Hi Simon,It was the Manager that said No, first he said he would see what he could do then he rang back the next day and said that "they would not be willing to lower the rate".Then he said he would have one of the girls send out the paperwork.May I ask how you went about obtaining your lower rate?, and how much they came down for you? (if that's…[Read more]

Hi guys,Thankyou so much for your wonderful opinions,You all have great points that I will be discussing with my hubby.I do feel more confident about which road I will go down but there are a few little things that you pointed out that I will have to take into concideration.Maddog you are absolutely right, if china does put the brakes on buying a…[Read more]

Hi Devo & Freeman,Thanks for your reply, Yeh there are a lot of ifs involved in this isn't there.Sometimes it hard to know what to believe,  Can I ask you guys what you mean by protecting yourself? Do you mean insurance wise or an escape plan?My hubby is a bit of an extreamist, if it's loking bad it's like the world will end so he's of the…[Read more]

Hi guys,I have 2 IP1 I bought 12 months ago for $118.000 & is currently rented out for $155.00 a week, now valued at $160.000.The other I bought 6 months ago for $225.000 and renting out for $230.00 a week, now valued at $270.000.I'm very happy with how they're going.Hugs