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				<title>wezwaz replied to the topic Property Value in the forum Opinionated!</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2016 23:23:11 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Catts</p>
<p>I think you missed my point about share markets rising to new highs. The point is the Japanese share market hasn&#8217;t remotely approached the high it set in 1989 &#8211; 27 years ago! Our market hasn&#8217;t remotely approached the high set in 2007 &#8211; 9 years ago. So when people make generalizations, you have to take them with a grain of salt. It&#8217;s often&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-346646"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/5026892-property-value-3/#post-5028566" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>wezwaz replied to the topic Property Value in the forum Opinionated!</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2016 13:15:06 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for replies. I guess my post is a little bit cynical, but sometimes I can&#8217;t help it. I am more into shares than property, but having read and observed a lot about both investments, I do get a bit sick of generalizations people make, e.g. you can&#8217;t go wrong with property; it&#8217;s the land where the value is (may be the case if you&#8217;ve got a&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-345616"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/5026892-property-value-3/#post-5028178" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>wezwaz started the topic Property Value in the forum Opinionated!</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2016 18:05:27 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My parents have a house that may be 50+ years old on a block of land that has a land valuation (according to rates notice) around $120,000. Now, we are all told buildings depreciate. Therefore, theory says the house should be fully depreciated and the total value of house and land should be $120,000? Well, you try and buy it for that price. Good&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-343259"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/5026892-property-value-3/" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>wezwaz replied to the topic Bizare mining town FIFO article in the forum Opinionated!</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2012 03:25:58 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sometimes I tend to think the mining lifestyle is glamorised a bit with all the media coverage. Let me give you a bit more perspective on a FIFO lifestyle, from someone who is living it.There is nothing glamorous about a FIFO lifestyle, especially in the Pilbara of WA. The only glamor is in your pay packet. That&#039;s it.It is stinking hot in the s&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-35812"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4406220-bizare-mining-town-fifo-article/#post-4666605" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>wezwaz replied to the topic Offset Account v Principal Pay Down in the forum Help Needed!</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 06:36:28 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jamie M wrote:<br />
Hi WesI&#039;m a little lost with your post but if you&#039;re 100% sure your PPOR will never become an IP, then pay down the principle on your PPOR and borrow against it when you&#039;re ready to invest. CheersJamie</p>
<p>OK Jamie, let me have another go and in reference to Cameron&#039;s reply also&#8230;Currently I have a 15 year P&amp;I loan for $330,000 &#8211; at&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-134134"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4405789-offset-account-v-principal-pay-down/#post-4663147" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>wezwaz replied to the topic Offset Account v Principal Pay Down in the forum Help Needed!</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 12:41:12 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jamie (or anyone who wants to contribute)I want to revisit this topic&#8230;I admit I don&#039;t know enough about the ins and outs of property, but have been thinking about all the contributions to my post.Let&#039;s say I have no inkling whatsoever that my PPOR may one day become a rental property. It would seem the best solution still would be to ext&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-134130"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4405789-offset-account-v-principal-pay-down/#post-4663143" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>wezwaz replied to the topic Offset Account v Principal Pay Down in the forum Help Needed!</title>
				<link>https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4405789-offset-account-v-principal-pay-down/#post-4663141</link>
				<pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2012 18:26:27 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks Jamie, for the tip. This has been an eye opener!I want to present a further scenario on the article you wrote for API:Say I have bought my PPOR for $450k with a $330k loan. After depositing money into my offset account, it eventually reaches a balance of $330k. Obviously, then I am paying no interest. On the other hand I&#039;m not getting any&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-134129"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4405789-offset-account-v-principal-pay-down/#post-4663141" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>wezwaz replied to the topic Offset Account v Principal Pay Down in the forum Help Needed!</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:54:43 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Whoops! I was talking about PPOR, so I won&#039;t be paying interest only. I know there are many strategies, but in a world that is drowning in debt, getting rid of it is probably the best option. When growth appears unlikely, gearing helps no-one, whether it be property or the share market.</p>
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				<title>wezwaz replied to the topic Daniel Kertcher Trade Ability Income Course in the forum Heads Up!</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:48:10 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just remember with options, like any other investment, there&#039;s no free ride and it&#039;s not the keys to the castle.I have been involved in writing covered calls and puts. I believe it is a useful strategy under the right conditions, but there is always a downside to consider. It is much better than sitting and waiting for dividends. One premium&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-44051"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4404018-daniel-kertcher-trade-ability-income-course/#post-4650388" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>wezwaz replied to the topic Toowoomba Villas in the forum Help Needed!</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 09 Oct 2010 18:23:35 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>TrevThe villa in Centenary Heights is new.I am looking to make a choice on living in Perth or Toowoomba, so looking for an owner occupier. Toowoomba is my home area, but Perth puts me closer to work. The dilemma is Perth is so expensive, but then again every capital city is. It&#039;s not a matter of what I can afford. It&#039;s about drawing a line in the&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-46124"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4401443-toowoomba-villas/#post-4633714" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>wezwaz replied to the topic Greece &#38; The European Union... Crisis Averted Or Impending Doom in the forum General Property</title>
