Thinking about just renting a unit instead of owning- anyone else doing this ?

[randomx]

Are you still on that place nev or ? How close to towns l forget ? Got a misses ? , forget that to.

At anyrate so you gonna stay put till they cart you out or ?

 

But yeah , l hear ya, he made great potty mix for his dope plants and did great driveways and drainage, can say that my much for sure. The front strip and entrance are absolutely unreal now . The drive up to cabin/house, would be ok, it the stones didn't keep disappearing. Just needs the proper layers l think.

When it's wet you actually slip on the grass itself it's like thick as you finger wheels just spin on it. And that's after God knows how many trailer loads of crushed rock over the yrs, just keeps growing back. But yeah, needs the layers apparently .

[facthunter]

Use stale fuel, old oil or diesel to kill weeds or a hot flame when the grass is short. Good for weeds too. No it's too much to look after and Bush firey too. 1 Km from the railway station. 4 kms from town. Nev

[randomx]

So what place are you on now ? , just wondering as per my own situation is all.

Ah mate, wouldn't pour that stuff into my beautiful soil but you can get cheap as biodegradable weed spray 10bucks bunnings, good stuff.

[Jerry_Atrick]

24 minutes ago, randomx said:

Ah mate, wouldn't pour that stuff into my beautiful soil but you can get cheap as biodegradable weed spray 10bucks bunnings, good stuff.

Agree with that. There are areas where it makes not much difference.

 

We are currently going for the refurb to sell and are now into our third year. We have decided now, just get it presentable to a canvas for the next person. The target market for us will likely have the cash to rip it all out and do what they want without materially impacting their bank balance.

 

Previously, we were trying for perfection.. it can never happen.

 

 

 

 

 

[pmccarthy]

When we sold our last place I paid to have the outside cedar weatherboards repainted in red cedar colour. The buyer repainted I white immediately.

[randomx]

8 hours ago, pmccarthy said:

When we sold our last place I paid to have the outside cedar weatherboards repainted in red cedar colour. The buyer repainted I white immediately.

 

 

Haaaa, isn't that typical eh. You try make it look nice but then they go change it anyway.lt's like damned if you do or don't.

l love the cedar myself it's my fav. This is only a cabin mind you not some big house but it was cedar 15yrs but when the last guy moved off l had the brainstorm to paint it grey, hate it.

Just thought a buyer might prefer as greys so trendy atm it but they'll prob come along and paint it bloody cedar ha ha.

 

But yeah, went to look at a block last week they had a really nice gateway, thinking of maybe doing that just to make it look nicer and so more tempting, fair bit of work though and a few bucks.

Well that blocks been up for sale over 12mths, block up the road here had an old wire gate falling off and sold in 3wks sooooo, damned if l know.

This areas normally hard to sell blocks alone and there's a heap of them come up for sale atm so l don't wanna do much but good if l can stand it out a bit. But then mine has the cabin, that's a huge plus so hopefully that gets it done , the others are just bare land.

 

Same with trees, l love my trees, l've planted all my trees mine was just this bare to back when but ha, bet you a buyer cuts them all down. But then the next guy will buy one of the bare blocks and plant bloody trees right.

 

 

 

Edited February 22 by randomx

[randomx]

 

One problem, l'm getting indecision again. They say keep emotion out of business decisions but whenever l come back here for a bit especially if l do any work on it, l start falling inlove with it again- damn it.

ld bloody know. lt's just such a nice block and spot , you even start enjoying just being in the quiet tiny town - that depresses me at first , it comes and goes , but then you start to see people just doing their thing out here peacefully going about their life. Often relate it to the rest of the world going so crazy these days but then there's this place. Forget it all.

But then financially to, it'd just be so much bloody easier l'd be set just stayng put and just extend, which l can cover myself. Living scott free no bills peaceful and in a lovely spot.

l can hardly even afford something better either but staying l'd be set. Damn it.

 

lt's just the long term thing though, practicality. But then people do that all the time, even on huge farms.

Gonna be harder later, especially the driving, and there's no services for miles, ldbloody know. Plenty of older people here, spose they're mostly married and stuff though too, family, l'm not any more though so alone makes later a bit harder l guess to. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[facthunter]

Must be terrible having no one to Boss you around.  Hug a tree.  Get a pet lizard. Build a Veggie garden. Become a Painter. Build a Bird Bath.  Nev

[onetrack]

Living alone makes you a lot more self-absorbed. I lived alone for too long, I much prefer having someone to share things with as I get older - from chores, right through to exciting "wins" and other joyful experiences. You must experience joyful events together. Despite the occasional arguments and head-butting, we don't indulge in abuse of each other, which many couples seem to degenerate into.

[facthunter]

You don't have to marry people to Have people to communicate with. connection with Like minded groups is a good start. I'd hate to try dating sites.  Nev

[randomx]

3 hours ago, onetrack said:

Living alone makes you a lot more self-absorbed. I lived alone for too long, I much prefer having someone to share things with as I get older - from chores, right through to exciting "wins" and other joyful experiences. You must experience joyful events together. Despite the occasional arguments and head-butting, we don't indulge in abuse of each other, which many couples seem to degenerate into.

Yeah agree. Was married a long time, would prefer it , right woman. Could've remarried a few times so far , wrong woman, no thx.

[Marty_d]

Marriage is just a piece of paper.

The loveliest couple I know, with two wonderful adult kids, have been together over 25 years without marrying.

