You know what really grinds my gears?

[Macca]

The thought of having neighbours makes me cringe let alone living in an apartment. It's not natural - housing prices are so fooked up what choice do people have ?

I've lived in the same street for like 10 years and wouldn't have exchanged more than a dozen words with neighbours

[pv4]

dunster aka unabomber

apartment living is what you make it. i like it tbh, i have enough shit as it is, i don't need a house for me and my wife to fill up with more crap.

for the price i pay i get to live close to work in the city, with nice fittings and other cool shit. if i spent the same on renting a house i could maybe get a place of half the quality somewhere on the moon

i have a pool which i don't have to clean and a gym i don't have to pay for (other than the rent) so i'm not complaining. trump will kill us all anyway right

fxxxing baby boomers ruining the market amirite

[pv4]

I've lived in the same street for like 10 years and wouldn't have exchanged more than a dozen words with neighbours

Helps with the old battle-axe block m8

[q-money]

fxxxing baby boomers ruining the market amirite

yep, unless you want to live in downtown aleppo or wherever you are

[pv4]

yep, unless you want to live in downtown aleppo or wherever you are

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

[The Dunster]

dunster aka unabomber

apartment living is what you make it. i like it tbh, i have enough shit as it is, i don't need a house for me and my wife to fill up with more crap.

for the price i pay i get to live close to work in the city, with nice fittings and other cool shit. if i spent the same on renting a house i could maybe get a place of half the quality somewhere on the moon

i have a pool which i don't have to clean and a gym i don't have to pay for (other than the rent) so i'm not complaining. trump will kill us all anyway right

Well after all these years on the foz Q it's pretty obvious I'm not exactly wired the same as everyone else.

[hawk]

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

hello mine expansion. Dont worry though , mines have the best canteens

[plague]

As someone who has recently made the change I can say I'm now all about that apartment lyfe.

Best property decision ever.

[WolfMan]

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

[plague]

For all those apartment peeps - don't the strata fees bother you?

no.
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.

[GazFish35]

I've a neighbour with OCD and too much time on his hands, he does all that for more for $0.

[plague]

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.

that aint my boogie my man.

[Grimario]

Driving to work today in the rain... pass some guy out the front of his house watering his lawn. IN THE RAIN.

[skippy]

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.

[belchardo]

Maybe he's just got a routine...

[Jeterpool]

Driving to work today in the rain... pass some guy out the front of his house watering his lawn. IN THE RAIN.

Saw a bloke washing his car on the way home today

[parksey]

As someone who has recently made the change I can say I'm now all about that apartment lyfe.

Best property decision ever.

Mate a jail cell doesn't count as an apartment

[The Dunster]

no.
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.

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 ?

[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 ?

yeah you still pay rates but they are generally less as its just 'your' percentage of the land value that the building is on.
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.

[plague]

Mate a jail cell doesn't count as an apartment

gotta say, this one blind sided me and made me legit laugh.

then i read it again and laughed again.

well done sir.