				<link>https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4399887-greece-the-european-union-crisis-averted-or-impending-doom/#post-4624253</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 12:36:34 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Printing more money; taking on more debt&#8230;where does it end? We have had some disastrous failures in the past few years. One suspects it is inevitable we are in for the mother of all crises sometime in the future. It has to happen, simply because global economies will not take their medicine.To a &quot;simpleton&quot; like me, growth in money supply can&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-208113"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4399887-greece-the-european-union-crisis-averted-or-impending-doom/#post-4624253" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>wezwaz replied to the topic Greece &#38; The European Union... Crisis Averted Or Impending Doom in the forum Don't totally agree with</title>
				<link>https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4399887-greece-the-european-union-crisis-averted-or-impending-doom/#post-4624249</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 12:59:33 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Don&#039;t totally agree with you, Steve.Economies (countries) seem to play by a different set of rules to individuals. They shouldn&#039;t, but they do. An individual can have the rug pulled out from underneath them quickly and be bankrupted. Not countries, oh no. We&#039;ve just had it with Greece. They should have been cut loose for their useless&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-60608"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4399887-greece-the-european-union-crisis-averted-or-impending-doom/#post-4624249" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>wezwaz replied to the topic "Home Ownership Dream Ebbing Away" in the forum Heads Up!</title>
				<link>https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4397347-home-ownership-dream-ebbing-away/#post-4609462</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 02:30:15 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ErikI&#039;m not prepared to say whether it is right or wrong. However, one thing I&#039;d say is never get too comfy thinking the Australian property market is immune from downturns, and even the unexpected, i.e. &quot;that could never happen here&quot; mentality. We&#039;ve seen this sort of wayward thinking in the share market, when we least expect a crash.Property&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-222290"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4397347-home-ownership-dream-ebbing-away/#post-4609462" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>wezwaz replied to the topic Arbitrage Sports betting in the forum This has been going on for</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 01:51:54 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This has been going on for years and will continue into the future because useless regulators like ASIC and Fair Trading are absolutely and completely clueless in doing anything to stop it. Scammers register with ASIC because it &quot;legitimises&quot; their name in the eyes of the unsuspecting public. It is such a limp process and anyone can do it. It&#039;s&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-255150"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4394665-arbitrage-sports-betting/page/2/#post-4595332" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>wezwaz replied to the topic Arbitrage Sports betting in the forum Heads Up!</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 08:24:06 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>W J HookerBetter listen to Bootlace because he knows his &quot;onions&quot;. You don&#039;t understand probability if you think you can win using your system. There have been documented cases of card counters winning at blackjack because, to my knowledge, it&#039;s the only casino game you can put the odds in your favour. But my guess is you still have to be quite&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-258489"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4394665-arbitrage-sports-betting/page/2/#post-4595323" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>wezwaz replied to the topic Global Reseshion, what will it do to house prices??? in the forum Help Needed!</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2009 12:45:00 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>TonyI don&#039;t have a huge opinion on this, but will just make one point. Don&#039;t get too cosy thinking property is immune to big falls like the share market. It may not fall to that degree. But if circumstances come together and there is a panic (and that&#039;s the key) you never know what might happen.There is a tendency to take comfort in the points you&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-61340"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4395298-global-reseshion-what-will-it-do-to-house-prices/#post-4598642" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>wezwaz replied to the topic Arbitrage Sports betting in the forum Heads Up!</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2009 12:28:26 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That&#039;s right, Gazza. Logic says why would you sell a fool proof money-making system? Just use it and make all the money you want. The reasoning is usually something along the lines that they just want to share their success.These systems are for gamblers and should be marketed as such (if they insist on selling them). You cannot make a living out&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-60645"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4394665-arbitrage-sports-betting/#post-4595317" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>wezwaz replied to the topic Arbitrage Sports betting in the forum Heads Up!