PropertyInvesting.com | Wylie | Activity https://www.propertyinvesting.com/members/wylie/activity/ Activity feed for Wylie. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:05:45 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.8.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 823a13aef0ecd428c129f4a33b81295c Wylie replied to the topic Asbestos questions and answers. in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4394222-asbestos-questions-and-answers/#post-4592857 Sat, 13 Sep 2008 04:09:44 +0000 Hi Mackers. I have posted a question in the other thread regarding asbestos and would love your opinion and help on my problem. Thank you so much.

]]> 3371a4301560e00c2ab4e8eb2ec9b5ec Wylie replied to the topic Asbestos Roof in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4392995-asbestos-roof-3/page/2/#post-4586052 Sat, 13 Sep 2008 04:08:42 +0000 Hi Mackers (and anybody else who can help me).We had our fibro roof replaced about nine years ago. The roofer assured us he would remove it safely, wet it down, try not to break it etc etc. I made sure the kids were not around, but I was home and what a load of rot about the safety precautions. They were up on the roof breaking it, dropping it all…[Read more]

]]> ba037f65ee31711ee72ae24ad8b00439 Wylie replied to the topic Our cottage reno $10,000 budget in the forum Value Adding https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4394078-our-cottage-reno-10000-budget/#post-4592147 Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:59:52 +0000 Chamferboards have a "straight" finish with a bevelled edge at the top of each board. Because of the bevel each board sits flat and creates a nice straight finished line down the outside wall. Queenslanders usually are weatherboard and Californian Bungalows generally are chamferboard. Weatherboards don't have the bevel and each board slopes out…[Read more]

]]> 5afa0a833a7bd84a0886c68b02115566 Wylie replied to the topic Painting Advice Needed from Seasoned Renovators Please! in the forum Value Adding https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4394086-painting-advice-needed-from-seasoned-renovators-please/#post-4592197 Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:54:08 +0000 We have queenslanders, and I think you will lose value if you gyprock over them. People generally want VJ walls when they buy a queenslander and I think you could be making a mistake hiding them. At least if you gyprock over them, somebody can take it off later if they chose, but that is a waste of money for you to have somebody knock down your…[Read more]

]]> 8e9c257e90f45a57f706a44d16469f79 Wylie replied to the topic How would you answer these questions from Steve??? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393819-how-would-you-answer-these-questions-from-steve/#post-4590831 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:49:06 +0000 1.  Probably sell one house to reduce our debt, or I would get a job two or three days a week if we didn't want to sell.2.  No problems for a buy and hold situation as long as rents keep coming in.3.  Highly unlikely, so not really needing an answer.4.  Contact the bank immediately to ask for a repayment holiday for a short time, but less imp…[Read more]

]]> 2bb9747cb4b13aa0cae551e6d6e9824b Wylie replied to the topic prepay interest in the forum Legal & Accounting https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393604-prepay-interest-2/#post-4589570 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:45:26 +0000 You probably are too late. The forms have to be in weeks prior to the end of the financial year. New documentation needs to be prepared and signed.With our loans, organising a prepayment means fixing the rate for a number of years as well.If you have a big tax bill, why not prepay your rates and land tax and insurance, and anything else you can.

]]> 2f4b16bfbb61df63647cd08666259ef7 Wylie replied to the topic Water Charging - passing full water consumption costs to tenant in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393591-water-charging-passing-full-water-consumption-costs-to-tenant/#post-4589532 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:42:56 +0000 On Entry Condition Form 1a there is space for you to tick that various things are in place and read the meter. We self-manage and have yet to sign a lease after 1 April, but plan to fill out the Form 1a, tick the appropriate boxes as they all were checked by the water audit we had, and sign it, and start charging for water usage. I don't see the…[Read more]

]]> 920d4efc7574ab22eb14694aad7f667f Wylie replied to the topic Dulux one coat in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4391078-dulux-one-coat/#post-4575558 Wed, 10 Oct 2007 11:16:25 +0000 Have used one coat ceiling paint, and as long as it is over the same colour, it covers well enough.I just freshened up a ceiling using it and it was fine. I have also used the paint that goes on pink and dries white and it is fantastic because it is very hard painting white on white to see where you have done.Same house we chose a wall colour…[Read more]

