d8ef434cd29be20cb17df6c469c Shirley_2 replied to the topic Land Tax in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4370066-land-tax-8/#post-4445068 Mon, 22 Dec 2003 07:43:25 +0000 Ghoti – do they not send notices out to say there is land tax payable by a certain date? Are we supposed to contact them to see if we have to pay?
Thanks
Shirley

]]> edb5a5a12a381214d71ddf7109f36fe3 Shirley_2 replied to the topic Rental management agency in Townsville in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4370069-rental-management-agency-in-townsville/#post-4445076 Mon, 22 Dec 2003 07:40:04 +0000 We use Kylie Douglas from LJ Hooker Townsville, city office. We’ve been very happy with her and were able to reduce the fee to 7% because we have several properties with them.
Cheers
Shirley

]]> c7a35d53fcfba92c025e77e75d214c07 Shirley_2 replied to the topic Advice please in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4370089-advice-please-2/#post-4445213 Mon, 22 Dec 2003 03:29:26 +0000 Thanks for your responses.
Hope you all have a very Merry Christmas and prosperous 2004
Best regards
Shirley

]]> 10dbbb54619b7b4b903495cd59285fa8 Shirley_2 replied to the topic Advice please in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4370089-advice-please-2/#post-4445210 Sun, 21 Dec 2003 07:56:22 +0000 Thanks, Simon. We realised he’d miss the FHOG and I wasn’t sure about extra stamp duty. He’d be losing say, about $17,000. Hadn’t considered the CGT either. Wonder if the tax advantage would compensate?

He has about $35,000 equity in a small mango farm and about $5000 in savings – he hasn’t been working that long. We’d help him more but we…[Read more]

]]> ffdc066cfe14b0924d162ccfff451704 Shirley_2 replied to the topic Anyone with experience in Defence Force homes in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4370086-anyone-with-experience-in-defence-force-homes/#post-4445183 Sun, 21 Dec 2003 07:46:19 +0000 We were keen on buying one a while back but the return just wasn’t there. It was more a 1:1 and we look for a 2:1 return i.e. purchase price was, say $250K, and rent was only $250 per week. Rent is guaranteed but the management fees are far higher than normal. I guess if you want an investment that is free of worry, they’re a good buy.

]]> 9cdcb9adae93c41a24f9dd30b0b51333 Shirley_2 replied to the topic did you know? in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4370057-did-you-know-2/#post-4444982 Thu, 18 Dec 2003 07:55:27 +0000 Our accountant tried to tell us that Quantity Surveyor fees weren’t tax deductible. We’ve spent over $2000 on QS fees and, thanks to this forum, we were able to tell him they were definitely deductible.

I guess the secret is to shop around for one who is up-to-scratch on property investing. I’m half way through an Accounting degree so will be…[Read more]

]]> 3007bd28487f10525cb439975deda523 Shirley_2 replied to the topic How Many IP's in the forum Forum Frolic https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4370024-how-many-ips/#post-4444673 Wed, 17 Dec 2003 05:49:15 +0000 We have six, all in Qld, buy and hold strategy. Rental income $1220 per week. We have $300 per week left over after bank takes its cut for rates, repairs and other expenses etc.

]]> ed872cd2bd83faff07fd36f6448a2711 Shirley_2 replied to the topic Copying posts in the forum Site Problems / Feedback https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4369243-copying-posts/page/2/#post-4438163 Wed, 17 Dec 2003 05:28:14 +0000 I too had the same problem but if you COPY and then PASTE SPECIAL as Formatted Text (RTF), it works!

Give it a try.

Shirley

]]> 585937e865d6ae035e5f049530ef049d Shirley_2 replied to the topic S.I.S I'd like some help in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4369928-s-i-s-id-like-some-help/#post-4443818 Wed, 10 Dec 2003 02:45:00 +0000 S.I.S – please tell us your secret on avoiding HECS fees legally through property? Would love to hear on behalf of two of my kids. The third is paying hers upfront through a scholarship.
Thanks
Shirley

]]> a8174ab4e9b07a4eb52c44952b1bec21 Shirley_2 replied to the topic Public Schools VS Private Schools.... in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4369885-public-schools-vs-private-schools/#post-4443430 Mon, 08 Dec 2003 08:44:15 +0000 I feel it all depends on the particular child. Our three went to state schools in Queensland. Two achieved the top score of OP1 at the end of high school and the third an OP2 (she’s on a 3-year $10k per annum scholarship at uni). I don’t believe private schools would have made any difference. All have gone on to achieve well at tertiary level…[Read more]

]]> 9a97149d6a99bd538eb93c6c851a4234 Shirley_2 replied to the topic Canberra - Rental accom wanted in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4369830-canberra-rental-accom-wanted/#post-4443162 Fri, 05 Dec 2003 02:25:24 +0000 Sorry – how stupid can I get. I’ve put an incorrect email address – duh!

My email for any replies is

Shirley.Jones at jcu.edu.au

]]> 737701d065ba091459b14d179e675fb7 Shirley_2 replied to the topic Canberra - Rental accom wanted in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4369830-canberra-rental-accom-wanted/#post-4443161 Fri, 05 Dec 2003 02:23:31 +0000 He’s finished studying – working in Kingston.
Shirley

]]> 9f1afa6d95c87564604184dc581ebe19 Shirley_2 replied to the topic Interest Rates fixed or varible? in the forum Hotch Potch https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4369759-interest-rates-fixed-or-varible/#post-4442705 Wed, 03 Dec 2003 04:03:07 +0000 We locked in fixed rates on different properties earlier this year with the National as under:
5 yrs at 6.56%
3 yrs at 6%
2 yrs at 5.9%

]]> a6e9d3ee26a10260fb1d907aed3e7ca9 Shirley_2 replied to the topic Capital Gains Tax - age limit? in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4369721-capital-gains-tax-age-limit/#post-4442093 Mon, 01 Dec 2003 06:20:21 +0000 Thanks, Kavita. Maybe what she had heard referred to selling after retirement so less tax to pay.
Shirley

]]> dc7ae0c584f6db1bff74addd9e79ea3b Shirley_2 replied to the topic Top 10 places in Australia in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4369586-top-10-places-in-australia/#post-4440966 Mon, 01 Dec 2003 06:17:10 +0000 Hi Josh
Re your post on Townsville – yes we do have a big army base but also airforce, about 12,000 uni students and staff and also industry (Qld Nickel, Korea Zinc etc). Population is about 150,000 – it’s the 2nd biggest city in Qld.

It’s as dry as a bone at present but not a bad place to work, live…and invest!

Cheers
Shirley

]]> 3ae866ec2bfb3d498f8f0ff6ff7cd1f9 Shirley_2 replied to the topic Top 10 places in Australia in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4369586-top-10-places-in-australia/#post-4440961 Fri, 28 Nov 2003 05:06:25 +0000 ANUBIS – your point isn’t valid in relation to Townsville – it’s a university town. Maybe all the oldies moving into town will become students which is good for the local economy! I did – completed my MBA at 51.
Shirley

]]> ffc37a5b0b334629d485ab13c57cb7fa Shirley_2 replied to the topic Top 10 places in Australia in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4369586-top-10-places-in-australia/#post-4440954 Wed, 26 Nov 2003 01:23:08 +0000 Geoff – thanks for the info. Most of our investments are in Townsville. It’s good to know we’ve made some good decisions.

Any comments on the list from Cairns forumites? There’s a fair bit of rivalry between the two towns in lots of ways and Townsville usually comes off second best.

Cheers
Shirley

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