PropertyInvesting.com | St Johns Ambience | Activity https://www.propertyinvesting.com/members/st-johns-ambience/activity/ Activity feed for St Johns Ambience. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 02:33:17 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.8.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 8fab5afa00a4dfb771384e429839a556 St Johns Ambience replied to the topic Owners' Corporation "Work Orders" in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4388072-owners-corporation-work-orders/#post-4560608 Wed, 31 Jan 2007 01:04:22 +0000 Thanks Wake for your reply , yes it was “voted in ‘ by the owners back in 1990 and was added to the charter so to speak . My solicitor thinks that my situation could still be a grey area so I’ve written to the executive of the owners’ corporation asking for a ruling on my specific situation ….so we’ll see . Regards, M

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]]> 28a276e87d756cb21a7a0dd3f325913b St Johns Ambience replied to the topic Roxburgh Park 3064 in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4383552-roxburgh-park-3064/#post-4537339 Fri, 16 Dec 2005 16:24:54 +0000 P.S. …sorry , that’s Roxburgh not Roxborough

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]]> e7ef6008d00c5c4131c615b9c5a98be7 St Johns Ambience replied to the topic Roxburgh Park 3064 in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4383552-roxburgh-park-3064/#post-4537338 Fri, 16 Dec 2005 16:23:15 +0000 Thanks Cameron ,

Yes , Hume is expanding and the Craigieburn subdivision looks to be rather large but I’m thinking Roxborough Park prices have gone, and will continue, sideways for the time being .
I’ve been looking there.
Apparently some planned infrastructure ( Railway Station ! )has fallen through recently, not good .

Regards,

Michael

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]]> d0f67c600f3bd1f9746d48aa048bf500 St Johns Ambience replied to the topic re:kambalda wa in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4383422-rekambalda-wa/#post-4536695 Fri, 16 Dec 2005 15:16:25 +0000 Scary !

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]]> aed4d137d40da9a648d7773855e42b54 St Johns Ambience replied to the topic new layout in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4383547-new-layout/#post-4537309 Fri, 16 Dec 2005 03:54:17 +0000 Hi Steve ,
I like the look of this new forum better but it seems quite a bit slower than the old one , maybe it’s still being tweaked hey .
Cheers,
Michael

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]]> 28edd0daee9f0dc1958218c9330fbdfd St Johns Ambience replied to the topic re:kambalda wa in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4383422-rekambalda-wa/#post-4536693 Tue, 13 Dec 2005 15:51:42 +0000 Exactly

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]]> c8bd00860f49ef03c866f9c809f4126a St Johns Ambience replied to the topic re:kambalda wa in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4383422-rekambalda-wa/#post-4536691 Tue, 13 Dec 2005 14:27:12 +0000 Yes ,

2 I’ve heard about.

An Investor Club from Albany has been buying there.

…… and an Investor from Melbourne bought 11 properties there last month and apparently isn’t even that fussed whether they’re tennanted or empty ….. going for the capital gains he says ….. In Kambalda??

Hmmmm …He must know somebody on the board of a mining…[Read more]

]]> 9069d9d4b79590a75a4b92ab5256a363 St Johns Ambience replied to the topic Pre Nups .. do they protect us ? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4382230-pre-nups-do-they-protect-us/page/4/#post-4529674 Sat, 10 Dec 2005 02:52:26 +0000 Yes it’s a tricky topic and most entertaining .
The very act of wanting a Pre Nup does note bode well for an impending Marriage .
Nothing can stop the Family Court going wherever it likes , even in to the most brilliantly set up Trust…. more power than the Tax Office when they’re in the mood .
The concept of “Family” being the building block for…[Read more]

]]> 3f378f03d2a67160f614f294cded1599 St Johns Ambience replied to the topic Have you used a debt collector for unpaid rent? in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4383374-have-you-used-a-debt-collector-for-unpaid-rent/#post-4536442 Sat, 10 Dec 2005 02:11:01 +0000 Hi ,
Yes , the dreaded Tribunals always seem to side with the tennants’ sob stories … Govt would probably shut the Tribunals down if they started throwing tennants out in the street . A large part of this stress is avoided by having Landlord Insurance in the first place but most important , making sure PM is on the case straight away (!) as per…[Read more]

]]> 28eb77abf839d84d2b4d2248215cd2fe St Johns Ambience replied to the topic Investing in Mining Towns in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4382911-investing-in-mining-towns-2/page/2/#post-4533897 Sat, 12 Nov 2005 05:38:02 +0000 Speaking of mining towns ….. I’ve heard that some investor group / club whatever from Albany has bought about 20 residential properties around Kalgoorlie in the last month or so . Does anyone know anything about this ?
Cheers ,
StJA

