I bought a house in Brisbane to live and invest. I will show you the feelings and experiences of these 25 districts in Brisbane according to the way we thought at that time: "buy the old HOUSE- > buy the old TOWNHOUSE- > buy the old HOUSE- > buy the new TOWNHOUSE." For reference to those who need to buy a house.
Just arrived, influenced by the Chinese people`s land, want to buy HOUSE, but want to have investment value, want to be closer to CITY, if not away from the Chinese district, and then think a little bit of the concept of school district, so my eyes are:
1. MANSFILED/WISHART/ CARINDALE/CARINA
2. MOUNTGRAVATT/UPPER MOUNT GRAVATT/MOUNT GRAVATT EAST
First, MANSFIELD..
The first stop to the new place is very important and determines the vision.
He participated in an auction in the spirit of a newborn calf, muddled along with a bunch of people, and witnessed the sale of the upper and lower two floors of the pool from 47.9 to 45.2. Maybe the price didn`t go up because of the pool, the Indian and the Chinese. In fact, the house in this area is very popular, every time there is a house OPEN, must have a bunch of people to see the house, strange is white, yellow, brown people have, Australia, India and India to buy a house competition war. This is also the most populous area of all the districts we see. In just a month or two, the area`s house has risen from about four hundred and fifty thousand to more than five hundred thousand. The reason why there are more house-goers is because people like this district belongs to the school district of MANSFIELD HIGH SCHOOL.
The advantages of this area are: school district, about CITY12 km, easy to get on the highway, about 6 km from the SUNNBANK small Universe.
Unfortunately, MANSFIELD`s house is generally long, with an average age of more than 40 years. We learned of asbestos in the future, and we were glad that we had no head at the beginning and bought old houses that deviated from the rational price orbit with the wind and were at risk of asbestos.
CARINA and CARINDALE, though some people say it`s a middle-class Westerners, and they`ve been to SHOPPING CENTRE, over there, but maybe it`s because they`re missing their way under a bridge over there, maybe because the houses they`re looking at are not so good. Perhaps because the good house far exceeds my family budget, in short, the impression is now blurred.
The MOUNT GRAVATT area, which is also UPPER, and EAST, was not clear at first. Later, it became clear that the mountain relying on the MG, the GARDEN CITY on the UPPER MG, the eastern point of UPPER MG, the flat terrain is MG EAST, and now looking back at them, it is found that they are very popular with the LOCAL. The people who look at the house are basically white skin, and the number of people looking at the house is no less than the number of people who simply chat with a LOCAL intermediary. They are told that these districts are more famous areas in the southern district, and are very popular in LOCAL and have scenery (there is a mountain and is good for greening). There are bustling schools (with the exception of several small CENTER, close to GARDEN CITY), schools (nearby private schools, public schools are indeed many), of course, the definition of a good school by foreigners is obviously different from the definition in Chinese word-of-mouth.
After looking at a few houses, the price of MG is generally not low, the family garden is generally well managed, but even the street slope is not low, some homes have slopes in the backyard, of course, people close to the hillside, there is also normal slope. And UPPER and EAST came quite flat, but not a lot of houses, at that time did not expect them to be closely related to us.
The most satisfactory is that there is gas in these areas, ah, gas shows that people are old urban areas, ah, this was fully proved later in the North District.
WISHART this district, I`ve always liked it, I still like it very much now, the typical Westerners district, neat and quiet, very flat, the people who wander around there are very polite, there are also a lot of people out of sports, you can see that there are many people out there who play sports, and you can see that the people you meet when you are wandering around are very polite. The people over there are very stable and the people who live there are very fixed. Accidentally transferred to a TOWNHOUSE district, very beautiful, met the property manager, is an elderly LOCAL couple, inconvenient legs, but enthusiastically chat with us, told us that no one is selling now, but there is a landlord in Europe, home rental, After two weeks, we received a letter from the old man telling us that he had given EMAIL to the owner, that the owner did not intend to sell it, that he liked the house very much, and that he would come back in the future. I`m sorry for a while. I don`t know if it`s because of people, or because I`ve seen a lot of old and inconvenient houses with meadows, or because I was really moved by the TOWNHOUSE. Anyway, at that time, our thinking changed, and we were going to buy TOWNHOUSE..
The reason why I wanted to buy TOWNHOUSE at the time was to pay attention to the comfort of living, not to waste time to manage the grass, also unable to maintain flowers and plants, the house for up to 20 years, do not live for generations of people you have never known. Low overall price, can save down payment for other investment, less loans, less pressure in the future. Unfortunately, WISHART did not have any housing resources at that time. In addition to the problem of language communication, it was decided to go to Baliping and have a look at it.
