True enough, rather silly of me.  What I was asking for was a recommendation of what a good area might be.  Like I said, a broad question.  But I've been away from Sydney for nearly five years now, I don't really know the market, or even which neighbourhoods might have improved, and which might have gone downhill.

Hi all,Thanks for your thoughts.  I've been looking at Yarraville/Fitroy/Seddon/Newport.  I think they have all the right potential for capital growth.  They've appreciated quite a bit lately, but I think there's plenty more potential in the long term.  You can't argue with liveable houses on 500sqm or more, less than 10km from the city for <…[Read more]

Thanks Jac, and apologies for the slow reply.Finance won't be a problem, I'll arrange it from here before I leave.We'll want to live in it at some point, and the lady, who is from Melbourne, has ruled out Sunshine.  Altona might be OK, though I'm skeptical of the health effects of all that industry, past and present.Preston looks good – I can…[Read more]