</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 01:41:28 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>WJ HookerYour argument is flawed. It won&#039;t work. If you believe it, then give up your day job and work your system. Why would you work if all the money you need is on tap betting on the horses? Nope. You love your work and don&#039;t want to give it up. Fine, but you still have all that money on tap to build your property and/or share portfolio.Anyone&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-60643"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4394665-arbitrage-sports-betting/#post-4595315" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>wezwaz replied to the topic Arbitrage Sports betting in the forum Heads Up!</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2008 02:53:51 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To sum up, these sorts of shemes are out and out scams.If you part with thousands of dollars, you&#039;ll end up with a useless piece of software, which they tell you is sophisticated. What a joke! They&#039;re all the same &#8211; con you into thinking they&#039;ve got a secret to making money that no-one else knows; tell you to hurry because there are only a few&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-60639"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4394665-arbitrage-sports-betting/#post-4595311" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>wezwaz replied to the topic Property Prices in the forum Opinionated!</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2008 04:39:21 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Off topic. Please start another thread.So no-one disagrees with what I said in my original post?</p>
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				<title>wezwaz replied to the topic Shares beat property over the years in the forum Opinionated!</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 06:49:50 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This argument is a load of crap and a very superficial statement. It in no way covers all the interrelated elements of investing. Did you happen to buy the right shares or properties? Did you buy the properties in the right locations? How was your timing? Maybe you got in when the market was near a peak in one of those investment areas.I&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-195931"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393264-shares-beat-property-over-the-years/#post-4587678" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>wezwaz replied to the topic Investing Full-Time in the forum Help Needed!</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:39:33 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for relating your experience, K.Banks tend to be very rigid in their thinking. To take an extreme example:You could show the bank you have $20 million in net assets (shares say) with no income because it is all reinvested. OK, it is income, but it doesn&#039;t go in the bank as cash. Now, if you say to them you want a loan, they&#039;ll say you can&#039;t&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-68652"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4389933-investing-full-time/#post-4569382" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>wezwaz replied to the topic Investing Full-Time in the forum Help Needed!</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2008 12:39:21 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for all your input. I appreciate you telling me about your situation as an example, Linda (millions).JonI won&#039;t say I hate my job. However, that&#039;s all it is &#8211; a job that makes me money for investment. Career aspirations went out the door some years ago. What I don&#039;t want to do is continue working until I&#039;m 75 like we have been &quot;encouraged&quot;&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-68649"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4389933-investing-full-time/#post-4569379" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>wezwaz replied to the topic Investing Full-Time in the forum Help Needed!</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 16 Feb 2008 10:35:21 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#039;d like to revisit my post and see if anyone else can further enlighten me.Let&#039;s say I have $200k to put down. Therefore, according to the gurus, I can control $2 million worth of property. Now, to the minor detail:Who will advance me $1.8 million and how do I service it? If you have the experience, please give the rest of us the nuts and bolts,&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-68644"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4389933-investing-full-time/#post-4569375" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>wezwaz replied to the topic Valuing a Property in the forum General Property</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:06:58 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sounds like comparable sales, growth trends and current state of the market appears to be the best means. Then in a negotiation depends where you meet on price, I suppose.What about the age of the home? Contemporary design built in the last year v brick or timber house built 30 years ago? Which is the more valuable and why, all other things being equal?</p>
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				<title>wezwaz replied to the topic Making A Written Offer! in the forum I've found this thread quite</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:49:22 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#039;ve found this thread quite helpful, so thanks for your input so far.I am new to property transactions, so excuse my ignorance. I gather every property that goes on the market has an associated contract of sale with the agent. So if I&#039;m interested in buying a property, I get the contract and give it to my solicitor/conveyancer. Would that&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-214568"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4391969-making-a-written-offer/page/2/#post-4580884" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>wezwaz replied to the topic Making A Written Offer! in the forum General Property</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:58:54 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>OK, when you say a written offer, you mean you go to the agent&#039;s office and sign a contract for the property, or some other form, or maybe I &quot;scribble&quot; my own offer on a piece of paper? It usually includes a sum of money, yes? 10% sounds ridiculous on an initial offer, but you tell me from your experience the norm.So let&#039;s get to the crux of the&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-67109"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4391969-making-a-written-offer/#post-4580876" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2008 16:01:28 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for the insight, Jon. Let&#039;s say a verbal offer is made, accepted by the vendor and there is no follow through to sign the contract. What is the loss to the