tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31521003.post116635811006307792..comments2024-03-29T16:40:06.525+11:00Comments on Regional Living Australia Blog: Tree Change & the Loss of the FamiliarJim Belshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31521003.post-68296358903344279052006-11-23T14:44:00.000+11:002006-11-23T14:44:00.000+11:00Contessa, I look forward to following the saga!Contessa, I look forward to following the saga!Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31521003.post-58162850618893240912006-11-23T14:42:00.000+11:002006-11-23T14:42:00.000+11:00Jim, I want to sincerely thank-you for helping me ...Jim, I want to sincerely thank-you for helping me sort through the massive emotional swings I have been going through about all this. It REALLY has helped me think clearly. The GST is sorted, we don't have to pay although it's almost IMPOSSIBLE to find that information CLEARLY stated anywhere, ESPECIALLY on the Tax office website. So off we go! AND...now that the decision is made, I am very excited. So, THANKS once again for helping me work through everything. I will keep you posted.Contessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02771609680033564818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31521003.post-91494629378333317582006-11-23T11:22:00.000+11:002006-11-23T11:22:00.000+11:00How very exiting Contessa. I am glad that the remo...How very exiting Contessa. I am glad that the removalist hint was helpful. I am going to run the exchange here as a separate post because it might be helpful to others. Hope that the GST issue will be sorted out.<br /><br />Do post from time to time about your experiences. I know that this will be of interest to our still small if growing pool of readers. Who knows, I may be able to give the farm some plugs as well!Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31521003.post-32602423147473705232006-11-23T09:09:00.000+11:002006-11-23T09:09:00.000+11:00Jim, the difference in removalist quotes is HUGE....Jim, the difference in removalist quotes is HUGE...we have one from a Tassie company and one from a Vic company and the Vic one is twice as much.<br />We have signed the docs! BUT there has been a last minute hitch where the vendor raised GST at the signing! We said no, our lawyers said no and he said well if it has to be paid, I'm not paying it...AARRGGGHHH...there is no mention of it in his contract but we had it included as not chargeable in ours. So we are waiting for that to be cleared up and then it's ON! WOW!Contessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02771609680033564818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31521003.post-63488554902904085392006-11-21T18:27:00.000+11:002006-11-21T18:27:00.000+11:00Crikey, Contessa, that's hard.
I would do two th...Crikey, Contessa, that's hard. <br /><br />I would do two things. First, get some quotes from Melbourne removalists to provide a costing base. Then ring Devenport removalists to get a counter cost.<br /><br />My experience has been that local removalists can have a back load problem. That is, more people going to Melbourne from Devenport that are coming from Devenport to Melbourne. This may give you a lower rate.<br /><br />As I said, I don't pretend to have expertise in this area.Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31521003.post-11002184733262868232006-11-21T18:13:00.000+11:002006-11-21T18:13:00.000+11:00Jim, we have been searching everywhere for SOME id...Jim, we have been searching everywhere for SOME idea of how much (approx) it is going to cost us to move...removalists costs...any clues as to how we can work out a guestimate?Contessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02771609680033564818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31521003.post-21313591776160482822006-11-21T13:26:00.000+11:002006-11-21T13:26:00.000+11:00On the Italian link, Contessa, one of my favourite...On the Italian link, Contessa, one of my favourite blogs is David Anderson's on Italy - http://viewitaly.blogspot.comJim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31521003.post-21467979540139369922006-11-21T12:24:00.000+11:002006-11-21T12:24:00.000+11:00Jim, you really are helping me think clearly...not...Jim, you really are helping me think clearly...not emotionally. It's great.<br />The retirement (a looooong way off) should be fine, we have a very small amount of super, but we own a beachhouse/shack at Venus Bay own Victoria (2hrs out of Melb) as well. We are not selling that...yet. My biggest hurdle is my emotions...blame my Italian/Irish blood for that I guess!Contessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02771609680033564818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31521003.post-67111279953801819272006-11-21T11:55:00.000+11:002006-11-21T11:55:00.000+11:00Contessa, for some reason I was not able to check ...Contessa, for some reason I was not able to check the myspace link. Got an unexpected error message! Will try again later.<br /><br />A few additional thoughts for you to consider.