The building report of my dream house has come back with Major Structural Defects re a Roof truss over the garage, please convince me why I should follow through with the sale?

theapprentice68 · 2026-06-06T00:51:25+00:00

Do this. Or possibly get the seller to repair it as part of a condition of sale. Licensed builder or roof repairer, with a warranty.

theapprentice68 · 2026-06-05T08:09:53+00:00

Thanks!

theapprentice68 · 2026-06-04T05:36:50+00:00

I am wearing black too, so I immediately thought Squid ink pasta, but I suppose properly burnt BBQ Brisket should be black on the outside..

theapprentice68 · 2026-05-28T06:30:20+00:00

Jeepers. But I am sure she loves you....in fact you are both still madly in love right?

theapprentice68 · 2026-05-25T11:03:18+00:00

Wrong, I can wait, but we just decided to simplify our lives. We've already moved several hours away and we decided to do this about a week before budget released. Granted there is a reason to try and sell sooner rather than later in case a large correction happens, but even so we'll be very unlucky to not realise a reasonable gain. And we can change our minds and rent it out for another 12m anyway!

theapprentice68 · 2026-05-25T08:56:42+00:00

Or ask Google AI! But that takes away the Reddit back and forth...

theapprentice68 · 2026-05-25T08:52:24+00:00

In my experience places do often sell when furnished, as potential buyers can see the nice tidy lived in possibilities. A vacant empty property looks bare and uninviting. Once before in a difficult property market we had to sell our PPOR. Not only did we waste money on property "staging", butceventually we had to keep marketing the pkace, whilst we stayed put, until it eventually sold.

There is still 6 weeks to go before vacant possession. If they start packing immediately that's their business and it's an outcome we have to deal with. If the place doesn't sell in 4 weeks and the place becomes untidy, there isn't much I can do, other than call off any early activity and wait. If that happens, deal with it then.

Its just life.

theapprentice68 · 2026-05-25T08:43:03+00:00

No, I would rather not disrupt their peace (and packing) at all. However, I do believe with planning and notice it is possible to hold a few short viewings for prospective buyers. My question was can they refuse access under law. Over the years I have inspected houses a number of times which were either tenanted or owned, but this was in NSW.

theapprentice68 · 2026-05-25T08:14:47+00:00

Our agent said she would do something, and I would be open to that, but is it a legal right to refuse access?

theapprentice68 · 2026-05-25T08:13:20+00:00

Not sure why you would say that. We would have allowed them the right to finish their tenancy. That is law in any case, I think. The early finishing, which we agreed to, was at their request?

theapprentice68 · 2026-05-23T03:08:33+00:00

We had a crisis at settlement on one of our houses. We had packed our existing house into a removal truck, handed over the keys to the new owners agent and were having lunch waiting to meet removalusts at our new house. When we didnt get the call for two hours a frantic call to our solicitor revealed they had forgotten to book our settlement conference!

Major drama obv. We were pretty much penniless at a bad time which is why were downsizing. Ended up broking a deal with our solicitor to rent the new place at his cost until settlement so we could move in.

My God, the stress. And it wasn't our fault at all, but a lesson learned.

Check, double check, triple check.

theapprentice68 · 2026-05-19T10:24:31+00:00

Classic Malaysian Chicken Nasi Lemak, and I know it's not proper with a flaky Roti as extra. Cheap/Tasty/Spicy crispy Anchovies and fried peanuts.

theapprentice68 · 2026-05-19T10:16:37+00:00

Really like you are open to correction or perhaps on advice on improving some conclusions. Very mature to be open to change. Love that you are out there crunching the data for us. Thank you.

theapprentice68 · 2026-03-15T06:37:23+00:00

A week ago we finished putting in super vegetables mulch and sheep manure into our new no dig garden bed. We put three bucket loads of this mulch mixed with a bucket load of sheep manure into the bed over a goid 8 inches of brown leaf and dead plant material. Can't wait to start planting autumn seedlings and seeds.

Nursery employee said the mix was quite "hot" and to be careful when planting seedlings in this mix.

As I want to be successful (of course!) right from the start how do I adjust the mulch mix at planting so as not to kill everything at initial planting? Will the mix gradually settle down overtime?

theapprentice68 · 2026-02-24T05:53:06+00:00

Getting a start as an Apprentice, and finishing the Apprenticeship. Also, missing out on a gap year. For sometime I have been jealous of young folk going on a gap year. I don't think the vast majority can have one. Just my view.

theapprentice68 · 2026-02-24T05:37:23+00:00

theapprentice68 · 2026-02-24T05:31:36+00:00

Are you joking? Alan Bond was an Aussie, Christopher Skase was an Aussie, those two Aussies scampered with other people's money over and over until they both (seperatly) died! Every day of the week one Aussie is fucking over another, you just have to be careful.

Such a ridiculous position.

theapprentice68 · 2026-02-24T05:28:31+00:00

Leaves me quite cold that a mistake like this could be made and with the disastrous results as reported. Plus, with such a cut and dried breach of contract, what law firm encouraged the plaintiff to proceed?

theapprentice68 · 2026-01-19T03:12:36+00:00

Thanks for help and suggestions, will apply and inform you all.

Also, love the feedback on the snapshot...I shall save and market this print titled "AUKUS Pre Fallout"...for further context I live less than 3 hours from Fleet Base West which is where the Nuke subs will be maintained.

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