I also went to Martin’s workshop and thought it great value.

After speaking to my local Council’s town planner here in NSW I have found that Community Title as outlined by Martin is specific to SA. She also tells me that each state will be individual in this respect… so it really depends on where you are developing.

The Land…[Read more]

I thought I was the only person in the world still using windows 98! The changeover has had the same effect on me – lots of threads I just can’t bear to wait for. I have found that if I visit the active topics every day that things go a bit quicker than if I leave it too long. More than a week without a visit and the whole site…[Read more]

Glad I was able to provide some entertainment [wink2]

I posted this purely as a joke ’cause I had tears rolling down my face and my tummy ached from laughing when I read it. Partly because of real life Mt Isa story from my mother-in-law that is so similar it is a bit scary. A friend of hers moved there in winter and fell in love with…[Read more]

Mostly, I’m a bit pragmatic about this sort of stuff. A forum is a forum and this one is great regardless of the layout.

I’m glad I’m not the olny one who has found it to be s…l…o…w compared to before but I suspect my poor (old) computer is mostly responsible for this.

I also agree with Paul that the colour differentiation…[Read more]

Seems you’ve now had 235 well wishers pop in to see what’s wrong with you!

Good to hear you’re doing well but I’ve got no idea what this thread is really about either [blink]

Sonja

Try “House Relocation Services” in the local (or nearly local) Yellow Pages.

Some like Robert Harding have used houses to choose from and others will simply move it and you find it yourself.

I was able to secure a free house for removal by approaching a local child care company who was going to demolish it and build the new child…[Read more]

Sorry to be the wet blanket here but as you can see I replied to this just over a year ago and Bec emailed me that the data base etc was history.

Sonja

When you get a chance I’d also like to know what you find out and what you decide. I have also wished for someone with developing experience to sit down and nut out the fine details with us.

I’ve got a large block with an old duplex on. Like you I saw development $$$ when I purchased but the whole thing became too hazy and too much…[Read more]

If it is a legal loophole than all should be OK. There is no need to worry and just issue a legit receipt.

If you are trying to do something that is not legal my advice would be to confess your “mistake” ASAP and offer to pay back what you owe – most likely the authorities will be quite reasonable with you.

On the other hand if…[Read more]

I don’t know about trams – I’ve never lived in a city with them but trains are another thing. The sound of the train itself doesn’t bother me (I actually like the sound of them) so being near a train line is…[Read more]

I’ve found that some agents “get it” and others just don’t. I’m not sure if it is a personality “click or clash” thing or if it is some sort of REA strategy or just that some REAs listen and others don’t.

In my experience, the agents that I come back to are the ones who show me what I tell them I am interested in. Funny enough these…[Read more]

I also agree with Celivia, com’on Redwing, don’t tease spill the goods and tell us. Nobody here at PI.com would ever use such methods of revenge [whistle]

Sonja

Also because it reminds me a bit of my Mum’s cat “Ditten the Kitten”. Ditten was best friends with the dog from the day she arrived so we had a “ditten” and a “kog”… then as she grew up it became a “dat” and a “cog” – she was meant to be named Chloe but Ditten just stuck. She is now…[Read more]

There was another post by Gross that seemed to be about a speculative mentoring program he may have been contemplating.

Sonja

Until tonight the search magnifying glass on the right has always worked just fine for me.

However…

I’m now getting the same Deserializer/encoding style/soap message as the.j and it’s not because of a null return ’cause I logged out of here, searched google and came up with a post right back here at PI.com! Didn’t have what I was…[Read more]

Just my personal thoughts and opinions but here goes:

1) I wouldn’t be without landlords insurance for an investment property and yes it is entirely different from home and contents insurance.

2) This won’t be part of your landlords insurance but as I understand it you can insure the building for whatever amount you choose. The…[Read more]

Sonja

I was hoping to find the details using the search option but that has gone haywire on me so…[Read more]

It has been my assumption that the dogs are registered to the owners and that the owners of the dogs are…[Read more]

Gotta say I’m with Derek on this one. I was a bit surprised when I first saw how it was set up. Not a really big deal but wondering why people have to look at it and then be reminded that they can’t access it everytime they log on to the forums…

Sonja

Firstly Pursefattener in our local paper there was an article recently about a guy who was actually killed this way… coroner’s report is ongoing.

Secondly, a carpet layer recently commented that we were the first people ever to share our lunch with him – we just saw it as common decency, fancy eating in front of someone without…[Read more]

Just be sure that it heats enough litres p/min to accomodate your needs – eg dishwasher takes 17L/p/m to run so don’t go getting a smaller system and wanting to have a shower while the dishwasher is…[Read more]

Reminds me of a place we once moved into after the agent assured us it just needed a little airing. Turns out that the carpet and underlay were glued to the floorboards with…[Read more]

Don’t forget that even if you sell all 4 to one person there is nothing stopping them from then selling to others. Eventually this is quite likely and is why I said earlier that if possible I’d either sell all or none. Then again I’m not in your position so I don’t really know your situation or have even half the info on it that you do!

