PropertyInvesting.com | Singer | Activity https://www.propertyinvesting.com/members/singer/activity/ Activity feed for Singer. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 12:49:30 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.8.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 9cfcf269b416a18e9fceb7aeb8d5147c Singer replied to the topic How many properties do we need to inspect before we buy in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4400332-how-many-properties-do-we-need-to-inspect-before-we-buy/#post-4626793 Wed, 23 Jun 2010 08:49:12 +0000 Looking for property again after a long time out of the market.   Up to 57 now, getting to know every agent in area, keeping a spreadsheet going so that I can remember each one, and just starting to get a feel for the market in a fairly small area. Have made 2 offers, both knocked back – that's fine.   In no hurry and prices seem to be steady or…[Read more]

]]> 1dee536d99c19a5d0302025b0f3459cd Singer replied to the topic Photo editing and manipulation to enhance properties visual assets! in the forum This is very https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4400302-photo-editing-and-manipulation-to-enhance-properties-visual-assets/#post-4626368 Wed, 23 Jun 2010 03:26:32 +0000 This is very interesting.   I went to a property today and was shocked to find that it had a massive powertower right in front of the house.     When I looked at the photos, there was no sign of it.   Who is the agent kidding?I wouldn't have wasted the petrol to go see the property if I had known how huge this power tower was.     I didn't…[Read more]

]]> c698324229da636dea6aaf06dd13f954 Singer replied to the topic Michigan Property Market in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4399238-michigan-property-market/page/2/#post-4620125 Sat, 10 Apr 2010 22:55:03 +0000 kameruka wrote:
Property Anaylsis   Year Purchase Price 8,000Title Work 700Renovations 5,000MONTHLY COSTS  Property Management 10% 80Property Maintenance 10% 80Insurance1200100Taxation Rates2500208Rental income 800Cash return per month 332cash on cash % 29.05%   ROI 70.07%Singer, I hope this is ok?Please ask and i will do my best to answer any…[Read more]

]]> 6a16b722e0c384d0d45a8416e9999b43 Singer replied to the topic Anyone knows whether subleasing to too many people is illegal? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4399423-anyone-knows-whether-subleasing-to-too-many-people-is-illegal/#post-4621401 Fri, 09 Apr 2010 21:19:14 +0000 That's shocking.    There's a big crackdown going on in Brisbane right now about that – lots of people being fined.This is an article from last year, but there was a recent one following up in the last month or so.  http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/brisbane-city-council-crackdown-on-over-crowded-housing/story-e6freon6-1225775177929

]]> 99fd7ec3bc832355ec0f0d78ba56a0f5 Singer replied to the topic Self Managing House Sale in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4399395-self-managing-house-sale/#post-4621210 Fri, 09 Apr 2010 07:19:52 +0000 What you need to to do is go beyond the work that real estate agents do.   Pile on the facts and figures of the location, the town, the history, anything.    Especially put in a plan of the place – once people hear shopfront and residence, they want to know exactly the size and placement with dimensions.        You must put the address in your l…[Read more]

]]> 7e0b6489d9345bc6a6b8d8d9d8867113 Singer replied to the topic Asset Protection loooong term!!!! IS a trust the way to go? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4399128-asset-protection-loooong-term-is-a-trust-the-way-to-go/page/2/#post-4619390 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 11:40:42 +0000 Wish my family had heard about a bloodline trust years ago.  My parents owned a beautiful dairy farm.   They split it in half and two sons worked each half.     They had some kind of joint trust arrangement with each of the sons.    Guess what.   Both boys divorced.   Guess who got the dairy farm(s).   The women.    It's caused a lot of heartach…[Read more]

]]> dddec3062df0f861b9ca3c395e1109f2 Singer replied to the topic Are Real Estate Agents Sexist? in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4399212-are-real-estate-agents-sexist/#post-4619929 Sun, 28 Mar 2010 01:38:13 +0000 businessglobal wrote:
it is still rare for women to make business/ real estate decisions quickly, sign up an offer, pay a deposit and make solid business decisions.

