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I think it is the former, but so are many the replies. It started out that people wanted to show him how to get on the property ladder, and how he CAN afford to buy if he so wishes, but it is very clear by now (long ago, actually) that he is here for some fun and just to be argumentative. But...

You have said you would not like some newbie to come on here, ask "is it a good time to buy" and be bombarded by enthusiastic "yes, yes, yes" from the older members. This really does not happen. You have not been here long, but well before you first posted, there have always been "yes", "no"...

My son's IO loan of $292K will cost him about $396 per week. His school friend will contribute $150 towards living expenses. If it was not a friend, he could get more. There are PLENTY of young people willing and happy to share with just one other male. Why do you doubt it? On Gumtree, the...

At 7.04% IO repayments on a $350K loan come to roughly $950 a fortnight. Where are you getting your figures from?

You beat me to it LOL. I have a few others too....

Fantastic post. Well done to you and your girlfriend. My son has just bought his first place, on a low salary. Apparently he and you and your girlfriend will not be able to manage the payments :rolleyes:. It is a shame that some of the D&G brigade are so entrenched in their "glass half empty"...

You really need to get out in to the fresh air some more.

The last lot of D&G visitors were constantly rabbiting on about how they were gleefully renting their places for half the cost they would have if they were actually buying them. They constantly gloated about how we landlords were suckers whilst they lived the high life, on low rents. You lot...

That is not what you said. Read your post again.

You have been given several examples. Did you read them?

.... but we knew that, didn't we? No surprises there :D. Bit of fun though.

I remember in Brisbane (south side inner ring) where my Grandparents lived in about 1976, my Granddad's house was sold for $29K. Mum and Dad had a trip planned to England/Europe for nine weeks a little while after and they met a family from Scotland wanting to move to Australia. They gave this...

Do you need help finding the door?

Where did you get this from? Do you think we all think such a gain is normal? Is this why you have such problems with us? Let me assure you we don't all think such quick gains are "normal".

And none of your points are pathetic and you have made no personal attacks or illogical fallacies :rolleyes:. This is so much fun, but I just don't understand why you are STILL here.

I only do because he sounds like my son and I KNOW that even though he doesn't always like hearing thngs, he DOES listen and often takes my advice (though he would never admit it). If I could get them in the same room, I could bang their heads together :). I was the same with my mother :D.

I reckon that after 383 posts we will all have to agree to disagree. Those of the D&G brigade can keep on doing nothing, hoping that prices will fall. Those of us who are go getters will keep buying when we can, if the price is right and if it suits us. In five years, we can come back...

You are both KIDDING, right? You are arguing the opposite of what you were arguing in the posts before. You are saying (one of you anyway) that prices have increased so much over some ten year period that a house that cost $150K to $160K now costs $450K or $500K. You must think people are REALLY...

Ahhhhh.... no. He has! Are you having trouble understanding my post? :rolleyes:. The poster stated that people could not buy a house AND travel, and I say they can.

And to whatever123, I think that this generation has, in may instances, already travelled with their parents. Our nearly 22 year old son spent three weeks in the US with us at age 17 and three weeks in New York with a friend this time last year. His lack of savings is because he was paying off...