The House Hunting Thread: "Be vewy, vewy quiet..."

Post by **breaksRbest** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 12:48 pm

Sustain wrote: looking for a place under $110 per month, i'm easy going and usually clean

if anyone knows of anything going pls send me a pm

$110 per month?

there's room under a couple of railway bridges around town

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 12:48 pm

Sustain · Post by **Sustain** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 1:59 pm

breaksRbest wrote:
Sustain wrote: looking for a place under $110 per month, i'm easy going and usually clean

if anyone knows of anything going pls send me a pm
$110 per month?

there's room under a couple of railway bridges around town

yeah not looking for a yuppie-flat dude, just a decent cheap house

payed 80pw week in my last place and i had my own bedroom and studio

Post by **breaksRbest** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 2:14 pm

$110 per MONTH??

Sustain · Post by **Sustain** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 2:16 pm

alright pawned

Post by **JAMESSSS** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 2:31 pm

I miss my yuppie-flat.

Although I enjoy not paying a grand a month.

Post by **system** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 3:07 pm

^ quiet, you.

witty_pseudonym · Post by **witty_pseudonym** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 3:09 pm

i'll be looking for flatties in a couple of months.

groan.

mecka · Post by **mecka** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 3:12 pm

My bad :p

witty_pseudonym · Post by **witty_pseudonym** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 3:14 pm

cunt.

mecka · Post by **mecka** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 3:21 pm

Squelch squelch

Post by **Friday** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 6:12 pm

so sick of house hunting. been looking since jan

found a place on the weekend though that's the first place i've been excited about in months.

auction in three weeks... will have to wait and see!

Post by **breaksRbest** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 6:35 pm

selling yours or buying a 2nd?

Post by **Friday** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 6:41 pm

hopefully gonna hang onto the current one and rent it out...

Post by **breaksRbest** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 6:43 pm

Post by **Friday** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 6:52 pm

yeah - it was my first place. just not ready to let go of it yet!

Lizkins · Post by **Lizkins** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 7:15 pm

Friday wrote:so sick of house hunting. been looking since jan

found a place on the weekend though that's the first place i've been excited about in months.

auction in three weeks... will have to wait and see!

what area are you looking at? and where do i fill in an application?

Post by **Friday** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 7:28 pm

we've been looking all over... from elwood, elsternwick, caulfield etc in the south to armadale, malvern, hawthorn, camberwell etc in the east, to fitzroy, brunswick, northcote etc in the north. basically anywhere up to 25 mins from the city

found a great place in glen iris (a little further out than we wanted) in feb but we missed out on it.

current place we're lookin at is fitzroy... such a nice place.

Lizkins · Post by **Lizkins** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 7:29 pm

Friday wrote: we've been looking all over... from elwood, elsternwick, caulfield etc in the south to armadale, malvern, hawthorn, camberwell etc in the east, to fitzroy, brunswick, northcote etc in the north. basically anywhere up to 25 mins from the city

found a great place in glen iris (a little further out than we wanted) in feb but we missed out on it.

current place we're lookin at is fitzroy... such a nice place.

ohhhh nice.

but ummm, how about Kensington? nice area i reckon *wink wink nudge nudge*

Post by **Friday** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 7:34 pm

yeah - that's what the 'etc' means

there are probably 10 suburbs in each direction that we're looking at, but i wasn't going to list all 30

the current place we're living in is in windsor, and that's the one we'd be renting out

Lizkins · Post by **Lizkins** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 7:45 pm

ohhh nice nice...

PahMaLa · Post by **PahMaLa** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 9:40 am

A work mate of mine had his apartment broken into and THEN a week after his car broken into and this is in.....Kensington.
Nice area but there are some dodgy characters on that side. But then again there are dodgy peeps everywhere.

So glad I is not house hunting anymore, freggin sucks bulls. I hate to start when ready to buy a place!

Good luck Friday with the hunting!