Really?   I'm surprised.   I'll use the "have to ask my husband" thing if I feel like backing out of a situation without further discussion,  but in reality I carry around a copy…[Read more]

]]> dd643c10ad81fde630004a0d59041dfe Singer replied to the topic My first house auction in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4399280-my-first-house-auction/#post-4620430 Sun, 28 Mar 2010 01:09:53 +0000 No, I never go to auctions any more.    I just can't stand the hype and the antics of the real estate agents.    It's the strutting around like peacocks thing. 

]]> 1448c1dc064c5233bbf2cdf02d54250a Singer replied to the topic Michigan Property Market in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4399238-michigan-property-market/#post-4620117 Sat, 27 Mar 2010 23:32:06 +0000 I have yet to see anyone say  something like  " I bought this property for $x  – I spent $x fixing it up –  I pay $x in PM fees, property tax, local govt. taxes, state govt taxes, fed govt taxes –  it is now tenanted without any problems and I am netting $x per month". 

]]> 38334956626b029fb6795f1dc1c24c02 Singer replied to the topic Private House Sales in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4399252-private-house-sales/#post-4620203 Sat, 27 Mar 2010 22:28:11 +0000 You can get it on the big internet sites with http://www.landlordschoice.com.au/Post more photos – bathroom?  Bedrooms?   More outside shots – street  view with the neighbours' house in too.  Do what RE agents can't be bothered doing.   As a self seller you have to go beyond what they do because you can – it's not costing you any more.    Write mo…[Read more]

]]> 33af454f32d9641a01d3bc1c6421225c Singer replied to the topic Aussie off to buy US property - anyone want to join me?? in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4397950-aussie-off-to-buy-us-property-anyone-want-to-join-me/page/8/#post-4612250 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:36:07 +0000 Good post Sapphire.      Anyone can buy a cheap house in  the USA.  That's the easy bit.  It's the after wards that is the hazard.   From  snake-agents to PM's to property and govt. taxes to tenant vacancies – that's when the nightmares begin.   And you can't even claim any of this stuffing around off your Australian tax. 

]]> b42bb8ece3917b3fa9b07eb15adaff1d Singer replied to the topic Help - Why won't anyone rent out my investment property :-( in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4399064-help-why-wont-anyone-rent-out-my-investment-property/page/2/#post-4618999 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:36:03 +0000 The rental market in some pockets of Brisbane and surrounding areas is in a very odd state.    We have a property next door to ours which has been on the rental market since Xmas time.   We can't see anything wrong with it and the rent (steadily dropping)  seems reasonable. From a renter's point of view (we have owned IP's as well):    Those t…[Read more]

]]> 2ad90558ed34dc0ad157ff765ed9a240 Singer replied to the topic Feedback on Maurice Finanical Service in the forum Creative Investing https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4398395-feedback-on-maurice-finanical-service/page/2/#post-4614892 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 10:55:33 +0000 Is this thread a joke?    Is someone actually using this guy?     Any transfer of funds is probably going in one direction only – away. 

]]> 5f2b04c2205c9960cb072053a81786c0 Singer replied to the topic Buyers advocates for investors in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4398735-buyers-advocates-for-investors/#post-4616835 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 22:14:05 +0000 It's always been a turn-off for many people that they charge a percentage of the selling price.   Where is the incentive to get a lower price for you?       The higher price you pay the higher their commission.    Weird. 

]]> ca994df45067f668cff9ab141a26d500 Singer replied to the topic Buying accross from a state school in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4398638-buying-accross-from-a-state-school/#post-4616317 Sun, 07 Feb 2010 11:30:39 +0000 Why not?  but only if it was an IP suitable for families.    No good having a 1 bedder with singles or oldies as a target opposite a school.  

]]> 0b8d638e3ff97c06ef666bbba23446ed Singer replied to the topic 300 000 in the bank.. what to do? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4398610-300-000-in-the-bank-what-to-do/#post-4616171 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:06:21 +0000 smoule1 wrote:
Does anyone know of a good financial advisor in the brisbane city region?

