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Property Tour

21 May 2005

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I received an email yesterday from a realestate company here in Japan, which helps investors here in Japan buy property. They are interested in expanding their operations to Australia and New Zealand. They are looking for someone to help organize a trip to Australia to buy property. This is something I would love to do. [...]

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Successful Offer

19 May 2005

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My offer was successul! I got a signed fax today from the seller accepting my offer. The tennant also has agreed to stay on in the house. I have been busy tonight filling out loan application forms. The purchase price is fairly low, but at least it gives me an opportunity to open up a [...]

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Submitted My Offer

18 May 2005

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I have submitted my offer which the realestate agent will be presenting to the vendor tomorrow. She told me it wasn’t too late to increase my offer as there are some other potential buyers. It is difficult to know if they are bluffing, but I thought that if the agent was going to the trouble [...]

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Looking for House 4

17 May 2005

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I have been looking for house 4. I am still looking in New Zealand. Despite recent increases in prices, houses there are still much cheaper than in Australia, with fairly decent returns. I am looking for something in the NZ$60-80K range, which won’t get me into much trouble if anything were to happen. I missed [...]

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Lazy Sunday

29 January 2005

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I am putting in an offer for a place in New Zealand this week. Real-estate agents don’t like using email. It can be very frustrating to wait 2 days for an email only to hear the property has been sold. My accountant and buyer’s agent in New Zealand are very good and my accountant even [...]

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Slow progress

26 January 2005

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I feel like I am moving forward but the pace seems fairly slow. I got word on a very promising deal on a block of flats returning 15% rental renturn, excluding any potential capital gains. Still waiting for further details. I called an agent this morning who was pretty helpful. Much better than the one [...]

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Down to Work

25 January 2005

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I have now received all of the documentation for creating my trust company. It is a bit of a hassle but I know it is definitely better for the long run. My banker is away for the week, so the finance approval might take a bit of time. I just got my rates from my [...]

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Start of the Week

24 January 2005

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I have just added a news feed from Property Talk to my blog. I have had a quick look at their discussion and their forum looks to fairly active. I will be spending a bit more time there this week. I have started the application process setting up a trust. I just can’t think of [...]

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Finance applications

23 January 2005

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It was snowing a little bit here today in Tokyo. I went to my local bookshop and picked up a travel book on New Zealand so I can study more about the different towns and cities. I also picked up, “Trump, How to Get Rich”. I completed an on-line application to get pre-approval on a [...]

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Applying for finance

21 January 2005

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I have received all the forms to fill in to re-finance my home. I will be spending tomorrow filling them in and going over the details. My bank will do a valuation on the house I own to see how much I will be able to borrow. I also need to get a bank account [...]

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