From The Frying Pan To The Fire?
Jun 9th 2010, 9:40 am
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Jun 9th 2010, 9:59 am
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Re: From The Frying Pan To The Fire?
If you don't try you'll never know.
I wouldn't say you've gone through the hardest part but you're more than half way so why turn back now?
Good luck with whatever you decide.
I wouldn't say you've gone through the hardest part but you're more than half way so why turn back now?
Good luck with whatever you decide.
Jun 9th 2010, 10:47 am
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Re: From The Frying Pan To The Fire?
I never understand people who can do that. I have my cat and would never do that, any time I’ve rented and she wasn’t allowed I just hid her when there was an inspection, they never knew and I got all my bond back.
Jun 9th 2010, 10:53 am
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In a lot of ways, honesty never pays. Keep your pets. What people dont know wont hurt 'em.
Jun 9th 2010, 10:56 am
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Re: From The Frying Pan To The Fire?
I'm Australian and that's one thing I don't like about Australia - all those weird rules when renting like 'no cats or dogs'. It reflects IMO the Aussie bias towards buying a house and not living in flats (and look where that got us! 
) Anyway when I lived in Sydney I had a cat and used to hide her when they did inspections or take her to my mum's place for the day.
) Anyway when I lived in Sydney I had a cat and used to hide her when they did inspections or take her to my mum's place for the day.
Jun 9th 2010, 10:58 am
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Re: From The Frying Pan To The Fire?
I'm Australian and that's one thing I don't like about Australia - all those weird rules when renting like 'no cats or dogs'. It reflects IMO the Aussie bias towards buying a house and not living in flats (and look where that got us! ) Anyway when I lived in Sydney I had a cat and used to hide her when they did inspections or take her to my mum's place for the day.
) Anyway when I lived in Sydney I had a cat and used to hide her when they did inspections or take her to my mum's place for the day.
Jun 9th 2010, 11:12 am
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Re: From The Frying Pan To The Fire?
Sure, but making major financial/life changing decisions based on opinions that you read on an internet forum is nuts. Anyone who does is a f**kwit and deserves to be ripped off/lose money.
Jun 9th 2010, 11:17 am
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I think there are worse sources of information, such as the media and professional 'advisors' (i.e. sales persons). Casting a wide net for information anecdotal or factual can't hurt the decision making process. I saved my financial health from Irish bubble by keeping my eyes and ears well and truly open.
Jun 9th 2010, 11:19 am
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Jun 9th 2010, 11:21 am
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Why are migration and buying a house intrinsically linked in peoples minds? It makes absolutely no sense to me. Renting is about half the price of buying in Australia at the moment if not cheaper. Do yourself a favour and leave the property bubble madness to the rich and the reckless.
Jun 9th 2010, 11:25 am
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Re: From The Frying Pan To The Fire?
I'm Australian and that's one thing I don't like about Australia - all those weird rules when renting like 'no cats or dogs'. It reflects IMO the Aussie bias towards buying a house and not living in flats (and look where that got us! ) Anyway when I lived in Sydney I had a cat and used to hide her when they did inspections or take her to my mum's place for the day.
) Anyway when I lived in Sydney I had a cat and used to hide her when they did inspections or take her to my mum's place for the day.Okay in times past perhaps ...but in such an inflated market as recent times??
Jun 9th 2010, 11:54 am
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I think there are worse sources of information, such as the media and professional 'advisors' (i.e. sales persons). Casting a wide net for information anecdotal or factual can't hurt the decision making process. I saved my financial health from Irish bubble by keeping my eyes and ears well and truly open.
I wouldn't.
Jun 9th 2010, 11:55 am
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Jun 9th 2010, 12:15 pm
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Re: From The Frying Pan To The Fire?
I'm Australian and that's one thing I don't like about Australia - all those weird rules when renting like 'no cats or dogs'. It reflects IMO the Aussie bias towards buying a house and not living in flats (and look where that got us! ) Anyway when I lived in Sydney I had a cat and used to hide her when they did inspections or take her to my mum's place for the day.
) Anyway when I lived in Sydney I had a cat and used to hide her when they did inspections or take her to my mum's place for the day.The apartment complex I live in now allows pets, it’s great, I don’t have to hide the cat anymore. All the neighbours have cats and little dogs. Never seen it an issue anywhere else in the world, just in Australia... just happy the people in the ACT live in the real world.