3. EIGHTMILE PLAINS
Baliping is the only Chinese district where we want to buy a house. There are several reasons for choosing Baliping: convenient transportation, good location, several high-speed entrances, very close to GARDEN CITY, so children can attend WARRIGAE Primary School, which is communicated with Beijing Primary School, and they rented and lived in Baliping at that time. I`m familiar with this one.
A total of four TOWNHOUSE neighborhoods, property managers are all Chinese, these four basic around the W Primary School.
The first 538 district, the location is very good, the property manager is to Xi`an husband and wife, when the property manager at the same time also own real estate agency company, this is the best of the four compatriots encountered, Very passionately as a passer-by to tell us that we have nothing to do with the house, not with her business experience, very beneficial! If there was a suitable household size at that time, it might have been bought.
The second, the third is actually the RUNCORN district, but closer to W Primary School, 52 is a Beijing property manager, when the intermediary OPEN, she will come to see, and will also care to tell us: everywhere cracked. At that time, ah, really good ah. As a matter of fact, after a preliminary understanding of the property management industry in future, the real purpose of other people is that they do not want people like us to buy them, which will affect their income.
The third number 82, the property manager is a TW, will be very "serious" standing outside the door of OPEN, "obligation" to help answer questions. Talk to him, and you`ll be introduced to his partner UNDERWOOD`s new TOWNHOUSE neighborhood, which turns out to be a real estate agent.
The fourth, across the street from W primary school, is Liu classmate`s first OFFER, landlord, the Korean people eager to sell their homes back to South Korea. The prices of the other three districts are basically around 36.9. He only offers a price of three hundred and forty thousand, but the household type is better than that of other places. Finally forsake two reasons: 1. Property manager nausea; 2. 16 years of age, calculated return on investment is too low.
This property manager is very strange, originally thought to read "stage name" YY is Chinese, very happy to know the situation, the result: 1) asked what to call, thinking half a day to say: "call it YY." Surname all want to think for a long time, also dare not say person. 2) ask where person, as a result others still want half a day, take a sentence: northerner. Home also dare not say people. 3) know that we want to live, more direct, clearly saw people in the house, but the phone said that people are not, clearly there is a house for sale, but was told that they do not have a house to sell, and recently there are burglaries. This guy, we`re really scared, not by what he said, but by such character, and we can`t be tired of dealing with it after that. Come on, let`s go.
Since the purchase of the TOWNHOUSE diagram is the comfort of their own living, convenient future investment, considering the return on investment, why not to consider the city, downstairs is prosperous, rent is more expensive. Thus:
4. ANNERLEY/MORNINGSIDE
The impression of ANNERLEY, like the rest of the old town, is an old QUEESLANDER house, only to hear that this area is not bad, but I don`t have much impression, because the house we want is basically not available. I walked around the area as if I had been in a car practice for a few laps.
MORNNINGSIDE saw two sets of TOWNHOUSE, in front of a set of driveways, traffic is very convenient, the set for sale inside is still living in Japanese tenant, see this set next to the road, or a corner, decisively walk away. The second set didn`t get out of the car. Even though it was not far from the Brisbane River and had a river view, it was really a terrible thing to go home every day to have such a steep slope, and I dared not drive down the road at that time, even though it was not far from the Brisbane River and there was a river view. Fear of being thrown out with the car.
Standing on the Brisbane, looking north, yeah, why don`t you go to the north? It is said that the North District traffic is not convenient, there is no highway, the North District is too far away from the Chinese people, life is not convenient. But the North District was the earliest development in Brisbane, the North District was close to the airport, and we didn`t rely too much on the Chinese area. Walking you, four wheels carry two hearts of exploration northward.
5. EVERTON PARK/ASPLAY/MCDOWALL/STAFFORD/CHERMSIDE
Facts have proved that the North District is more prosperous than the South District, at least people walk far away from both sides of the basic businessmen, but also the city has more cars, more people, more houses feel, to the North District, originally complained that the city is a village, only to see the trees do not see the roof of the complaint will be much less.
However, the experience of a walk also confirmed that the North District road is really not easy to walk, morning and evening peak, the main road is very congested; indeed is the old city, Queensland residential characteristics are remarkable.
There are few Chinese in North China, but they recommend CHERMSIDE and STAFFORD,. Our choice is EVERTON PARK,ASPLAY,MCDOWALL..
