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Too Weak to Defend Part 3 – Buy a House
“I was too weak to defend, so I attacked!” General Robert E. Lee talking about the battle of Chancellorsville. Swing and a Miss! “Dave, you want to buy my house?” Gary (not his real name) asked. I worked with Gary. He was offering me one of his rental properties. “No. I’m not buying right now. […]
Too Weak to Defend Part 4 – Where’s Chinchilla?
“I was too weak to defend, so I attacked!” General Robert E. Lee talking about the battle of Chancellorsville. “Brian, the valuation came in less than the asking price. I’ve never had that situation before.” I explained over the phone. It was early February 2009. I had signed a contract to purchase a house in […]
Too Weak to Defend Part 2 – Baby Steps: Buy Land off the Plan
“I was too weak to defend, so I attacked!” General Robert E. Lee talking about the battle of Chancellorsville. It was late 2008 and I’d been out of the real estate market since late 2007 when we bought a house to live in. Then the business went sour and I was on indefinite hold. I […]
Too Weak To Defend Part 1 – Introduction
“I was too weak to defend, so I attacked!” General Robert E. Lee talking about the battle of Chancellorsville. The Global Financial Crisis (GFC) hit Australia in late 2008. My financial situation was precarious; I felt weak. But, the Australian response to the crisis was to lower interest rates to record lows. And, rents in […]
Welcome to Coconut Island! Rising Land Prices in the Alice.
I recently wrote an article about the high land prices in Darwin compared to what we pay in Alice Springs. When compared with Darwin, our land prices look cheap. But, this doesn’t take away from the fact that land prices are relatively high and rising rapidly in the Alice. In this article I explore the […]