jodi73red Posted June 6, 2013 Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 hi all we are looking to buy a house around the $220 to $240,000 mark and want at least 3 beds and near a good primary school SOR please can anyone recommend anywhere? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelli Posted June 6, 2013 Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 hi all we are looking to buy a house around the $220 to $240,000 mark and want at least 3 beds and near a good primary school SOR please can anyone recommend anywhere? thanks Hi I don't know if you realise what the housing market and values are in Perth...but I can't see you buying anything more than a 1 bed apartment anywhere for much more than $240,000. i just tried to google 3 bed houses for that price and nothing came up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakersdozen Posted June 6, 2013 Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 Hi I don't know if you realise what the housing market and values are in Perth...but I can't see you buying anything more than a 1 bed apartment anywhere for much more than $240,000.i just tried to google 3 bed houses for that price and nothing came up. Put at least another hundred grand on that mate and you might get a bit closer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifi69 Posted June 6, 2013 Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 Have to agree with the other posters. ive never seen a house going for that price anywhere in Perth. If you give a bit more details as to how you came this figure, I'm sure someone will help point you in the right direction. You don't say how far out you are willing to go? you could look at buying a plot of land and building your own, lots of expats manage to get on the ladder this way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakersdozen Posted June 6, 2013 Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 Go on to www.realestate.com.au for a better picture of the housing prices Regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arwen Posted June 6, 2013 Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 I can't imagine anywhere in Perth being that price, even the really crappy areas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jodi73red Posted June 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 we are not looking direct in Perth more mandurah way where i have seen at least 4 properties around the 220 to 250 mark so I know they are out there thank you all for such positive remarks we are also happy to go rural as a Australian who grew up in the bush I am happy there and found a place called northam where houses and schooling are ok I dont want a mansion just a roof over my families head Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesw Posted June 7, 2013 Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 I have just done a search for 3 bed houses up to a value of 250,000 and I was surprised to see there are 56 available. Then I saw what suburbs and what roads they are in and am not surprised. I would not even look at any of the houses for sale, and often, you will find that if the area is not that desirable, then the local school won't be either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verystormy Posted June 7, 2013 Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 In a half decent area. Even in mandurah, where I have lived for the last 5 years, you are only going to get a block of land for that. But certainly not a house on it. You have to know that house prices here are very high. Most of the Perth inner suburbs are now averaging over $1 mill. Your only chance would be a fibro. These are houses made of asbestos that were mainly built as beach shacks. There are a fair few about in mandurah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelli Posted June 7, 2013 Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 we are not looking direct in Perth more mandurah way where i have seen at least 4 properties around the 220 to 250 mark so I know they are out there thank you all for such positive remarks we are also happy to go rural as a Australian who grew up in the bush I am happy there and found a place called northam where houses and schooling are ok I dont want a mansion just a roof over my families head It might be cheaper in Northam,but the chance of finding work in a rural community is not good. And as someone else said all you would get in mandurah for $250,000 is a beach shack that you could not live in for more than a week. Sorry to be negative but you have to be realistic about the Perth property market.....more than 10 yrs ago it was a very different story...I bought my 4 bed 2 bath with pool in a great location in Duncraig for $227,000. but the mining boom has changed all that and I had my house valued 2 weeks ago at $800,000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal Posted June 7, 2013 Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 Only possible area might be Kwinana or Armadale - have some of the worst schools in WA and high crime rate. If you want to go country then you'd be OK. Cheap house and good school don't go together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weedolly Posted June 7, 2013 Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 Do you know where Northam is? You are the wrong side of the river for starters! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossmoyne Posted June 7, 2013 Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 House prices in WA are high and you will not find a 3 bedroom house in a decent area for anything under $300,000 absolute minimum. Northam might look good on paper and on the map, but there are reasons why property is cheaper there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic964 Posted June 10, 2013 Report Share Posted June 10, 2013 Can I give the opposite viewpoint please. I recently brought a 3X1 brick built house on 800m2 of land for $255K. Yes it needed decorating and a new kitchen, but for $265K then we've got a nice house with tree's around us, and great neighbours, oh and its in a cul de sac, so very little traffic. The house is in Orelia, which everyone will now say - god don't live there, as its a bad reputation, but go and look. We hunted for a while for houses and found that you can't generalise, two streets side by side can be very different in character, one good one not so. Were 30 minutes by car from Perth, and 5 minutes from the train station. I can't comment on schools, were certainly happy with the house and area. You can buy cheaper, we rented an old Fibro house, which sold afterwards for $230K. The house was lovely inside, we just wanted a brick built house. Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jodi73red Posted June 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2013 Can I give the opposite viewpoint please. I recently brought a 3X1 brick built house on 800m2 of land for $255K. Yes it needed decorating and a new kitchen, but for $265K then we've got a nice house with tree's around us, and great neighbours, oh and its in a cul de sac, so very little traffic. The house is in Orelia, which everyone will now say - god don't live there, as its a bad reputation, but go and look. We hunted for a while for houses and found that you can't generalise, two streets side by side can be very different in character, one good one not so. Were 30 minutes by car from Perth, and 5 minutes from the train station. I can't comment on schools, were certainly happy with the house and area. You can buy cheaper, we rented an old Fibro house, which sold afterwards for $230K. The house was lovely inside, we just wanted a brick built house. Nick thanks you so much you have made me happy i know we can get a ok place for what we want to pay and all the negatives comments put us off but we are currently offering on a 3 bed unit but large with a small garden but next to a park for $225 so hope we can get it thanks so much for you words of hope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic964 Posted June 11, 2013 Report Share Posted June 11, 2013 no problem, we didnt bring much money over, so we had to shop around, but really happy with the outcome. Best of luck with the unit. Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verystormy Posted June 11, 2013 Report Share Posted June 11, 2013 thanks you so much you have made me happy i know we can get a ok place for what we want to pay and all the negatives comments put us off but we are currently offering on a 3 bed unit but large with a small garden but next to a park for $225 so hope we can get it thanks so much for you words of hope Have you visited the area where you are offering? You do realize that there are areas in Perth that are as least as bad - if not worse than anything you will find in the UK. There are areas where I had to visit as part of my work, that the company insisted I took a taxi door to door. This is the same company that at the time I worked for I also worked in the Congo. An active war zone. But there were more nervous about some areas of Perth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted June 11, 2013 Report Share Posted June 11, 2013 $225 k ?!? my advice, buy a big dog and sleep with one eye open, better still take turns to sleep and get two big dogs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StraighttothePoint Posted June 11, 2013 Report Share Posted June 11, 2013 thanks you so much you have made me happy i know we can get a ok place for what we want to pay and all the negatives comments put us off but we are currently offering on a 3 bed unit but large with a small garden but next to a park for $225 so hope we can get it thanks so much for you words of hope Eh....? You write an original post saying that you are looking to buy a house for a low amount, then everyone comments realistically with views on how hard that will be and then you say those were negative comments and now you are buying a unit which is completely different proposition???!!! It's not easy on this site $225 for something that size is interesting. What suburb is the unit in that you are oferring on? Or is it an area in Mandurah itself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali Posted June 11, 2013 Report Share Posted June 11, 2013 thanks you so much you have made me happy i know we can get a ok place for what we want to pay and all the negatives comments put us off but we are currently offering on a 3 bed unit but large with a small garden but next to a park for $225 so hope we can get it thanks so much for you words of hope I don't think people were being negative, just realistic from their experience. There's no escaping that house prices in WA are high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redsquare Posted June 11, 2013 Report Share Posted June 11, 2013 House prices are high over there. It'll certainly be a few years before we'll be able to look at buying. However, I have seen a few houses around Mandurah for sale at this kind of price. They all look a bit on the small side and some are fibro construction but sit on very large blocks compared to new build. I suppose it's down to personal taste at the end of the day. I'd prefer a big garden to big rooms I'd never use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verystormy Posted June 11, 2013 Report Share Posted June 11, 2013 Fibro = asbestos. So thousands in removing. Often not connected so mains gas, or even sewerage. Often have major restrictions on building. Also, look at age. Oz houses are built only on concrete slabs which have a limited life span. So, older houses may not be structurally sound. So, if you want to live an an asbestos house, that may fall down and has no mains sewerage or gas. Go for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verystormy Posted June 11, 2013 Report Share Posted June 11, 2013 Also, why would you move around the world to live in a garden shed. FFS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redsquare Posted June 11, 2013 Report Share Posted June 11, 2013 Thanks for the info on fibro built houses. Of the few around that price range, most of them are brick built. For me the appeal of small, cheaper houses lies around the size of the plots. I've been looking at rentals to get an idea of what's available for a while now. Although new houses look lovely, they don't have any gardens. I can't see myself living in a big country without the feeling of space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portlaunay Posted June 11, 2013 Report Share Posted June 11, 2013 You do realize that there are areas in Perth that are as least as bad - if not worse than anything you will find in the UK. There are areas where I had to visit as part of my work, that the company insisted I took a taxi door to door. This is the same company that at the time I worked for I also worked in the Congo. An active war zone. But there were more nervous about some areas of Perth. I've heard this kind of post from you a number of times and I must admit, I still don't get it. Who understands the logic a company might apply in risk assessing their employee's working conditions? If you do then I'd love to know what data they based their findings on. Areas of Perth "worse than anything you will find in the UK", seriously? What are you basing this on? If it's crime statistics per head of population then such figures are easily manipulated, as those in the UK will well understand with the relatively recent reclassification of violent crime and data analysis systems. If personal experience then which areas are you comparing here and there? I don't mean to be challenging, I'm genuinely interested as, from my perspective, coming from SE London, this seems preposterous and in the last two years here I've never felt vulnerable, scared, threatened or in the least bit concerned for the safety of my children, something I could not have ever said in London. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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