OT: I'm Moving - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: November 14, 2017, 09:41:16 am
content: Completely OT, but I'm selling up everything and moving. I just need to set up a GoFundMe for the rest of the money:https://www.domain.com.au/2819a-moss-vale-road-barrengarry-nsw-2577-2013774107

author: tszaboo
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 14, 2017, 10:19:54 am
content: Meh, just a cottage made out of wood. You people, at the new worlds really need to learn how to build proper houses.

author: Urs42
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: November 14, 2017, 10:26:12 am
content: What's about Internet? Dosn't look like they do have much of that...

author: Halcyon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: November 14, 2017, 10:26:30 am
content: I know you jest, but the "tree change" isn't such a bad idea. I scored myself just over 1/2 an acre in the upper-Blue Mountains for far less than anything you'll get in Sydney and haven't regretted a thing. I still work around Sydney but have somewhere gorgeous to come home to.The M4 motorway is actually pretty good, sure beats the hell out of the M5 or M1.The best part is, once all the vacant land is gone, there is no more. They can't just subdivide parts of the National Park.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: November 14, 2017, 10:31:57 am
content: Quote from: Halcyon on November 14, 2017, 10:26:30 amPrices have skyrocketed in the mountains, and we are looking actually.

author: Halcyon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: November 14, 2017, 10:51:22 am
content: Quote from: EEVblog on November 14, 2017, 10:31:57 amYup!

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: November 14, 2017, 10:53:12 am
content: Quote from: Halcyon on November 14, 2017, 10:51:22 amI think it's reach a plateau, just like Sydney. The boom is basically done.

author: Halcyon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: November 14, 2017, 11:13:37 am
content: Quote from: EEVblog on November 14, 2017, 10:53:12 amFor now. The Blue Mountains has long lagged behind the Sydney basin in the past, the latest boom (over the last say, 3-4 years) is basically the market playing "catch up".However, having recently gone looking at properties up here as an investment, there are no signs of the market slowing down. It's a bit of a natural progression, Sydney can't grow east and both the immediate north and south already priced most people out of the market long ago, the next place is west. Even as far down as Picton and Wollongong is expensive.People are getting jack of Sydney, even those living in the Eastern suburbs and Northern Beaches. Leura, Wentworth Falls and Katoomba are where those types are flocking to.While I'm not a professional real estate person, my opinion is you'll see growth here for the long-term. It won't spike up and down like parts of Sydney has been, rather you'll see a more sustained, increase in value. As land becomes less and less available, that'll help drive prices up as well. Then you have smaller factors, like everyone east of Woodford will be getting fibre to the curb. It might not seem like a big deal but there is a market for homes which haven't been "screwed" by the NBN.All you need to look at are all these "boutique" suburbs popping up all over Sydney. In any given council area, you'll probably find 2 or 3. Take a drive through them and it's depressing. Small blocks with houses built almost on top of each other, narrow roads you can barely drive down, traffic congestion because the major roads haven't been upgraded (and with the exception of The Northern Road, Richmond Road, Bringelly Road, probably won't be for a very long time); People buying-in late into those areas have over-capitalised and will find themselves in a very sticky situation if they go to sell. Their home is no different or any more special to the one for sale next door or down the road.If I had the money, I'd buy up several properties in the Blue Mountains and in Hobart/Launceston, then eventually sell them and retire on the earnings.

author: amspire
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 14, 2017, 11:16:06 am
content: I have been living at Oberon which is still affordable, but a bit far for a daily commute. I have done three days a week commute to Sydney and that is probably as much as you would want to do. I think it is the highest council in Australia. Higher then the Blue Mountains.The place is 2.2 hectares and we probably have about 300 trees. The township has just got NBN (fibre to curb I think) and where I am, I will have to go with 25/5 Wireless NBN. Being a 3 minute drive out of town, I will be able to keep using phone-via-copper for many years.A fabulous growing town, and the local video store is also a Jaycar/Altronics agent.It is actually pretty close to Sydney . I seem to remember it is only 90 km away from the Sydney CBD - if you have a helicopter.In reality, Penrith is just over a 2 hour drive.

author: sibeen
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 14, 2017, 12:01:56 pm
content: The kids would hate it.

author: AndyC_772
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 14, 2017, 12:29:36 pm
content: Looks flammable.Also, no basement dumpster full of scopes and other goodness.I vote you're better off staying put.

author: retrolefty
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 14, 2017, 12:40:56 pm
content: So $7M Aussy, That is what $700K in US dollars?Except for the tree types looks very much like much of the California country side, we grow Oak trees.

author: nctnico
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 14, 2017, 12:49:27 pm
content: Quote from: NANDBlog on November 14, 2017, 10:19:54 amThat is my thought too. A wooden shack is a wooden shack is a wooden shack is a....

