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hey ledd,
we're from sydney as well..been here 7 months as well..are you here for good or just testing the waters so to speak..you taught in auburn eh?? i would say for all the people here who dont know this place, it is probably the most multicultural suburb (amongst others) in sydney..does the word "enclave" mean anything to you..well im sure you get the drift..there doesnt seem to be any suburbs like that here in perth.. not like auburn,granville,harris park,cabramatta,merrylands etc etc in sydney..thats one thing i like about this place (an i am from an ethnic background too!)
regards
pete
Hi Pete,
You mentioned you have an ethnic background too. That's great, but as well as who? You don't have to be from a non-european background to question such comments.
Cheers,
Mark
QI,
Welcome to the SS forums.
I probably know of at least a couple of thousand people up here on FIFO..........and I have yet to meet anyone paid 200K to make beds....................I want that job.........
In a more investor related question - how do you actually determine in your own mind what a *good investment* is?? Just curious.
....and I'll stay right out of the race issues thanks........got to see enough of that at the bottle shop in Newman on Saturday.........
ciao
Nor
I don't consider myself a property investor, I'm one of those Mum and Dad investors who's hoping to get their foot in the door soon.... But, my idea of a good investment is one that will obviously appreciate over time (the quicker the better), provide good rental income and require little maintenance. I'm looking for something in a suburb that has high demand, population growth, good economic climate, pref land locked, access to top educational institutions, good transportation routes, close to freeways, close to coast/water, good infrastructure, commercial hubs (eg, shops and cafe strips!), recreational/leisure facilities, away from industrial areas, aesthetically pleasing built environment and natural environment, low risk of natural disasters, new and emerging developments etc. The list could go on!...how do you actually determine in your own mind what a *good investment* is??
I wouldn't know! There are so many mining and resources industries here. A good start would be to look in the classifieds of The West (Wed or Sat edition), they have a whole section dedicated to mining and resources jobs. A FIFO job wouldn't suit us, we'd miss our kids too much and have heard terrible stories about marriage break-ups caused by the stress placed on families with FIFO job circumstances. Money isn't everything in the end as they say. I sure could do with a little bit more of it, though!I'm moving to Perth next month. How do I get one of thes FIFO jobs ? Especially the bed making 200k one ????
The safety of my kids is paramount and these areas have high numbers of Homeswest houses (government housing) and high incidence of crime, illicit drug use etc. However, they are all appreciating in value and Homeswest are reducing their concentration of houses in all suburbs. My suburb, Manning, is a prime example of that - Manning was notorius for government housing and had a REALLY bad reputation 50 years ago, now it is considered one of the more elite in the area. Definitely not as elite as the Western suburbs, though! Bentley (SOR), for example, would be a great investment, close to Curtin Uni, easy access to the Freeway and the city but one of the highest crime rates in Perth. Coolbellup is in the same boat, close to Murdoch Uni but full of old crappy houses and high crime rates. Although, I have a friend who lives there and she loves it, it's a short drive to Freo and the Freeway.Out of curiosity, you mentioned that you would not live in places like Wilson, Bentley, Ferndale, Rockingham (and surrounding suburbs), Redcliffe, Belmont, Kewdale, areas around Coogee... why is this?
The line hasn't opened yet, you'd definitely get some sort of CG but properties are getting snapped up really quickly there. Anywhere near the proposed Coogee Marina has already jumped in price, but I'm sure will continue to go up. Prices in that area are also influenced by being close to Freo (an old heritage convict area, very cosmopolitan and lots of hippies). Anywhere around Rockingham would be a good investment because the train line will go through there, too. Rockingham has a more feral reputation than Mandurah, though - especially in areas like Medina and Leda. Mandurah was the beach town that Perth oldies rmoved to when they retired but there are MASSIVE amounts of development happening there right now. I lived in Mandurah for two yrs after Uni in the late 90's and I barely recognise the place now! Much more beautiful than Rockingham I think. Rockingham is too close to Kwinana - a major industrial hub in Perth. GIANT factories on the ocean, pollution, a terrible blight on the coastline. Back to the question... Given the choice out of those suburbs listed, I would buy an IP in Coolbellup, I believe it has the most potential out of the three and is closest to my favourite shopping centre (Garden City in Booragoon), Freeway access and Murduch Uni.Do people feel that buying property around the Mandurah line is too late? Do you think these area's have already seen their infrastructure related capital growth? The reason I ask is because I've started looking at places like South Lake, Coolbelup & Spearwood, which are near the Madurah Line as well as being close to the Coogee Marina. I'm not very familiar with these area's, does anyone else know much about these suburbs? There has been some mention of South Lake in this thread, what about the other suburbs in that area?
We are having alot of trouble manning the rigs right now.
I remember having a conversation with two brand spanking new roughnecks. One was a qualified butcher, the other a qualified pastry chef, up to the their ears in grease, sitting out in the pouring rain at 3am stripping down a pipe spinner that was needed for the trip out of the hole. Classic. They were chasing the big dollars, and had tried the mine sites and moved on to the rigs in search of something bigger and better. One was 23 and one was 22. They both said they wanted to retire by the time they were 25...yet none had anything behind them. It was incrediulous listening to the modern attitude.
They asked me how easy it was doing my job. I said howza about 4 years at Uni and 15 years busting my a$$ out on the rigs....they said "Bugger that, sounds like hard work".
I worry about where this country is headed.
Hi Twhurl,
So other than that favorite English pastime, what do you do? (Excuse the poor humour........too early in the morning for me. *Kicks* stupid east - west time zone jet lag...........)
ciao
Nor
Here's a link to a recent 60 minutes story on the mining boom. It has some related job sites in WA.I have applied for Offshore jobs in the past, unsuccessfully, so must admit I am a little surprised that a butcher and pastry chef even got a start. Not that I am downplaying these guys aptitude or qualifications, or thinking i'm anything special, but having a mechanical trade background would have been an advantage I would have thought. Was a few years ago now tho, so things must have changed.