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carling black label Jun 8th 2012 11:32 am

CBD Area Advice Most Welcome......
 
Currently in Kangaroo Point for the foreseeable, paying $1050.00 a week, fully furnished, serviced, river views, love it..............but another couple of weeks, we need to get something more realistic matching our budgets etc...

We have been to look at a few places near by......

What we need, two bedrooms, both with air con. Fully Furnished, clean, quiet, respectable, as close as possible to CBD, an hours walk in at most, if possible......

Any ideas, of any areas which match our needs and wishes, North, South, East or West of Brisbane CBD.

Love New Farm, love Teneriffe, but at $650 plus a week, a tad big on our budget. Really want something around $450 to $550. I know what we want and what we get, well, we have to settle for less......Just asking any idea's?


Thanks

coldbeer Jun 8th 2012 12:33 pm

Re: CBD Area Advice Most Welcome......
 
Say Hello to the KP Hotel for me!

Do you know where you'll be working? Also fully furnished is really limiting your choices, you'd probably save by picking up the furniture you need cheap and renting unfurn, provided you can sign up for at least 6 months.

Chortlepuss Jun 8th 2012 3:54 pm

Re: CBD Area Advice Most Welcome......
 
This looks quite good - near the city
http://www.realestate.com.au/propert...park-405145445

Just checked Bulimba rentals. Pulling myself off the floor.

fish.01 Jun 8th 2012 4:18 pm

Re: CBD Area Advice Most Welcome......
 
I agree that fully furnished "really" limits your choices. You would have hundreds to pick from without that requirement.

If you want walkability I would stick to the inner west/north to avoid the river crossing. The Spring Hill/Petrie Tce/Paddington/Milton/Red Hill/Auchflower areas are often very walkable. Somewhere off Caxton/Given/Latrobe Tce would be ideal or down near Nash St at Rosalie.

Here's a furnished one almost in the CBD for $480:

http://www.realestate.com.au/propert...hill-405079353

fish.01 Jun 8th 2012 4:24 pm

Re: CBD Area Advice Most Welcome......
 
Are you sure you couldn't stretch to this one ? It's furnished:

http://www.realestate.com.au/propert...+end-407836117

fish.01 Jun 8th 2012 4:30 pm

Re: CBD Area Advice Most Welcome......
 
Walk along the river $500:

http://www.realestate.com.au/propert...wong-407856469

Chortlepuss Jun 8th 2012 4:38 pm

Re: CBD Area Advice Most Welcome......
 

Originally Posted by fish.01 (Post 10108899)
Are you sure you couldn't stretch to this one ? It's furnished:

http://www.realestate.com.au/propert...+end-407836117

Phew! Just as well brisbane's not due for a flood for another 10 years. You might want the fancy furniture to be water resistant :rofl:

fish.01 Jun 8th 2012 5:19 pm

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Originally Posted by Chortlepuss (Post 10108907)
Phew! Just as well brisbane's not due for a flood for another 10 years. You might want the fancy furniture to be water resistant :rofl:

It was a 1 in a 100 year flood don't be such a pessimist ;) Anyway did you see the backyard shot, it was a flood, not Noah's Ark :D

Pollyana Jun 8th 2012 5:23 pm

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Originally Posted by fish.01 (Post 10108930)
It was a 1 in a 100 year flood don't be such a pessimist ;) Anyway did you see the backyard shot, it was a flood, not Noah's Ark :D

So we just had the one for the last hundred years - the one for the next hundred could come along in a couple of years time :sneaky: I'd like to see what the flood level was on that one ;)

fish.01 Jun 8th 2012 5:38 pm

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Originally Posted by Pollyana (Post 10108934)
So we just had the one for the last hundred years - the one for the next hundred could come along in a couple of years time :sneaky: I'd like to see what the flood level was on that one ;)

Yes, last one anywhere near last years flood was 1893.

coldbeer Jun 8th 2012 5:41 pm

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Originally Posted by fish.01 (Post 10108902)

I realise that's what's available for the price but not exactly luxurious or large are they?

fish.01 Jun 8th 2012 5:45 pm

Re: CBD Area Advice Most Welcome......
 

Originally Posted by coldbeer (Post 10108948)
I realise that's what's available for the price but not exactly luxurious or large are they?

No, did I miss that criteria :) as you said take out the furnished requirement and they get a lot better...

Pollyana Jun 8th 2012 5:47 pm

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Originally Posted by fish.01 (Post 10108944)
Yes, last one anywhere near last years flood was 1893.

I know ;) Still ploughing through claims for repairs worth millions of $$ to State assets like roads. The amount of work to fix the State up is still enormous over a year on, and no end in sight.

coldbeer Jun 8th 2012 5:55 pm

Re: CBD Area Advice Most Welcome......
 

Originally Posted by fish.01 (Post 10108953)
No, did I miss that criteria :) as you said take out the furnished requirement and they get a lot better...

Yeah, thats what I thought too, cost of a couple of beds, TV, fridge etc would pay itself back pretty quickly I would have thought.


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