author: sibeen
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 14, 2017, 01:11:08 pm
content: Quote from: retrolefty on November 14, 2017, 12:40:56 pmHalf of California is now eucalyptusErr, except for the bits that have just burnt down

author: retrolefty
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 14, 2017, 01:31:01 pm
content: QuoteYou got that right, very nasty trees, quite the fire hazard. I heard once that we imported the wrong kind of eucalyptus as there is a kind that doesn't shed it's bark constantly?

author: cdev
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 14, 2017, 01:52:03 pm
content: Wow, that is just gorgeous.It does look a lot like Northern California.As your dream home is likely much more modest, still it is good to be out in the country a bit.I've (house-sat) way out in the country there a few times and enjoyed it a lot.Get a place that has a metal roof, though, because of fire dangers!If you do locate in some rural area, water is super important.You will probably want to grow at least some of your own food. Which is a lot of fun.So make sure you have access to year round water.Also that there is a good community nearby because your neighbors really are important out in the country.If you're a ham, living out in the country sounds like it would be great!Also for your kids, might be a better environment than urban.Schools might be better, in particular. Or maybe not.Good luck on this!

author: amspire
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 14, 2017, 02:28:17 pm
content: Quote from: sibeen on November 14, 2017, 12:01:56 pmIt is possible, but the other side is the lifestyle is actually very good at Oberon. For less then the price of a Sydney house, you could buy a house and a commercial office with much more space then the current studio - both with NBN - and probably have a lot of money left over. Or a property with masses of space for a house and a big shed/studio.I lived in Sydney for over 40 years so I know what you are losing, but it is pretty nice parking directly outside the supermarket. It is a well previsioned town and Bathurst is not far away.Not expecting Dave to want to come this far, but with NBN, it is not an impossible idea. It is just a place that has prices that are starting to rise, but they haven't gone crazy yet. Access to Sydney is a 2 to 3 hour drive or a bus + train trip. If you look 2 hours up and down the coast, the prices are probably all still crazy.

author: vk6zgo
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 14, 2017, 11:47:05 pm
content: Quote from: NANDBlog on November 14, 2017, 10:19:54 amWooden houses are not all that common in Oz.Most houses in the Eastern States are what we call "brick veneer", which is a wooden frame with a single layer brick outer covering.In Western Australia, most houses are "double brick", where there is a brick outer wall with a cavity between the inner & outer layers.Inside walls are, in fact, only single layers of brick.The (usually) very old "weatherboard" houses are most often found in older established country towns.All that said, there has been a trend over more recent years towards modern wooden houses.As not many of them are in Cyclone or Tornado prone areas (&, yes, Virginia, we do get Tornadoes in Australia), the only downsides are ---- they are flammable, & most of the woods used are termites favourite food.Those are not insuperable problems--- proper firebreaks, & termite prevention treatment are effective workarounds.

author: The Soulman
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 14, 2017, 11:58:29 pm
content: Quote from: EEVblog on November 14, 2017, 09:41:16 amStill haven't sold the old Altium building?

author: Brumby
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: November 15, 2017, 02:32:58 am
content: Quote from: The Soulman on November 14, 2017, 11:58:29 pmHasn't found the right buyer, yet.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: November 15, 2017, 02:34:01 am
content: Quote from: The Soulman on November 14, 2017, 11:58:29 pmI was only renting it...

author: TerraHertz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 15, 2017, 02:51:55 am
content: Very nice area, that's why it is an Elite cluster. Kangaroo Valley... I guess you are kidding (unless running eevblog is a goldmine, which I doubt.) But it sure would be a nice place to live. Some great bushwalking around there too. Budderoo NP, Barren Grounds, Gerringong Falls, DrawingRoom rocks...PS. I wonder what's the story with the previous owner selling? Died, went bankrupt, or upgrading to something even more stunning?

author: Brumby
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: November 15, 2017, 03:56:18 am
content: Quote from: TerraHertz on November 15, 2017, 02:51:55 amMy guess would be an age-related reason. Moving closer to medical services, closer to family or into an aged care facility.

author: DeanA
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: November 16, 2017, 08:17:48 am
content: Quote from: retrolefty on November 14, 2017, 12:40:56 pm$7M AUD is $5.3 Million USD. ($1USD = $0.76AUD)

author: TerraHertz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 17, 2017, 11:27:28 am
content: Dammit. Now I'm getting targeted adverts for Kangaroo Valley properties.Btw, since I mentioned Gerringong Falls, some pics. A hidden gem of a place.Yes that is ice, and yes that is me standing in the icy water to get the first photo. Disappointed to find the distant mountain line wouldn't quite disappear below the falls edge.