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]]> 69582f0dad587b4a95e1a18ba198631b St Johns Ambience replied to the topic Can I claim these expenses ? in the forum Legal & Accounting https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4382937-can-i-claim-these-expenses/#post-4534044 Sun, 30 Oct 2005 04:46:35 +0000 Hey thanks Dazzling for your reply …. but what I meant was …. Can I actually claim at all ? I’m not too fussed whether it’s a repair or a capital improvement ….. the work was done last week and I become the owner next week ….. so if I wait till next week to pay for the work done can I then claim those expenses …or is it taken from the…[Read more]

]]> 869715967526e2ba0cbbd853259125ba St Johns Ambience replied to the topic Equity Lending is a disgrace !! in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4380251-equity-lending-is-a-disgrace/page/2/#post-4516305 Mon, 16 May 2005 14:06:38 +0000 …just a quick reply to notabrokeranymore ..
you are against the 106% loan being given out and that is understandable in the current property investing climate . But I’m glad I was able to get one of those back in 97 on fairly low equity. I recently sold that property for more than double its purchase price . Those loans were a handy tool in…[Read more]

]]> fd424f1c18eb4e52339ca8bdbe286d19 St Johns Ambience replied to the topic Solicitor in Brisbane? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4380289-solicitor-in-brisbane/#post-4516599 Mon, 16 May 2005 13:11:40 +0000 Hello Lachlan ,
My solicitor recommends Tom Drakopolous
in Brisbane
ph 0732297300.
Regards,
Michael

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]]> 4622672ffd107638bcf5606dbf7dfe37 St Johns Ambience replied to the topic Taboo Subject in the forum Finance https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4379349-taboo-subject/#post-4510393 Sat, 26 Mar 2005 06:54:16 +0000 P.S. but seriously , notwithstanding that you closed this thread a few weeks ago Simon , is there any update/news that would be of interest to us ?
Regards,
M

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]]> c48f655fef4e599f980500f3d9ff338f St Johns Ambience replied to the topic Derivex?? in the forum Finance https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4378837-derivex/page/2/#post-4507216 Sun, 13 Mar 2005 14:01:42 +0000 Hey Oakley ,
I’ve been away for a while myself …..however , early sat morning this Forum’s Admin pulled my Derivex post ( fortunately witnessed by Monopoly ) in which I quoted a concern from one of the Mortgage Brokers I deal with ….”have read today in an industry publication that the sale of Int Free Home Loans has been suspended pending an…[Read more]

]]> f249f435b3979eb7cb3ce07e7f682634 St Johns Ambience replied to the topic Exit Tax vs CGT ? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4378643-exit-tax-vs-cgt/#post-4506008 Sun, 13 Feb 2005 12:27:34 +0000 Hello again , I tend to agree with woodsman’s comments. I think it is a little unwise to assume that NSW govt imposed this new exit tax because they want to “help” a certain group of people whatever . What I think you’re more likely to discover is their poor financial management of the NSW economy has lead to some bright spark suggesting gouging…[Read more]

]]> e5f449f31fcb5875e4ac57d465d5be6b St Johns Ambience replied to the topic Exit Tax vs CGT ? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4378643-exit-tax-vs-cgt/#post-4506003 Sun, 13 Feb 2005 06:56:41 +0000 Hmmm ,
No I can’t give you an example foundation…It’s more of an emotional response,I must admit,to the Govt policy Let’s Tax Everything Out Of Existence syndrome . I also know that there really is no place in Real Estate Investing for emotional responses but I’ll bet a large percentage of Investors would rather this tax were not there…[Read more]

]]> b2a00443dcf8ecc699e75e2d11348127 St Johns Ambience replied to the topic anyone looked into display homes? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4378662-anyone-looked-into-display-homes/#post-4506118 Sun, 13 Feb 2005 06:45:41 +0000 Hi lukis p ,
I bought one ( with 12 month lease-back ) though at the time I wasn’t in to RE Investing.
It ended up being the starting point for my RE Investing though , at which time I realised that I’d paid too much for it .
Builders usually build in fairly healthy profit margins for themselves in these display homes !
A Quantity Surveyor is…[Read more]

