Property Investment, Investment Properties, Retirement, Melbourne
by Jay Anderson
A client, Sonja, bought an investment property that’s seen better days. Sonja has a budget of $15,000 to spruce the house up to attract a new tenant. Unfortunately, this won’t be enough to fully renovate. Sonja has asked us where she should focus her energy. We had a look at Sonja’s house and ...
by Jay Anderson
Bad jokes aside, asbestos is the name of a group of naturally-occurring fibrous silicate materials. Because of its strength, cost-effectiveness, weather-resistance, flexibility and insulating capacity, asbestos was mined and used widely in building. What is the problem with asbestos? Unfortunately, ...
by Jay Anderson
Take our quiz on your responsibilities as a landlord in Vic: How many smoke alarms do you need? Who is responsible for changing smoke alarm batteries? Your tenant has told you that they’ve removed the batteries from the smoke alarm in the hallway because the alarm kept giving false warnings. Are ...
by Jay Anderson
It’s often worth looking at what’s happening in property investment overseas. Our neighbours across the ditch, for example, have come up with some interesting developments including setting a maximum LVR of 80% for at least 90% banks’ home lending. In another controversial move, the New Zealand ...