PropertyInvesting.com | yarpos | Activity https://www.propertyinvesting.com/members/yarpos/activity/ Activity feed for yarpos. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 07:27:13 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.8.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 3d46c882f405e167020a9b9a48798289 yarpos replied to the topic Interest Rates Will Fall in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393910-interest-rates-will-fall/page/4/#post-4591287 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:56:25 +0000 ummester wrote:
Scamps right,It's herehttp://www.ottawagroup.org/Ottawa/ottawagroup.nsf/home/Meeting+9/$file/2006%209th%20Meeting%20-%20Keith%20Woolford%20(presented%20by%20Merry%20Branson)%20-%20An%20exploration%20of%20alternative%20treatments%20of%20owner-occupied%20housing%20in%20a%20CPI.pdfAnd…[Read more]

]]> e2ca2bb8f87f0ff092e0dd6ddce99ecb yarpos replied to the topic Interest Rates Will Fall in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393910-interest-rates-will-fall/page/4/#post-4591286 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:51:09 +0000 just to finish this topic finally and clear out facts from what various people think.I called the ABS,  they pointed me to this paragraph in a doc explaining CPI:10.51 Third, the CPI basket includes items that are mutually exclusive for individual households. For example, both the rent payments of renter households, and the amounts paid by…[Read more]

]]> 7e6c333d1fba2892b8d6f5b7f8346079 yarpos replied to the topic melbourne or bust! in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393957-melbourne-or-bust/#post-4591625 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:32:06 +0000 the market is soft,  you dont know what you are doing in two years,  you have a good income levelwhy put the best part of a million bucks on the table and lock yourselves in?   unless of course you are feeling the need to have some roots somewhere .

]]> 74392a7b1d449fba3c22cf30111b0f9d yarpos replied to the topic Best advice : Don't invest into property : The australian market is CRASHING. in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393180-best-advice-dont-invest-into-property-the-australian-market-is-crashing/page/28/#post-4587286 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:24:14 +0000 why would anyone waste the time going toe to toe with him?  look at the content ….random -ve stuff , presented as fact and usually not sourced,  causes /effects/economies/countries all mixed up in any way that supports a single line of argument.   Just like the circus , one trick ponies get boring.

]]> c2340d573bbdbe5fa8500aa29de52b5b yarpos replied to the topic 100% Finance - Age article today in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393953-100-finance-age-article-today/#post-4591600 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:53:22 +0000 thats not a rant newbi2 just fair comment I reckon ,  and generally that would be my first reaction also……..but……when all these people do stupid stuff en masse it drags the overall system and yet again we all pay.    I dont have an answer, it seems that we are screwed either way if we leave it to boom and bust.

]]> bd967ea38816cdb512ecfa98b68015eb yarpos replied to the topic Best advice : Don't invest into property : The australian market is CRASHING. in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393180-best-advice-dont-invest-into-property-the-australian-market-is-crashing/page/27/#post-4587270 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:46:29 +0000 " I mean, how much debt can they safely create?"unmester,  recent times would lead us to say that whatever the number is , its a damn sight less than what they have already done…sadly.  But to be fair to them (did I say that?)….they are just a reflection of the general greed levels

]]> 744abe57c2e0a2d4c3ac1e82208a3b79 yarpos replied to the topic Interest Rates Will Fall in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393910-interest-rates-will-fall/page/4/#post-4591284 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:41:46 +0000 I agree that the cost of the house isnt there,  the cost of buying or renting it is

]]> 4c2a7321e3385ce586be2e2297a2ce11 yarpos replied to the topic property boom or not??? in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393943-property-boom-or-not/page/2/#post-4591519 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:39:01 +0000 QLD stamp duty changes applied to all buyers not just FHBssummary here http://garvey.biz/2008/06/04/new-duty-rates/

]]> 2771a6f5b84d98f57309d0dcfa62e403 yarpos replied to the topic Interest Rates Will Fall in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393910-interest-rates-will-fall/page/4/#post-4591281 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:30:32 +0000 " CPI would capture only the cost of consuming owner-occupied housing services ………"this un referenced quote demonstrates that housing costs arent in the CPI????   que?  what do you think the "  the cost of consuming owner-occupied housing services "  is comprised of?

