Havent bought a house yet? has the boat sailed away? - Page 4

**ebxr8240** · 24-04-2015, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Uncle Niceguy

Man threads like this make me want to get out of the city and have a fresh start in the middle of nowhere.

Where can have a REAL garage !!!

Stefan · 24-04-2015, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by NTF6

I don't think so, I have been checking prices in Perth and there are some bargains to be had compared to 6 months ago when I was looking for new houses or 3x2 apartments around the Balcatta area. Some of the similar investments are now 80k cheaper and I think there is more to come. I for one will be keeping a close eye on Perth and looking to snap one up when I feel the bottom is close.

Mining bust...perth would be the hardest capital I guess.

Might be good to get in at the bottom, next boom houses will rise again.

**ebxr8240** · 24-04-2015, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by mr smith

Once Labour get in and crunch negative gearing, house prices will drop like victorian taxi licences.

They tried that way back . The rents went up the public housing couldn't keep up.. It came back in no time .. Remember NG is the expenses from running a business .. It's a claim on income tax like anything else. You would be crazy to keep it in negative gearing for long though ..

zilo · 24-04-2015, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by nuthin' fancy

Geelong Grammer is sandwiched between the old Shell Refinery and Corio, a rough old commission area*
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Not quite....there is no year 9 at Corio.

year 9 is in Mansfield, for all students..45k for just that year...EACH!

Not bad for a backward country school.....

**Giant Cranium** · 24-04-2015, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by HULK_I6T

If price wasnt a barrier are you telling me people would chose against the premium spots in a capital city???

The truth is everyone wants to live in the capital city, but the demand ensures the top spots command the highest price and those willing and able to pay up get to enjoy it. The rest are pushed out further and further.

come on hulk, troll level 10000

i have a mate born in mudgee hanging to go go back but as he is a marine electrician he can't.

look outside your tiny box

HULK_I6T · 24-04-2015, 07:09 PM

A member said earlier that it was crazy talk to pay $400k for a 400sq metre block..

But I'd argue it would be crazy to buy 1000 acres in port moresby even for $1000.

It really does depend where the land is doesn't it?

Ruination · 24-04-2015, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by XB GS 351 Coupe

Big assumption, yet country towns are full of people who enjoy a real lifestyle, yeah sure I would want to swap my acreage 15 minutes from the beach and 30 minutes from Port Macquarie for a stinking house in a smelly City.

I spend years busting my balls to get out of that rats nest, if you gave me a free house in Sydney I would not live in it, and neither would any of my neighbours, or people I know. There is a whole world out there that does not stink like sewerage and car exhaust, full of self important people with bad attitudes.

Last time I went to Sydney we were going to stay a week, lasted one night, before we left, the stench was unbearable, the people obnoxious and the traffic insane, life is too short for that crap.

I would rather walk out to the horse paddock, and watch my daughter ride her horse after school, or my son ride his motor bike on the back paddock instead of being worried about Pepdoiles and having your kids locked up all day playing video games, or may be do some archery or go out for an afternoon hunt or a spot of fishing, walking distance from home, or may be wander across the back paddock to my 12 meter x 14 meter shed and work on my cars. Yeah I really miss the sewerage and exhaust smell I get in Sydney

My view in the morning, wow can't wait to be squashed back into a sardine can in Sydney eating breakfast while I can hear my neighbour taking a dump 5 meter away:

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I grew up in regional/country towns in WA, (Broome, Albany, Esperance and Kalgoorlie) and honestly I wouldn't go back out bush.
Barren wastelands - Especially Kalgoorlie, man that place blows. As a teen that town was torture.
Moving to the City was the best thing I've done with my life.

mr smith · 24-04-2015, 07:43 PM

The city is rubbish, Australia has some of the best landscapes on the planet.
Living in an Australian city is as stupid as having a 4 bedroom house and living in the kitchen only. I cant understand why we are crammed into the corners.
Live in an apartment? People in countries where you are forced to live in a dog box must laugh at Aussies who choose this in a country our size.

XB GS 351 Coupe · 24-04-2015, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Ruination

I grew up in regional/country towns in WA, (Broome, Albany, Esperance and Kalgoorlie) and honestly I wouldn't go back out bush.
Barren wastelands - Especially Kalgoorlie, man that place blows. As a teen that town was torture.
Moving to the City was the best thing I've done with my life.

I think you need to find better locations. Outback is not fun, been out there and checked it out, did not like it. No point living somewhere you hate.

Havoc · 24-04-2015, 07:47 PM

the job market in s.a isnt tough its decimated 20 percent youth unemployment in areas we had a job going at work after 1 day and 280 applications they shut the job ad the job market is ****** and only going backwards.

nuthin' fancy · 24-04-2015, 07:48 PM

The thing that attract people to the big city is the thing that drives others away. '000s of other people doing whatever it is you want to do.

usernametaken · 24-04-2015, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Havoc

the job market in s.a isnt tough its decimated 20 percent youth unemployment in areas we had a job going at work after 1 day and 280 applications they shut the job ad the job market is ****** and only going backwards.

...and some here think that property can only go up.

pay off your debt, folks, she's a rocky road ahead.