Talk to Richard.   Since you've come on a property forum you must be interested in property, but most financial advisors will see you as a sitting duck.     Most will convince you put your money to work in managed funds.   Of course, they will want to man…[Read more]

]]> 71a24f24b385d087be7f909b0f50b1f6 Singer replied to the topic 'Below legal height' in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393523-below-legal-height/#post-4589113 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:22:42 +0000 Todd Parker wrote:
I will let you know how it washes up.

Yes, please do – we have been wondering about this too.   Very useful topic.To graham- thanks for the heads-up.

]]> f32ac0cf3b2a73b566af5b14a7f3fd39 Singer replied to the topic Aussie off to buy US property - anyone want to join me?? in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4397950-aussie-off-to-buy-us-property-anyone-want-to-join-me/page/7/#post-4612228 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:13:42 +0000 PQ wrote:
The honest ones will sign an agreement with those clauses

No PM I met in the USA would sign such an agreement. 

]]> 9f389c1f01e89f947e4fb859f804ed27 Singer replied to the topic Such a steeply sloping land... in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4398546-such-a-steeply-sloping-land/#post-4615859 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:41:09 +0000 Just awful.    Cuts out a whole lot of future buyers in the case of re-sale too.    Many people don't buy houses which are below the level of the road. 

]]> b498fb304dd6a61e19df2f7e45bbfc38 Singer replied to the topic Mortgage broker commission and trailing fees rebate in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4395485-mortgage-broker-commission-and-trailing-fees-rebate/page/4/#post-4599622 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:56:15 +0000 mortgagedetective wrote:
"I wouldn't dream of offering $32,000 below the asking price After all they've gone to the trouble of renovating and used their expertise to get the colours right… I'm not that good with colours"

Hi Michael,I don't think your analogy is in any way comparable. If you get cut price mortgage broking you are getting cut…[Read more]

]]> 49177620878dafbb6cff41b657ee59a4 Singer replied to the topic Mortgage broker commission and trailing fees rebate in the forum I wouldn't dream of asking a https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4395485-mortgage-broker-commission-and-trailing-fees-rebate/page/4/#post-4599620 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:59:50 +0000 I wouldn't dream of asking a mortgage broker to rebate fees/commissions.   If they've gone to the trouble of sourcing a loan and used their expertise to structure it properly I think it's worth far more than you can put in simplistic $ commissions.    

]]> 9c9cdbdebfb7670a050d5e17e3186d48 Singer replied to the topic Due Dilligence wording for contracts in the forum Legal & Accounting https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4398503-due-dilligence-wording-for-contracts/#post-4615570 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:50:06 +0000 god_of_money wrote:
If I am the vendor on above clauses of contract.. I will run miles away or offer it to another buyer (despite lower price)

Me too.    Talk about overlawyered.  

]]> 9181f3863357a137343187bd7b7f01d4 Singer replied to the topic Do all new blocks of land in Victoria have covenants on them to do with sub dividing in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/do-all-new-blocks-of-land-in-victoria-have-covenants-on-them-to-do-with-sub-dividing/#post-4615685 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:37:20 +0000 mattnz wrote:
. The covenants state one dwelling per block.

Can covenants be changed?   Can that guy in front just go to council and ask for a change?

]]> daa9c545badf9544b21d9cc48276c520 Singer replied to the topic Investing in New York in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4397903-investing-in-new-york/#post-4611824 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:58:54 +0000 sapphire101 wrote:
Singer why would you buy a rent controlled property? ( And Wikipedia is not the best resource). There are thousands upon thousands of alternative properties where you control what rent you charge.

