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    VIC First Property Purchase in VIC.

    Reiterating some of the points that others have made around CS: Much better in terms of livability in comparison to the other suburbs you have...
    Post by: CRT, 18th Aug, 2020 in forum: Where to Buy
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    Melbourne Postcode Stigma

    Funny Story! When I first moved to Melbourne - I got a free apartment from my company for 3 months in St Kilda. My first impressions were that...
    Post by: CRT, 6th Jul, 2020 in forum: Property Market Economics
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    Melbourne Postcode Stigma

    + Immigrants. Most of the people moving from South East Asian countries wouldn't really care about these stigmas!
    Post by: CRT, 6th Jul, 2020 in forum: Property Market Economics
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    Melbourne Postcode Stigma

    I believe it will certainly fuel those long held stigmas and have an impact in short term! We recently bought nearby one of these postcodes and I...
    Post by: CRT, 5th Jul, 2020 in forum: Property Market Economics
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    Stacker Doors Cost

    Thanks - will call and check trend windows/doors. Thats what confused me as there is a lot of variation in price - which might be because of...
    Post by: CRT, 30th Jun, 2020 in forum: Renovation & Home Improvement
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    Stacker Doors Cost

    Hi, We are going through the process of getting some stacker doors to cover around ~20Ft (6500mm) area. We are planning to have a fake wall...
    Thread by: CRT, 30th Jun, 2020, 4 replies, in forum: Renovation & Home Improvement
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    VIC Listings

    RealEstate or Domain - or I misunderstood your question ?
    Post by: CRT, 1st Jun, 2020 in forum: Property Analysis
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    VIC $600k PPOR

    @Westie I would assume that most people use the new Caroline Springs station now ? Also I assume seat is a problem with most lines during peak hours?
    Post by: CRT, 28th May, 2020 in forum: Where to Buy
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    Average Savings in Australia

    Here's a comparison against other countries - we are fairly down below compare to other countries: Personal Savings - Countries - List Also on...
    Post by: CRT, 28th May, 2020 in forum: Financial Planning
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    PPOR Interest Only

    I believe - best to engage with one of the Mortgage Brokers here. We did get IO on owner occupied recently refinanced with CBA - wasn't a new...
    Post by: CRT, 28th May, 2020 in forum: Investment Strategy
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    Thoughts on buying property now or wait?

    As others have said, no one has crystal ball. One of our friend who was looking to buy a PPOR pre-covid looked at best case projections from...
    Post by: CRT, 28th May, 2020 in forum: What to buy
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    VIC $600k PPOR

    You can also look at some pockets of Caroline Springs , Burnside Heights - where you might be able to pick something closer to 600k - ideal would...
    Post by: CRT, 28th May, 2020 in forum: Where to Buy
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    Tax Tip 1: Parking borrowed money in an offset account

    Sorry, posted the above reply from my wife's account. Interest is out of question, as the money has always stayed in offset account and will stay...
    Post by: CRT, 18th May, 2020 in forum: Accounting & Tax
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    Tax Tip 1: Parking borrowed money in an offset account

    @Terry_w Thanks to this thread, we set up the structure couple of years ago to avoid mixing. We moved into a property A which is currently our...
    Post by: CRT, 18th May, 2020 in forum: Accounting & Tax