Things that sh*t me the seventeenth

[Off The Couch]

I've sent an email tonight trying to start the process to get out of my lease. It's not fun any more, it's just miserable.

To think I was considering buying a place in this very building 18 months ago, holy shit that would've been a disaster.

While there is a housing shortage, expect your property manager to take their time finding the “right tenant” - they will be picky, especially if you have been a good tenant

My son got a great job in Broome and it took them nearly three months to finalise his exit. Had to pay all the advertising expenses as well

Good luck with the process

 

[nobbyiscool]

If you don't mind me asking, what area of Melbourne are you currently in, and what sort of travel time are you looking to max out at?

Inner northern suburbs at the moment. I don't have to go to the city much, I don't have anything really tying me to this part of Melbourne...

I guess the biggest limitation is that I don't have a car, and having made the break from the money pit of vehicle ownership I don't have any real desire to buy another one. So I need to be central enough to have public transport and GoGet options.

 

[nobbyiscool]

While there is a housing shortage, expect your property manager to take their time finding the “right tenant” - they will be picky, especially if you have been a good tenant

My son got a great job in Broome and it took them nearly three months to finalise his exit. Had to pay all the advertising expenses as well

Good luck with the process

I probably wouldn't go if it was going to cost me a lot of money, I'd just become a really terrible neighbour and force them to start breaching me.

 

[Over The Post]

I probably wouldn't go if it was going to cost me a lot of money, I'd just become a really terrible neighbour and force them to start breaching me.

... which would royally **** you when you try renting from elsewhere. Estate agent shitlists are a real thing.

 

[Cruyff14]

Inner northern suburbs at the moment. I don't have to go to the city much, I don't have anything really tying me to this part of Melbourne...

I guess the biggest limitation is that I don't have a car, and having made the break from the money pit of vehicle ownership I don't have any real desire to buy another one. So I need to be central enough to have public transport and GoGet options.

Sounds like you'll need to stay somewhere with lots of PT available.

Just depends what your priorities are I suppose.

 

[Anzacday]

Had to pay all the advertising expenses as well

That’s standard practice when you terminate the lease early.

 

[Dogs_R_Us]

Did he have water in it at the time?

They should have let him empty it and fill it on the other side

Yep. But there’s nowhere to do that at the security point

 

[Gavin Excell]

I'm doing the on boarding documentation for a new employer I'm joining - bank details, super accounts tax etc

One option I have is to sign up to a 2.5% (of income) special Premium Payroll Solutions package that gives "priority servicing" for any Payroll issues

And here I was thinking this was standard

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

I'm doing the on boarding documentation for a new employer I'm joining - bank details, super accounts tax etc

One option I have is to sign up to a 2.5% (of income) special Premium Payroll Solutions package that gives "priority servicing" for any Payroll issues

And here I was thinking this was standard

what the ****
I've never heard of that

 

[MC Extra Dollop]

I'm doing the on boarding documentation for a new employer I'm joining - bank details, super accounts tax etc

One option I have is to sign up to a 2.5% (of income) special Premium Payroll Solutions package that gives "priority servicing" for any Payroll issues

And here I was thinking this was standard

Good intro to the new employer lol.

Reading between the lines, it sounds like a) there will inevitably be significant issues with payroll activities (i.e. things that need urgent attention); and b) there will be so many open cases at a given time, that charging you for the equivalent of an express lane is considered a reasonably attractive feature.

Questions for me on this option is: what happens if every single person at the company signs up for priority servicing? And what happens to the poor buggers who refuse to pay approximately $1800-$4000 a year for their payroll team to do their job? How long until their issues are resolved?

 

[Neese]

Red flag

 

[Gralin]

yeah i would be worried about joining a workplace that tries to get you to pay a percentage of your income to get support for payroll issues

 

[Over The Post]

Being a union member would probably be more effective.

 

[Billy ray]

Dear real estate agents.

Stop with the ads with no prices!
Please do “offers over” or a price range.
If it says contact agent, i skip

We have had disrupters come with hotels (air bnb) and taxis (uber) - for crying out loud we need a disrupter to come for the real estate industry!
You guys are not celebrities. We don’t want to see your faces and names in lights. Just tell us the price that will get the sale done.

