Hi Richard, As i am looking at starting my first trust, would this info benefit me as well, or is it going to be too technical for me at this stage? If it will make things clearer for me could you shoot me thru a copy? You have my email addressCheersSonya

sorry to be impertinent, but do you live together? If so, you may still not be eligible for two FHOG as you may be considered to be in  a defacto relationship and therefore considered a couple.it may be worthwhile making inquiries to the relevant administrator of FHOG. If however, you don't live together, then you would probably be able to get…[Read more]

Why does the rent have to be 'locked in' for three years, You can have a longer lease and have the lease worded so that the rent will be reviewed and maybe increased every six  months in line with the rental market. Or say rent will increase by $X every six months. If the tenant is happy with this then you will have the rental increases and the…[Read more]

try googling his name, i did and there were lots of links, i didn't readthe expanded posts. If i am unsure of  a person or company, I will often google their name with the word 'scam' and see what, if anything, comes up.cheersSonya

Do you still own these properties or have you onsold them?

Are you paying your friend to have access to their account? This was certainly not clear from your original post.

Why not get your own RP Data account?

My brother and brother in law both have their own businesses, one in IT and the other in computerised irrigation systems. They live here and travel both intrastate and interstate. My brother just recetnly travelled to the NT to install some systems, we live in NSW. One of the benfits of today's technology is that they can run their businesses…[Read more]

Hey, come to regional areas, my block is 975sqm, and don't i know it when i have to mow the lawn!!! I live 7 minutes from work 3 minutes for two shopping malls, cinema, bowling alley, numerous restaurants and free parking!

Fword,Sometimes the speed of the world makes me want to say 'stop the world, i want to get off' just so i have time to catch my breath.In defence of Gen Y and Z ( i think my nieces are genZ) My niece has just turned 17 and wanted to go on a school excursion, her parents said that would be fine if she paid for it. So she worked nights and weekends…[Read more]

I laugh at people who are always trying to 'keep up with the jones' and have nothing to fall back on when times get tough. I own three iPS and a small three bedroom home all in larger regional towns.My car is eleven years old. But aside from my mortgages, i have no debts. When we go on holidays we go camping and stay at some fantastic caravan…[Read more]

HI i thought people may be interestesd in one accountants' view of the proposed changes to investing in property in new zealand. this link is from another real estate group that i receive regular emails from. I am not propmoting this group or accountants, but thought this may interest posters on this particular…[Read more]

My three children play the cashflow for kids game with me and my youngest, aged 5 when we started playing, now aged 7 always beats me. I have taught my chidlren to compare the prices of things when we go shopping, whether its bread or milk or yoghurt. They also ahve learnt about ebay!! If they are given money for their birthdays or bgift cards,…[Read more]

HI i googled townhouse floor plans australia and this was just one of the sites that came up. I don't know anything about the company, but they may be worth a look. As I said there were a number of different links that you could try.SonyaAusDesign – Australian House Plans, Home Designs, Individual designs.Architectural floor plan database with…[Read more]

One thing to keep in mind, is that if you have a house that is already built there can be no 'cost blow outs' or time frame for completion blowouts whereas when building there can be 'unexpected' costs. You may also need to pay for landscaping, fences etc if these are not included in the building quote. Also with an existing house you can see the…[Read more]

I think geraldien has the right idea, if you are happy with all the checks on tehant then why not allow them a loner lease, but make sure that you have in writing the reappraisal of rental payments every six months, and if necessary rental increases in line with market factors. If you have done all the necessary checks and you have an efficient…[Read more]

HI Matt and others who are interested,i googled NRAS as suggested and went to this site, at the bottom there is a section where you can register your email and phone number for people to contact you to answer any questions you may have. Also on this site there is a list of information workshops/forums that are being held in most states, one is on…[Read more]

Thanks Matt, if i can work out how to register I will let you know, good luck, Sonya

Hi, excuse my ignorance but what does NRAS stand for and where are these properties located?ThanksSonya

If you want to buy something have the money saved up before hand, take out a loan and pay it off immediately. if you have a credit card always pay the balance in full each month. It is a complete waste of money to be paying interest on credit card purchases.Also make sure that you don't keep increasing the limit on your credit card s the amount…[Read more]