This is true, but the concept of rent control is just not on most Australian investor's radars.  I was just pointing it out as…[Read more]

]]> 18fe0dad747ee462944f03d5a4c7cada Singer replied to the topic Confused as to what to do. in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4398493-confused-as-to-what-to-do/#post-4615511 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:09:45 +0000 Hi JacM No, I don't believe that is correct.  Your link is for immediate payment only. Here is the schedule for assets you are allowed to have.    http://www.centrelink.gov.au/internet/internet.nsf/payments/chartab.htm#bIf a person has that amount ($307,000), then they have to wait 12-13 weeks for benefits to kick in. Feel free to correct me if…[Read more]

]]> e6e2608fc993586d891a85f5f07fd693 Singer replied to the topic Confused as to what to do. in the forum You need to go through the https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4398493-confused-as-to-what-to-do/#post-4615509 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 03:33:13 +0000 You need to go through the appeals process with Centrelink STARTING TODAY.    This is intolerable.   Of course people can have money and property to get benefits – you may have to wait 13 weeks but you are still eligible.   Our tax dollars are meant to help people like you get your life back in order.   The staff in your local office are fobbing…[Read more]

]]> 9e5c2018d99fe580e3528e178ae225c3 Singer replied to the topic Confused as to what to do. in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4398493-confused-as-to-what-to-do/#post-4615504 Sun, 24 Jan 2010 22:00:20 +0000 Sorry to hear about all this.   If you are ill your doctor should issue you with a statement to give to Centrelink.   I don't understand what you are saying about social security and unemployment.   Something doesn't make sense.    If Centrelink has decided that you can work, you should be on the Newstart Allowance.   Why on earth would you drop t…[Read more]

]]> c7c88d97d018e1faf3242cad58644ca7 Singer replied to the topic "property managers" too busy to manage properties! in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4398484-property-managers-too-busy-to-manage-properties/#post-4615401 Sun, 24 Jan 2010 10:57:36 +0000 dreamtobelieve wrote:
It was almost harder to rent a place than it was to buy.

Dead right.    I don't know why the industry attracts such silly and disorganised people.

]]> bf4c71b016cf0aa27458a6aad86beff1 Singer replied to the topic Do you really need a bath? in the forum Value Adding https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4398485-do-you-really-need-a-bath/#post-4615470 Sat, 23 Jan 2010 19:39:39 +0000 Definitely leave it in – a bath, even a small one, is essential for families.   I wouldn't consider a property as an IP without a bath, because as S-N-Mates said, it cuts out families from your market.   

]]> 8392abc8d1b7a64855e212d580a22d9f Singer replied to the topic Renting whilst investing? in the forum We are seriously regretting https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4398257-renting-whilst-investing/#post-4614065 Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:20:44 +0000 We are seriously regretting going the renting route thinking that we could do this and just buy IP's instead of another PPOR (which we stupidly sold).    If we'd known that renting is such a short term concept here in Australia (i.e. landlords seem to sell constantly unlike in Europe and the USA where long term leases are more the norm) we  wou…[Read more]

]]> 6b3f4df1293be22dfbea1ec825b294cc Singer replied to the topic Feedback on Maurice Finanical Service in the forum  Always wondered how fools https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4398395-feedback-on-maurice-finanical-service/page/2/#post-4614877 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 09:40:38 +0000  Always wondered how fools and their money were so easily parted.

]]> dd42ae265f5536623e6f202adff6d4c4 Singer replied to the topic Aussie off to buy US property - anyone want to join me?? in the forum tonyy21692 wrote:  If you https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4397950-aussie-off-to-buy-us-property-anyone-want-to-join-me/page/6/#post-4612211 Sun, 17 Jan 2010 21:42:19 +0000 tonyy21692 wrote:
  If you are inexperienced you will be financially bled as quickly as possible. 

You hit the nail on the head.    From someone who lived there for many years, I hope your post is widely read.

]]> 79b06c18a68b1dfa8862f7aff20d3022 Singer replied to the topic Feedback on Maurice Finanical Service in the forum Creative Investing https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4398395-feedback-on-maurice-finanical-service/#post-4614857 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:53:37 +0000 Reeks of fraud.

