Don't know anything about them but the words "rental return" ring alarm bells to me so do the words "new house and land packages". Return aside, how do the actaul valuations come up compared to the median average for that area? I would question whether they can afford a rental return if they wern't making money on capital that is way over the top…[Read more]

If you send me an email xenia@adprop.com.au I would be happy to recomend people we have used.

What does being religous have to do with real estate ethics? I don't get it!!

This is a specific question related to your own circumstances I doubt anyone here will even attempt to answer it.

Yes I do thanks!!!

Ian Schuler wrote:
As a landlord you have to provide a reasonable amount to the tenant.  If you want to charge for excess water then it has to metered and it has to be in th econtract..

This may be a state-specific thing but in SA landlords do not have to provide ANY water for tenants if it is written in the contract. If not stated as a clause…[Read more]

Qlds007 wrote:
Which State are you referring to.If it is Qld never use the "Cooling Off" period to terminate the Contract.

Why Not?

Margaret Lomaz and McKnight are 2 very different investing strategies one has a target audience of mum/dad keep it safe and work in a job all your life type investing and the other is more aggressive and geared towards making money now and replacing your income. Neither is right or wrong. Thats why you need YOUR OWN PLAN, if you have a solid plan…[Read more]

Unless you are a professional valuer and buying first stage developments off the plan for a project that you know will be feasable through extensive due dilligence. I wouldn't touch them!

It is a condition of the use of realestate.com.au and domain that all listings are kept current and agents sign this agreement with the companies offering this service. Not updating the listings immediately actually breaches their agreement and a call to realestate.com.au will actually get the agents in alot of trouble. They are also not allowed…[Read more]

Thank god that return on investment in the property market is way ahead of inflation. That's why we are all here

There is usually a default amount in the tenancy legislation regarding the amount paid by the landlord and anything above that amount is billed to the tenants. Tenants can be charged ALL water usuage if it is worded as a condition on the lease contract.

It means that the valuation is below the purchase price.

use the cooling off period to pull out! needs to be in writing and istructions for cooling off are in the contract

They are great for low risk mum dad investors or starting investors who want to continue working. I personally like a more aggressive invstment strategy and don't believe in working for a salary. They cannot help people like me

Here are some questions that we created for our property management company in SA: http://www.adprop.com.au/cgi-bin/page.cgi?id=288 They are SA biased but you can still get some good ideas from it. All the best

GoldCoastGirl wrote:
I've been in my current unit for 7 years straight. The Landlady (and her father who acts in her place when she isn't in the country) likes me as a tenant (or else I wouldn't have been there for so long). Should I approach the Landlady about possibly "renting to own" this unit I am within ? Or where can I start looking…[Read more]

Ostriches? How do you work out the gross rental yield or cash on cash return on and Ostritch?When there is a downturn in the property market, invest in PROPERTIES! Smart investors will be cashed up and ready to buy at any time. The individual deal is much more important that the stage of the market or the area it is purchased in!

From a property managment veiwpoint there has been a bit of a drop in rent demands in the last month. We are noticing that we are having to drop rents down and get a bit more aggressive with marketing strategies to get properties filled. I think it's because there has been many new investors coming in and decreasing the demand by oversupplying the…[Read more]

Boshy wrote:
Great comments everyone.  Thank you.

No problem! The last reply was 2 years after the previous one!!! This thread was started in 05!!!!!