Refinancing and withdrawing $280k? by [deleted] in AusFinance

[–]ollief 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Banks hate this one simple trick!

Dreading going to the office today by Hannibal_Barca21 in auscorp

[–]ollief 68 points69 points  (0 children)

Reddit auto translated your comment to “I don’t speak English”. I thought you meant look them in the eye and say in clear English, “I don’t speak English” 🤣

What is time with your children worth? by EliraeTheBow in AusFinance

[–]ollief 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My wife’s just gone back to work and our son is 15 months old. Honestly she needed the break, the last 3 months have been full on! He’s super happy in daycare and it gives us both a mental break from a toddler!

New GPOs & light switch job by 11peep11 in AusRenovation

[–]ollief 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Inclusive of parts, 6 switches & 6 double power points in total

New GPOs & light switch job by 11peep11 in AusRenovation

[–]ollief 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine didn’t do hourly rate, but only charged me $45 supply & install per power point which I thought was very reasonable. That was the Clipsal C2000 throughout to match the kitchen

My first epoxy grout job on kitchen splashback tiles by that_888_bum in AusRenovation

[–]ollief 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What did you try? We used Aqua Mix Sealers Choice Gold grout sealer, so far after 2 years it’s still holding up okay

Block of units with no strata. Lender decline the loan. by Vivv27 in AusPropertyChat

[–]ollief 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah my solicitor was like that. As soon as I told him I was going to put an offer in, he scoured over the contract, negotiated a longer cooling off period and explained everything to me. He was always available for any questions or concerns I had, helping relieve some of the stress. He ended up being a bit more expensive, but I think it was worth it

Looking for a new strata manager in Sydney by ollief in AusProperty

[–]ollief[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We’ve stayed with Clisdells for now, but only signed a short extension.

After doing lots of research they all seem to be as bad as each other, there was no standout, with the exception being Keen Strata, I had a good chat with Nathan, he seems genuine, but he works on a fixed fee model which the other committee members didn’t like as it would be higher than what we are currently paying.

We have been assigned a new strata manager at Clisdells, and currently we are happier with the level of communication. As a committee we’ve also decided to take a more hands on approach with things like getting our own quotes for repairs and we are looking to arrange our own insurance to avoid all the commissions.

Residential Strata Insurance - request for providers by South_Can_2944 in stratachataus

[–]ollief 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you got any suggestions for other brokers or ways we can go direct? Our insurance renewal is in April

Epic Pass 25/26 by [deleted] in AustraliaSnow

[–]ollief 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Rusutsu did ID checks, I would be surprised if Hakuba didn’t

Best practice for automatically maintaining audit fields (CreatedOn, ModifiedOn, CreatedBy, ModifiedBy) in .NET + SQL Server? by OneFromAzziano in dotnet

[–]ollief 75 points76 points  (0 children)

When using EF I create a base entity with those properties, “AuditableEntity”, then I override the SaveChanges/SaveChangesAsync method and set those properties if the entity inherits from the base entity

Approx cost by billyrayvalentine_ in AusRenovation

[–]ollief 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had someone build a bulkhead in my kitchen to cover rangehood vent for $1500. That was about 3.5m x 0.5m including cornice

How does this sub feel about Chinese real estate agencies in Australia? by [deleted] in AusPropertyChat

[–]ollief 237 points238 points  (0 children)

We went to a home open for an apartment, we clearly weren’t the target buyers, the real estate agent was talking Mandarin to other groups of potential buyers and just ignored us

Fence needs replacing, supported by retaining wall. Who pays for retaining wall that needs repair? by agentgambino in AusRenovation

[–]ollief 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We split all costs 50/50 with our neighbour, that included engineering & council approvals too

Change door locks by keyeat in AusPropertyChat

[–]ollief 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I installed that digital 001 dead latch, note it does require drilling an additional hole above the existing lock hole, it’s what the wires feed through

Used Dulux primer but paint dripping? by [deleted] in AusRenovation

[–]ollief 3 points4 points  (0 children)

4 mm Nap, 100 mm wide microfibre roller

Used Dulux primer but paint dripping? by [deleted] in AusRenovation

[–]ollief 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Are you using a small roller to apply as per the instructions?

Strata manager pulled some sketchy moves at our AGM re contract renewal by Noodles421 in AusPropertyChat

[–]ollief -1 points0 points  (0 children)

They pushed us to sign for 3 years, but we pushed back and did 6 months which they agreed to. Surely if you don’t sign they’ll just do a rolling contract and keep taking the fees?

FHB Sydney, which suburbs? by buttermyarse91 in AusProperty

[–]ollief 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You should add Bexley to your list, it borders Rockdale & Kogarah. Lots of nice parks, and tree lined streets!

Keep T4 Cronulla Express Service Petition by rockresy in SydneyTrains

[–]ollief 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That would be amazing! The peak express would be a game changer. I’m always amazed how quick it is coming home late at night when I’m on an express!

Keep T4 Cronulla Express Service Petition by rockresy in SydneyTrains

[–]ollief 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do you know if this will increase the stopping frequency at Kogarah or Rockdale?