]]> 1d8e42a701de26f69cb27b9fcaacfaac Singer replied to the topic Database listing enquiry in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4398394-database-listing-enquiry/#post-4614855 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:40:36 +0000 I think you may be worrying needlessly.    It costs  $$ to put tenants on TICA and I think your agent would have informed you by email if there had been problems.   Once you get to know some PM's in your search for a rental they can easily just look it up for you if you are still concerned.      Good luck today.

]]> 72a99d6c1df780f2b01a6d3e463c3baa Singer replied to the topic CoCR Question - please explain in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4398376-cocr-question-please-explain/#post-4614766 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:11:18 +0000 Cash on cash return.  If you put COCR in the search box in the top right corner, some other posts come up explaining it.

]]> 7afd382dd00921caece285ebe36ca66b Singer replied to the topic IO versus P&I in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4398375-io-versus-pi/#post-4614762 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:01:43 +0000 Thanks for that.   It's because I've been reading Richard's and Terry's posts that made the light bulb go off, but it seems that there are only advantages and I was thinking that surely there'd have to be some disadvantages.      Good to know there isn't.        I'll go for it. 

]]> ae0a2b2157213475d840da607638abc8 Singer replied to the topic Help buying first property in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4398309-help-buying-first-property/#post-4614382 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:44:56 +0000 DWolfe wrote:
Start at odd numbers

Just a slight disagreement here: as a recent vendor, this use of odd numbers was very irritating.    It just indicated a silly round of  game playing coming up.   As a buyer, I have one price, my highest, which the seller needs to take or leave within a few hours.      If it's rejected I am willing to negotia…[Read more]

]]> 72527b7911a6295615fb14c64793671c Singer replied to the topic LEASE OPTION in the forum Is it possible to structure https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4398227-lease-option-8/#post-4613818 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 10:02:00 +0000 Is it possible to structure these wraps or lease options so that the wrappee can accelerate the deal and own the property outright sooner than originally planned?      For instance, if they suddenly inherit enough to pay off the whole thing in one hit?

]]> 339e17d084172a21938c23147f178b41 Singer replied to the topic Investing in New York in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4397903-investing-in-new-york/#post-4611822 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:59:48 +0000 Beware: investing in NY can be hazardous to your income: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rent_control_in_New_YorkThe concept of a city council controlling how much rent a LL can collect is probably a little foreign to most Aussie investors.

]]> 4e39f7763182780bc61675a74e2c6430 Singer replied to the topic 1% Rule for an investing property - what strategies can i employ to secure it? in the forum Can I just interrupt the https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4398238-1-rule-for-an-investing-property-what-strategies-can-i-employ-to-secure-it/page/2/#post-4613958 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:51:01 +0000 Can I just interrupt the proceedings to say thank you to Richard and Terry for giving valuable and helpful information?     I never cease to be amazed at  their generosity in sharing their knowledge and really appreciate it.

]]> f98f43035fc418e91d5adaf45f2d781d Singer replied to the topic How much finance bank can approve for investment? in the forum Finance https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4397794-how-much-finance-bank-can-approve-for-investment/#post-4611428 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:02:49 +0000 karenhudson66 wrote:
Approval of your loan request depends on how well you present yourself

Present yourself?    I never met a person getting my last loan.  It was all internet, phone and Aussie Post.

]]> 43f5b6c1bac8ea2c202554502790ff8e Singer replied to the topic Legal question: Is it possible to sell a property you don't own? in the forum Legal & Accounting https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4398006-legal-question-is-it-possible-to-sell-a-property-you-dont-own/#post-4612522 Sat, 19 Dec 2009 20:18:05 +0000 Terryw:   I'll look into seeing if my old friend would be willing to place a caveat on her own property – it seems an inexpensive way to buy some peace of mind.   I wonder how much it is, and what the procedure is, to remove it and will look into that.Thanks Sonya – that's very interesting.   And alarming. AM – the anti-money laundering and coun…[Read more]

]]> 860ba0a817f9ae7ad5b7e53e7a6242d7 Singer replied to the topic When interest rates hit 8.5% will that start our first home owners sub-prime crash. in the forum My answer is yes.   It https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4398086-when-interest-rates-hit-8-5-will-that-start-our-first-home-owners-sub-prime-crash/page/2/#post-4613028 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:15:31 +0000 My answer is yes.   It wouldn't be sitting by doing nothing, it would be throwing everything they could at it.   However, market forces are generally stronger than democratic governments.

