Real estate rant

[Pseudonym]

So, being sick of spending two hours every day getting to and from work, I'm looking for a place in town. And frankly, it sucks. There's nothing that meets both A) what I want, and B) what I can afford.

Clearly city apartments are not built for people with lives, because where do you put the bike or the scuba gear? Hell, where do you cook?! Most of these apartments have half a stove, and a piddly little mini-fridge. As for the bench-space, well, there isn't any. I know bodybuilders cook more than most people, but these apartments are ridiculous.

:evil:

/end rant

[HarryB]

What he said!!!!!

[Grover]

Forget apartments, go for a factory or studio unit

Convert offices/mezzine floor to living area.

Then you have huge garage workshop /gym space!

Plenty of room for all the toys and easier to secure than a house!

[Dubble_D]

Welcome to my world

Still prefer living in Auckland CBD than having to be stuck in traffic/travel time of two hours a day.

[nate225]

I'm enjoying my 2 acres in between the vineyards in Hawkes Bay more & more listening to this..... :pfft:

[jimjim83]

Come to Christchurch only takes 10minutes to get from home to central city. I go nuts when Its busy and takes 25 minutes to get home!! :pfft:

[Pseudonym]

Hah. Should've known I wouldn't get sympathy from anyone outside Auckland. You're all pricks!

The real bastard is when, having found the only good place in the entire CBD, you discover it's leasehold. The bank doesn't like apartment mortgages at the best of times (they only lend 50% on apartments), but leasehold is an absolute no-no. Looks like I'll be renting and sitting in traffic for a while longer yet.

[Dubble_D]

The bank doesn't like apartment mortgages at the best of times (they only lend 50% on apartments)

You sure? I think banks most banks only approve mortgages if the apartment is over a certain size. I think 55-sqm plus, don't hold me to that though!

There are some nice leasehold apartments out there but lease hold is a no-no.

Keep looking, it took me a while.

[Ronin]

Yeah, I feel ya pain Pseudo, this morning it took me at least a full two minutes to make it through the lights on George St. Man talk about road rage, I wanted to hurt someone :pfft: :pfft:

[teamfatboy]

Leave the City, Pseu, leave the City... Come South, we have roads you need fourth gear for :pfft:

[runveerun]

I have a giant apartment in the CBD that might be coming up for rental in the next couple of weeks Psudeo, my tennants are moving out, it has a double bike rack installed in the lounge and I could even throw in my chinup bar :grin:

[VampireChick]

Leave the City, Pseu, leave the City... Come South, we have roads you need fourth gear for :pfft:

:nod: I concur

[kels]

i have no problem getting to work down the motorway in peak hour traffice, aukland traffic- guttered :pfft:

[Pseudonym]

I hate you all.

[runveerun]

Everything is really so much betterer in Wellington! There's even proper weather! You know you want to move :grin: :nod:

[teamfatboy]

Everything is really so much betterer in Wellington! There's even proper weather! You know you want to move :grin: :nod:

Oh that's right, I keep forgetting that Auckland gets moar rain than Wellington :grin: Do eet, doooo eeet!

[startinfromscratch]

Pseu, there are other options - i live in mt eden, not quite so expensive as cbd, but within a 10 min drive. there are heaps of more affordable areas within a 10-15 minute shot to the heart of AK. Just gotta pick a hood!

[Beef]

Pseu, there are other options - i live in mt eden, not quite so expensive as cbd, but within a 10 min drive. there are heaps of more affordable areas within a 10-15 minute shot to the heart of AK. Just gotta pick a hood!

:nod: i agree with this ^

i live in mt albert, 10 min drive into the city. as long as you're not travelling in rush hour

[musclenz]

Hah. Should've known I wouldn't get sympathy from anyone outside Auckland. You're all pricks!

The real bastard is when, having found the only good place in the entire CBD, you discover it's leasehold. The bank doesn't like apartment mortgages at the best of times (they only lend 50% on apartments), but leasehold is an absolute no-no. Looks like I'll be renting and sitting in traffic for a while longer yet.

Just a minute Pseudo while I get my violin out :grin: Why dont you get your ARC to turn those prime waterfront cement silos or the sheds on Queens wharf into low cost public housing instead of party city for 2 weeks during the World Cup :pfft: But hey Man, I actually love Auckland as long as I'm only there for a few days. Give me 400-500 thousand pop. like CHC & you have got a very managable city size with an infrastructure that is not groaning at the seams to cope.

[Gym rat]

That is a very good idea musclenz by turning those cement silos along the waterfront in Auckland into low cost houseing aperments.I love Auckland as when I am there for a few days.Everythingh is nice and close in Dunedin and where I live in Dunedin it is only 16 minute bike ride to the gym sometimes it can take long when I am biking into the wind.

[tinytraps]

I can make it into town 15 minutes from mangere non rush hour, helps being a human gps unit

[andy s]

How about Devonport and a ferry trip everyday?I looked at a job in Auckland city recently and that was my plan. Currently doing Torbay-East Tamaki everyday. 35 minutes door to door leaving home at 6am and leaving ET at 3pm... unless its raining :roll:

[Dubble_D]

Nothing beats living in Auckland CBD, except living on a couple of acres of far/bush land!

Suburbia = no-thank-you