]]> f699a578b7118987f70f75cdf6e1eeb9 St Johns Ambience replied to the topic Exit Tax vs CGT ? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4378643-exit-tax-vs-cgt/#post-4506001 Sun, 13 Feb 2005 06:22:33 +0000 Thanks woodsman , so it’s not money totally lost then . NSW govt haven’t done themselves any favours though. I don’t know what idiot thought up the new exit tax but it certainly has hurt RE investment in this state a lot .
Cheers ,
Michael

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]]> 3659ad24784bebd1f6d35cad79142051 St Johns Ambience replied to the topic American Property in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4378253-american-property/#post-4503852 Tue, 25 Jan 2005 04:05:00 +0000 Hey Dan ,

This may help

http://www.somersoft.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18101

Cheers,

MLV

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]]> 88b4cf926f6774a77e6027301204dc33 St Johns Ambience replied to the topic Hans Jakobi's RTP Formula in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4376419-hans-jakobis-rtp-formula/#post-4492560 Tue, 25 Jan 2005 03:57:29 +0000 ha ha ha , without humour we are dead

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]]> 19d4a733ecd5e502865f7a9f0d6060b3 St Johns Ambience replied to the topic West Coast of Tasmania in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4376598-west-coast-of-tasmania/#post-4493643 Thu, 13 Jan 2005 14:07:17 +0000 Yes , I ‘ve also heard that the mines there are gearing up again .
I was looking at some of those duplex type places in Roseberry in sept … low workers’ rents guaranteed paid direct to landlord by mining company , fixed term contract . RE agent was saying rents could go up , say from $60/wk to ~$100/wk after contract ….hmmm I wonder .
Lack of…[Read more]

]]> fb717ea3e0d4f0ef6921b81ee8975753 St Johns Ambience replied to the topic Australians in trouble "warning" in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4377296-australians-in-trouble-warning/page/5/#post-4497289 Sun, 09 Jan 2005 14:46:49 +0000 ….good call , Mr Daltrey indeed he still rocks…sort of brings it full circle now doesn’t it.
I’ll have my pool-guy call his pool-guy.
Will advise .
Cheers then,
MLV

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]]> efa9c69bff05e045213393fd8e0cc75e St Johns Ambience replied to the topic Australians in trouble "warning" in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4377296-australians-in-trouble-warning/page/5/#post-4497287 Wed, 05 Jan 2005 17:09:53 +0000 Hey resiwealth your post of 13/12/04
‘How the different generations, view other generations’
…I think this would make excellent song lyrics..!
the band is , of course , “The Baby Boomers” (but don’t worry all generations are welcome)
…any takers for lead singer ? The song will work best on GMA or some other silly breakfast TV …get all the…[Read more]

]]> 1c803bf424ba473cc748b111dd159c3f St Johns Ambience replied to the topic Norseman in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4377728-norseman-2/#post-4500453 Sun, 02 Jan 2005 09:34:54 +0000 Hello Byronent,
A while back I got a bit excited about a $30K property in Norseman bringing in apparently $100/week . When I spoke to agents there ( well Esperance actually ) they said likely to sit on empty property for quite a while .
No I’m right thanks.
Happy New Year but.
Cheers,
MLV

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]]> 73580b97676b7ea1f07cb3adaee4cc0b St Johns Ambience replied to the topic Can anyone recommened a Landlord Insurance Company in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4377559-can-anyone-recommened-a-landlord-insurance-company/#post-4499188 Sun, 26 Dec 2004 13:33:45 +0000 Hello ,
I’ve been with EBM ( “Rentcover”, Landlord Contents ) for about 5 years. I’ve made some claims and they’ve been very good . Used in conjunction with good PM is essential as any dispute with tennant can mess up claim also if not handled correctly ( + record keeping etc ) I then have insurer report and pay direct to me , not via Agent…[Read more]

]]> 2da0c2ef323f8feffd9892a0af07a231 St Johns Ambience replied to the topic Well ... it finaly happened in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4377299-well-it-finaly-happened/page/2/#post-4497338 Fri, 10 Dec 2004 18:51:54 +0000 Nice discussion esp Marc1 / Wayne L respect!
Hey Marc1 I think you are spot on with your observations about the NSW Govt treating Property Investors as soft targets. Got it in one . God damn it,makes you want to get right out of NSW hey….and go …anywhere else ha ha.
And speaking of comedy ….the words of our dearly departed Rodney…[Read more]

