Ok cool, thanks mate.

I see, well there goes that brilliant scheme.

Are there any nice tricks to use a credit card with an investment property?

Thanks

I don’t understand, why is it a cash advance if I am paying a bill with it?

There is some fairly old carpet (in terms of style, not dirty or smelly) with floorboards underneath which i plan on ripping up when i intend to sell.

Other than that i have pretty much ticked all your boxes fredo_4305, thanks for the tips!

Haha yeh I understood what you meant about cold winters but you didn’t give much help, and your tagline was a tad strange.

Yes I still would feel much better getting gas hooked up but I’ll see how these tennants like the electric heater

I see, thanks for the reply.I have cleaned up and slightly improved the kitchen (painted and lino-ed the cupboards).Installed a brand new oven and added new power-points and lights around the house and fixed up the garden a bit.As i said funds are scarce for me so big improvements may take a few years.Do you have any easy and cheap suggestions for…[Read more]

No i just purchased the property and tenants have only been in 3 weeks, no complaints so far.From what i have seen and heard just about everyone has gas heating so i was making sure it wasnt a horrendous mistake to not have the gas hooked up to the house.

Not too sure what the hell that means "thecrest"But thanks to everyone else, been very helpful, i shall gaze into the stars and ponder on this further…

Thanks for the replies.The previous owner used gas bottles, but i recently hooked up an electric oven and the hot water is electric as well.There is gas available as the line is just on the other side of the street, but i am just unsure as whether i am going to run into problems with tenants spending too much money on their power bill because i do…[Read more]

Yeh I couldn't believe when I went there how modern and commercial it was, I was only going down for a look at some cheap properties to think about and before I knew it I'd made an offer!Hamilton is very much the same I had everything I needed for my repairs and improvements and a few stores to chose from for the tools, materials and supplies.…[Read more]

I recently purchased a property in Hamilton, nearby to Horsham.Honestly the infrastructure there is fantastic, there were numerous pubs and stores such as sushi bars and EB games, there are 2 senior football teams and 10 schools including a university. Did you consider purchasing in Hamilton?Again this all needs to be related the low purchase…[Read more]