Reading Time: 3 Minutes “Hey let’s have pasta tonight?” “Sure”. And so off I went, like any good husband. In search of pasta. Lo and behold the sight that befell me at the shops: CLEANED OUT. Goodness, what is going on you ask? It’s because we are in PANIC MODE people. Coronavirus fever has well and truly hit. Now, I posted a couple of weeks ago on it (read here, and here) and it’s time to do an update. Because times have significantly changed since then. I’ll preface the below with the statement that it is my opinion only. You can agree, you can disagree but I hope you get…
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We Bought Again! (Final Part)
Reading Time: 4 Minutes Hiya boys and girls! Been a lil while since I’ve seen you in these parts right. Excuse me, as I got caught up with all the craziness that’s been going on this week. But I’m back! With the final part of our latest property purchase. You can read part 1, here and part 2, here. We’ll be diving into the nitty gritty of it today. The numbers involved and the pros and cons of the property. Numbers So we secured this two bedroom villa with an offer of $220,000. Like I mentioned earlier, it was on the market for $279,000 initially. Given it’s size, I certainly…
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We Bought Again! (Part 2)
Reading Time: 4 Minutes Hello again! Today’s post is the 2nd part of our latest purchase for the portfolio. If you haven’t read part 1 – why NOT?! Haha, read it here first! So, last time I went through my reasonings for buying in Perth, and how the market is finally starting to move based on the ground research. Mind you, I neglected to mention that initially I had my Sydney lens on when looking at property in Perth. Ummm… No. Sydney and Perth are vastly different markets. I mean, one starts with a “S” and the other… what’s that? Get on with it? I’m TRYING OK. OK fine. In…
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We Bought Again! (Part 1)
Reading Time: 4 Minutes WOW guys. Wow fooking wee. “Wipes forehead”. So yes, we bought again as you can tell from the title. Another little acquisition for the portfolio. I’ve been hunting over on the West Coast for the better part of last year and just when I thought it was all to come to naught… up pops this one which I had already… Oh wait. Of course, where are my manners. Some background first? Background Those of you who have read this blog for a while know that in late 2018, we were in the fortunate position to purchase our first West Coast property in Perth (read about it…
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Coronavirus and its Effect on Human Psychology
Reading Time: 3 Minutes Well it’s bucketing rain at the moment in Old Sydney Town boys and girls. What better way to spend our time indoors than to catch up with your favourite personal finance and development blogger! OK, so I wanted to follow-up on my earlier post regarding the hot topic in Australia right now. Which of course, is the Coronavirus. I wanted to revisit this topic because I’m seeing some news headlines about an unprecedented surge in hand-sanitizer right now. Headlines such as: Coronavirus panic causes hand sanitiser to be marked up, sells out at supermarkets And: Coles sells out of hand sanitiser as coronavirus rush hits All…