]]> d3d974c9a52a9fb14aac72a495f4f494 yarpos replied to the topic Interest Rates Will Fall in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393910-interest-rates-will-fall/page/4/#post-4591280 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:24:11 +0000 scamp why dont you look at the ABS site before getting so pathetically strident.  your just an IT guy remember you dont actually know everything ,  none of us do.gee housing is probably heating to warm up the house…… are you just joking or grasping at straws?really I cant do much more,  what part of housing do you not understand?

]]> 4dc79bc5357939e6b7854ec323c665c9 yarpos replied to the topic Best advice : Don't invest into property : The australian market is CRASHING. in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393180-best-advice-dont-invest-into-property-the-australian-market-is-crashing/page/27/#post-4587267 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:09:20 +0000 no you dont leave births out scamp,  your clearly not a parent yet,  just think it through for more than 5 seconds before you feel the need to make condescending remarks.   New arrivals in the family often trigger requirements to renovate or move,  especially if you are a non mcmansion start out small couple.   This is a contributor to the market…[Read more]

]]> 0eab2aa64cf69eca9b47b890560f5052 yarpos replied to the topic property boom or not??? in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393943-property-boom-or-not/page/2/#post-4591517 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 02:51:50 +0000 mackar wrote:
why … if what you profess is correct, & I'm not shooting you down here… would several revered analysts ie: matusik, bis shrapnel etc state recently in their 2008 – 2011 predictions a 22% raise in property prices & similar for rental increases..?? (I know I have just raised one of my properties rents by aprox 18% this year a…[Read more]

]]> 808327831f851bad832645e9b2c024d2 yarpos replied to the topic 100% Finance - Age article today in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393953-100-finance-age-article-today/#post-4591596 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 23:38:04 +0000 Terryw wrote:
Some people need protecting from themselves. I had a friend who was bored with her rental property and having to cover the shortfall each month so she just stopped paying the loan. She just thought the bank would take it and sell it for her!!

   creative thinker….how did that work out for her?

]]> 87688a3446a5b6fc0ce459513ee507c3 yarpos replied to the topic Interest Rates Will Fall in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393910-interest-rates-will-fall/page/3/#post-4591272 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 23:34:15 +0000 Scamp wrote:

yarpos wrote:
CPI is driven by 90 different classifications.  housing (rents and mortgages) is just one of them  and not the single key driver of inflation.  BTW inflation isnt that high, 4 and a bit given inflated borrowing global costs and elevated fuel costs couldnt be called disaster.

Hi Yarpos, I wasn't talking about CPI, I…[Read more]

]]> 6df986801fbca1a8418e965c1832198e yarpos replied to the topic property boom or not??? in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393943-property-boom-or-not/page/2/#post-4591513 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 12:19:06 +0000 scamp knows…he's not really just a dutch IT nerd with delusions of grandeur,  its just a cover for his real role as global economic modelling consultant to the world bank.   Just be grateful he finds some time to spend with us………..

]]> b0ec289f587c190d6c02ad9d9ff5809f yarpos replied to the topic property boom or not??? in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393943-property-boom-or-not/#post-4591503 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 01:40:25 +0000 not really,  its consistent with you other posts , I just thought you had something else to say

]]> 7b99846aab22f3205c6be55f82f49e71 yarpos replied to the topic property boom or not??? in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393943-property-boom-or-not/#post-4591501 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:30:01 +0000 intel wrote:
Samp were are you from ?

he's in the Netherlands and by his own statement has never been to Australia

]]> e60270568249999b53ade6f8c2619a82 yarpos replied to the topic property boom or not??? in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393943-property-boom-or-not/#post-4591500 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:23:31 +0000 ummester wrote:

yarpos wrote:

ummester wrote:
NOT

thanks for that valuable contribution,  what were you not-ing about?

