Bought our first house!

[guspjmh]

We are scared and excited! Bought a house in Port Noarlunga 3/4 beds about a mile back from the beach, as we couldn't afford a large plot close to the beach.

 

Our cooling off period is over and I've paid the deposit so it's happening, in a state of shock - not sure whether I've done the right thing or not!!!

[Guest Claire-n-tel]

Wow!......9 weeks in?!.....thats fast!......good luck:wink:

[guspjmh]

Yeah, it was fast but we love this area and houses seem to move quick. We wanted something relatively low maintenance on a good sized block, so when we saw it we leapt in!

 

I guess we will be here for at least 4-5 years, so better off paying our mortgage than someone elses!

[Guest Guest75]

Congratulations!!

 

Scary innit?????

 

The speed of the transaction is frightening as it all happens so much quicker (and better ) than the UK system.

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you plan to stay a few years hopefully your property will have increased enough against the stamp duty pain .

[Bal67]

Well done you guys, you haven't got anything to rent out in that area have you?

 

Bal

[DougM]

Gus, you didn't mention this at the BBQ. Congrats all the same. When do you move?

[guspjmh]

Gus, you didn't mention this at the BBQ. Congrats all the same. When do you move?

 

 

April 16th. We didn't know at bbq, it's all happened fast.

[malkitek]

Congratulations! Took us a year and shalt of looking!!

Cheers

x

[Tamara (Homes Down Under)]

Congratulations Angus, Kate...and family!!!

It was just the other day that you were here for a reccie.

You have made things happen so quickly. Told you it was a great place to live !

All the best...hope the pool installation goes smoothly.

 

Tamara

[NicF]

Congratulations. It may seem fast but if it feels right you just have to go for it. We had more or less the same thing, except for us it was a block of land we fell in love with and it took another 15 months before we actually got to move in.

[barbaitch]

Hi Gus: This sounds like a success story to me! You've been on a long, exciting and, at times uncertain, road for a couple of years to get to the Land of Oz, and now you've arrived it's great that you've found a spot you fancy settling on. It all sounds great to me, but if you have any doubts, just give it a couple of years at least, Gus, to see if Port Noarlunga is where you want to be, but if it's not - well, you can always try somewhere else. There's plenty of wonderful places in Oz to live; but for now, Port Noarlunga sounds just perfect. I think you're a great role model for very many people starting out on their journey to Australia. Good luck, Gus, to you and all your family!! x

[Andrew from Vista Financial]

Congratulations guys, very quick work!!

[guspjmh]

Thanks Andrew, without you and Stacey it may have been a lot more difficult!

 

I highly recommend the guys at Vista financial for any other Brits looking for their first Ozzie mortgage!

[dudleycat]

Congratulations to you and your family Gus! We should hopefully get our visas around the end of September, so looking forward to hopefully hearing about your experiences in person.

[guspjmh]

Thanks! I am working from home today, to the sound of my pool excavation outside! I guess only us poms are daft enough to put a pool in at this time of year!

[DougM]

With all this rain, it should be full in no time.