Blue Cat

MataHari

just got back from doing that...and my excitement has already left me
lots for rent but all too small for us...called around and it looks like it's going to be a bit of a nightmare finding a similiar place to what we have now...

Spugsy

looks bloody great that petal.

Spugsy

heh heh.....'that big beast of an english man who used to come back at 3am, fall over, climb over the 9 foot wall and sing football songs has gone now, praise be to allah...'

Ethos83

Perhaps time for a change of scenery?

If your budget is 200K or above (judging from the link to the villa you showed us), why not look into Umm Suqeim or Jumeirah? Independent villas. Lots of greenery. You can walk to the beaches.

Roadking

...and listen to the sound of wheel spinning and the smell of burnt rubber during national day.

I live in Jumeirah and, with all respect to MH, I'd like to protect the neighbourhood. hehehehehe

Some really nice villas in J1, complete with pool, private, off the main road. If our LL doesn't wise up, we're moving to one...but then that should bring down values considerably.

Blue Cat

kids are all in school in Mirdif, MH what about Mamzar and Ghusais?

Sandboy

can nobody read ? she wants to stay in the peoples Republic Of Mirdif !

Ray

Thats 72,147.13 USD a year to rent

MacScot

Haha...that's common for larger villas here.

Ray

I can get a 4 bed 3 bath with pool overlooking the golf course
for 150K and thats buying it outright

MataHari

I've grid combed Mirdif...and there is nothing suitable it seems...not a happy bunny now...seen quite a few villas that I liked but none of them for rent. It's all compounds with hardly any outside space and the rooms are all much smaller than what we have now, which would mean we'd have to get rid of a lot of our funiture and replace it with smaller items, which would be a waste of money.

Someone mentioned moving to another part of Dubai...that's not an option cause of the kids schools and friends etc...plus we need to be close to the desert as one son frequently goes quadbiking after school...so that rules out Garhoud as well.

lionheart

One of our neighbours in Garhoud sends one of their kids to a Mirdif school. The desert is only a 10 minute drive from virtually anywhere in Dubai. Maybe some compromise will be necessary.

The Dean

5 bedrooms - fair enough, but 5 bathrooms???

What next??? 5 maids?????

MataHari

yeah, but my son now just goes on his own, if we move out of the area, I'd have to have to be the one taking him to the desert with the trailer, he never has to rely on us being home to take him anywhere. I realise that if you don't have teenagers, moving is much easier. My boys now can come and go as they please, they can walk or cycle over to their friends houses, walk to Uptown etc...moving will have a big impact on their lives and if I can avoid that I will...