Recent content by lenojd

lol not suss at all

Thanks for the suggestion Brian. ALTHOUGH, I would not recommend Ryan after the brief contact I had. Was fine to deal with initially until he went to quote the job. From that point onwards his attitude changed, he became rude, unresponsive and eventually went MIA.

I would like to get some thoughts and views about whether I am overcomplicating things here. My objective is as follows: a) Increase my tax deductibility in FY15 (i.e. this year). b) Retain the greatest amount of my own cash as possible. My motivation is as follows: a) I?m going to have...

Hi all, One of my properties has a case of re-occurring mold on the wall in the first room of my house which suggests some dampness, water issues in the roof I guess. Does anyone have a recommendation for someone I can call to have this looked at? I am in the inner west in Sydney. Thanks

Sure will do Rixter. It will certainly be a learning experience as I've never looked to purchase interstate before but the best way to learn is through experience so I am looking forward to it!

Is there any public housing to be aware of?

I like the idea of Airbnb, will certainly give it a go and see what options are available. Unfortunately we can only take the one day off work, but I guess it's better than nothing! That's exactly why we're going to book our flights and fly up... I know the best way to learn and get it...

Certainly not that price anymore! $200+ now which is too much for a research trip! Thanks though, will need to keep searching

Hi lonerwolfman, good to see you took the plunge and flew up to Brisbane, I am planning to do the same in the coming weeks (however looking at different areas). Can I ask whether you think flying for the day only was sufficient? I was planning on maybe doing the Friday & Saturday but don't...

Whilst this holds true for a savings account, it won't affect interest if it sits in an offset account effectively offsetting any incremental interest charge.

How often would it be logical to go back to your lender and refinance and draw down on any equity that you have in your property? I know it would be dependent on needs and theoretically could be done as often as you have sufficient equity, but for example, would it be silly to do so every 50k...

Is this still the case even after APRA notified banks about changes to lending practices back in Dec last year?

Cool... thanks very much guys!

Hi everyone I need to do my 2014 tax return however I want to ensure I am teamed up with a property focused accountant, with someone who can consider appropriate structures to leverage our financial and household situation ? so am looking for a new accountant. My wife and I both own a few...

Anything on government spending, infrastructure projects? I'd like to get a feel for what's happening in interstate suburbs.