Hello All,
I am Samantha, Sam for short. One of my friends suggested this forum to get advice on where to buy.
My husband and I owned a property in Western Sydney and sold it a two years ago as there were plans of relocating due to family situations but now all is sorted & we plan to stay in Sydney. And we just started house hunting. We are now renting in Croydon.
We have a budget of 660 - 690 K. Can go a little higher but trying to play it safe as we are in a joint family, have a lil one and obviously because you can't be very sure about the job situation these days. Also, I am not working at this stage.
We have made a checklist of what is important
1. good daycare
2. safe suburb
3. must have access to train line (or ride to work in scooter)
4. must be maximum of 1 hour door to door each way. (to city)
5. 3 bedroom is preferred its it 2 bedder then big rooms so we can renovate later
Looking at Northern Suburbs like Hornsby, Normanhurst, Thornleigh, Wahroonga, Pennant Hills, West Pennant Hills, Cherrybrook, etc... Also at inner west like croydon park, strathfield, enfield. Any other areas you can suggest around this region?
One of our friends suggested North Rocks any thoughts on that area?
What is the strategy that we should be using? We realise that the range that we are looking at is the range that the first home owners are also very comfortable with & the competition is very high. I have been looking at properties on websites & most of the ones that suit our needs are already under contract.
Are there other websites where we can avoid the agent all together?
Looking forward to some expert suggestions
I am Samantha, Sam for short. One of my friends suggested this forum to get advice on where to buy.
My husband and I owned a property in Western Sydney and sold it a two years ago as there were plans of relocating due to family situations but now all is sorted & we plan to stay in Sydney. And we just started house hunting. We are now renting in Croydon.
We have a budget of 660 - 690 K. Can go a little higher but trying to play it safe as we are in a joint family, have a lil one and obviously because you can't be very sure about the job situation these days. Also, I am not working at this stage.
We have made a checklist of what is important
1. good daycare
2. safe suburb
3. must have access to train line (or ride to work in scooter)
4. must be maximum of 1 hour door to door each way. (to city)
5. 3 bedroom is preferred its it 2 bedder then big rooms so we can renovate later
Looking at Northern Suburbs like Hornsby, Normanhurst, Thornleigh, Wahroonga, Pennant Hills, West Pennant Hills, Cherrybrook, etc... Also at inner west like croydon park, strathfield, enfield. Any other areas you can suggest around this region?
One of our friends suggested North Rocks any thoughts on that area?
What is the strategy that we should be using? We realise that the range that we are looking at is the range that the first home owners are also very comfortable with & the competition is very high. I have been looking at properties on websites & most of the ones that suit our needs are already under contract.
Are there other websites where we can avoid the agent all together?
Looking forward to some expert suggestions