]]> 56eec04c4cd46c26cb378c8159c5ef9a Wylie replied to the topic EXPENSIVE WEDDINGS YET HIGH MORTGAGES in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4390999-expensive-weddings-yet-high-mortgages/#post-4575146 Thu, 04 Oct 2007 11:11:23 +0000 We have been married 21 years and would both have preferred to do a low key quiet wedding, even registry office and a nice restaurant after. Our nephew has just done that, and it was a lovely day and I reckon pretty inexpensive. I am an only daughter so really did the big wedding for my mother's sake. I was uncomfortable being in the spotlight all…[Read more]

]]> 9b144a47f6fd21e3ec5e8e96164b50b5 Wylie replied to the topic Water Useage - Who pays - tenants or landlords? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4390191-water-useage-who-pays-tenants-or-landlords/#post-4570634 Tue, 17 Jul 2007 06:03:50 +0000 I know things are changing but in Brisbane landlords pay for water. We have always written in to the lease that tenants are liable for excess but it has been a very grey area as to who interprets "excess". It has never really been an issue until the drought hit, and now we are all very aware of water usage.I have leases due in a few months, and I…[Read more]

]]> d3cbf353fb7a12059fea540b9ae579e3 Wylie replied to the topic Drought Effect On Mowing Businesses? in the forum My brother works for a https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4389741-drought-effect-on-mowing-businesses/#post-4568169 Tue, 29 May 2007 08:19:05 +0000 My brother works for a landscaper/mowing business in Brisbane. It has been hit hard and he is doing less work right now.Wylie

]]> 2b0f4ca07351e0285935549367bbb544 Wylie replied to the topic To paint wainscoting or not in the forum Value Adding https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4389729-to-paint-wainscoting-or-not/#post-4568148 Tue, 29 May 2007 08:05:26 +0000 If it is a nice feature, I would not paint it. I have lived in a panelled house and understand how dark it can be. I had lights on during the day. But the silky oak was so beautiful I would NEVER have painted it.Could you put in a couple of those small skylights?If you paint panelling that is a selling feature you may regret it. If it is not in…[Read more]

]]> 9010979a9ef61943c2a11a6f1eb28b1b Wylie replied to the topic Sydney's Secret Boom Suburbs? in the forum From memory, the comment was https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4389648-sydneys-secret-boom-suburbs/#post-4567791 Sat, 19 May 2007 01:32:17 +0000 From memory, the comment was made by a moderator (I think) that there was no "secret" suburbs mentioned, just an advert for a buyers agent, or something like that.

]]> 20e3d6bd647edb47240f009abe9182b4 Wylie replied to the topic Sydney's Secret Boom Suburbs? in the forum This same question was https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4389648-sydneys-secret-boom-suburbs/#post-4567789 Fri, 18 May 2007 07:42:35 +0000 This same question was posted on Somersoft and has been yanked for being bait for the unwary. Be careful.

]]> a4b1dbe706f4a464607c7b6344a707a2 Wylie replied to the topic Difference between Subdivision and Dual Occupancy in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4389613-difference-between-subdivision-and-dual-occupancy/#post-4567675 Tue, 15 May 2007 07:30:37 +0000 Does this mean that if I build a second house in the back yard but do not subdivide, I am still up for headworks costs etc even if I don't subdivide.Wylie

]]> 5f1516c6916f2bdcacfdc141013e16bd Wylie replied to the topic hot auction in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4389603-hot-auction/#post-4567647 Sun, 13 May 2007 21:08:12 +0000 With a family member having been an extremely well regarded estate agent, I would very much doubt that any vendor would have someone push a price up to the last minute. It is too big a risk that the other party will pull out and they are left with no sale. Having said that, my relative (who didn't much like promoting auctions – preferred private…[Read more]

