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We bought in Albion in May with intention to renovate and subdivide for dual occupancy in a few years so I've been watching the local market obsessively and it is still definitely on the rise. Not sure how long it will keep going up for but I don't think you could go wrong. Sunshine was the...

Reblocking Name: Sam @ Extreme Reblocking Suburb: Based in Coolaroo. Did our place in Albion Contact: 0409 237 487 Likes: Recommended to me by a work colleague. Punctual, polite, reliable, HONEST, matched other quotes, very meticulous. Highly recommended.

We're currently looking for a plumber in the West. How did this guy turn out to be? Any good?

Reblocking Name: Sam @ Extreme Reblocking Suburb: Based in Coolaroo. Did our place in Albion Contact: 0409 237 487 Likes: Recommended to me by a work colleague. Punctual, polite, reliable, HONEST, matched other quotes, very meticulous. Highly recommended.

Thanks Bryn. if we do that, living will only be 3m wide, by 5m long. Do you think that's too long and skinny? There's also a fireplace along the far wall, but I guess we could rip it out.

An interior designer we spoke to on the weekend at the Building & Reno Expo suggested leaving the wall between kitchen and living and opening up the kitchen to the rear sunroom. Beginning to feel a bit lost and scared about the whole thing :( Maybe we need an architect, but that'd eat up...

We purchased for $405k but the floorplan is really awkward and the kitchen is virtually unusable (we had to buy an IKEA island just to have some prep space). I'm not sure how much it will increase the value but it would have to make it better than it is now. An unrenovated 3 x 2 place near us...

We are going through exqactly the same thing and I had the same question until I read this: http://www.allenandunwin.com/default.aspx?page=94&book=9781741146295 I bought it from Bunnings and it's been amazing. There is a woman who offers a service that may be useful for you. Her name is...

The builder (who's offering advice because he's a friend but we're mostly DIYing it) said it was all doable. My mum (who's done a heap of renos/owner builds) said we don't need council approval for interior changes... but maybe she's just never gotten caught. How will they know we're removing a...

Yeah we are worried about it being load-bearing.. builder friend mentioned we need an engineer but not sure how to go about that. I thought it was the builder's job to assess that kind of stuff! In any case, we were thinking or running a support beam along the top. We do want to put in a deck...

We wanted an architect to come through, walk around and give us some ideas on how best to change the floorplan with the money we have. But perhaps with a $20,000 budget they won't really be able to tell us anything particularly exciting?

Thanks guys! Some things there we hadn't thought of yet. Trying to decide whether to fork out on an Archicentre architect or just do it ourselves from recommendations and our own ideas.

We have $25,000 to open up this floor plan for weatherboard in Albion. Will source stuff second-hand where possible and do a lot of work ourselves but due to measly budget can't move existing plumbing except to add second toilet to central bathroom. GOALS: Make room for second toilet...

I've heard Matthew's Hill called "The Toorak of Sunshine" by other investors. We've just bought a PPoR with aim to subdivide for dual occupancy in Albion. A lot of movement there and prices rising fast. Still rough in patches but there's a lot of reno going on and a community group and...

You're probably already in action on this but in case you're still looking, Archicentre have a service for $1500 where they match you with an architect who will make plans to your specs and for your land size etc. They also do a consult/feasibility service for $695 (these are Victorian prices...

Have watched all of Selling Houses (after a Somersoftie recommendation) and loved them. What other shows are worth a look?

Jacky, we bought here: http://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-sunshine-115293003 Other than the Perth St shops, is there anything in that pocket or do you travel to Sunshine for groceries?

We ended up putting in an offer on the cheaper, 4 x 2 in Albion on subdivisible block, which has been accepted. As we have no deposit, we worked out that investing in an apartment might get us some growth but not as much as selling land and house separately down the track. Time will tell...

Thanks for our thoughts. I haven't seen it. Will definitely ckeck it out! What channel? Or it it Foxtel?

Looking at good resources and Sold for Top Dollar by Cheryl Youngson looks like it has some good info. Has anyone read it? Thoughts? http://soldfortopdollar.com.au/