The reason for choosing EVERTON PARK is to analyze the price depression where EVERTON PARK was still part of the North District at that time, but there is potential for future development such as transportation geography and government policy, but there are really few good houses. Liu classmate took a fancy to a broken house with 1000 square meters of land and grandmother`s house. It was a retired truck driver who lived alone with his dog. It was a dirty mess, and he had to hold his breath when he entered the house. Fat cat students play a small abacus, I hit the head: typical Chinese think of demolition speculation. Unfortunately this set does not apply here, such a broken house, finishing and decoration to at least one hundred thousand Australia, the most critical artificial you can not come, will not, but also have to cut down trees, tidy up the grass … .. Well, the years of life dedicated to a broken house, holding it in the future to develop and make a lot of money daydream! The ground is big, the house really has the appreciation potential, suits us? No!
EVERTON PARK further north is MCDOWALL, may be the reason behind the development, the house is obviously much more new than EVERTON PARK, but also a lot more beautiful, the streets are clean and green, of course, a lot more expensive house prices. If you live on your own in the North District, it`s a good choice.
The ASPLEY was just north of the CHERMSIDE, and it was nice to see a two-suite, one of which had an oral Ofer, 470,000, which was so happy that we had to sign a formal OFER contract with him, thanks to the fact that we didn`t go back and found out the risk of Asbestos in Australia on the same night.
"until 87 years ago, especially before 84 years old houses were basically asbestos, 90 years later the house may exist in the envelope pipe. Because asbestos mines were discovered in Australia after World War II. Asbestos is an insulating material widely found in roofs, walls and floors. Australia has set up the asbestos Commission, which plans to remove asbestos from commercial and government buildings on a priority basis by 2030. Asbestos is a carcinogen which is very harmful to the human body. "
This guy, looking at the scary look of asbestos removal that requires professional protection, comes to Australia where the first element is health, and if you spend money on cancer risk, then. Forget it。
North District to see the end of the trip, since all have been to the north, not yet to the east to see, against the sea, blowing the sea wind, or cool. By that time, the house is no longer a pure house, has been known as Brisbane, know Brisbane`s journey.
6. CAPALABA/WYNNUM
Choose CAPALABA is to find that there is a very large business district, a lot of trading companies are there, greening is really good, koala everywhere logo, think of koala in their backyard, is also a beautiful thing, Hey hey.
Take a fancy to a house, is really clean and beautiful, the price is also cheap four hundred and twenty thousand, the house is very new, the decoration is very chic, the first set of love at first sight.
However, there are three reasons for giving up CAPALABA: (1:) there are only 75 children in the primary school nearby (2) belong to REDLAND Kang-Sau; (3) the whole area is surrounded by green jungle on all three sides, and it feels like a long distance to other places to go anywhere;
And WYNNUM belongs to pass by the way, rely on the sea, vacation is OK, the long life is afraid of boredom, every day vacation like, what will be feeling? I don`t know, and I don`t want to know, because I have to live.
And back to the south. From the south to the north to the east, even the west also looked briefly, now back to the south, this time to see more and more Asian faces and Chinese characters suddenly cordial. But the biggest problem in the southern district is that house prices have been raised too much by lovely Chinese. Return to the origin, may have seen, the progress of buying a house has reached a stalemate. At this point, RUNCORN entered our horizon, in the south, it is what we think is a relatively low price. In fact, we are wrong, buy a house in the foreigners can also cut prices, in China, not only to grab the price increase, plus is not a small point.
7. RUNCORN/SUNNBANK HILL/ALGESTER/CALAMVALE
I had a look at the three houses at RUNCORN, and two OFFER: came out.
Although the house in the rear of the RUNCORN primary school is not large, but the facade and interior decoration is really luxurious, non-OPEN time was taken by several agents to see the group of people, the intermediary and the house-keeper are all Chinese, although there are people who speak Putonghua. A Cantonese speaker. There were nine OFFER,45.9 bids that night, and we were disdained by a pair of Chinese agents who offered us $46.2, and later learned that someone had signed the contract before OPEN DAY at the price of CASH 47.9.
Although the other house is also seen by many Chinese, it is estimated that the interior decoration will not be included in everyone`s eyes. The price we offer has actually become the highest price. The foreign beauty intermediary took every OFFER, seriously, but eventually the landlord hoped that the fare increase would not be negotiated and ended. But thank the landlord for not giving the opportunity, otherwise there will not be a new house.
From these two sets of housing comparison conclusion: 1) the interior decoration deluxe house everybody pays more attention to; 2) the professional quality of the foreign agent is really higher than that of some Chinese intermediary. 2) the professional quality of the foreign agent is higher than that of some Chinese intermediary.
