stuckinblighty

been looking at houses in carrum downs............is there something wrong with the area as the houses seem very cheap for the sizes of them

stuckinblighty

oi try doing some housework instead of sitting on BE looking at houses :curse:

Scott

You tell him Liz

stuckinblighty

oi .... thats me tellin her

I wear the trousers around here


Lee



and thats a fact

Scott

whats Liz wear Lee ?

Jaycee1

Compared to surrounding areas like Mount Eliza it is seemed to be not a really nice area. There's older, cheaper housing and this usually brings a lot of rental property. It possibly has good and bad areas, although compared to Oldham...
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charb

We are renting in CD's at the mo. It looks to me that one half is the 'older' part, & the other is the 'new' part. The older part seems to be cheaper, & looking on realestate.com.au you can pick up a 4 bed for £250k, if not less.
We have had no problems with the area so far (been in the 'new' part for 3 mths) But would only consider buying in the new area. (just because I like the houses better over this side - newer & more modern!)

The Crow

I think you do need to be careful in Carrum Downs. I don't know the new part, but had friends buy a very nice house in the older part (houses looked like mid 80s builds) and they couldn't wait to get out. They lived on hoon corner and were kept awake every Fri & Sat night - also trouble with litter and trolleys etc. Some kids even turned their electricity off one night. It actually doesn't look that bad where they were - but obviously there are a lot of bored youths there with little direction.

However, we did view a house in a lovely, neat cul-de-sac in Carrum Downs - so I still think you can get nice streets. I don't think the shopping area is great there, but Frankston has more facilities and better shopping.

I don't know anything about schools in the area.

Geelong Gent

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Can I suggest 10 mins away in Seaford? Right by the beach

The Crow

Another thing I should add - I don't think you would have too many potential clients interested in alternative therapies etc in that area. But that's my impression and I could, of course, be wrong.

Seaford is definitely up and coming and in a great location. Again, probably still streets to avoid (as in many suburbs).

However, if you are thinking about your self-employment - the hills or eastern inner city would be best location. Not sure about Mornington area - there are plenty who live thereabouts who would have a better idea of the potential of your business.

MartinLuther

Anyone would think you had a rental property in Seaford

For the OP. Carrum has a bit of rep for being a bit mowey (lower socio economic and boganish) but there may be bits that are not.

BadgeIsBack

To be honest, I'm a bit suspicious about the place. It's just incongruous. You get little corners like that in Melbourne down there on or near the coast.

It's also where the Country Fire Authority has its training ground.

BadgeIsBack

To me age of property shows you nothing, although cheaper is something else. Most of the most expensive building in most cities is hardly new. It's infrastructure, facilities,and more importantly, people, that make a a place ultimately.

To be honest, I fail to see why people are so obsessed by new builds. Is it a British thing?

Geelong Gent

Yes I do but its more the area might fit within the OP budget and a bonus of being near the sea.

Agree with Badge on the people and infrastructure. You have to look beyound the physical appearance of property (unless your specifically after heritage). The value is in the land/location. You can rebuild what ever you want later, and worth remembering so can your neighbours.

Its not just the British, Badge, Auckland is shocking.

MartinLuther

Only joking. Seaford certain looks like it has more potential than Carrum.