Monthly archive for May2010

Fingers crossed!

Fingers crossed!

AHEM! Yes, we’ve found another plot of land and upon discovering the low price, I called the agent immediately to put in an offer. During my conversation with the agent, Justin O’ Connell from Century 21 Gold Key Realty, the owner has been trying to…

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Bye-bye 149 Liberty Drive, Clarkson

Bye-bye 149 Liberty Drive, Clarkson

AFTER a ridiculous amount of to-ing and fro-ing, we found out that our offer was rejected (no surprises there). What we didn’t realise is that our agent, Loma Eldridge, was co-broking the plot with another agent, Gemma Andrews. Loma failed to put in our counter…

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149 Liberty Drive, Clarkson

149 Liberty Drive, Clarkson

SO we found a plot of land, going for $249,000 in Clarkson: The asking price is a little high so we’re putting a rather conservative offer and see what the response is. Wish us luck!

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Buy or build?

Buy or build?

WE’VE gone to a few home opens and viewed others by appointment, and nothing. Nothing worse investing in anyway. I don’t plan to spend money on land that I won’t own (strata development) or huge plots of land with houses that need at least $30,000…

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We’re finally getting a house!

We’re finally getting a house!

YAY! I got an email last week from the Foreign Investment Review Board informing Brendan and I that we can now buy a house under our visa conditions! For those you who aren’t aware, Brendan and I applied for permanent residency in Australia on June…

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