Lizkins · Post by **Lizkins** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 9:43 am

D wrote:A work mate of mine had his apartment broken into and THEN a week after his car broken into and this is in.....Kensington.
Nice area but there are some dodgy characters on that side. But then again there are dodgy peeps everywhere.

So glad I is not house hunting anymore, freggin sucks bulls. I hate to start when ready to buy a place!

Good luck Friday with the hunting!

ahhh great to hear re Kensington

still want to live there, it can't be worse then any other area i have lived in.

we get the Neighbourhood Watch newsletter and there are so many listings of cars and houses getting broken into on my street. out of control!

PahMaLa · Post by **PahMaLa** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 2:39 pm

See we'd been pretty damn lucky while we were living in the flat we had never been broken into *knock on wood* because there was always someone home, plus it helped having a nosey neighbour

However since moving I'm not going to take my chance and was straight to getting me some contents insurance!

Lizkins · Post by **Lizkins** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 2:43 pm

nosey neighbours are great! if they ain't too nosey that is. i had one across the road from me when i lived alone. felt oddly more secure

Charlie73 · Post by **Charlie73** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 5:36 pm

Lizkins wrote:
D wrote:A work mate of mine had his apartment broken into and THEN a week after his car broken into and this is in.....Kensington.
Nice area but there are some dodgy characters on that side. But then again there are dodgy peeps everywhere.

So glad I is not house hunting anymore, freggin sucks bulls. I hate to start when ready to buy a place!

Good luck Friday with the hunting!

ahhh great to hear re Kensington

still want to live there, it can't be worse then any other area i have lived in.

we get the Neighbourhood Watch newsletter and there are so many listings of cars and houses getting broken into on my street. out of control!

you moving to Kensington? Gret place, my chiro is there...

Lizkins · Post by **Lizkins** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 5:41 pm

Charlie73 wrote:
Lizkins wrote:
D wrote:A work mate of mine had his apartment broken into and THEN a week after his car broken into and this is in.....Kensington.
Nice area but there are some dodgy characters on that side. But then again there are dodgy peeps everywhere.

So glad I is not house hunting anymore, freggin sucks bulls. I hate to start when ready to buy a place!

Good luck Friday with the hunting!

ahhh great to hear re Kensington

still want to live there, it can't be worse then any other area i have lived in.

we get the Neighbourhood Watch newsletter and there are so many listings of cars and houses getting broken into on my street. out of control!
you moving to Kensington? Gret place, my chiro is there...

touch wood and crossing everything, yes

Charlie73 · Post by **Charlie73** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 5:44 pm

YAY! Consider it all crossed, some lovely places there and still so close to city!

Lizkins · Post by **Lizkins** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 5:47 pm

thanks babe!

yeah it is lovely there, can't wait!

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 5:48 pm

where abouts in kensington you moving to?

Lizkins · Post by **Lizkins** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 5:50 pm

next door to you

den den dahhhhh

kidding!

not sure yet, have a couple of places on the weekend to check out. close to PT where possible though

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 5:52 pm

I live a hundred metres from sth kensington station. noisy much!

Lizkins · Post by **Lizkins** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 5:58 pm

yeah that would be annoying, but you wouldn't miss the train right?

witty_pseudonym · Post by **witty_pseudonym** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 5:59 pm

trains never stop at south kensington!

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 6:03 pm

not many no. Only the werribee train I think.

Lizkins · Post by **Lizkins** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 6:06 pm

all the places i am looking at are near the macaulay train station

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 6:28 pm

oh dear..

PahMaLa · Post by **PahMaLa** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 10:17 am

Lizkins wrote:next door to you den den dahhhhh

kidding!

not sure yet, have a couple of places on the weekend to check out. close to PT where possible though

Sending you over good luck vibes!

Lizkins · Post by **Lizkins** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 10:19 am

thanks D

i am nervous actually...but excited

spiral · Post by **spiral** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 11:16 am

Lizkins wrote:all the places i am looking at are near the macaulay train station

the melrose st side has some nice spots

Lizkins · Post by **Lizkins** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 11:17 am

spiral wrote:
Lizkins wrote:all the places i am looking at are near the macaulay train station
the melrose st side has some nice spots

thanks for the tip!

