Advice please - questions on Brisbane areas, lawyers, building inspections etc

[babushka]

Hi All,

We are going to Brisbane soon for a week to research on a potential IP. I have done searches on this forum and still have a number of questions and would appreciate some advice on the following:

1. Areas to look - I have read a lot in this forum about the SE area of Brisbane - between Brisbane and the Gold Coast, like the Logan shire. We have set a limit of $300K for a 3 bedroom home. However, we would like to stick to a Brisbane suburb. Could you please suggest some suburb names where we should look within this limit?

2. In terms of conveyancing, I have read that it is better to use local lawyers (we live in Sydney). Some forum members have recommended Tunns lawyers and Porta lawyers for this. We have a hybrid discretionary trust. Do you know if these lawyers would be appropriate for this.

From this forum, I have found a recommendation for building inspections (Australian Structural Inspections, Archicentre), and for QS report (deppro.com). Have you got any other recommendations?

Thanks in advance for your help.

 

[abcdiamond]

An article in Saturdays
Courier Mail shows the cheapest suburbs in the Brisbane area.

Carole Park, Inala and Darra being among the cheapest 10 areas.

One quote is: "There is still a bit of stigma attached to Inala, but all that is changing,"

Not sure how the areas will change, but I think that some of the cheaper, lower status areas in Sydney became more upmarket and expensive over time.

My own area, Victoria Point, still has a few houses under $300k, but not many.

edit:
I was just reading another thread: post no 8 on This thread, and Skaters comments on ex housing commission areas, goes along with my own thinking of the areas I have mentioned above.

 

[Aceyducey]

Babushka,

If you do a search on Brisbane using realestate.com.au you will find a list of houses in suburbs. You can use that list of suburbs as a starting point for your research.

Alternatively purchase a copy of API with this data - you can find back issues in many libraries.

Cheers,

Aceyducey

 

[geoffw]

I'd do a lot of research here first before you go. Get the papers, search in the net. Ge a directory- know where the properties are in rfelation to railway, schools, shopping, the water. Look at Residex growth predictions.

When you're on the ground, it's too late to be learning that.