]]> b2645124258a81db39197e3620a3cd91 Wylie replied to the topic Negotiation technique -- the seller likes to stay and rent on the property he/she is selling? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4389588-negotiation-technique-the-seller-likes-to-stay-and-rent-on-the-property-heshe-is-selling/#post-4567598 Sat, 12 May 2007 02:40:02 +0000 Why not offer a three month settlement with an appropriately lower purchase price. Vendors should see that accepting a lower offer for their house means they don't fork out for rent for the next three months. Work our how much rent they would pay in three months and work backwards.They may also be more inclined to accept your offer, because the…[Read more]

]]> 4dabd8dc3370ccfefb21b4948f5974de Wylie replied to the topic Selling in order to CLEAR personal debt???? What would you do??? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4389561-selling-in-order-to-clear-personal-debt-what-would-you-do/#post-4567492 Sat, 12 May 2007 02:36:49 +0000 I think you are in a really fantastic position, holding three investment houses for such a small weekly amount, and with a good income. I would hold onto everything and pay off the personal debt as quickly as you can. ($70K personal debt is small fish compared to the assets you are holding.)We have sold a couple of houses to clear personal debt,…[Read more]

]]> 4d7a1239cf8c679841340142bdda3493 Wylie replied to the topic Salary : House prices ratio in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4389505-salary-house-prices-ratio-2/#post-4567286 Wed, 09 May 2007 23:18:32 +0000 I'd like to know just what $40K would have bought in 2003. Obviously not in a capital city.If I was young and just starting out now, I would buy a cheapie house, rent it out while living at home. If living at home is not possible, next best strategy (my opinion only) would be to buy a cheapie (best cheapie I could afford) and rent somewhere even…[Read more]

]]> 17b8f2364dcbbe42427a2ca6d4a614de Wylie replied to the topic Are relocatable houses options a realistic proposition? in the forum Value Adding https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4389507-are-relocatable-houses-options-a-realistic-proposition/#post-4567301 Wed, 09 May 2007 23:02:00 +0000 We sounded out an architect (several years ago) about either building new or transporting in a removal house and his comment was that these days the costs of making it comply with the current legislation would make it (in his opinion) not much cheaper than building new. We never did take this any further at the time, so don't know any more, but it…[Read more]

]]> dfce5f938af42fc6612f37e82b1c7d30 Wylie replied to the topic The Speed of this site is driving me mad! you? in the forum Site Problems / Feedback https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4388860-the-speed-of-this-site-is-driving-me-mad-you/#post-4564148 Wed, 09 May 2007 10:56:24 +0000 How does one clear one's cache please?

]]> a4d92556b31cb0cdc99d82af23e249c3 Wylie replied to the topic Members gone underground ?? in the forum Is it possible to click on a https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4389336-members-gone-underground/page/2/#post-4566510 Wed, 09 May 2007 10:52:17 +0000 Is it possible to click on a post and jump straight to the "first unread" like on Somersoft? I realise that function may already be available, but I don't know how to do it.Also, it would be good to have the state where the poster lives show in the heading somewhere to assist with answering questions as each state has different rules, eg. rental…[Read more]

]]> 8f43899c86627ce9eee749b78a7ad06b Wylie replied to the topic Any renovation experts there? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4389496-any-renovation-experts-there/#post-4567238 Sat, 05 May 2007 04:06:07 +0000 I don't really understand why you want these figures so you can adjust the purchase price. Either the purchase price on the house is appropriate for the house as it is now, with all the work done, or it is too high and you want to buy it cheaper.I thought maybe there are other houses you are looking at that are similar to this one before all this…[Read more]

]]> fddb5f4da023e31ce506ba68127b2a6e Wylie replied to the topic a double murder house cheap??? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4389439-a-double-murder-house-cheap/#post-4567016 Wed, 02 May 2007 22:57:12 +0000 I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole.Wylie

]]> 06908f1e2a3afbe19e7d4b30740db647 Wylie replied to the topic Brisbane booming? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4389356-brisbane-booming/#post-4566623 Sun, 22 Apr 2007 23:16:00 +0000 I can also confirm the same thing in the Coorparoo, Holland Park, Greenslopes area where I live. Things are moving along nicely, but for how long, who knows?Wylie

