House hunting take two

House #2 Huntingdale

Cons-

• Price was over 400/wk.
• No dishwasher
• Built in wardrobes in only one bedroom
• The other two bedrooms were tiny!
• Not very close to train station

Pros-

• Has a bungalow out back - No heat but a space heater would warm it up quickly.
• Two living areas
• Smallish backyard but fenced in
• Close to park

House #3 Huntingdale

Too small all around, not interested.

House #4 Glen Iris

Too bad all of you couldn't come with us for this one. This house has awesome character.

Pros -

• Old wood work
• The bath tub facet was shaped like a fish (Brandon says it was a Tiger hmmmmmm). The water spouted out of the fish's mouth
• Little led light windows
• A lovely little reading nook
• Four bedrooms
• New stove
• The tram line runs by on the street out front.
• A huge back and front yard
• Close to park
• Close to train station and trams

Cons- hold on to your seat for these : -)

• The only heat in the house was a fireplace in the lounge
• No built in robes...at all
• The toilet was outside of the house
• The toilet did not have a light in it
• No dishwasher, big surprise there
• No gardening in the yard for at least the past year
• The flower boxes out front were rotting off the windows
• Spooky pet tombstone in the back yard of a pet "Bill" that died in 1959
• All this for $450/week

I would love to live in this house...if it had true heating. We were talking about how great it would be to pay $300-350/wk and fix the house up. It could be a beautiful house if someone actually took the time to fix it up. We might give them a call and see what they think. I seriously doubt that they will be interested.

House #5 Oakleigh South

I quite like this house and we will probably turn in an application.

Pros-

• 3 bedrooms (all with built in robes) + study
• 2 living areas
• Hardwood floors
• Just painted
• Lots of closet space
• Under $400/wk
• Entire property fenced in. So the kids can play in the front and back yard
• Park a block away

Cons-

• No dishwasher
• Our washing machine is too big for the space allotted
• Our fridge is too big as well
• Train station about 3kms away