*goes and looks at map*

Sustain · Post by **Sustain** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 12:20 pm

sharehousing market is bleak at the mo

thinking of moving in with mates in kensington now

PahMaLa · Post by **PahMaLa** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 12:35 pm

Lizkins wrote:thanks D

i am nervous actually...but excited

I don't blame you! It is nerve racking stuff and yes exciting at the same time

Lizkins · Post by **Lizkins** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 2:40 pm

so far, applied for a place (very first place applied for) and we are second in line if the other peeps bail. the agent said there was absolutely nothing wrong with out application, and would love to have us as tenants.

went and checked out a place yesterday and we are being pushed into getting it by the agent. she even offered to put in wardrobes for us to take it. freakin me out a bit with how pushy she is. not taking it though.

seem to be doing okay this time. what gives? must be time of year and offering two months rent. but this is crazy.

too used to rejection for places i think

stovequeen · Post by **stovequeen** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 3:56 pm

I love Kensington but everyone i know who has lived there has been broken into and had their property damaged...

Lizkins · Post by **Lizkins** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 4:22 pm

Lizkins wrote:
D wrote:A work mate of mine had his apartment broken into and THEN a week after his car broken into and this is in.....Kensington.
Nice area but there are some dodgy characters on that side. But then again there are dodgy peeps everywhere.

So glad I is not house hunting anymore, freggin sucks bulls. I hate to start when ready to buy a place!

Good luck Friday with the hunting!

ahhh great to hear re Kensington

still want to live there, it can't be worse then any other area i have lived in.

we get the Neighbourhood Watch newsletter and there are so many listings of cars and houses getting broken into on my street. out of control!

for SQ. well aware.

still, i don't see how this is different to elsewhere. Melbourne is notorious for break-ins and car theft

stovequeen · Post by **stovequeen** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 4:27 pm

Lizkins wrote:
Lizkins wrote:
D wrote:A work mate of mine had his apartment broken into and THEN a week after his car broken into and this is in.....Kensington.
Nice area but there are some dodgy characters on that side. But then again there are dodgy peeps everywhere.

So glad I is not house hunting anymore, freggin sucks bulls. I hate to start when ready to buy a place!

Good luck Friday with the hunting!

ahhh great to hear re Kensington

still want to live there, it can't be worse then any other area i have lived in.

we get the Neighbourhood Watch newsletter and there are so many listings of cars and houses getting broken into on my street. out of control!

for SQ. well aware.

still, i don't see how this is different to elsewhere. Melbourne is notorious for break-ins and car theft

yeah.. this is true.. and it's getting worse.. the world has gone to the shitter

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 4:45 pm

Our place hasn't been broken into.

:knock on wood:

And yeah I think it's the same for all inner city suburbs.
Last time I saw the figures south melbourne and richmond were the worst for break ins.

stovequeen · Post by **stovequeen** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 4:48 pm

Stray wrote:Our place hasn't been broken into.

:knock on wood:

And yeah I think it's the same for all inner city suburbs.
Last time I saw the figures south melbourne and richmond were the worst for break ins.

you got guard dogs

dust · Post by **dust** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 5:02 pm

stovequeen wrote:
Stray wrote:Our place hasn't been broken into.

:knock on wood:

And yeah I think it's the same for all inner city suburbs.
Last time I saw the figures south melbourne and richmond were the worst for break ins.
you got guard dogs

I've lived in Flemington and we're now in Ascot Vale and i've never had any problems with my house car or anything and i would say they're both worse suburbs than Kensington.

And i grew up in Hawthorn, which is supposedly and 'good' neighbourhood, we had a dog and our house was robbed and my car broken into twice.

Any suburb can have its problems. I wouldnt' worry about Kensington Liz.