PropertyInvesting.com | srobins | Activity https://www.propertyinvesting.com/members/srobins/activity/ Activity feed for srobins. Mon, 13 Apr 2026 01:02:27 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.8.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 07e891920e48f9204af5fda0598aae45 srobins replied to the topic Floorboards under tiles in the forum Value Adding https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4391889-floorboards-under-tiles/#post-4580377 Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:34:47 +0000 darktrooper7 wrote:
Thanks for the tips…i havent yet taken up any of the tiles so i dont know if there is sheeting underneath, but i do know that much of the work around the house was done by the previous owner (in the 1970's i might add) so who knows what lies beneath?

If it was done in the 70's, the tiles are probably laid on a screed which…[Read more]

]]> e4056a97be165729a40638d80d1d8cf5 srobins replied to the topic sick of greedy plumbers & electricians in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4390704-sick-of-greedy-plumbers-electricians/page/11/#post-4573704 Sat, 05 Jan 2008 13:13:31 +0000 Tools wrote:
Isn't it ironic that you are so brainy but you had to call a dumb arse plumber with an IQ of only 5, who had the knowledge and the equipment to do what you needed done !

Perhaps Phorsha had the knowledge and equipment but it was a task that the gubbermint says you need a plumbing license to perform? If they allowed owners to…[Read more]

]]> ba81839ba60573dda95068454d6f915b srobins replied to the topic Is property investing really all its cracked up to be? in the forum dreaming wrote: and for my https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4391500-is-property-investing-really-all-its-cracked-up-to-be/page/2/#post-4577586 Fri, 23 Nov 2007 14:23:26 +0000 dreaming wrote:
and for my technical advise I'll read books by well educated people like Ed Chan, Micheal Yardney and Steve for foresight into the future.

Well if you want to talk about foresight, didn't Steve sell all his property a short time ago?

]]> b8eb8921a5498be14ed34217db404a6a srobins replied to the topic Is property investing really all its cracked up to be? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4391500-is-property-investing-really-all-its-cracked-up-to-be/#post-4577566 Wed, 21 Nov 2007 13:18:33 +0000 Guys, that 8-10%pa cap growth you are quoting is for desirable surburbs close to the city and to buy into a suburb like that at the moment you would need a million dollars. Plus that growth has only been relevant for the past 25 years or so – when the baby boomers started to buy investment properties. Once the boomers start to move into nursing…[Read more]

]]> 83c7358aeab9a18a140f0fe864695ed2 srobins replied to the topic Income losses carried forward. in the forum Legal & Accounting https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4391403-income-losses-carried-forward/#post-4577054 Fri, 16 Nov 2007 02:56:32 +0000 Yes, you can roll it forward – I effectively rolled 3 years worth of losses into one year for exactly the same reason.  But you should time it better than I did – I came back to Australia in November and didn't start work until early Feb, plus I worked on a 1 month in arrears basis for pay (so didn't get paid until early March).  So in effect I w…[Read more]

]]> 205e67e6b61d641ae10c291eb4a82985 srobins replied to the topic Maribyrnong in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4391386-maribyrnong/#post-4576958 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 09:09:44 +0000 blogs wrote:
Im still finding it funny how after I did some 'research' and found that Toorak has a higher crime rate all the knockers have gone quiet??

It wasn't the results of your "research", or even that you had bothered to do any.  I just don't care enough to argue with you.  You win, you're the big swinging d*ck.

]]> a4a1bb3a5e7f69bcd38e47413b45502c srobins replied to the topic Maribyrnong in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4391386-maribyrnong/#post-4576948 Fri, 09 Nov 2007 12:40:20 +0000 blogs wrote:
You kiddin me? A house somewhere actually got broken into? Twice? Oh my god heaven forbid this ever happens in the east lol Just wait for the day you actually have crime in the eastern subburbs lolJokes asside of course there will be some crime-you have a lot of nice house with nice goodies-just like there is a lot of break ins in…[Read more]

]]> e1e18a7d907d3e1e9530586226060665 srobins replied to the topic Maribyrnong in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4391386-maribyrnong/#post-4576945 Fri, 09 Nov 2007 05:28:00 +0000 As suggested, I would do my research on the area first.. I have friends who rent there (near Highpoint) and have had their house broken into twice in the last 6 months…

]]> dd3c9dbf82ba09cb1447fb9743c23051 srobins replied to the topic Are you renovating legally? How? in the forum Value Adding https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4391399-are-you-renovating-legally-how/#post-4577035 Fri, 09 Nov 2007 03:58:42 +0000 crashy wrote:
owner builder is someone who does STRUCTURAL work. This means altering existing structural walls or adding new ones via an extension. Things like gyprocking / tiling etc are not structural work. would have to be a big job to get $12k in structural work. Of course, if the bill is $11,999, you're in the clear!

Sorry, but I'm pretty…[Read more]

]]> 1f76facca87e02eefa0b0e23456a6b6b srobins replied to the topic sick of greedy plumbers & electricians in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4390704-sick-of-greedy-plumbers-electricians/page/9/#post-4573669 Wed, 31 Oct 2007 04:29:53 +0000 dollarman wrote:
you have no idea on what your talking about if u think theres not much to learn in plumbing and electrical.. ive worked on site for 4 years now with all trades, and theres heaps that you dont know about.first up minus 30% of the bill, because its 10% super 10% workcover 10% gst..so that $250 bill just turned into $175 that…[Read more]

]]> d1de9285a9808b8ab3389f7acd276537 srobins replied to the topic sick of greedy plumbers & electricians in the forum The university push has https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4390704-sick-of-greedy-plumbers-electricians/page/4/#post-4573556 Sat, 15 Sep 2007 13:27:25 +0000 The university push has created a huge shortage in trades. My dad is a tiler… booked 4 months ahead, I am a bathroom renovator / plumber booked up 3 months ahead. If you want the prompt service of a professional tradesman, be prepared to pay the cost, or learn to do a few things yourself, and fix it.I agree you should be able to do it…[Read more]

]]> 0eeb8887fd65e11706ecea5b48c931d0 srobins replied to the topic First time home buyer buying off the plan display home in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4390649-first-time-home-buyer-buying-off-the-plan-display-home/#post-4573258 Sun, 02 Sep 2007 13:08:01 +0000 Hi, I haven't ever bought a display home but I know that there were two selling in point cook a few months ago and had been on the market for around 6 months. They were asking $720k, but the agent told me that the builder would most probably accept high 500's and "may even accept 550k – you never know your luck". Also, don't look at the asking…[Read more]

]]> 19fe8dbe921ad1c09a2810d44d58f049 srobins replied to the topic Property bust not here yet ... worse to come in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4385726-property-bust-not-here-yet-worse-to-come/page/4/#post-4548505 Wed, 23 Aug 2006 04:35:25 +0000 Originally posted by wealth4life.com:

Houses are very expensive to maintain. If you live in a unit the both of you could work an extra job on Saturday and that equates to 2 extra income days per week or 8 per month or 96 extra income days per year or 19.2 extra income weeks per year = $xxxxxx = very smart.

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Poor people work hard – smart…[Read more]

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