**Mont5.0** · 24-04-2015, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by mr smith

The city is rubbish, Australia has some of the best landscapes on the planet.
Living in an Australian city is as stupid as having a 4 bedroom house and living in the kitchen only. I cant understand why we are crammed into the corners.
Live in an apartment? People in countries where you are forced to live in a dog box must laugh at Aussies who choose this in a country our size.

where are the jobs at? Wheres the money at? Have you noticed there's not much doing in Central Australia...

XB GS 351 Coupe · 24-04-2015, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Mont5.0

where are the jobs at? Wheres the money at? Have you noticed there's not much doing in Central Australia...

For some jobs you might need to live in the city, for most jobs you don't, there is plenty of people who work in menial jobs in cities, why work at Bunnings in Sydney when you can work at Bunnings in Coffs Harbour and live near the beach instead of a smelly city for the same money.

There is plenty of work for anyone in the construction industry, machinery operators, retail workers, mechanics, panel beaters, bakers, butchers, etc etc

Who is talking about living in Central Australia??

**Mont5.0** · 24-04-2015, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by usernametaken

...and some here think that property can only go up.

pay off your debt, folks, she's a rocky road ahead.

when has residential property ever gone down?

**Mont5.0** · 24-04-2015, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by XB GS 351 Coupe

For some jobs you might need to live in the city, for most jobs you don't, there is plenty of people who work in menial jobs in cities, why work at Bunnings in Sydney when you can work at Bunnings in Coffs Harbour and live near the beach instead of a smelly city for the same money.

There is plenty of work for anyone in the construction industry, machinery operators, retail workers, mechanics, panel beaters, bakers, butchers, etc etc

Who is talking about living in Central Australia??

No one. But who is talking about living in dog boxs? Im glad leaving the big smoke worked for you. But its not for everyone. maybe we need to go back and look at the original post. Pretty sure the OP's question wasn't "what works for me country v city living".

usernametaken · 24-04-2015, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Mont5.0

when has residential property ever gone down?

To answer your very broad and general question...

... when interest (and mortgage) rates go up.

**Mont5.0** · 24-04-2015, 08:29 PM

^^ this bloke

zilo · 24-04-2015, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Mont5.0

when has residential property ever gone down?

In my lifetime?

1983, 1990,1997 and 2016

usernametaken · 24-04-2015, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Mont5.0

^^ this bloke

Pretty sure you're the muppet here..

**Mont5.0** · 24-04-2015, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by zilo

In my lifetime?

1983, 1990,1997 and 2016

...and where are they now? still in the negative?

**Mont5.0** · 24-04-2015, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by usernametaken

Pretty sure you're the muppet here..

you'd know

usernametaken · 24-04-2015, 08:41 PM

Yep.

But then again...

Just ask any economist.

HULK_I6T · 24-04-2015, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by mr smith

The city is rubbish, Australia has some of the best landscapes on the planet.
Living in an Australian city is as stupid as having a 4 bedroom house and living in the kitchen only. I cant understand why we are crammed into the corners.
Live in an apartment? People in countries where you are forced to live in a dog box must laugh at Aussies who choose this in a country our size.

Is this a serious post?

People live on the edges of the country for many reasons

1. Water views are nice
2. Not everything is produced in australia, quickest transport from other countries is our coast/ports. Who wants additional transport costs going inland
3. Hence thats where businesses setup, hence thats where the jobs are
4. Land sizes are getting smaller in capital cities but who cares if there is a council maintained park across the road??
5. People dont want to mow acres of land. By the time you finish mowing you need to start over again
6. Populations are higher near coasts, more opportunities and networks, more opportunity to communicate with people.
7. Our immigration policies let in people with cash behind them. They want to live in capital cities and pay for good properties. They contribute to driving up prices.

For all these reasons there is upwood pressure on prices in city/coastal/port areas.

Those venturing inland know its way cheaper but give up many of the opportunities that capital cities offer.

**Mont5.0** · 24-04-2015, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by usernametaken

Yep.

Chum............

....p

Obviously a loser that lost out. Maybe invest better next time.
We can all edit...

usernametaken · 24-04-2015, 08:45 PM

LOL,

Not sure why you're going down that path.

Don't worry about me.

I'll be retired by 50.

39 now.

**Mont5.0** · 24-04-2015, 08:47 PM

same age as me....yet opposite advice. Go figure.
retired at 50...pfft ...that long?

usernametaken · 24-04-2015, 08:50 PM

You're the one tripping...

Property prices do fall when interest rates go up... history proves this.

But you, like me, have never seen 18% interest rates on properties we own.

Ask anyone owing a house during the 9o's how it was///

And I edited before (or during) your post... .

Havoc · 24-04-2015, 08:51 PM

listen to you two idiots crapping on housing isnt some wealth creator its peoples ******* lively hoods were selling this country down the ****ter ******* our grandchildren oh sure plenty of work to be done how many maccas workers or cleaners are buying houses but **** them they can rent in the all investors houses in every increasing rents.

**Mont5.0** · 24-04-2015, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Havoc

listen to you two idiots crapping on housing isnt some wealth creator its peoples ******* lively hoods were selling this country down the ****ter ******* our grandchildren oh sure plenty of work to be done how many maccas workers or cleaners are buying houses but **** them they can rent in the all investors houses in every increasing rents.

cool rant bro..