Choosing a real estate agent can be a difficult undertaking. Several elements played a vital influence in my decision-making process when I was choosing mine. First and foremost, trust was essential. I sought out an agent with a strong market reputation, one with a track record of successful transactions and great customer feedback. It provided me with an opportunity to assess their professionalism, communication style, and general approach. By the way, has anyone ever worked for COBALT CORPORATION PTY LTD? I've heard good things about their commitment to clients and real estate market expertise, but I'd love to hear your own experiences or observations.

We are still building and just had the power cable put in and I insisted on a landline cable to go in at the same time. Living in the country means bad reception or blackspots for mobiles as mentioned earlier and it isn't being fixed none too fast either!! We also have allot of older clients who still prefer to contact us on a landline because they dont all have mobile phones or if they do, they have the isues just mentioned, blackspots etc... and mobiles are still considered by some to be a financially extravagant way to make contact versus a landline!! I guess the young ones don't remember a time when there were local and STD or long distance calls which used to cost an arm or a leg and these STD calls didn't mean you were calling interstate, it could be as simple as being 40km away. I have a fixed landline monthly plan at very little cost which covers all local and STD calls and I could if I chose to, talk for several hours, still at no extra cost compared to a mobile. Mobile plans are at a fixed rate like say getting $300 worth of free calls for $35 but you go over that plan and you can get a fair shock when the bill arrives. Landlines as mentioned earlier are safer to use, always have clearer reception and really are still the cheapest way to keep in touch from home.

Hi @Robandlyn new designs can take some getting used to. However, the Houzz team is confident that these changes will help Houzzers find relevant questions and answers more quickly. We do not have a 'photo questions' topic however, we'll take this onboard as a suggestion. However, you are still able to post photo questions directly on the photo – As for your concern regarding the leaderboard, it rewards our most active users – as most forums do.

if the original asbestos walls are in good condition then they can re-be painted but if the walls are too damaged to be saved the asbestos needs to be removed by professionals and the cladding replaced, no reason you can't have different profiles on the front and sides as long as joints and corners are sealed properly but if you plan to install new windows it could be better to wait to repair sections of wall as the windows are replaced (i'd prefer to have all the roof and external walls in good condition and then do the internal work at leisure)... .modern fibrous cements are excellent ...we've just used flat fibrous cement with curved battens over joints and very happy with the results for our 50's house (there are several different brands available through the big hardware stores and research on line is much easier than trying to work out the variations in store) the gabled portico can be made as a separate structure or as a extension to the roof with valley gutters depending on placement of the solar panels (and/or solar panels can be moved)