]]> 7f1172227c3b68f3aa025157a99c9804 Wylie replied to the topic Burn down your house to save costs on demolition and use insurance money to subdivide/rebuild! in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4389353-burn-down-your-house-to-save-costs-on-demolition-and-use-insurance-money-to-subdividerebuild/#post-4566596 Sun, 22 Apr 2007 00:06:03 +0000 Not only agree with raddles but also you wouldn't need a house because you would be in "the big house".Wylie

]]> 37a783d2dfebf9dfb491f8d9dc228467 Wylie replied to the topic Members gone underground ?? in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4389336-members-gone-underground/#post-4566484 Fri, 20 Apr 2007 04:24:45 +0000 Initially I nearly gave up on the new look forum because I couldn't easily see what posts had been added to since my last visit and I was not prepared to search each section looking.But I now log in and go to "Forums – Active Topics" on the top left of the page and can see what has been added. I still don't think it is as easy as it was, but I…[Read more]

]]> 702f5454e8a29359b1b486056bc67290 Wylie replied to the topic Lighting ~ pressed metal ceiling in the forum Value Adding https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4389326-lighting-pressed-metal-ceiling/#post-4566438 Thu, 19 Apr 2007 02:29:15 +0000 Why not put a central fitting where the hole is already there and put in a multiple dichroic (spelling?) light there with lights pointing in different directions and washing different walls with light. Or what about one central dichroic fitting in the centre and some wall lights. It would be a pity to have to put holes in a pressed metal ceiling,…[Read more]

]]> c02f54463361a3caa6432c93627ae7cb Wylie replied to the topic avioding being gazumped? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4389298-avioding-being-gazumped/#post-4566254 Wed, 18 Apr 2007 22:37:16 +0000 I am a bit confused about what you mean by "exchanged". A purchaser asks an agent to write up a contract, they take it to the vendor. If the vendor signs the contract it becomes a binding contract, signed by both parties. If the purchaser has added say a  finance clause, then the only way the contract can be voided is by using that finance…[Read more]

]]> fce313bb8e5eed6e470c56b5e822abd4 Wylie replied to the topic avioding being gazumped? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4389298-avioding-being-gazumped/#post-4566252 Wed, 18 Apr 2007 04:10:41 +0000 Are you saying that in NSW you can be gazumped AFTER the contract is signed by both parties?Wylie

]]> c8e0bc4e36e3d096be3182942f7baf40 Wylie replied to the topic Contract crash - rights for disclosure as new buyer? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4389281-contract-crash-rights-for-disclosure-as-new-buyer/#post-4566167 Sun, 15 Apr 2007 22:23:59 +0000 Not sure about now, but ten years ago( in Qld), because we didn't put a clause in our contract specifying that we could have a copy of the building and pest inspection if it was not "up to scratch" and their solicitor refused to release the report, and our solicitor said we had no right to the report. She was annoyed with the whole set up as their…[Read more]

]]> a1f0ff5e8b198b5821ddd05c0418f780 Wylie replied to the topic When is enough, enough in the forum I know that Noel Whitaker https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4389092-when-is-enough-enough-2/#post-4565191 Fri, 30 Mar 2007 04:09:43 +0000 I know that Noel Whitaker seems to always advise paying $12 per $1,000 per month, but no more as this is the optimum repayment and will repay your loan in about ten years.Wylie

]]> 6354fb2a82c9a674db742380db3f8d1d Wylie replied to the topic What do you think of the new forum structure? in the forum I miss being able to click https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4389072-what-do-you-think-of-the-new-forum-structure/#post-4565083 Wed, 28 Mar 2007 22:33:31 +0000 I miss being able to click on "recent posts" rather than have to go into each area individually. Is the feature still here or is it gone?Wylie

]]> bdbee9a8e741c212e71cc45f89048b05 Wylie replied to the topic Early Access in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4389025-early-access/#post-4564852 Sun, 25 Mar 2007 03:59:58 +0000 Last house we bought we wanted access to do some work. Our solicitor told us to ask real estate agent to ask vendor to sign a letter allowing us to get in to do “xxxxxxxx”.