RUNCORN has been raided, too. There`s no place to go. Let`s take a spin in the universe. Fat cat classmates have always had a stereotype about SUNNBANK HILL, CALAMVALE, the stereotype lies in such a distant place, the suburbs in the suburbs, but the price is boastful, using our idea is: the price ratio is serious not high, by the LOCAL put on the hat of the Chinese concentration place. In the future, we still have to sell to Chinese, but at present we do not want to take this baton, we hope that when we sell the house will be a wider audience.
Accidentally learned that the ALGESTER district, although far away, basically level with the CALAVMAL, but the price is a lot of real benefits, early planned construction of the Western District, relatively neat, the house is also staggered. There are also a lot of people looking at houses in this area, perhaps due to mature planning and affordable price attraction. Turning around, feeling cost-effective or good, is that the main road separated around feel bad, far away, the overall feeling than CALAVMALE more real, but also far more mature than CALAVMALE.
In ALGESTER take a fancy to a house, asking price four hundred and thirty thousand, decoration chic, especially those two bathrooms large and bright, garden staggered, the third love at first sight. When a OFFER43.2, was kicked out, it was a pity.
Another house was considered in the immediate vicinity of PARK and primary school, but there was a record of termites. Although records were checked and termites were widely learned, they were eventually abandoned because they were not particularly desirable and needed to be treated more cumbersome.
MOORAOOKA/SALISBURY/COOPERS PLAINS
These areas belong to later no room to see, stroll around, impression has been blurred, look at the house is not many, the whole for the old wooden houses, the streets feel a bit down.
At that time, as the more houses we looked at, the thought began to change, and about five hundred thousand of the budget was more awkward, and the good area could not buy a new house with a little better decoration, and we did not want to go to the far area ourselves, but the budget was increased. It`s not wise to put money and future time on the house, not to mention that PR, still had a chance to benefit from the government 15,000 grant. Therefore, the intention to buy a new house, and asbestos said more clearly our goal! Buy a new house, not only get 15,000 government subsidy, but also exempt all asbestos risk! The key is not to decorate cleaning and maintenance, many benefits, why not.
1. ROCHEDALE
After determining the new house, first of all by ROCHEDALE a large film development advertising attracted! After looking at two new houses, one set has been built and can be accommodated directly. In five hundred and eighty eight thousand nine hundred and ninety nine, FREEHOLD, is close to the children`s playground, and on the other side is the Chinese couple. The boy has been urging us to buy up as a neighbor, but eventually rational considerations have exceeded our budget. Increased the risk of entrepreneurship in the future, stop.
The other is a luxury community under construction, all of which are newly built single-family HOUSE, but have property management, tennis courts, swimming pools, clubs, etc., which are in line with our comfortable living needs.
Some people say that TOWNHOUSE pay property management fee is not worth, in fact, we ignore the insurance and maintenance costs of HOUSE.
At that time, there was not much left in the sale of land, a selected piece of more than 300, 000, is said to have risen by tens of thousands later, but consulted several BUIDER, basic building needs about half a year, which exceeded our purchase target, so let it go.
Although I didn`t buy a house in ROCHEDALE, I thought it would be the next upstart in terms of location and current development scale and planning specifications, as well as the quality of buyers I met.
Since the budget cannot be too high for the purchase of a new house, then only the new TOWNHOUSE can consider that if the future return on investment is taken into account, it must be near CITY, so the construction site once seen, and now completed, a set of four hundred and fifty thousand TOWNHOUSE has become the final goal. And the next day a contract was signed.
2. MOUNT GRAVATT EAST
Stay for half a year, to this area more and more optimistic, every time with the child walk meet the person can friendly greeting, the old man who eats in the yard, the old woman who walks the bird in the courtyard, the child walks, the dog walks the dog can give us the touch. It doesn`t mean everything, but at least it makes us feel friendly. Two minutes` walk to MOUNT GRAVATT PLAZA.. Although did not take the bus, but the community in front of a number of bus stops for the future of the investment room to leave convenience.
The trip to buy a house here a temporary full stop, review the journey, we are actually drawing round, the beginning is actually the end of life, so dramatic, at that time, did not see, but finally after a tumble but felt the most suitable. I am not talking about looking for a target, I am talking about buying a house, but in fact, buying a house is also like looking for an object, what others are optimistic about is not necessarily suitable for you, what you do not like may actually be your home. Subjective can`t be too decisive, anything and thought can change. A spiral rise is more steady than a straight line.