]]> 4ef77d49495a4e4bca5809ad5760c5ec Singer replied to the topic When interest rates hit 8.5% will that start our first home owners sub-prime crash. in the forum couldn't he have seen that https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4398086-when-interest-rates-hit-8-5-will-that-start-our-first-home-owners-sub-prime-crash/page/2/#post-4613026 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:34:14 +0000 couldn't he have seen that no government would let house prices drop by 40%?What a funny statement – given what jaw dropping decreases we've been seeing around the world in the last year. W4L:   I'm am interested in your original question and think that it is a very reasonable one to ask.      We think that there is no sub prime lending here…[Read more]

]]> 1e88e28791b53db1d07479c1200cbf07 Singer replied to the topic Do you want to buy American property? in the forum I wish you all the best of https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4398027-do-you-want-to-buy-american-property/#post-4612633 Sun, 13 Dec 2009 08:27:27 +0000 I wish you all the best of luck.    As someone who could buy American property  pretty easily  (we lived there for over two decades and still have all our accounts, offers of loans,  SSN and still pay US taxes etc etc) there is just too much to worry about for us, but if you are there on the spot and can navigate through the tangle you may do we…[Read more]

]]> 657ea9209d41582d02f2677f829f65eb Singer replied to the topic Insider Information in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4398068-insider-information/#post-4612883 Sun, 13 Dec 2009 07:39:20 +0000 That's the kind of insider information we all wish we had.       I don't think it's illegal to act on such information.    It happens all the time, especially with  big development companies who lurch from project to project on inside information.   (Sorry to sound cynical).      It's not as if you are dealing in shares in a company, and you aren&…[Read more]

]]> 5fb51eb9a9eeb80ab20bfcb4116d09ed Singer replied to the topic Legal question: Is it possible to sell a property you don't own? in the forum Legal & Accounting https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4398006-legal-question-is-it-possible-to-sell-a-property-you-dont-own/#post-4612517 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:41:02 +0000 Oh whoops.   Just when I thought I could stop worrying on  her behalf.     I know that when I sold a property in Melbourne, the only time anyone ever asked for my ID was in the lawyer's office right at the very end during a final transfer of money from buyer to my account.   Even though my spouse was on the title, but absent in another state du…[Read more]

]]> 58c04435f84bffcb2d5fefdbff2402dc Singer replied to the topic Legal question: Is it possible to sell a property you don't own? in the forum Legal & Accounting https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4398006-legal-question-is-it-possible-to-sell-a-property-you-dont-own/#post-4612515 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 03:27:15 +0000 Great thanks for that.

]]> 8859f28dbcc9d814e50c365055a9d861 Singer replied to the topic Solicitor in QLD in the forum Legal & Accounting https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4397889-solicitor-in-qld-2/#post-4611756 Sun, 06 Dec 2009 03:31:36 +0000 any other cause, matter or thing beyond the control of the vendor;Wow.   Seems someone was asleep when reading the fine print.

]]> 994d027f3d33299fa8de0a505440a80c Singer replied to the topic Is there a US www.realestate.com.au equivalent? in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4396924-is-there-a-us-www-realestate-com-au-equivalent/#post-4607542 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:54:45 +0000 It's a dream buying and selling property in the USA compared to Australia because of the MLS – Mulitple listing service.    You just find an agent you would like to do business with, and s/he will locate any properties which suit what your requirements through the MLS.    This is a database of RE for sale – agents cooperate with each other in li…[Read more]

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