Shits me

 

[Gralin]

Dear real estate agents.

Stop with the ads with no prices!
Please do “offers over” or a price range.
If it says contact agent, i skip

We have had disrupters come with hotels (air bnb) and taxis (uber) - for crying out loud we need a disrupter to come for the real estate industry!
You guys are not celebrities. We don’t want to see your faces and names in lights. Just tell us the price that will get the sale done.

Shits me

If ever there was an industry setup to just leech its that one

 

[nobbyiscool]

You guys are not celebrities. We don’t want to see your faces and names in lights. Just tell us the price that will get the sale done.

Then why are they all financed up to their eyeballs in Audis?

And why are they getting haircuts every 3 days?! (And let's not talk about what a scam they apparently are )

Riddle me THAT!

 

[Billy ray]

Its next level on the GC. Like spray tans, teeth whiteners

Of i have to deal with just this one more for my remaining years its one too many

 

[Teagueeee15]

Dear real estate agents.

Stop with the ads with no prices!
Please do “offers over” or a price range.
If it says contact agent, i skip

We have had disrupters come with hotels (air bnb) and taxis (uber) - for crying out loud we need a disrupter to come for the real estate industry!
You guys are not celebrities. We don’t want to see your faces and names in lights. Just tell us the price that will get the sale done.

Shits me

The laws are very different from state to state. In Victoria they have “contact agent”, but they are always required to provide a “statement of information” that discloses the asking price if a private sale or indicative price range if an auction. You will usually see a link to it once you scroll down to the bottom of the listing on sites like Domain. At least in Queensland you don’t have to deal with underquoting like you do in Victoria, so if it’s an auction, a good rule of thumb would be to add 10% to the upper range.

 

[Alberto_Magnifico]

YouTube algorithms and their dumb ads.
Yeh I know I'm over 40 now so I'm "old" but STOP recommending those cringe nostalgia videos about "90s kids will only understand".
And also, no I do not want to learn how to do a chair workout or sign up to Temu.

This could be in the "Things that make you old" thread too I guess.

 

[Xtreme]

YouTube algorithms and their dumb ads.
Yeh I know I'm over 40 now so I'm "old" but STOP recommending those cringe nostalgia videos about "90s kids will only understand".
And also, no I do not want to learn how to do a chair workout or sign up to Temu.

This could be in the "Things that make you old" thread too I guess.

The young people doing reaction videos to older pop culture phenomenons is interesting.

 

[Over The Post]

YouTube algorithms and their dumb ads.
Yeh I know I'm over 40 now so I'm "old" but STOP recommending those cringe nostalgia videos about "90s kids will only understand".
And also, no I do not want to learn how to do a chair workout or sign up to Temu.

This could be in the "Things that make you old" thread too I guess.

You don't use an advertisement blocker in your browser???

 

[GreyCrow]

Youtube have found a way to annoyingly make adblockers annoying

I have one and they now start the video with an ad that doesnt switch - my solution is to go back to the home page and re-click - which is annoying if they put 5 in a row - click back press click back ugghh

 

[gaskin]

I have no issue with uBlock Origin and blocking ads on YouTube.

 

[Gavin Excell]

The laws are very different from state to state. In Victoria they have “contact agent”, but they are always required to provide a “statement of information” that discloses the asking price if a private sale or indicative price range if an auction. You will usually see a link to it once you scroll down to the bottom of the listing on sites like Domain. At least in Queensland you don’t have to deal with underquoting like you do in Victoria, so if it’s an auction, a good rule of thumb would be to add 10% to the upper range.

Correct
10% over the upper range is a good guide to actual price
Take it in Qld they don't have this requirement?

 

[Billy ray]

Correct
10% over the upper range is a good guide to actual price
Take it in Qld they don't have this requirement?

Dunno

Here is the most recently added property in an area i may buy in.
Not necessarily this house or type of house
But donuts as to a guide

https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-qld-reedy+creek-146939916