vendor.? Nothing, as far as I can see. I can certainly understand how a signed contract with a significant deposit would be seen in a better light. However, I still think that all&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-67104"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4391969-making-a-written-offer/#post-4580871" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>wezwaz replied to the topic Making A Written Offer! in the forum General Property</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 20:17:14 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am led to believe you should make a written offer, otherwise the vendor won&#039;t take you seriously. I don&#039;t agree. Why can&#039;t you make verbal offers? Buying a property should be no different to the bargaining you do when buying a car or TV, for example. Making written offers appears a somewhat time-wasting exercise, especially if they want you to&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-67102"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4391969-making-a-written-offer/#post-4580869" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>wezwaz replied to the topic Equity Finance Mortgage in the forum Found out the EFM isn't very</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:56:54 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Found out the EFM isn&#039;t very widely available as yet. Not even in every capital city. I&#039;m interested in purchasing in Toowoomba. You&#039;d hardly call this the backblocks with a population of over 100,000. I guess still being relatively new it will be more readily available as time goes on.</p>
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				<title>wezwaz replied to the topic Writing is on the wall - Labour will win in the forum Opinionated!</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:52:41 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>OK haz, so you reckon the Liberals are responsible for all this? Let&#039;s see Rudd work his magic and turn it all around. This&#039;ll be good to watch. I&#039;m gonna take a punt and say things will continue in the same direction.</p>
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				<title>wezwaz replied to the topic Equity Finance Mortgage in the forum I don't care about the</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 02 Dec 2007 19:21:50 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I don&#039;t care about the intimate details and don&#039;t want to argue about it. It is known as an equity finance mortgage and what you are saying sounds the same as what I&#039;m saying. What I&#039;m interested in is if anyone has used the product. The product is new and was only introduced this year.</p>
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				<title>wezwaz replied to the topic Equity Finance Mortgage in the forum Finance</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 02 Dec 2007 13:39:00 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No Richard, it&#039;s exactly as I stated &#8211; Equity Finance Mortgage &#8211; and it works as indicated. Do a search on the internet.</p>
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				<title>wezwaz replied to the topic Query Re Legal Advice in the forum Legal &#38; Accounting</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2007 09:51:39 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for the feedback.I am somewhat inexperienced in this area. It&#039;s also a bit like when doing your tax, someone asks who is your accountant. I have never had an accountant in my life. So if I am thinking of buying a property, do I immediately get in touch with a solicitor for guidance? Or is it when I have chosen a property? How does it work?&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-163034"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4391555-query-re-legal-advice/#post-4578000" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>wezwaz replied to the topic Writing is on the wall - Labour will win in the forum Opinionated!</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2007 18:31:13 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>kokjhoonwong wrote:<br />
OK I voted for Liberal but you will be shocked to know why I did it. So I am not telling. Very often that speculators are wrong especially a financial planner who I grilled the other day. When a guy like (R. Kiyosaki) who is worth so much and stand besides some of the best, I think we should at least listen.Being in this&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-262804"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4391519-writing-is-on-the-wall-labour-will-win/page/2/#post-4577761" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2007 13:30:46 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Come on kokjhoonwong, I think people in this post are just commenting on how they see the new government, not so much complaining about how it affects their investments.As far as 5% interest rates are concerned, I&#039;m only drawing a conclusion from the blurb that the Labour Party went on with leading up to the election.  They continually rammed it d&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-81651"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4391519-writing-is-on-the-wall-labour-will-win/#post-4577758" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:51:56 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So Yossarian, you believe, given time, Rudd will turn the current account deficit into a surplus?He&#039;s going to bring interest rates below 5% and make it so everyone can afford the house they want. I&#039;m looking forward to this. I&#039;ll hold off buying my townhouse for the time being then.</p>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 25 Nov 2007 17:09:23 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I expect interest rates to be lower in six months to a year. Labour pumped the Liberals about how interest rates have been increasing. Let&#039;s see what the &quot;miracle worker&quot; can do now the acid is on him.I hope we don&#039;t see unions raise their ugly heads and set us back 20 years.And I don&#039;t want to hear about how it&#039;s the Liberals fault for the next&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-81635"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4391519-writing-is-on-the-wall-labour-will-win/#post-4577749" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>wezwaz replied to the topic Whos is working in the mines to get ahead? in the forum Forum Frolic</title>
