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If your next reno or subdivision property was built pre-1990, beware:

It’s likely you have asbestos in the roof sheeting, the wet areas of your home (laundry, bathroom, kitchen), maybe even in an old shed out the back.

But the list doesn’t end there… Far from it!

You Can Often Find Asbestos In:

• Outdoor Toilets: Although strange now, back in the ’50s to the ’80s, outdoor toilets were a common feature in many Australian homes. And these toilets were often made with asbestos roofing. While new homes aren’t built with outdoor toilets anymore, demolishing the old ones is a tricky, dangerous, and potentially expensive task.

• Dog Kennels & Cubby Houses: Older dog kennels and kids cubby houses were often made from leftover building asbestos. (Can you imagine your precious children or pets breathing this poison in?!)

• Outdoor Pergolas, Garages and Retaining Walls: It’s often the exterior add-ons you forget about when you survey a property, so take a walk in the backyard and assess the area! Anything pre-1990 deserves your careful attention!

• Barbeques: Asbestos cement sheeting was often used to the underside of the barbeque or to support the ceramic tiles used around the barbeque benchtop. Oops!

• Electrical Meter Boxes: Did you know asbestos was often used in older-style electrical fuse and meter boxes? Electrical backing boards were manufactured containing asbestos as a fire retardant and to resist electrical arcing. And even boards with new digital meters and modern circuit breakers may still be mounted… on the old asbestos board!!!

Asbestos Won’t Just Kill Your Project… It May Very Well Kill YOU!

This horrid cement based material has already killed over ten thousand Australians since the ’80s. And cancer experts predict it will kill 25 thousand more in the coming decades.

But then again, you can’t avoid it!

Despite the phase-out initiated more than 30 years ago, and despite the total ban enforced since 2003 – – Asbestos is still pretty much everywhere.

There’s no way around it –

If You Invest In Property, You Need To Know The Right Way To Deal With Asbestos!

Otherwise, you might end up losing much more than just money.

Using active property strategies like Renovation, Subdivision and Development you are more than likely going to need to demolish a property at some stage… or at least shift it or renovate it!

It’s critical you learn how to remove asbestos properly.

Which is why I have requested asbestos expert, Brian Sketcher from Asbestos-Audits Queensland, to send us some of his best tips.

Here’s what Brian had to say:

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Categories: Strategies

“What are the typical subdivision costs in WA?”

This is one of the most popular questions I get asked when chatting to property investors. It’s second only to “how do I find a great deal?”

It’s a great question and was the reason I wrote the DIY Subdivision Kit and included it in the Ultimate Property Hub membership site.

Finding out those key expenses is not always easy, especially when you don’t know where to look or who to ask. So I figured why don’t I just share all the juicy details right here!

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Categories: Strategies

Yes, I’m back blogging!! And to celebrate the occasion, I’ve brought some reinforcement with me! 

Joining me today is Nhan Nguyen from Advanced Property Strategies. 

Nhan has been on stage at our Property Networking Groups many times, and I don’t know many people who are more active than he is in the market. 

Which means that when it comes to understanding the current state of the property market… and to understanding where it is headed and how to profit from it – there’s no one better person to listen to than Nhan. 

I recorded a ‘short & sweet’ interview with Nhan this morning that you absolutely have to listen to. (There’s a full transcript below if you’re short on time).

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Categories: Strategies

Bonjour Everyone, We’ve Arrived Safely In France!

I hope you all had an awesome Easter and a great four-day break. We’re now settling into our lovely little French town, getting into the logistics of things. Kids will go to school real soon, which will be great.

One thing I’ve noticed since being back is just the slow pace that’s happening here. It’s quite special. People tend to relax a little bit more and spend time with each other rather than just their phones.

Anyway, the real reason for this blog post is…

I had some time to think about things

I realised that all of us back home have fallen into the trap of… desperation!

We’ve gotten ourselves all caught up the discussions around the looming changes… what’s the “best way to get financing”… and frantically reaching for the “latest strategy”.

I think it’s essential that we all just come back to basics. I think that maybe we’ve been overcomplicating things.

I think there’s a better way to do property – AND make more money

And tomorrow I’ll send you a report about this, which I want you to read the minute you get it. It’s critical that you read it. No matter what your current level of experience is, it will help you get to the next level in 2018.

Watch the video, and look for my email tomorrow:

So keep an eye out for my video. It’ll be delivered to your inbox tomorrow. Enjoy the rest of the week!

I’ll tap in shortly with some more videos and insights while we’re here in France. I look forward to sharing them with you. I’ll catch you all soon.

Bye for now.
Matt