first home Buying first home in Adelaide

[A cup of coffee]

Hi guys, 

I am planning to buy a home in Adelaide. I have literally no idea where to start from! 

I would love to hear some experiences before I begin to look for a property, I am not sure which option is best ; buying or building?

What hidden costs I need to be aware of?

What area should I go for? I prefer a place that is safe from burglars, and flood  and bush fire .

Any other suggestions ? What else should I keep in mind.

Please give me some suggestions! I would appreciate your kind response.

[A cup of coffee]

2 hours ago, A cup of coffee said:

Hi guys, 

I am planning to buy a home in Adelaide. I have literally no idea where to start from! 

I would love to hear some experiences before I begin to look for a property, I am not sure which option is best ; buying or building?

What hidden costs I need to be aware of?

What area should I go for? I prefer a place that is safe from burglars, and flood  and bush fire .

Any other suggestions ? What else should I keep in mind.

Please give me some suggestions! I would appreciate your kind response.

@Russki, @toot, @Ekam , @nudgee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[snifter]

I'd suggest talking to your bank or banks or broker to discuss how much you could borrow etc first and see if you can get pre approval and how much for. 

Then once you have that in place, begin your property search and see what appeals. You may find a new build house and land deal preferable, or to buy a pre existing house somewhere. We opted to buy pre exisiting house rather than build our own or buy a house and land package. More so that we don't like a lot of the new build styles and prefer older buildings and also as we wanted a larger block and often new builds are narrow blocks or 2 floor builds on small blocks with tiny back yards.