Yarpos, where is your literal undertanding. The thread was entitled property boom or not. My answer was quite clear.

thanks for the clarification,  just thought you may have something to add….thought it was a forum n…[Read more]

]]> e8fe7d94aa412ae39297bf414fbbdc32 yarpos replied to the topic Interest Rates Will Fall in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393910-interest-rates-will-fall/page/2/#post-4591255 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:18:56 +0000 CPI is driven by 90 different classifications.  housing (rents and mortgages) is just one of them  and not the single key driver of inflation.  BTW inflation isnt that high, 4 and a bit given inflated borrowing global costs and elevated fuel costs couldnt be called disaster.

]]> 5e5e7e92d23eb7a36c4171ff208816b7 yarpos replied to the topic property boom or not??? in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393943-property-boom-or-not/#post-4591493 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:49:08 +0000 "devo76 wrote:

rising rents

Wrong again. Rents are DROPPING. Like I have said many times before."No Scamp he is not wrong,  he has a different opinion to you.  Rents are now rising,  they may fall in your opinion.  Despite your towering ego ,  you saying something does not automatically mean its a fact

]]> 67860301c9422c5b61415fcdf2c6246c yarpos replied to the topic property boom or not??? in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393943-property-boom-or-not/#post-4591492 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:45:56 +0000 scamp you keep trotting out the UK immigrant thing,  are you trapped in a time warp or something.UK immigrants make up about 15% of the total,  http://www.diac.gov.au/media/publications/statistics/immigration-update/update_june07.pdfdo what you like with UK immigrants,  there are a queue of others.  Surely you can come up with more con…[Read more]

]]> d3a3942513aa1224bdcebf445d1504d0 yarpos replied to the topic property boom or not??? in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393943-property-boom-or-not/#post-4591491 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:26:16 +0000 ummester wrote:
NOT

thanks for that valuable contribution,  what were you not-ing about?

]]> 6787e82716325cf21cdfe89e8c24cd4d yarpos replied to the topic property boom or not??? in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393943-property-boom-or-not/#post-4591486 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 08:46:27 +0000 not sure what these bank guys are on, but I want some!maybe they just need to say something outrageous to get column inches in the press…or maybe they are just screwed in the head

]]> d1e21e7842536469bd25fad313dc0657 yarpos replied to the topic Property and how many in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393933-property-and-how-many/page/2/#post-4591433 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 04:03:30 +0000 yes crashy that leverage things works both ways , sadly we have many punters and industry gurus who havent lived through a downturn as an adult.   Anything less than a boom feels like a catstrophe for some of those people.I am a B(just), BTW

]]> 671c7ea7ae48e1714a30252aa9a62334 yarpos replied to the topic Best advice : Don't invest into property : The australian market is CRASHING. in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393180-best-advice-dont-invest-into-property-the-australian-market-is-crashing/page/25/#post-4587224 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:28:05 +0000 "Statements like that just make people not listen to you even more than we already don't"an absolute nugget Marc,  we really should have a quotes of the week/month thread….thanks for this you have brightened my day, something unexpected coming out of the armageddon thread.

]]> 5fbe630de0c42ef35ffbf708e4293a66 yarpos replied to the topic newbie prperty investing advice in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393942-newbie-prperty-investing-advice/#post-4591480 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:21:57 +0000 maybe its just me but I would be taking the CF+ road and would avoid any signifcant gearing against my PPOR……I doubt you will be looking at a high capital growth environment for quite a while now.     Using the inherited place you could easily borrow into another place for a small contribution from you both and possibly have a nicely bal…[Read more]

]]> bb82db715f27f5d544d993f64f20dba5 yarpos replied to the topic Managing your own properties in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393930-managing-your-own-properties/#post-4591385 Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:30:33 +0000 I think what you pay for in management fees is not running things while eveything is going well, its dealing with the issues when things go pear shaped.   In that case personally I would rather have an intermediary to issues notices , attend tribunals etc. and deal with the occasional attention seeker.   That suits me as I dont have much spare tim…[Read more]

]]> 406ff2d322081f8fb1b34c9283c6c209 yarpos replied to the topic Becoming Lardlord - expenses in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393939-becoming-lardlord-expenses/#post-4591469 Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:17:52 +0000 Water rates may be included in the BC charges also, depends on your State and the metering setup (per unit or per complex).   With the one unit we hold (VIC)  the BC pays all water charges.   The only other item may be landlords insurance if you go that way to protect contents and loss of rent.

