I've lived in the same street for like 10 years and wouldn't have exchanged more than a dozen words with neighbours :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by The Dunster
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I've lived in the same street for like 10 years and wouldn't have exchanged more than a dozen words with neighbours :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by The Dunster
fxxxing baby boomers ruining the market amiriteQuote:
Originally Posted by q-money
Helps with the old battle-axe block m8Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
yep, unless you want to live in downtown aleppo or wherever you are :wub:Quote:
Originally Posted by pv4
m8 i'm in the heartland of Newcastle Coal Country, the closest pit less than 1.5km from my precious quarter of an acre of owned land with real grass :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by q-money
Well after all these years on the foz Q it's pretty obvious I'm not exactly wired the same as everyone else.Quote:
Originally Posted by q-money
hello mine expansion. Dont worry though , mines have the best canteensQuote:
Originally Posted by pv4
As someone who has recently made the change I can say I'm now all about that apartment lyfe.
Best property decision ever.
For all those apartment peeps - don't the strata fees bother you?
Disclaimer - I have only ever rented. Will be looking to buy/build in the new year so I have almost zero knowledge of home/apartment owner issues
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Originally Posted by WolfMan
Mine cost about $80 a week. For that i don't ever have to mow a lawn, paint a fence, weed a garden, clean a gutter, clean birdshit off my roof, put my bins out, fix any roller door problems, sort my recycling, organise bulk waste pickups etc etc etc. Theres about a thousand different things that i used to do in my spare time when i owned a house and land that i don't need to think about again. For that $80 i have my own personal servant that does all that shit.
the other sunday morning im walking out to the beach with Plague Jnr and old mate building manager is hosing vomit off the front door after some weirdo went too hard the night before.
Now for some people that shit is what they live for (****ing gardeners man, what the ****?).
but me, nah, my time is much more valuable to spend with family, avoiding Jets matches or even (gasp) working extra, which then makes me more than enough money to pay the $80.
now i aint preaching, not at all. apartment living isn't for everyone, but its for me. and i got an apartment because it was in a banging location, and the potential capital growth is still huge. we live in a heritage building that has very unique apartments in it. not standard set up therefore in demand. i love what walking out the front door of my place delivers me. that was a priority. other people prioritise elsewhere, and i don't begrudge them that.
I've a neighbour with OCD and too much time on his hands, he does all that for more for $0.
yah but obviously you're a tight ass and don't mind talking to the unwashed.Quote:
Originally Posted by GazFish35
that aint my boogie my man.
Driving to work today in the rain... pass some guy out the front of his house watering his lawn. IN THE RAIN.
Clearly had a blow up with the missus and needed an excuse to get out of the house.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grimario
Maybe he's just got a routine...
Saw a bloke washing his car on the way home todayQuote:
Originally Posted by Grimario
Mate a jail cell doesn't count as an apartmentQuote:
Originally Posted by plague
That's great value Plague. I'd love to be able to cover my gardening, maintenance, and building insurance costs for $80 a week. Do you still pay rates and water on top of that ?Quote:
Originally Posted by plague
yeah you still pay rates but they are generally less as its just 'your' percentage of the land value that the building is on.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Dunster
all utilities are still up to you but again, service and network portions of the bills are less. You pay for usage which on especially on water is pretty minimal (man, everyone should check their water bill to see what you actually pay for 'water' greedy ****ers).
one thing you def need to nerd up on are strata laws. they have just changed where things like to demolishing an apartment block you no longer need every tenant to agree, now its just half. if you move into an old building with only a few apartments in it you could get blind sided. again, its not as 'simple' as that but def check it out.
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Originally Posted by parksey
gotta say, this one blind sided me and made me legit laugh.
then i read it again and laughed again.
well done sir.
although i gotta say the sex in the shower is a different experience than im used to.
WRGMG - is losers with no ****ing money or very little of it answering ads about products they cannot afford. Even for cheap shit under $20k these knunts ring up and then say they are really interested then you work out these khunts are broke and - they need to get a loan approved first ? What the Fook ?
Then you get the losers enquiring about things like 1962 Corvette convertibles circa $120k and again talking in depth about how much they want the car and then saying they need to get a loan approved to buy it [Which is never going to happen] ? What ? Seriously, it's a car for fun not a necessity - you pay cash for them or you get a reality check and shop in a price range that suits your lack of ability.
You would hope these pricks don't have families to look after.
rant over.
dunster are you richer than plague? or god forbid, hawk?
corvette ridin' son of a gun
My experience was with the cheap shit under $20k like guitars, bikes, audio equipment and so on.Quote:
Originally Posted by q-money
Corvette wannabe buyers example is about when one of my best mates was selling his 62 Convertible and the same shit happened.
Could I afford to buy it ? Sure. Would the wife be happy ? Probably not.
hey man according to the ATO I ain't worth jack shit.Quote:
Originally Posted by q-money
and what a glorious country it is that we live in.
Edit: and ain't no one richer than Hawk. I heard he just purchased the internet.
fkn dial up is a pain ay
Andrew hoole - so much skill, so little ability. or vice versa.
Don't forget the Crack Fox living under your house.. :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by pv4
The April storms drove him & his peach hat/squishy boots away!Quote:
Originally Posted by Bon
http://i.imgur.com/d5YJ5if.gifQuote:
Originally Posted by pv4
9pm NYE fireworks mania for "family friendly purposes".
The new year comes in at midnight, I've seen four year kids wait in zero temperatures and pouring rain for six hours to see the London fireworks. But our spoilt brethren can't stay up on a lovely summer's evening.
So now, with alcohol bans as well, we have to rush to see the fireworks just as it is getting dark and then head home because there is nothing else to look forward to.
All the news clips over the weekend will show displays in NY, London, Dubai, Beijing, Rio etc etc.....at midnight!
Waste of time letting the fireworks off if it's still light.
Its just because the councils are worried about drunken anarchy in the streets.
Just do what they do elsewhere....mid strength drinks only!
Woolworths have easter eggs in stands, in aisles and around checkouts already
Fmd
How is that even possible? They're supposed to be focused on the lucrative BACK TO SCHOOL sales before they hit VALENTINE'S DAY. Then it's EASTER for a bit.
If you live your life according to thecretail sector you realise why life seems to fly by.
The retailers will tell you that the 12 days of Christmas led up to the 25th and ended at 8.00am Boxing Day when they expected everyone to either be back at work or go shopping to fill their pockets.
Yesterday was the real 12th day of Christmas and last day of the festive football feast from the EPL.
Today I took down the decorations like you are supposed to and tonighf I'll finish off the Xmas cake....after all the buildup I can't see why we should be told when to end our festivities.
someone went to woolworths lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Jeterpool
every friggin year man.
just don't buy that shit.
grocery stores are big, they can fit a bunch of stuff in.
hot cross buns, gluten free for the weirdos, sanitary products for that special someone in your life.
just go to the aisles you need and don't sweat the rest.
i bet a billionaire like you must shop at the aldis rightQuote:
Originally Posted by hawk
Isn't that his butler's job??Quote:
Originally Posted by q-money