Buyers market ?

[blunomore]

Heh, I was going to say, R500-600K? I won't buy a house for that price, because of the area that it would be in!

Constantia Kloof is a better area than the others he listed, but I guess he hopes to get a better/bigger house in a different area.

 

[Pitbull]

Constantia Kloof is a better area than the others he listed, but I guess he hopes to get a better/bigger house in a different area.

Correct

And in all honesty, I could never afford to buy a house in Constantia Kloof

 

[flenters]

going to hold out till March - April before i look at a 2nd home

 

[blunomore]

I like my apartment. Not going anywhere else unless I can help it

 

[supersunbird]

I saw a beauty.

R 499k and it has a flat too.... A nice deposit of R 100k and that house is a steal

And you can rent out the flat! Now I want it too!

 

[LandyMan]

Pitbull, do you know where Daspoort is?

 

[Pitbull]

Pitbull, do you know where Daspoort is?

Yes.

It's not a crummy area. Just through the tunnel to the right between Hercules and Suiderberg

 

[supersunbird]

Pitbull, some people are very snobbish. So daspoort is like saying attridgeville or something. And yes, I know what the houses around there are like, I know someone that stays 5 houses from the Total before the tunnel. Totally different vibe that from Garsfontein for example. Houses built differently.

 

[Pitbull]

Pitbull, some people are very snobbish. So daspoort is like saying attridgeville or something. And yes, I know what the houses around there are like, I know someone that stays 5 houses from the Total before the tunnel. Totally different vibe that from Garsfontein for example. Houses built differently.

Hey I grew up in Mountain view

Sure it's a step down from Mountain view but it's still a nice area to live in

 

[supersunbird]

Hey I grew up in Mountain view

Sure it's a step down from Mountain view but it's still a nice area to live in

Nothing wrong with that either, I know people who stay there too, and my aunt stays in Mayville area and some other friends stay in Wonderboom South. Its just people seem to be very snobbish and I think a lot of people from say, the east for PTA are so snobbish, they'd ratehr die than live in those areas. I think houses in those areas are actually a good deal, you get much better space than these crampy new complexes in the east.

 

[Pitbull]

Nothing wrong with that either, I know people who stay there too, and my aunt stays in Mayville area and some other friends stay in Wonderboom South. Its just people seem to be very snobbish and I think a lot of people from say, the east for PTA are so snobbish, they'd ratehr die than live in those areas. I think houses in those areas are actually a good deal, you get much better space than these crampy new complexes in the east.

I agree fully.

And those are close knit people in those areas. That is why crime is not a factor in those suburbs

 

[blunomore]

Nothing wrong with that either, I know people who stay there too, and my aunt stays in Mayville area and some other friends stay in Wonderboom South. Its just people seem to be very snobbish and I think a lot of people from say, the east for PTA are so snobbish, they'd ratehr die than live in those areas. I think houses in those areas are actually a good deal, you get much better space than these crampy new complexes in the east.

Location location location.

 

[Pitbull]

I'd even buy a house in Danville if there is a nice house there for sale

 

[blunomore]

I'd even buy a house in Danville if there is a nice house there for sale

I would rather stay in a small house in a better area, but sometimes an area develop a better/worse reputation with the passing of time.

 

[Pitbull]

I would rather stay in a small house in a better area, but sometimes an area develop a better/worse reputation with the passing of time.

A mate of mine stays in Elandspoort.

Sure the people in Danville/Elandspoort is poor. But you do get some smart and wealth people staying there. Crime is a drop in the ocean in these places. You get some stunning houses there. Sure the majority of the people are poor and suffering but you do get the lany streets

 

[supersunbird]

Location is important, but if you are going for buy to rent route, its better to invest in 3 properties in lower income areas than say one property in the very nice area. First of all, you might get more profit from the renting of the 3 than the big one. The risk (a renter defaulting and other issues) is more spread out as well.

 

[LandyMan]

Yes.

It's not a crummy area. Just through the tunnel to the right between Hercules and Suiderberg

No no, thats not what I meant! Just FFFAAARRRR away from Constantia Kloof

 

[Peder]

I like this thread...

And i tend to agree that the west isn't as bad as it seems.

In Pretoria Gardens are BEAUTIFUL houses and they're not these crappy complexes, I can't imagine living in a complex letting someone hear what i have to say to my family or what i've done today. NO THANK YOU.

 

[Pitbull]

No no, thats not what I meant! Just FFFAAARRRR away from Constantia Kloof

hehe

Yea I know. I will be traveling to work on the bike Wife will stay at home once the twins are born for the time being. When she's ready she can find work in PTA

 

[Hosehead]

I can't imagine living in a complex letting someone hear what i have to say to my family or what i've done today. NO THANK YOU.

Jeez. Are the walls that thin?