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I did this two weeks ago - was shocked. Perths northern suburbs and Yanchep have almost joined :eek: A lot of it still resembles Tatooine, but give it 10-15 years....

This is a lifestyle decision as opposed to an investment decision, so nobody can answer it but yourself. FWIW we recently chose to upgrade our PPoR rather than jump into IP at the moment (for lifestyle reasons). Cheers, Sam

p.s. now is the time to buy ;)

"confidence" is up 6.3% its a bit like those shampoo ads that claim to make hair "67.2% more radiant". What SI unit is radiance measured in? gotta love statistics ;)

An interesting thread… lots of mixed views depending on peoples personal experiences but ‘ground evidence’ cannot be ignored I think – if everybody in Australia contributed to this thread and we stood a long way away and squinted our eyes we’d see either a positive or a negative sentiment...

Ooof... I feel your pain :rolleyes:

*that does not stop them being profitable

Yes those are valid points, thanks - my drawings are specific but not to the point of naming preferred suppliers. I'll investigate. Sam

... and theres a huge difference between a unit in East Perth and a house in Cannington - no one can make this (lifestyle) decision for you

I work in East Perth. Every day I stare out at all those thousands of units and look up and down the empty soul-less streets, and wonder who on gods earth is buying these things? Where do they buy there coffee, what do they do on a weekend? My advice, find a location that you WANT to live in...

You dont have enough cash for south perth but como and kenny are probably good bets - as youve found, property nearer the busy canning highway is cheaper. I prefer como as there's limited services in kenny, no easy access to the river and it gets a bit more ordinary the closer you get to george...

it'll be quite a nice garage :) there's a small but tricky extension to the rear of the house included in there as well ...

Thanks both for your input - the drawings are pretty tight regarding specification already (e.g finishes, detailing, hardware etc)... its actually for a garage/workshop + verandah and landscaping so there's no wet areas/ plumbing and little electrical, plus we have a specification 'drawing'...

Hi all, We've spent the last few months working with an architectural draftie on a set of drawings for a ~$150K rennovation/addition project at the rear of our home in Perth... planning approval is through, detailed drawings are ready for tender. Can anyone point me in the right direction...

Haven't read all the replies, but my story: - Listed PPoR in January (3/1 townhouse in premium suburb). Sold 8 days later for $20K less than asking, 2 cash offers on table. - This gave us cash with which to make offers. Feb/ March: found a place ($1m+) in premium suburb, listing 6-8 months...

I've just done this. Our place sold in 8 days. Ready to pounch on a PPoR upgrade... prices have bottomed out in the market in which we're looking...

Good idea - likely to want to retain a Bankwest account so we'll do that (TeleNet saver 6.15%)

Good suggestions, ta

Quickie: Just sold PPoR, looking for another... wondering where to park our deposit money (coupla hundred grand) so that it earns a bit of interest in the meantime? Any recommendations for savings accounts? Got as far as ANZ and Bankwest so far... May need to access at any time so not...

some would say vic pk is 'noisy', some would say 'vibrant' :)