]]> de62041c8132e87928cccf0e05342b9f St Johns Ambience replied to the topic Investing Offshore in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4377077-investing-offshore/#post-4496088 Sun, 21 Nov 2004 12:12:13 +0000 It’s a beauty ! Very inspiring .
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]]> 4b782ee49cc3c3b9a0982b1461124840 St Johns Ambience replied to the topic landlord insurance in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4377032-landlord-insurance-4/#post-4495824 Wed, 17 Nov 2004 15:22:35 +0000 ….oops , correction .
I meant CHU,not CGU! An entirely different mob .
Strata Insurers not my insurer but they settled direct to me in a claim recently . I was surprised how lovely they were . Ciao ,M

]]> 1d0a04da90b83e76d6f1272202ad0890 St Johns Ambience replied to the topic landlord insurance in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4377032-landlord-insurance-4/#post-4495823 Wed, 17 Nov 2004 15:04:17 +0000 Hello Twilight ,
I’m with EBM and have had a couple of claims
settled with them over the last 5 years.
They’ve been very good.
That insurance has definitely saved me in those situations.
Also CGU were great when I had a claim done thru strata recently.
Cheers,
MLV

]]> ca39b7474345ac5120c43f4fe6264533 St Johns Ambience replied to the topic Lenders' Postcodes List ? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4376901-lenders-postcodes-list/#post-4495051 Mon, 08 Nov 2004 06:55:48 +0000 Thanks for that , Cheers, M

]]> 604a554687b98c7ec5a9df4be05659bc St Johns Ambience replied to the topic Where to start?Being realistic! in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4376879-where-to-startbeing-realistic/#post-4494965 Sun, 07 Nov 2004 13:24:25 +0000 Hello Olivereindeer , just curious ….why do you say “property prices set to slump in tas at the end of 2006” ? Cheers, MLV

]]> 88e66454c6445409f9c2e90a0009af18 St Johns Ambience replied to the topic Sight-Unseen in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4376810-sight-unseen-2/#post-4494564 Thu, 04 Nov 2004 10:42:50 +0000 Thanks very much for those replies folks , good ideas . Regards, MLV

]]> f3614b853b697f59e739adfe68b419e0 St Johns Ambience replied to the topic Crazy Valuation in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4376791-crazy-valuation/#post-4494478 Wed, 03 Nov 2004 09:30:34 +0000 This is a great discussion , love it !
Thanks folks for the handy hints on valuers etc.
…just confirms it is indeed another little rort the banks are bunging on us . It really is absurd that a bank says it will only recognise it’s own valuer’s report , mysteries of the business hey ! Regards, MLV

]]> 63b554eef00d7908e302ef87037b9618 St Johns Ambience replied to the topic Crazy Valuation in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4376791-crazy-valuation/#post-4494473 Tue, 02 Nov 2004 17:46:53 +0000 Valuers !
Seems most unusual to get disparity between valuers on a property. To me that just highlights another nice little earner for the banks. One time it I went to three different banks before I was successful raising funds against a property I have. Each bank insisted only their valuer…yeah right, all three came in exactly the same …waste…[Read more]

]]> d95cecc800e78f954303854564897c89 St Johns Ambience replied to the topic Selling in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4376635-selling-4/#post-4493851 Thu, 28 Oct 2004 10:12:53 +0000 …..indeed …and selling

]]> 0c13b5eab1f9f018690b72ff9e2ebb5e St Johns Ambience replied to the topic Selling in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4376635-selling-4/#post-4493849 Thu, 28 Oct 2004 09:04:13 +0000 Thnx Sue “preciserealty” , have spoken with Martin as per your recommendation. He had some interesting things to say and have arranged meeting to check figures on a sale and purchase . Regards, M

]]> b39b8f6e9c3dfd405701fb4a43af3267 St Johns Ambience replied to the topic Selling in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4376635-selling-4/#post-4493847 Wed, 27 Oct 2004 12:00:10 +0000 Hey thanks for replies Sue “preciserealty” and “showmethemoney” …I’ll check those things out . At the same time I’m looking at a couple of small CF+ places I’ve found out of major cities but, so far , banks saying they won’t lend in those postcodes, great ! grrr. Cheers, M

]]> f1c052e6f2240339ef090f8fd053bce2 St Johns Ambience replied to the topic Selling in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4376635-selling-4/#post-4493844 Mon, 25 Oct 2004 01:33:58 +0000 Thanks for your reply Derek.
Yes , point taken, it’s a bit of quandry.
I’m wondering how much more CG Tax I would be up for if I sold 2 in the one year rather than across 2 years, as I’m inclined to just get on with it now. The other 3 would then be cf+ …I would then rebuild from there .
Time for the accountant hey.
Regards,
Michael

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