[facthunter]

Ruins a lot of good relationships. When you make a mistake there you can lose everything. . You keep paying for the Ticket AFTER you've LOST the Lottery.  It's better to try Before you Buy. That's what I did the second time but I did consider NO second time. Nev

[octave]

True story. I joined the RAAF in 1979. My now wife moved in with me in 1980. The Air Force at this time chose to recognise De facto relationships. This meant we were entitled to married accommodation. At the time, they did not have enough Air Force accommodation. This meant that they subsidised our private rental.  Every 3 months I would go to the pay section and be given thousands of dollars in cash. Then, temporarily, the crusty old conservatives gained power (f**k I hate conservatives) and suddenly they did not recognise our relationship.  we of course, being rational people, got married. 

[Litespeed]

Octave,

 

I too fuckin hate conservatives and their brainwashed bullshit.

[randomx]

Same

[randomx]

3 hours ago, facthunter said:

Ruins a lot of good relationships. When you make a mistake there you can lose everything. . You keep paying for the Ticket AFTER you've LOST the Lottery.  It's better to try Before you Buy. That's what I did the second time but I did consider NO second time. Nev

 

 

For sure , lf l didn't do that l'd be married again right now butttt, as it turned out thank the Gods l did on that one.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[randomx]

l feel like an absolute idiot l keep coming back to the same thing l know it butttt, how in hell can l make up my mind 1st of all, in whether or not to just keep my 1/2hec place and just live here.

Financially it's perfect, l'd be set rest of my life, living free, saving a truckload anddd, it's a lovely little property.

Yet other than renting elsewhere which l don't even know if l'd like tbh, l might even regret it especially if l sold this place but getting into something else now in even buying, is going to ruin finances, probably for yrs. Prices out there are just insane.

Most of you guys sound long time very well established so you probably can't appreciate just how mad the market is.

But then ofc above all, surely happiness is at the top too. That's the tricky part though and holding up the whole show.

Sometimes it's a pleasure just being here, coming home to it, even waking up here, it can all be very very nice and without really knowing anyone so just from observation so far but people seem v chill too.

At others though, it can l find get very very lonely here and my place is quite private to so if you don't go out thee gate you have zero contact with anyone. You can see through trees to streets just 50mtrs over and the pubs only 50mtrs out and around the corner but on the property itself, you could run around naked, wouldn't matter.

 

One way or another though, can not for the life of me make a decision. Can't buy or try something else without selling this place well, apart from renting somewhere. Don't wanna waste even more time just doing that though unless it was a fully done decision or l'd just go to all that trouble and expense, effort, move, for nothing.

l'm usually pretty snappy in deciding things but this one, has me stumped .

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited yesterday at 10:11 AM by randomx

[randomx]

 

Scuse btw, yet another rant in circles, don't mind me this shyts just doin my head in. 

 

[willedoo]

I'm no expert, but I think sometimes when it's really hard to decide, it's better to do nothing immediately and see how the thinking is later on. A lot of people sell up and regret it at a later date. I was nearly one of them. In 2021, I was selling up and moving interstate. I was at the stage of dealing with agents and almost ready to list the place when some medical issues came along and changed the whole plan. Now a bit over four years later, I'm still here and there's nowhere in the world I'd rather be, so I'm glad I didn't go through with the original plan. I'll never be rich living here but what it has to offer regarding lifestyle is worth it many times over.

 

On the other side of the coin, a mate of mine sold up that same year and moved to a small country town in NSW and he's as happy as a pig in a poke. He doesn't miss his former home of 40+ years at all.

[willedoo]

Having said the above, I'm probably not the best person to be giving advice. I'm retired, own my own acerage property debt free, on my own these days and can live comfortable enough on the age pension. I live in a little slice of paradise and don't have any factors pushing me one way or another. For someone still in the workforce with a career, there would be a lot more things to consider than what I have to.

[randomx]

Gday willedoo.

Tried to like those but it wouldn't work, really appreciated though and yeah some really big points there to loved hearing about it. Not only helpful but really interested what different people are getting upto in things like this l reckon.

Tbh, this is a lovely property and very easy to look after or , if you wanted you could go crazy and landscape it for fun or do as much or as little of whatever you want. Wouldn't even have to mow it if you didn't wanna could get it done every mth or so.

Tbh, it's a perfect place really for what l like and l own it plus it's on solar and tank water, rates are nothin,  so it's Scott free living. l could retire right now and actually save really well too plus do what l want.

 

l've had a lot of moves in life and a few properties but lately the thought of doing any of that again makes me feel physically sick tbh especially as l'd prob need more money after selling this to so financing again and all, mateeee, l'd rather walk on razor blades.

Not to mention l'd have debt again.

Sorta all why l was thinking of maybe just renting somewhere if l did sell this, but eh- there goes saving any money to sooo, can't win on that one either. Yet l can bank money here l'd be wasting on rent or more mortgage and l splurge more and do what l want. Huge difference isn't it.

l mean it's bloody nice here to, for sure, lovely spot. My dilemmas mainly only just that the town is tiny though, like no shops, just a pub, and it's 30mins to the main town or 20k to a couple of smaller ones.

That's just the sorta parts l'm toslling with it . Dunno where the older people go either later on , docs or health things and stuff.

 

But mate, so nice to hear you stayed put and love your plot, that's what it's all about eh, good for you. l'm on my own too, maybe l should set a girl trap up on the main street.

 

Thanks again.

ps, yeah fully agree if you can't decide sit it out. l just kinda feel an urgency thing l dunno , not 21 any more. lt's stupid though, 6 or 12 mths makes no difference whatsoever. Only been back here 3 so far.

 

Edited 2 hours ago by randomx