The kids are growing up and they need room to play. Not to mention that we need room to store their toys! Also time to think about what school to send the eldest and that we need to be in the area.
The question posed, should we rent a 2 bed house with a yard or stay put in our 2 bed unit? The rental house is $470 per week and by judging the going rental rates for units similar to ours, we should get at least $470 rent in return.
I guess the benefits of renting a house with a yard is that the kids will have some room to play and burn up energy. Not much of that happening on a small balcony in a unit that's for sure. Plus, there's a nice large garage and shed out at the back with heaps of grass. The two bedrooms are quite large, kitchen is on the small side but less to clean. The school near by seems to be very good to boot.
The benefits of staying put is that it will be a less of a financial burden plus already close by a good school as well. The down side I guess would be still stuck in a unit without any room for the kids to play.
Your comments would be great. Please also add to the poll at the bottom of the page.
Mate, rent the house! And if you don't like it in 6 months, rent another one! Take the piss with the rent from your tennants like everyone does. You just got great new job, don't worry about anything! Get a house, get a dog, cat, croc, whatewer, get some fresh air ;) I always go for more hassle = more fun :)
ReplyDeleteIt is soooo good to be able to send the kids outside to play in an enclosed safe area where you know they can't get hurt and there are no strange people hanging around.
ReplyDeletePlus you can have BBQ's outside in the summer, you can get a blow up pool for outside, play ball games, get a sand and water table ... so many things to do and for the kiddie winks to do!! xx