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Hi Everyone,

I’ve got a couple of announcements to make about the forum and this sites software.

There was movement at the station for the word had passed around. With all the hype of WordPress 3 due to be released any day now activity around the camp has been busy with coders upgrading all over the Country with new plugin upgrades for WP. WP3 with MU capabilities is extra special because it will enable multiple (MU) sites to run from the one administration.

So what’s this mean for property investors in this site? Well, i have upgraded everything in the site so it brings you more good things. But more importantly you can actually post in the video forums now so officially the video forum is open. Come have a look at some videos being adding when you get time.

You have to keep up to date with WP or you risk getting left behind plus because this is such a big thing I’ve given the entire site a complete overhaul.

The forum has had some huge changes to it bringing in tones of new functionality. Some of them listed below.

Log in system overhaul and fixed past problems with users not being able to log and post. This has actually only now opened the forum up for users as of May/2010. Going out to 556 members now!

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Just going to give you a little diary entry on the second deal. On the weekend i went up to my mums to see if there we’re any adds in the paper for a garage sale or clearance sale to look for things for a unit renovation. I could not find any. I wined at mum “what am i going to do now!!”. Mum passed the paper over and said go for a drive out and have a look at this property and pointed out an advertised cottage in the paper going for a very affordable price.

I gave it a little thought and ummed and erred then we got in the car drove out to have a look. To cut a long story short the numbers stacked and i could add value via renovation, built in equity on purchase day and positive cashflow from day one of about $50 per week. My negotiations could not get the price down any lower. They wanted the price they were asking and had people hovering around the deal on the day offering.

I thought to myself the asking price was good deal anyway. In something i read from Steve McKnights book at the split second when i needed something to get this deal across the line. I remember it saying, “don’t look a gift-horse in the mouth”.

I called instantly adrenalin flowing and put the offing in right on the full asking price. I couldn’t go wrong. “It’s what the vendor wanted”. The agent called later and confirmed the offer was accepted.  if your young and don’t know always remember, “Mum’s know what’s best!”

Reno Scene You Need A Painter On The Team

A friend of mine asked me to make a small web page up. This person does not know anything about computers i’m currently giving him the basic start up help with simple things like turning a computer on and signing up to an email. He has got as far as being able to open an email. But only just i might add. Read more…

I began my development career by first learning how to build a house doing a three month Tafe coarse at Shepparton, Victoria.

The coarse takes you through Australian standards on how to build a house. With a mix of classroom theory and tests given along the way as well as the construction of a Cubby Hut.

When i get talking to people about my experiences i tell them i built a Cubby Hut first and it usually brings a smile to there face or they begin to laugh. But all jokes aside this teaches you lot’s of stuff that you can use in the real world of renovations and developments. It stands for one year (the first year) of a builders apprenticeship.

My uploader didn’t work so i will get the photos in here some other time!