]]> 9a46ba72433dc7ee8d6b334ae9fc6786 yarpos replied to the topic Guaranteed Sale Price? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393938-guaranteed-sale-price/#post-4591466 Mon, 04 Aug 2008 03:59:37 +0000 gee thats a nice web site….good luck with it

]]> b2f04ce6e1651a0174f755f706411bf7 yarpos replied to the topic Best advice : Don't invest into property : The australian market is CRASHING. in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393180-best-advice-dont-invest-into-property-the-australian-market-is-crashing/page/24/#post-4587200 Sun, 03 Aug 2008 10:32:02 +0000 jack04 wrote:
I'm one at a loss as to where the property market is heading wages have certainly not kept in line with the increase in property prices, add in petrol and general living expenses. Now we have interest rates at the highest in years, and even if the Reserve Bank start dropping official rates will or can the Banks with funding costs…[Read more]

]]> 3d8fe326f159188c64edebd1feaaf0c9 yarpos replied to the topic Best advice : Don't invest into property : The australian market is CRASHING. in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393180-best-advice-dont-invest-into-property-the-australian-market-is-crashing/page/24/#post-4587191 Sun, 03 Aug 2008 06:39:34 +0000 mmmmm your probably right,  the end is nigh, we probably wont survivere your questions:1. you can use paid for services to get this information,  but you may get some idea of sale prices via http://www.domain.com.au/public/apm/saleshistory/default.aspx?mode=research2. conventional wisdom was that roughly 1/3 is owned, 1/3 under finance and 1/3 be…[Read more]

]]> 3bb466761e29c4bf6d2dda416a7e8ddf yarpos replied to the topic Interest Rates Will Fall in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393910-interest-rates-will-fall/#post-4591239 Sun, 03 Aug 2008 01:30:36 +0000 well share your research with us scamp where do you get your numbers from?within 500 meters of my house there are 3 empty houses … the are being developed into multi unit sites.   There are many reasons a place may be empty.In another thread you said that sellers are moving out and renting there places while trying to sell,  now you say the…[Read more]

]]> 98137447fb418ed2bc5b4cd1db8997f5 yarpos replied to the topic A lesson in tennants and property managers...... in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393929-a-lesson-in-tennants-and-property-managers/#post-4591375 Sat, 02 Aug 2008 21:11:27 +0000 BanjoSmyth wrote:
Another positive post from Scamp You should definitely get another agent!!! Don't mess around – Especially because you aren't close by to the properties!Cheers Banjo Smyth

you would think he could stick to appropriate threads wouldnt you?  the guy asks a very specific question and he gets the scamp company line …..  its g…[Read more]

]]> 7a3b41f3c8788314601e445abd423692 yarpos replied to the topic A lesson in tennants and property managers...... in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393929-a-lesson-in-tennants-and-property-managers/#post-4591371 Sat, 02 Aug 2008 11:18:27 +0000 they arent doing much of anything (or at least anything that takes any effort) that you pay them for ,  why would you consider keeping them?   I'd be looking for recommendations and moving on.

