My new house ( Adelaide )

[beerbaron]

Yes, ive joined the masses and now will spend the rest of my life paying off my mortgage
however im pleased with my purchase, in Prospect which is about 10-15 minutes from the city and in a nice street
heres some pics

[Holster]

Congats, now you just need to get stuck in to that garden

[rbranson]

Congrats on your new home -- very nice.

[beerbaron]

Thanks
btw the garden is massive, backyard cricket will be interesting :)

[Thyrd]

Looks like a nice place. Which suburb?

[beerbaron]

Thyrd, its in Prospect ;)

[deevil]

how do you end up buying 3 identical loveseats?

[rbranson]

Thanks
btw the garden is massive, backyard cricket will be interesting :)

I was going to say just that.

What do homeowners in your area typically do with their backyards? Are in-ground swimming pools a big thing where you are?

[dogwomble]

Looks like a nice place. Which suburb?

I believe the suburb is called 'Prospect', if you read the original post.

Pity house prices are so high in canberra :(

[Thyrd]

I didn't sleep last night. Ya'll shut up! :p

[beerbaron]

how do you end up buying 3 identical loveseats?


hahaha, the 'loveseats' belong to the previous owners

ive ordered a chesterfield lounge, complete with cigar set :)

and as for the backyard, yeah some owners put a pool in , or extend the house out further with a 4th bedroom etc

[criminy]

I was going to say just that.

What do homeowners in your area typically do with their backyards? Are in-ground swimming pools a big thing where you are?

We have in in-ground swimming pool (I'm in Adelaide too).

We have a small lawn in the front yard and a slightly larger one out the back. We have a 1/4 acre block, so there's a reasonable amount of room and we have lots of fruit trees (almond [2], apple [2], pear, avocado, plum, olive, apricot, quince, orange, lemon, mandarin, lime, grapefruit and kumquat). We also have many roses and ornamental trees, as well as a small Japanese-style area with a gravel "pond", rocks and bamboo. And a Veggie patch (currently with strawberries, silver beet, baby squash, carrots and lettuce. And some herbs.

Also a nice paved entertaining area out the back next to the pool, with a Barbeque (in a brick surround on mains gas - no empty propane bottles for me!).

Needless to say, our garden takes up quite a bit or our spare time to maintain. The pool is also fairly maintenance-heavy.

I can post some pics if anybody is interested.

[Tigress]

CONGRATULATIONS!!! :elefant:

Pity house prices are so high in canberra :(

Oh, poor you... Try attempting to buy a house in Sydney! :aah:



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[rbranson]

Please post away more pics.

For those of us who are not Aussie, would you care to tell us where Prospect and Canberra are situated, and what kind of price ranges are in effect for homes in your immediate area (keep it general, don't mean to pry).

Would you say the market is currently on the rise? Is it mostly interest-rate driven?

Thx.

[Holster]

I'm in Melbourne and the average family home in an average suburb starts at $300,000 (thats not near the city)

A friend bought a 2br (2 story) terrace house in South Yarra (about 10 minutes from the city) pretty much totally gutted and paid $500,000

[Cassa]

Fkn house prices in Australia. I'll never own a house anywhere convenient, I've resigned myself to renting for the rest of my life.

[The Cunt]

We have in in-ground swimming pool (I'm in Adelaide too).

We have a small lawn in the front yard and a slightly larger one out the back. We have a 1/4 acre block, so there's a reasonable amount of room and we have lots of fruit trees (almond [2], apple [2], pear, avocado, plum, olive, apricot, quince, orange, lemon, mandarin, lime, grapefruit and kumquat). We also have many roses and ornamental trees, as well as a small Japanese-style area with a gravel "pond", rocks and bamboo. And a Veggie patch (currently with strawberries, silver beet, baby squash, carrots and lettuce. And some herbs.

Also a nice paved entertaining area out the back next to the pool, with a Barbeque (in a brick surround on mains gas - no empty propane bottles for me!).

Needless to say, our garden takes up quite a bit or our spare time to maintain. The pool is also fairly maintenance-heavy.

I can post some pics if anybody is interested.
While you're posting the pics also be sure to PM me your street number and address, a schedule for what times during the week that you're usually at work or out, and also a scan of your front door key.

kthnxbye.

[rbranson]

While you're posting the pics also be sure to PM me your street number and address, a schedule for what times during the week that you're usually at work or out, and also a scan of your front door key.

kthnxbye.

Don't trust him -- he wants to film amateur pr0n in your home. :elefant:

[label]

Congrats, the house looks nice, when do you move in?

[King_Crud]

Beerbaron, lovely home on the inside, although will you be doing anything with that brickwork on the front? Love the backyard too, plenty to play around with.

[Al]

Nice work dude, that's about 15 mins from me. Will have to catch up for a beer sometime! Good looking house, although the brick front could do with a little something.

[beerbaron]

Your both right guys, the front is a bit bricky haha
plan is to get the front rendered , with green on the edges/eves/gutters
then a picket fence with eletronic wooden gates

and i get the keys on the 18th november, cant wait !

[Girl.]

I think it looks fantastic :) Congratulations!

I'm jealous - I've resigned myself to living in a flat forever. I'm going to miss my backyard.

[rascuache]

I'm in Melbourne and the average family home in an average suburb starts at $300,000 (thats not near the city)

A friend bought a 2br (2 story) terrace house in South Yarra (about 10 minutes from the city) pretty much totally gutted and paid $500,000

You wouldnt believe it, but Newcastle is the same

places next door to me (new apartments in newcastle east, next to the beach)

$350,000 for a one bedroom

$600,000 for two bedroom

$900,000 for three bedroom

$1.3 million for the penthouse

And thats Newcastle! average family home, getting to be about 450,000 for between 10 -20 minutes from CBD. Damn Property boom!

[AntZ]

My parents recently bought a house in Adelaide, we paid $200k its got a huge front yard, huge back yard, huge pool, 3 bedrooms and a granny flat, is within walking distance of a primary, secondary and high school, has two decent shopping centres about five minutes away, is close to the train and bus stations and is about 10-15 minutes from another two main shopping centres in one direction and town in the other.

[Steely]

Looks really nice, and enough room for a game of cricket in the backyard there :), congrats!

[BtrFly]

congrats dude! so the housewarming is when?

as for western sydney, we are looking at a 4 bdr house, with a granny flat on it, on a 857sq block. its pretty ordinary on the inside, but its $750,000, fairly average.

[beerbaron]

House warming will be in december
plenty of room in the backyard for cricket, bocce and croquet :)

[berserk]

cricket, baron? what happened to football?

[ezer]

its harder to hold a beer and play footy than cricket, cricket is truely the bbq sport

congrats, house looks great on inside

[Davo_Dinkum]

Top find mate.....Great backyard, chuck a halfpipe in there and I'll be down in a second.

[RedMaN]

Nice work... big backyard and wood finished floors *thunbs up*

Congrats dude :pir8dan:
My thoughts are the same as some other ppl have posted, I think I'll be renting for the rest of my life too :(