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Hi All, I've just got some architectural plans back on 6 townhouses and due to the closeness of the side boundary 3 of the units require privacy screening across the whole balcony. The screens need to be in place in line with the neighbours house hence only 3 are required. They also need to...

I need someone to view a property in the Redcliffe area because I can't get there myself as I'm living in Sydney. Does anyone know of a service where someone could be my set of eyes for say 1 hour of their time for a fee? I would be getting a building and pest inspection done as well so I'm...

Hi, Can anyone recommend a good insurance broker? I would like to use a broker for our life/income protection insurance. I've searched on SS threads and can't find any mention of one. Cheers

Hi, I'm looking for an accountant I can use to get advice on property developments. Does anyone know of a good accountant in Sydney who has experience in property developments and preferably is involved themselves with property development? Thanks

Hi, I was reading the Rookie Developer article in the new Profitable Small Developments magazine (available only online) and was curious as to how his numbers worked. He purchased a property in Croydon North in Melbourne and built 4 townhouses. The total cost of purchase + build was $1.5m...

Just a quick one. If you incur a capital loss within a tax year where you had held the asset for more than one year do you use 50% of the loss or 100% of the loss to offset against any capital gains? Just wondering if the 50% rule of capital gains for assets held for 1 year or more also...

Just wondering if anyone has used the services of Cordell Costing Solutions to estimate construction costs? Website: http://www.cordellestimating.com.au/main/home.aspx I'm looking to get an accurate estimate of the cost of construction of a small development of say 4 to 6 units. Their...

What are peoples opinions on purchasing sites with DA approvals to construct townhouses or units? This would be purchased with the intention of building as per the DA. Some concerns I would have is why is the vendor selling? There are however plenty of people out there who obtain DA's...

Hi, I was wondering what methods people use to limit land tax assuming you are over the tax threshold. As you are not able to nominate 1 dwelling as your PPR such as the exemption rule for CGT it makes having a property being exempt more difficult if it's rented. I was under the impression...

Hi All, I'm investigating what is the best structure to use to carry out small property developments of say a duplex or 3 to 4 units. Please correct me if 'm wrong but from my understanding a development within a family (say husband and wife) should be using a corporate trustee ATF a...

Was wondering how land tax is assessed for properties held in a trustee company operating for a trust. Is the company assessed as a seperate entity to the individual directors of the company? Does the company have a tax free threshold? For example myself as sole director of company which...

Today I went to an auction in Moorebank, western Sydney for a large block of land of 1,200m and an old house which had a DA approval for 6 x 2 bedroom townhouses. The property was previously on the market for $720k and the vendor decided against selling even though someone offered $740k. It was...

Hi, I have a landscaper to come and do some paving in my investment property next week. He has asked if I can pay him now for the materials. Just wondering if this is standard practice? I would usually pay for these things on completion. Nothing is to stop him doing a runner. I found him...

Hi, I wish to make an improvement to my rental property by building a deck in the courtyard costing around $4k. I would rather use available equity in the property instead of my own cash. If I were to use the available equity to pay for the decking how would my loan interest payments be...