]]> 0df734104ce483adeeb95ca9241a0b0d yarpos replied to the topic Best advice : Don't invest into property : The australian market is CRASHING. in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393180-best-advice-dont-invest-into-property-the-australian-market-is-crashing/page/23/#post-4587189 Sat, 02 Aug 2008 07:08:12 +0000 emu1208 wrote:
I just sold one of my investment property within two months and made a good profit.  I have another property for rent and I thought of selling it at the end of the year. ( it will be 12 months then) I borrow 60% of the purchase price, with all the price falling I am safe to keep this property??? I need to wait 12 months so I wont…[Read more]

]]> eaac4d825414bc63fc52fab10b2aea23 yarpos replied to the topic Property in OZ and living in NZ in the forum Overseas Deals https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393902-property-in-oz-and-living-in-nz/#post-4591192 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:31:35 +0000 No experience with NZI lived away in Europe for a while and it was the worst of both worlds.   Income in Oz (rent) was basically taxable at the witholding rate, mid range rate.   Property held in Oz was counted in my total "fortune" as they called it in my host country and I got taxed on that (thankfully paid by my employer).   I expect NZ will…[Read more]

]]> 84edf505ecddf05f6ec7fd03a5416685 yarpos replied to the topic Best advice : Don't invest into property : The australian market is CRASHING. in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393180-best-advice-dont-invest-into-property-the-australian-market-is-crashing/page/23/#post-4587184 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:25:47 +0000 Scamp wrote:
asdf : Like I explained already : Rents are heading down, not up. Houses can't sell….. sellers think.. oh my god I can't sell.. might as well rent it out while I try and sell… more rentals up at discounted prices… oh.. wait… rent is heading south. Quite easily predictable. You can ignore it, but that won't make it…[Read more]

]]> 987f5c93824608c3f170a9feae3077b2 yarpos replied to the topic Interest Rates Will Fall in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393910-interest-rates-will-fall/#post-4591223 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:17:17 +0000 Scamp wrote:
Interest rates won't fall… It's a hoax, just like all the spruiker stuff the real estate agents post. Even *IF* RBA lowers interest, the banks will keep rising them anyway, so the situation will only get worse if the RBA drops interest rates. Have a look in USA. 2% interest rates.. lol.. and we all know how much THAT helped them…[Read more]

]]> 2ebb46d1dc00d2cfef9fac95614ffe6d yarpos replied to the topic Interest Rates Will Fall in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393910-interest-rates-will-fall/#post-4591222 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:06:55 +0000 there have been a few reports now that the RBA may start to consider the downside,  each lobby group raises the prospect as their area suffers…housing starts, retail sales etc.    It will probably happen but the reaction of the banks will be interesting when it does.

]]> 76982b69194c7aa3c6dc1500baa11100 yarpos replied to the topic Evaporative Cooling in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393899-evaporative-cooling/#post-4591181 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:59:47 +0000 The only problem I had with evaporative cooling was initially my ignorance on how it works.  We were closing up the house as you would with aircon,  which was exactly wrong.  You need to crack open a few windows to maintain airflow and stop humidity rising.   Brands I dont know as we dont have it anymore.The renos would add attractiveness or sale…[Read more]

]]> ba3236c2498060bbbc9afeb5835cc52d yarpos replied to the topic Best advice : Don't invest into property : The australian market is CRASHING. in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393180-best-advice-dont-invest-into-property-the-australian-market-is-crashing/page/22/#post-4587170 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 05:54:51 +0000 I love the way he (Smith) talks about being critical of them for "not recognising the signs"…what the hell has he been doing?  he and his direct team are hardly a bunch of clueless 20 somethings who made money because they were in a boom rather than having any special knowledge or skills.   They are supposed to guide the operational and st…[Read more]

]]> 14ba6c70611561c5f9cc898f4266ca2d yarpos replied to the topic Is 50% ROI really obtainable in this market? in the forum Value Adding https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393890-is-50-roi-really-obtainable-in-this-market/#post-4591155 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 03:15:54 +0000 looks interesting, but convoluted,  its not clear to me when you would actually see your money.  Sounds like it would come back in dribs and drabs and of course there is no gurantee they would be effective in selling the shares…..I would be wondering that if the return is so great and the development fairly small ,  why would they even ad…[Read more]

