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Went for an apartment in inner city melbourne last year where it was a deceased estate. I asked the agent if the vendor passed away in the property which she said they did, and was only 25 and took her own life in the property. It put me off buying the apartment (as was ppor), however if was for...

It probably comes down to personal preference. If it is a smaller apartment then the north facing aspect will give you more light and hence make the apartment feel more spacious. Also depends on the views, is it a great view of the city? Is the rooftop view looking into clear skies? Also...

West Footscray is by far the better of the 2 suburbs and served by better public transport. West footscray is divided by sunshine rd, with the area north of this much more desirable. Look at streets off essex street, these include elphinstone, blanford, agyle, napoleon and brunswick street to...

Yeah a permit would be permitted. What value would you place on a carspace I. The caulfield/elsternwick area?

Just after some advice here. I have my eyes on a strata titled apartment however it doesn't come with a car space on title. The complex has 12 apartments but only 10 car spaces. Is it possible to buy a car space off another apartment which has the space on a seperate title?

That's a better street and a nicer property. They are asking a lot for a townhouse with no parking and 2 bedrooms/1 bathroom. If you spread your search to west footscray and Maidstone you will get much better value for money

It will definitely affect CG and potential renters. Not just the fact is is facing a train line, but also if you do a street view on google maps you can see cars parked all along at the front of the street and 10 meters away is a massive car park for commuters. This may not put off all renters...

Yes it is in Melbourne, and running an advertised price 10% lower than the reserve or the expected price is par for the course unfortunately... just part of the game

So still weighing up what to do. My conundrum is I don't want to offer too high as the rea will feel this is the reserve and what it can get at auction day, but I want to offer something they will be interested in. In my opinion this property is worth between 475-500K and I am confident at...

Thanks for advice so far.. Vendor selling as has another property in development, doesn't appear to be in a real hurry. The reason I'm being aggressive is at both OFI interest seems on the lower side, and I want to get in early with a strong offer when there may be an element of doubt in the...

In Victoria, the offer would be unconditional. I would put in a very competitive offer, with perhaps some room to negotiate however it would be an offer I feel that may tempt the vendor. My only worry is I may show my hand too early?

I understand this can be risky as you are not only showing your hand early, but also opening it up for others to make an offer against you which is not transparent like at auction. However would a strong offer early in the campaign (2 weeks in) also potentially best others to the lunch who may...

Agree with all of this. In regards to the orientation and overall aspect from an apartment will top floor apartments appreciate more in value compared to say a first floor apartment due to the likelihood of looking straight at another complex rather than often tree or sky lined views?

Hi, just looking for some people's opinions here on what is most important when looking for 1 bedroom apartments in suburbs close to the city. Obviously each person has different opinions on what matters most in an apartment, I have a list of a few things and am wondering if people feel in this...

Thanks for all your replies so far.. greatly appreciated. It is a tricky one.. You still get to use the carpark and have 99 years access and im sure you can probably re-negotiate the 99 year lease with the body corporate when needed. I haven't come across this kind of situation before but i feel...