Hi all!
I'm a first home property buyer. I will like this property to be great for rental, and also great for me to live in, when work takes me back to Brisbane (Work tends to send me around QLD or elsewhere).
Budget- 550 000 ideal max. Can go up to 600,000 for the ideal property.
Had seen an amazing looking townhouse in Clayfield asking for about 600,000. E-W orientation, semi-detached freehold (sharing walls with neighbour, diving wall between bedrooms), and 164sqm2 in land area. Its a lot that has been subdivided into 3 lots, I think. The rental is about 530/wk.
I am now thinking instead of that (dad doesn't like the built- he's in the construction business and pointed out a few things he doesn't like which he says would be dealbreakers for him, including trouble with the neighbour in future (although different titles realistically speaking we are sharing a house)) and I trust his judgment. I think with the same money I could buy a decent real house in an area like Gaythorne, Stafford, Enoggera, Nundah, Alderley (say a smaller lot of about 300 to 400sqm2, maybe 2 bedrooms or 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, ready to move into but some renovation work wouldn't hurt kinda scenerio).
Just wondering what people think about my thoughts or am I being stupid or unrealistic here? Also out of the inner north suburbs are there any other suggestions? My criteria are good schools nearby, close to public transport, and NOT on main or secondary streets, or too close to them. I have this love affair with the Northside, always felt the most comfortable here compared to the South or West.
I have a lot of questions and we really are struggling here. Never knew buying a house is so hard! Thanks for all the help!
C
I'm a first home property buyer. I will like this property to be great for rental, and also great for me to live in, when work takes me back to Brisbane (Work tends to send me around QLD or elsewhere).
Budget- 550 000 ideal max. Can go up to 600,000 for the ideal property.
Had seen an amazing looking townhouse in Clayfield asking for about 600,000. E-W orientation, semi-detached freehold (sharing walls with neighbour, diving wall between bedrooms), and 164sqm2 in land area. Its a lot that has been subdivided into 3 lots, I think. The rental is about 530/wk.
I am now thinking instead of that (dad doesn't like the built- he's in the construction business and pointed out a few things he doesn't like which he says would be dealbreakers for him, including trouble with the neighbour in future (although different titles realistically speaking we are sharing a house)) and I trust his judgment. I think with the same money I could buy a decent real house in an area like Gaythorne, Stafford, Enoggera, Nundah, Alderley (say a smaller lot of about 300 to 400sqm2, maybe 2 bedrooms or 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, ready to move into but some renovation work wouldn't hurt kinda scenerio).
Just wondering what people think about my thoughts or am I being stupid or unrealistic here? Also out of the inner north suburbs are there any other suggestions? My criteria are good schools nearby, close to public transport, and NOT on main or secondary streets, or too close to them. I have this love affair with the Northside, always felt the most comfortable here compared to the South or West.
I have a lot of questions and we really are struggling here. Never knew buying a house is so hard! Thanks for all the help!
C