]]> 450e03530134bd49702bee13c1c19903 yarpos replied to the topic Best advice : Don't invest into property : The australian market is CRASHING. in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393180-best-advice-dont-invest-into-property-the-australian-market-is-crashing/page/22/#post-4587163 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:38:18 +0000 Hi MisterYou paint a fairly bleak picture.  Where do you think its substantially better than here?  we live in a western commercially oriented democracy,  so greed or the profit motive is a big part of that.Re your question yes I want my kids to have a life and my 20 somethings are buying homes and getting on with life in their own way (one wi…[Read more]

]]> 9f53242bf2130fcbf386926c7075ee14 yarpos replied to the topic vacant land vs house/unit in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393883-vacant-land-vs-houseunit/#post-4591114 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:17:09 +0000 truisms re land appreciating and buildings depreciating dont really mean much,  the focus (I think) should be on location.   You really cant have a meaningful conversation about land vs house/unit without the context of specific deals.   In general terms residential land will have holding costs with no compensating revenue,  so the end sale price…[Read more]

]]> 804436dc6367fcaf3e6f32cc016cbb07 yarpos replied to the topic Question about tax return with property. in the forum Legal & Accounting https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393866-question-about-tax-return-with-property/#post-4591067 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 01:35:49 +0000 in general terms,  add up all your deductible costs and depreciation, subtract your rental income ,  balance if your nett loss .  Reduce your general income by the amount of the nett loss,  recalculate tax on the reduced income.  Roughly the amount of tax you should gain is the difference between the two tax numbers…….this is assuming you have…[Read more]

]]> cc8bf6ab598436e683fc328a706f1c7b yarpos replied to the topic Best advice : Don't invest into property : The australian market is CRASHING. in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393180-best-advice-dont-invest-into-property-the-australian-market-is-crashing/page/22/#post-4587157 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 21:41:47 +0000 bias is shown here in both directions, +ve and -ve,  there are some here that preach gloom and doom and seem to rejoice in that and the pain of others…….like the "enjoy" comment when posting a -ve article.   Its easy to do a search on posts by individuals,  when you do that its fairly easy to see who is trying to help others and who is trol…[Read more]

]]> eb7a6ffabcb74ee5ea5ebeb74e3f0584 yarpos replied to the topic To Sell Or Not To Sell? in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393864-to-sell-or-not-to-sell-17/#post-4591051 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 21:23:14 +0000 if you objective in investing was to accelerate paying out your PPOR then it sounds like a good plan.  The  -ve is getting rid of a property just as it goes +ve cash flow.  That should be a long term income stream and appreciating asset for you.     Really I would be more concerned about the 2nd property and the overhang it creates in your who…[Read more]

]]> d46868838f4f057751d24e8ae40eb6bc yarpos replied to the topic is this a good investment plan in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393852-is-this-a-good-investment-plan-2/#post-4590989 Sat, 26 Jul 2008 05:21:33 +0000 Hireally there is insufficient info provided for people to make a sensible comment.  Some of what you have said is confusing….you owe 100k on a 225k property but can only take 50k out?  is there some reason you can take it up to 80% or has the value dropped.    Plan sounds nice in theory but without knowing costs and borrowings who knows if its…[Read more]

]]> a0ffb9273dbc4fd423163145040d67ce yarpos replied to the topic 1 Rental Property on Separate Leases in the forum Be careful that you have https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393847-1-rental-property-on-separate-leases/#post-4590981 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:56:57 +0000 Be careful that you have insurance cover that matches the arrangement you propose.  I beleive that you can split the lease as you propose ,  but I also found out that some insurance companies are particular about having all parties on one lease and a minimum lease period.   I am guessing they would want a higher premium for the arrangement you pro…[Read more]

]]> 7ffee2a467574dff41807f30c595ff73 yarpos replied to the topic Rental issue - Getting very anxious! :( in the forum Help Needed! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4393833-rental-issue-getting-very-anxious/#post-4590905 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:51:08 +0000 jeeez…….I am probably just being harsh but you dont need advice desperately and there is no reason to be anxious….you are just dissapointed that you cant eek the last drop out of a free rent arrangement.   Good luck to you if you can but if not just get on with it and your renos will come a little bit later,  its not a drama.

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