Recent content by Ian (WA)

Evening All, Slightly off topic and for Adelaide people, can anyone recommend anyone to replace all my gutters & 4 x downpipes on a courtyard sized house in the Flagstaff Hill area please. 25yrs old and all are rusted through....massive elongated holes:( I'm having mixed results with...

'Evening All, I've been with Angela of Integra Tax (Rockingham) since first meeting her in Karratha in 1996. I can recommend her services; she handles all my IPs, Family Trust & Co and now SMSF matters. As she is dual certified, she is able to provide accounting & fin planning services...

'Evening All, Sort of still on alternative construction methods theme; went to Tech College presentation evening for my 15 yr old tonight and saw for the first time some items manufactured directly from a 3D printer (plastic thread fed from spools and layered up). saw some amazing...

'Evening All, To clarify, (based on earlier comment from PIHQ) is the Form 27C required to be supplied by agents for sale of 'Commercial' property currently under construction? My reading of QLD PAMDA says it isn't req'd, but would appreciate confirmation from anyone who definitely knows...

Must be accurate map source; the "smelly armpits" & "dirty porn" geographical references appear to be correct. :D

What??????????? :eek: ?sorry, no amount of beer would help?

G'day Macca, Just missed your post, sorry. I reckon you've hit the nail on the head in terms of peace of mind. I most definitely wish to get to a point where I can be totally hands off if possible (this would be the ultimate end goal for me). There is no way I can see myself still...

Hi Alex, Thanks for your reply. Agreed the TT will only apply after I've passed away, however there are some assets I wish (at this stage anyway) to retain some control over until my sons are well underway with their lives and the TT appears to be the best vehicle to manage this. Other...

Are these "noisy miners" the same as the tattooed, bogan miners who flock together in Qantas Clubs across the country? I reckon a few of them are feral pests!! :rolleyes:

Thanks Keith and again Truong, It's funny how we often can't see the wood for the trees Truong, I only had this conversation with accountant last month, but we didn't go hard at it at the time. I had spoken on & off with accountant wrt lowering income during a transition phase, but given...

Thanks Stumpie, Truong & China, some excellent contributions there. I'm hearing everything that everyone is saying and it's definitely reinforcing where I believe I need to be heading (with accountant & FP in tow). I'm finding myself surprisingly open to moving out of bricks & mortar...

'Evening All, Not sure about others but I would still be very wary of buying into Karratha just yet. Although there has been some positive media recently re some peripheral resource sector spending starting to emerge, there is still hundreds of properties available and other people are...

Thanks TF, Interesting you mention, "Next cycle after this one.." I've been playing that very same line with my accountant in determining which IPs are sitting where right now and where will they be at in terms of growth cycles in 8 - 10 yrs; so this is a really relevant point and needs to be...

'Morning All, Thanks for the terrific replies so far, much appreciated! Some really good points of view & variations on perspective from all. I'm particularly interested in commentary along the lines of switching from administratively onerous IPs to other passive income producing vehicles...

G'day Joe D., Gillies & All, Thanks for your feedback and suggestions. Checked out both websites and concept is interesting enough - finished products are actually quite appealing and may be enough to see me head in this direction. For approx 110sqm @ $30 - 40/sqm (plus initial...