Solicitor said that generally (in her experience) once solicitors get involved, the answer is usually NO. We took her advice, got a letter from the vendor and got in early. We…[Read more]

]]> 2d186f07b7023a37f0df9e4542604c2a Wylie replied to the topic Pest control. Who pays. Landlord or tennant? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4388967-pest-control-who-pays-landlord-or-tennant/#post-4564629 Tue, 20 Mar 2007 10:16:30 +0000 We get the outgoing tenants to have pest control done, and put that in the lease.

So new tenants going in have a freshly “pest treated” house.

Anything that crops up during their lease, we let them deal with. To be honest, we have not ever had a tenant request a pest treatment except recently, just after a tenant moving in we had a major black…[Read more]

]]> 632d0959ae648ad195a1678d7617ebec Wylie replied to the topic Offers before Auction in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4388952-offers-before-auction-2/#post-4564547 Mon, 19 Mar 2007 12:42:19 +0000 Why not drop a note in their letterbox (if they live there) or wherever they do live. It could well be that he wants the extra publicity for himself that the advertising for auction brings.

Wylie

]]> 5a8855f3baa597b140b8e496c1e3e531 Wylie replied to the topic Brisbane boom over? in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4388822-brisbane-boom-over/#post-4563952 Thu, 15 Mar 2007 03:00:29 +0000 Curious where the houses you mentioned in your latest post are?

Things seem to be ticking along nicely in the Coorparoo, Greenslopes, Holland Park area.

Wylie

]]> 048cf40cce9c479cca5db270a0801af7 Wylie replied to the topic Advice in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4388772-advice-10/#post-4563739 Wed, 07 Mar 2007 10:14:37 +0000 My understanding is that (in Queensland) if no action is taken after notifying the manager or owner, a tenant has the right to have things repaired and claim the cost back. I don’t know how this happens as we self-manage and have never had anything left that needed fixing.

Get your friend to check with whatever authority is appropriate in your…[Read more]

]]> af89a346c82b285351db9975b198afd6 Wylie replied to the topic I told you so !!!!! in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4388413-i-told-you-so/page/3/#post-4562121 Mon, 05 Mar 2007 07:48:35 +0000 Hey Foundation. Look, you obviously are a smart cookie but all I am saying is that when I wanted to buy a house, I didn’t let anyone (even the bank) stand in my way. I couldn’t afford a whole house, so I went shares with my dad in a unit, which we rented out. I lived at home and was about 18.

Next I bought a quarter share in a house with my dad,…[Read more]

]]> cc021b695b708066ec0212dfd33a7f39 Wylie replied to the topic I told you so !!!!! in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4388413-i-told-you-so/page/3/#post-4562110 Sat, 03 Mar 2007 13:36:22 +0000 No it doesn’t clarify it really. I am talking well under $300K and also what happened to having a deposit?

If you save say $20K deposit and buy for $250K the loan is looking manageable. It is how I got on the ladder.

Wylie

]]> fb82f070258653965bd54ebec4dc85f3 Wylie replied to the topic I told you so !!!!! in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4388413-i-told-you-so/page/3/#post-4562108 Fri, 02 Mar 2007 06:54:10 +0000 When house prices as a multiple of income is quoted, I often wonder whether the figures are a bit rubbery.

I mean, a first time buyer is not going to be buying the medium priced house generally. I am talking the Brisbane market here and if a first home buyer wanted to get into the market, I think they could still buy a unit or outer suburb house…[Read more]

]]> adb116343a32252afd41af90f86a9a5a Wylie replied to the topic I told you so !!!!! in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4388413-i-told-you-so/page/2/#post-4562104 Tue, 27 Feb 2007 06:03:28 +0000 Hey Picklesam.

