Is it in body corporate rules that she can't have a pet? Sorry I am failing to see the problem – is there no yard? Not all small dogs are yappy – we have one here that is extremely quiet
Hi – we are going bamboo downstair in our PPOR. Upstairs has floorboards under the carpet. We are going the wider board – seem to get more play on the wood tones imho. Definately half the price of real floorboards and is a 2 day process versus 4 weeks for the real floorboards. We have pets so the toughness of the bamboo was paramount for us
sorry this is going to be PPOR – my gf bought in Seaford at the start of the year when prices were still high and hers is positive. Ours was tenanted at $275 a week but needs modernising – the previous owner purchased for $265k 2 years ago and we got it at $284k settlement within the week
Don't know much about Salisbury – haven't been there is almost 20 years. But think Frankston is a good option (certain areas – south) – a huge marina is about to start being built end of this year. We just bought in Seaford which is the next suburb back towards Melbourne – 2 bedroom townhouse across the road from the beach, walking distance to train and shops, pool on the complex for well under $300k. Good luck with it
We couldn't get a loan through ING because of mortgage insurance and my husband not being in his current trade for 2 years (this is his third trade qualie and has never been unemployed). However our lovely broker (thanks Richard) insisted we go through a top 4 bank and we got the loan. Apparently the top 4 have bigger clout over the mortgage insurer.
Could you offer a long settlement with a deposit? Once unconditional the seller can access the deposit to help their business venture and the long settlement can avoid breaking the fixed term (depends when this expires though I suppose)
I did see a segment on Better Homes and Gardens a while ago where a professional outfit came in and resprayed tiles, bath, basin and shower base then used like a UV light to harden the paint – looked good