Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Need some advice about building proposal 21Sep 19, 2019 5:10 pm Follow Our Clarendon - Double Gable, Hamptons Inspired Fairmont 35 https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=94604 Re: Need some advice about building proposal 22Sep 19, 2019 5:27 pm I agree that the proposed deal seems excessive, but end of the day they aren’t holding a gun to your head to sign up and I can’t see why everyone’s losing their minds just because a business is trying to maximise making money. It’s like the general angst on this forum towards trades, oh they’re charging too much etc. Walk away. Try someone else. Re: Need some advice about building proposal 23Sep 20, 2019 6:17 pm gillybean I agree that the proposed deal seems excessive, but end of the day they aren’t holding a gun to your head to sign up and I can’t see why everyone’s losing their minds just because a business is trying to maximise making money. It’s like the general angst on this forum towards trades, oh they’re charging too much etc. Walk away. Try someone else. I'm all good with a business maximizing their profits but not at our expense. Yep you're 100% right nobody is holding a gun to our head. It is obvious to me now, we should be shopping around. This post was made because the entire process is completely foreign to me. Happy so many people have shared their opinions. Re: Need some advice about building proposal 24Sep 21, 2019 2:59 pm Keep in mind that your mother will have to pay capital gains tax on the block she sells. Often for an owner occupier it is better value to sell the large block and be exempt from tax because it's your own home. As soon as it's 2 blocks you have to pay tax on one of them. Re: Need some advice about building proposal 25Sep 22, 2019 2:14 pm amilelka Keep in mind that your mother will have to pay capital gains tax on the block she sells. Often for an owner occupier it is better value to sell the large block and be exempt from tax because it's your own home. As soon as it's 2 blocks you have to pay tax on one of them. That's something I'm looking into atm. The property was bought before September 1985 so I'm curious if the sale would be exempt from CGT. Talking to a solicitor this week to find out. Hi VK, Think it's worth investing time in an Owner Builder course to equip you with basic knowledge on Australian Building Industry and its regulations. Also, I suggest… 11 23954 Hi all, Need some ideas for my front yard. There are a few elements where the landscaping needs to take into account: There is a slight slope forward with steps going to… 0 384 Levelling compound Ardit is the best but buy a bag of sand and make sand dam to protect your wood floor 2 15351 |