At this point, we have submitted all the applications & we wait. And we wait. Ugh!
Because the unit in The Sanctuary is the last one for sale in the complex, & Glencorp have to sell it quickly in order to get the finance needed to move on to new projects, the contract came to us as [...]
Wow, when the idea & timing are right, the universe combines to make it happen.?? Here’s the new Outback IT Service website, which coincidentally looks remarkably like this one.
Meanwhile, back on the property front, we have commenced negotiations for a major re-finance, so that we can put all of what we are doing into one portfolio [...]
Remember that property with the photos a couple of posts ago? Its valuation came in lower than the purchase price, which is unusual for the type of properties that we buy. That meant that we were obliged to find much more cash for the purchase. Fortunately for us, our finance approval had not yet been formally [...]
We received an unexpected bonus in our recent refinance process. We are refinancing away from provider #1 (no names, no pack drill) to provider #2, who is providing us with a “Time Out” loan, also known as a “shared equity” loan, which allows us to repay the loan at a reduced rate. It works like this: [...]
Finance has now been approved, the painters are nearly finished, & only the external landscaping to go. Thanks to Regina (aka Reg) at Prime Real Estate, our friendly & very helpful agent in Townsville, we have photos.
This is a 4-bedroom house in a brand new [...]
This week, I came across a “deal I couldn’t refuse”. A large 4 bedroom house in a suburb of Townsville, with just $100 down & the remainder on settlement sometime around October. I sent a return e-mail within minutes, received the notice of intention document back, filled it in & shoved it onto the fax, & [...]
OK, we’ve had problems getting finance for the chalets in the Health Resort. It seems that backs & other lenders want to be able to take possession of a property in the event of a loan default, so that they can then get someone to occupy it (& pay them the rent, I guess), or arrange [...]
Last weekend, Julie & I flew to Brisbane to check out the latest property purchase, which just happens to be 2 Hilltop Chalets in a complex managed by the Golden Door Health Resort. It’s way up in the hills opposite Dream World, on the way to the Gold Coast. Not only does it provide a 10% [...]