are we mental?
Sep 30th 2009, 3:28 am
#16
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Re: are we mental?
Many people seem to be completely obsessed with the South East and IMO it's now totally overpriced, over-rated and over-crowded. (Trains, Roads etc)
Part of the reason I am in Point Cook is because it is less than half the monthly rental for an equivalent house in the South East - 2-3 years of living here and I have an extra $50K for a deposit in an area that I actually want to live in. If I'd gone straight to live in Prahran or Armadale I be spending loads every month, have a lot less for a deposit and probably not a chance of actually affording to buy there. Guess it comes down to the fact that you occasionally need to make sacrifices along the way to get what you want eventually.
Sep 30th 2009, 3:49 am
#17
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Re: are we mental?
Banyule sits right up there as well (31).OH's parents live in Eltham in a stunning property with the Yarra running at the bottom of the block! You could be miles from anywhere but in reality you're just a few km's from the city.
For now though....my sacrifice is probably living in that overcrowded and overrated south east!
Maybe in a few years I'd consider living out there - for now I still need to live a little!
Sep 30th 2009, 4:10 am
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Re: are we mental?
Not sure how underrated it is....Shire of Nilumbuk in which Eltham sits was voted 3 out of 590 in yet another random quality of life index! Banyule sits right up there as well (31).
Banyule sits right up there as well (31).
Sep 30th 2009, 7:34 am
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Re: are we mental?
Yep...we do have someone over there who we would trust to look it over...I guess it might be an idea to tell them too 
However, we would get a good surveyor involved & get a good relationship going with the local agents too.
The suburb is Eltham, though we like Montmorency too....plenty of house for your money there, good links into the CBD & it just feels like you're out in the countryside... hills, trees, very nice
However, we would get a good surveyor involved & get a good relationship going with the local agents too.The suburb is Eltham, though we like Montmorency too....plenty of house for your money there, good links into the CBD & it just feels like you're out in the countryside... hills, trees, very nice
Not very wise. Its not like the UK where the house is sold and the buyer pulls out etc. You lose your ten percent deposit here if you do.
Sep 30th 2009, 5:07 pm
#20
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Re: are we mental?
Not sure how underrated it is....Shire of Nilumbuk in which Eltham sits was voted 3 out of 590 in yet another random quality of life index! Banyule sits right up there as well (31).
OH's parents live in Eltham in a stunning property with the Yarra running at the bottom of the block! You could be miles from anywhere but in reality you're just a few km's from the city.
For now though....my sacrifice is probably living in that overcrowded and overrated south east! Maybe in a few years I'd consider living out there - for now I still need to live a little!
Banyule sits right up there as well (31).OH's parents live in Eltham in a stunning property with the Yarra running at the bottom of the block! You could be miles from anywhere but in reality you're just a few km's from the city.
For now though....my sacrifice is probably living in that overcrowded and overrated south east!
Maybe in a few years I'd consider living out there - for now I still need to live a little!
Actually, we'll probably take a trip over with the kids to choose a house, then run everything from here via this amazing new invention called T'Internet....dunno if anyone's heard of it yet, but it means you can keep in touch with everyone around the world
Seriously though, does anyone know of any members that might have done this?
Really looking forward to it
Oct 7th 2009, 11:17 am
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Re: are we mental?
See, I knew we were right
Actually, we'll probably take a trip over with the kids to choose a house, then run everything from here via this amazing new invention called T'Internet....dunno if anyone's heard of it yet, but it means you can keep in touch with everyone around the world
Seriously though, does anyone know of any members that might have done this?
Really looking forward to it
Actually, we'll probably take a trip over with the kids to choose a house, then run everything from here via this amazing new invention called T'Internet....dunno if anyone's heard of it yet, but it means you can keep in touch with everyone around the world
Seriously though, does anyone know of any members that might have done this?
Really looking forward to it
I have lived in Eltham for 2.5 years. Feel free to PM me