				<link>https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4390228-whos-is-working-in-the-mines-to-get-ahead/page/2/#post-4570854</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2007 21:37:05 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am an industrial chemist and have worked in the mines almost all my life &#8211; over 20 years. When I graduated it was simply luck of the draw as to what industry I ended up in. As a graduate you take anything you can get when you have no experience. It was my good fortune to get my first offer in mining. Never have I regretted it. If I had ended up&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-248173"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4390228-whos-is-working-in-the-mines-to-get-ahead/page/2/#post-4570854" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>wezwaz replied to the topic Dream Stealers in the forum Opinionated!</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jul 2007 12:31:29 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>islandgirlI doubt you could class Margaret Lomas a dream stealer. I&#039;d say she&#039;s more like the voice of reason. I tend to agree with most of the comments in this post about finding a strategy to suit you. When you are inexperienced you don&#039;t want to fall into the trap of becoming a romantic. This is when you take everything you hear, particularly&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-160486"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4386447-dream-stealers/#post-4552821" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>wezwaz replied to the topic Floor Plan Size and Search Methods in the forum General Property</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2007 01:08:18 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My point exactly jsawtell. You had to waste valuable time on those two properties.&quot;Yes wouldn&#039;t it be great if we just told you everything about the property, then you would not have to look at it just send the cheque in the mail.   Sorry for the sarcasm, I just can&#039;t help myself.&quot;JonThat sounds like a response I would expect from a real estate a&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-19070"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4390087-floor-plan-size-and-search-methods/#post-4570015" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>wezwaz replied to the topic Property Investment Analysis Software in the forum Heads Up!</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jul 2007 12:44:17 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I know, Jon, but I simply used the PIA abbreviation. It wasn&#039;t meant to indicate the Jan Somer&#039;s product.</p>
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				<title>wezwaz replied to the topic Floor Plan Size and Search Methods in the forum General Property</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jul 2007 02:55:09 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It might be me, but might you not have different size bedrooms and other areas, such as combined kitchen/living and entertainment areas? This to me means it&#039;s difficult to tell the size of a property when the description says 3 bedrooms/1 bathroom, etc.</p>
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				<title>wezwaz replied to the topic Shonkster or Godsend? in the forum Heads Up!</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jun 2007 12:28:59 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There was a very long thread some time ago re Jamie McIntyre. Jamie was actually involved in the discussion himself. Maybe do a search on this site.As someone said he sells knowledge. Whether you wish to pay $4000 for it is the crux of the matter. You have to consider a fair amount of time would have gone into putting the home course together. I&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-90496"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4389967-shonkster-or-godsend/#post-4569494" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>wezwaz replied to the topic Investing Full-Time in the forum Help Needed!</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 14:46:24 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Assume that no-one on this site has actually achieved this.</p>
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				<title>wezwaz replied to the topic Interest Only Payments in the forum General Property</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jun 2007 16:31:44 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Terryw wrote:<br />
Yep you can. In fact it is probably a good idea to go IO with a 100% offset to keep your loan high, so if you ever move out and rent your house the deductions will be higher.</p>
<p>TerryWhen you say deductions will be higher, guess that simply means because your loan stays high the deductible interest as a rental will be higher.How&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-204267"><a href="https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4389921-interest-only-payments/#post-4569329" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>wezwaz replied to the topic Toowoomba Property Market in the forum General Property</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2007 17:03:54 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for comments. I am looking at the Toowoomba market for an owner-occupier and on that basis I see good value. In fact, I don&#039;t particularly care about the growth prospects of the property, since I view it as more about lifestyle.</p>
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				<title>wezwaz replied to the topic What type of vehicle do you have ?? in the forum I drive a Ferrari F430 on</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2007 21:20:50 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I drive a Ferrari F430 on the weekend and use the Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder for work. Hope to trade up soon.</p>
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				<title>wezwaz replied to the topic Toowoomba - seeking out like-minded people  in the forum Heads Up!</title>
				<link>https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4389573-toowoomba-seeking-out-like-minded-people/#post-4567529</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2007 12:42:27 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>RobynI can&#039;t make that date since I work in WA, but am based in the Toowoomba area. Just wanted to register interest and say I am open to future meetings if I am home at the time. I am more share investment related, but wish to develop further knowledge about property.Anyhow, keep me posted.Wes.</p>
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				<title>wezwaz replied to the topic Toowoomba - seeking out like-minded people  in the forum Heads Up!</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2007 12:41:50 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>RobynI can&#039;t make that date since I work in WA, but am based in the Toowoomba area. Just wanted to register interest and say I am open to future meetings if I am home at the time. I am more share investment related, but wish to develop further knowledge about property. I put this same reply on the PropertyInvesting website.Anyhow, keep me posted.Wes.</p>
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