Sonja

I can’t recall the numbers but IMHO it doesn’t matter too much because what is an acceptable deal for one person may not be acceptable for another. In my experience, we all invest for different reasons and with different strategies.

For me, deciding what is an acceptable return is based more than one factor. As an obvious eg, if you are…[Read more]

That was a speedy change of identity. You seem to have anticipated my above advice – your post will be more likely stick around now.

Good luck with it. I’ve been watching the town for a while myself. Not sure what you have in mind but personally I’d either hold all or sell all.

Sonja

Just my opinoin, but it reads as an add that is hidden behind a “question”. If you want it to look more like a question and less like an add, drop all the specific details about the property. Just my suggestion and your post may escape being deleted by a moderator.

Sonja

I agree that you will find your post deleted shortly.

At the very least you will have created some interest in the town. May help with the growth of your properties?[wink2]

Sonja

Sonja

Seriously, I did post in the tech forum on your behalf – I guess it’s just a matter of waiting…[whistle]

BTW how long have you been here?

Hope you’re not stuck for the weekend!

Sonja

Seems that you’re locked in [ohno]

Sorry I couldn’t help laughing!

Also sorry I can’t help.

I can tell you that the “Mentor Program Seems to be Full” add left my screen sometime before lunch today but while it was there it had the same paralysing effect for me.

Just keep posting and someone who can help you is sure to…[Read more]

Been there done that.

Lady buying the property had an inspection done that apparently found 30k worth of damage and she was willing to split the difference and take 15k off the already negotiated and agreed upon price.

Lucky for us we have relos who are builders and were willing to drive 3 hrs to find the truth of the matter. No…[Read more]

Just thought I’d let you know that you are not the only one with this problem. We have an IP also with 11ft ceilings and the smoke detector is hanging from the ceiling by its wire now.

It has been bashed to death previously for beeping and being out of reach – unfortunately the tenant was not particularly good at aiming with the broom…[Read more]

Good to see Dazz.

Sonja

Not sure which guru/s you are talking about (no need to say) but I’d assume that to remain in business for the long term you would want your clients to be able to buy the property. To constantly set them up for failure would eventually end up seeing your business fail I’d imagine. Not to mention the possibility of appearing on one of…[Read more]

I’ve never lived there but when I was at uni I shared a flat with an exchange student from Thailand. She became a good friend and introduced me to some other Thai students. They are lovely people with an interesting culture.

I have since visited Thailand and can tell you that if you are with a Thai national you will soon see that…[Read more]

One thing I truly admire about you is that you are not (or never seem to be) afraid to open that “can of worms” and as a rusult all sorts of interesting replies come out and threads just take off. Some are more controversial than others but we all learn and grow from them as long as it remains civil – and it nearly always does! I…[Read more]

Have you ever actually swapped roles?

My husband used to think he was the only one who had it bad, working 60hrs p/w often crazy times eg leave home at 4pm and home again at 2am. Most of the hours over the standard 40 were unpaid too – sounds stupid but if you wanted to be in management for a ColesMyer company it…[Read more]

I have a (very) soft spot for HRs. When I was born I was brought home from hospital in our metalic blue HR Premier sedan. In this car our mum drove us everywhere for the next 16 years, school, shopping, holidays on the coast, you name it. It was the first car I ever drove when I got my L plates. We loved that car and us…[Read more]

“bird dogs” go find property and bring it back.

There seem to be lots of variations on this theme (eg what services (if any) are included with finding the property, flat fee or % of purchase cost, etc) but basicaly if someone, for whatever reason (eg time poor, inexperience), can’t find property/s that suit their requirements then they…[Read more]

Kind Regards,
Sonja

I actually logged on to see if there was anything posted about this. I don’t know much about Mr Iemma but I sure was happy when I saw the front page of todays paper

We only have 3 IPs but all are in NSW – no more land tax and now no more vendor’s tax for us!

Kind Regards,
Sonja

Last year my husband and I signed up for a Reno Kings workshop. All fired up and convinced we’d come home as reno kings ourselves we…[Read more]

I’ve never done business with him myself but have heard a recommendation for Mark Sander in Adelaide 08 8223 1620.

Kind Regards,
Sonja

There are still plenty of people who can’t get finance for all sorts of reasons. For example we have a property with tenants in place who want to purchase their own home but can’t get finance despite using a good broker. We are currently looking into doing a vendor finance deal to help them buy our IP.

Just one example from my own…[Read more]

My experience with ASDs is limited to the fact that I have a 3yo son who had been diagnosed with autism. It gives me stress that his future is uncertain but as you point out, a gift that comes with ASD is the ability to focus and to see things that are not obvious to the “neurotypical” person as you so nicely put it (I have been…[Read more]