I think you are making lots of sweeping generalisations. I have three children, oldest 18. He will not be having a car bought for him. I know of only one similar age child who is having a car bought for him, on the condition he doesn’t touch drugs or alcohol, and the car will be a cheap one. Of all my son’s friends, no-one is…[Read more]

]]> 733472a593f572c84883302151832924 Wylie replied to the topic Breaking the Lease in the forum Legal & Accounting https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4388634-breaking-the-lease/#post-4563202 Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:55:25 +0000 If he is a reasonable chap to deal with and will co-operate with you in minimising the time the house is empty, why not cut him some slack and advertise NOW for a new tenant, house available from say, next Saturday, if he can get his gear out by then. If he is in advance with his rent and paid up until the weekend, you may well find a new tenant…[Read more]

]]> cebc38cb948a5efc0aa873bb5328edf6 Wylie replied to the topic $300k + (How much is "+'' usually) in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4388615-300k-how-much-is-usually/#post-4563126 Sun, 25 Feb 2007 10:37:34 +0000 Like Duckster said, each agent has their own idea of how much over the base figure it will go.

One local agent is so out of wack, that when we see his price guide of $400+ we assume it will go for at least $450. A friend was very keen on a house he had for sale – offers $300K+. She put in an offer of $345K based on the fact that a previous offer…[Read more]

]]> 72d006881b074188630fb5aee9726f5c Wylie replied to the topic Renovate or second IP? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4388455-renovate-or-second-ip/#post-4562344 Thu, 15 Feb 2007 01:07:18 +0000 I would suggest a trusted local real estate agent to give you an idea of what this house is worth now, and what it would be worth once the work is done.

Also get that same agent, or one who knows about rentals, to give you the same figures for what it is worth per week now and once renovations are completed.

These valuations will help you make…[Read more]

]]> 41464a3a08004a1ec8f2fdf885e4b6f2 Wylie replied to the topic HAVE BOOM TIMES GONE FOREVER???? in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4388442-have-boom-times-gone-forever/#post-4562270 Wed, 14 Feb 2007 09:39:03 +0000 I know not everyone agrees but I am of the school of thought that property will double about every 7 to 10 years. I bought my first IP nearly 30 years ago (I am 46) and have watched three cycles. I don’t think things will be any different from now on, and if it were me, I would hold onto them if you can afford to.

Even if they never go up in…[Read more]

]]> 5c61cb97a0a643cecc667e96a47ed2aa Wylie replied to the topic HAVE BOOM TIMES GONE FOREVER???? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4388442-have-boom-times-gone-forever/#post-4562264 Wed, 14 Feb 2007 03:01:33 +0000 Would be interested to know where your properties are to give everyone reading an idea of why they have not increased in value since you bought them.

Could you post the suburbs to give us some more info?

The other factor about the cost to hold them wouldn’t worry me at all if they have a chance of making good capital gains. We are in exactly…[Read more]

]]> 6a5b71487b6f8f0d80d7dbca731e0c8f Wylie replied to the topic Decking - reeded side up or down? in the forum Value Adding https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4388270-decking-reeded-side-up-or-down/#post-4561416 Wed, 31 Jan 2007 23:53:06 +0000 I saw on a renovation show (Australian show) the other day that reeded side faces down. It allows air to circulate between the boards and the joist (or whatever it is called) and allows the water to get away from that joint. I had heard this before, but now I have seen it on tv, well it must be true[biggrin]

We also have a small entrance deck on…[Read more]

]]> 3b342ea1c51208f40c5a1252a6a3743d Wylie replied to the topic avoiding property managers! in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4388166-avoiding-property-managers/#post-4561014 Mon, 29 Jan 2007 10:34:48 +0000 In answer to dare to dream’s question about paying a family member to manage properties – yes you can.

Our IPs are in hubby’s name for tax purposes and he pays me the fees he would pay a manager. It is not a dodge though, because I actually do manage things for him.

Our accountant does both our taxes.

Wylie

]]> 29bb92bc0f0ace0df2814272ef29e926 Wylie replied to the topic Death of a PI.com member in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4388122-death-of-a-pi-com-member/#post-4560792 Mon, 29 Jan 2007 05:25:13 +0000 Dazzling, I have send a private email, but was wondering if you and other forum members think it is a problem that men tend not to “vent” their feelings like women are prone to.

You know, have a good whinge and a really good sook, and feel better after.

I have a good life, happy marriage but just before Christmas I just felt blah! Like someone…[Read more]

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