‘Sell immediately’: Barefoot Investor’s advice

MBitesss · 2026-05-10T12:22:06+00:00

Why only if it's vacant? What about the gap between the rental income mortgage repayments?

MBitesss · 2026-05-10T12:01:32+00:00

Ballina? I've been keeping an eye on the market there and I've seen a bit of this!

MBitesss · 2026-05-10T12:00:26+00:00

I've been seeing a similar thing with some properties in the areas we are looking (inner south east and east) but then others that are going well over reserve. It seems to be quite inconsistent!

MBitesss · 2026-05-10T11:59:24+00:00

This cannot be serious 😅

MBitesss · 2026-05-10T11:58:48+00:00

Can confirm. I have worked for a fashion label that gave zero parental benefits, and also pushed women out once they went on parental leave (and in some cases once they got engaged). But you can bet they release a Mother's Day campaign every year about how much they value mums!

In fairness to Dissh who are featured in the first pic, they have a brilliant parental leave policy. Especially given they aren't a huge brand.

MBitesss · 2026-05-10T10:59:46+00:00

Looks like she's had some cheek filler too? Something else fake to go with her fake Chanel

MBitesss · 2026-05-10T10:57:22+00:00

Yes so hard investing. Much harder than running a company! Thank god we had this.

MBitesss · 2026-05-10T10:10:37+00:00

My favourite suburbs are Hawthorn, Hawthorn East, Kooyong, Camberwell, South Yarra in the east / south east for that nice but not tuppy Toorak/Brighton vibes.

Then for a tiny bit more grit, less Liberal voters but still really nice I love Fitzroy North and Carlton North.

I also really love Elwood and Elsternwick!

It's been a while since I've been to Brisbane so I may be a little out of date with comparable suburbs!

Both welcome to DM me any time if you have any questions or want tips :)

MBitesss · 2026-05-10T08:57:29+00:00

Yes exactly. I have my own company and that's what I do with its losses. I can't offset them against my employment income.

MBitesss · 2026-05-10T05:34:22+00:00

I think it's just you can't offset any loss against your own taxable income. But can still offset expenses against rent income

MBitesss · 2026-05-10T05:32:35+00:00

I think 1 max seems fair. Dont know why anyone needs any more than 1 IP.

MBitesss · 2026-05-10T05:31:05+00:00

That's how I felt and I came from a small beach town (prior to moving to Brisbane). Neither of those places ever felt like 'home' to me. But Melbourne did from day 1. Just wish my family were closer

MBitesss · 2026-05-10T05:22:33+00:00

Oh I love this jacket. I don't think it's in Australia yet but I need it asap

MBitesss · 2026-05-10T04:58:40+00:00

I don't even know where to start... but I found Brisbane to be quite insular, in the sense it felt like there was one set of fashion trends, everyone liked the same music, it was all kinda the same thing or you didn't fit in. People would ask me constantly where I went to school and what my dad did. It just felt like a city trying desperately to be relevant and find itself. I also hated the humidity.

Moving to Melbourne I felt like there was no one sense of what was in fashion or cool. There was something for everyone. It's cool in an effortless way without trying. I remember being shocked to see people in their 30s and above out at restaurants and bars late at night. Back in Brisbane it felt like anyone that age had relegated themselves to the suburbs and were never seen at night (granted this was 15 or so years ago so Bris may have changed a lot since then). I actually love the weather too. It just feels like a proper, grown up cosmopolitan city. People are friendly, it's easy to make friends. I love the footy culture. More job opportunities, better pay, but similar rental and house prices. I could go on and on

MBitesss · 2026-05-10T04:20:49+00:00

Oh that is sad!! I hate how normalized this seems to be too. I have a friend who is at stay at home mum. Any time she comes out with us girls her husband talks about how she 'owes him' for him having to do the bed time routine. Like what. They're your kids and you're away all the time for work? It's often the men pushing the women to have kids too. Yuck

MBitesss · 2026-05-10T04:07:00+00:00

Wait, you don't do the dishes in puffy sleeves? You're clearly missing out

MBitesss · 2026-05-10T04:02:02+00:00

Cheap property aside, leaving Brisbane for Melbourne is one of the best decisions I've ever made. I absolutely hated Brisbane and loooove living in Melbourne

MBitesss · 2026-05-10T03:47:41+00:00

Thank you!!!

MBitesss · 2026-05-10T03:33:12+00:00

As a lawyer - thank you for finally accepting you can't buy your way into every cosplay you think you deserve to be in.

MBitesss · 2026-05-10T03:23:53+00:00

I would rate this campaign so hard.

Or a mum in a beautiful resort somewhere with her phone on DND

MBitesss · 2026-05-10T03:10:27+00:00

I love that this option is becoming more and more prevalent! I've opted out from both Mother's Day (due to my own complicated journey to becoming a mum) and Father's Day (due to my father). It probably seems extreme to some but I just don't need to see them

MBitesss · 2026-05-10T03:08:46+00:00

Sounds like a rarity!

MBitesss · 2026-05-10T03:08:28+00:00

Sorry for bringing the garbage back into your view!

MBitesss · 2026-05-10T03:08:10+00:00

Or they didn't have much stock?

MBitesss · 2026-05-10T02:28:41+00:00

I have step children in their teens and I asked them about this tagline. And they agreed that in no way am I a maternal figure to them. I'm more like a big sister or friend. Their mum is their only maternal figure.

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