<br /><br />On the farm, look at your exit strategy. You will want cash for your retirement.<br /><br />The idea of a small flat is not a bad one so long as you buy well. I know of several couples from Armidale who did this, buy a flat in Sydney, which they then rented thus getting a tax deduction while keeping a toe hold in the Sydney market. In both cases they later used the flat as a base for their Sydney trips. By then, they no longer needed the rent. <br /><br />This really gave them the best of all possible worlds. I have always loved regional life, but I also love being able to get out for a break. From my viewpoint, the big smoke is a great place to visit. I just hate living there!<br /><br />I assume that you have both got technical advice on tax and super. This is important when you have a little bit of money to begin with in working out the best arrangement that will optimise life style choices and business realities.Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31521003.post-82780172511742052492006-11-21T11:14:00.000+11:002006-11-21T11:14:00.000+11:00hriutceKeeping the house is not an option if we go...hriutceKeeping the house is not an option if we go with the property we would like to buy. Part of this plan is to be almost debt free. Keeping it would mean we have almost 1m debt, if we also bought the Tassie farm. That would do my head in even more!<br />Our kids could not afford to buy it, as well as not really being in a house-buying headspace.<br />I am already a myspace-aholic and have thought of this as a way of networking and seeking out like-minded souls in Tassie. Here's a link to mypage http://blog.myspace.com/fiestysloth. And thanks for the tax deduction tip! If we had enough to buy a tiny 1 br flat in Melbourne, do you think we could claim that for farm business as well?!Contessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02771609680033564818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31521003.post-32724926912747813362006-11-21T10:34:00.000+11:002006-11-21T10:34:00.000+11:00I really did understand on this one, Contessa. I s...I really did understand on this one, Contessa. I still miss my family home. Can you keep the house and rent it? Would the collective kids like to buy the house?<br /><br />If you could work out an arrangement to keep the house it might help.<br /><br />On values (bigots etc), my experience of smaller communities is that they are more conservative. But here have a look at Farmer Dave's site - http://www.farmerdave.com.au/wordpress This would have been inconceivable twenty years ago.<br /><br />The real point about smaller communities is that they judge by contribution. So plan to be involved locally and to contribute.<br /><br />Also look at something like myspace as a way of setting up a fmaily site. And the role of the farm itself. You might use this to bring you in touch with new people, and tax deductible marketing trips are not to be sneezed at as a way of keeping in touch and doing new things.Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31521003.post-52966212942572005262006-11-21T10:25:00.000+11:002006-11-21T10:25:00.000+11:00Sorry for all typos! I forgot to edit before posti...Sorry for all typos! I forgot to edit before posting!Contessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02771609680033564818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31521003.post-55334530145490883222006-11-21T09:53:00.000+11:002006-11-21T09:53:00.000+11:00Thanks! I am a very emotional person and tears com...Thanks! I am a very emotional person and tears come easily espacially around all of life's big issues.<br />It really is about my family. The fact that it means they are now all truly independent and we won't be having our weekly family dinners. It's only less than an hour by plan to Launceston and forward planning means return flights can be had for as little as $140...BUT it's still a wrench.<br />All the childrens' responses have been positive because they have heard us talk about doing this for years. I don't think any of them really believed I would do it though.<br />Thay have all expressed sadness at losing this their family home and of no more "gatherings" for which we are renowned. Like me they will no be able to go past the house, once sold without incredible sadness. I am emotional now...writing this.<br />I know this is a normal reaction and that we can create new memories...it's just that 1st huge step.<br />I also crave the friendship of like minded people. I am at a time in life where I no longer suffer fools, bigots, homophobics etc. Is this going to make things even more difficult? <br /> I sense I must go through this...it's my old "change' issue. I am the eldest child of 5 and it's said eldest children detest change...but I have implemented change many times in my life. After leaving my childhood home at 19, I moved every 2 years for 15 yrs until this home where We have all been very settled.<br />Thanks for providing an avenue for me to vent and for your useful support.Contessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02771609680033564818noreply@blogger.com