Hi Jacky & Steve and clan, Welcome to WA. You have picked a week beautiful of weather to arrive
(they are having snow storms and freezing temps over the other side of country!!).
I can understand wanting a new house - me too- I personnally would not go further north than Kinross. There are loads of new houses in really nice suburbs and good prices in Madely / Darch / Hocking / Alexander Heights and they are really nice areas and still only 10 mins from beach. Have you taken a cruise down south? Canning Vale area and Livingstone is lovely - amazing trees - . There are also lots of really cheap housing in new areas at end of freeway down Rockingham area.
Rockingham is a lovely watersport recreation area ( MUch better than up northern areas) and has dolphins swimming and a beautiful beach and cafe strip etc .
Look at 'Settlers' estate in Baldivis and Sucess and Atwell are new areas right on freeway with new houses and big shopping centres and schools etc. Your greatest issue is schools as there are always plenty of primary schools most to year 7 and all generally of the same standard but high schools are a different story. Usually very full and not always plenty around.
This is the BIG problem for Kinross and areas north of it.
Mindarie is lovely but no high school. The other suburbs i talked about above have quite a few really good high schools ie Woodvale high(excellent reputation) and Greeenwood high and other private ones.
It is no easy decision but dont rush it and make notes of areas in a book as you drive around and make note of the schools and little comments about what you thought they looked like because when you get home at night you mind will be a swirl of ideas and thoughts and you wont know what your thinking. When you have a book of little comments about areas they jog your memory and help you remember what you have seen and reminds you what you did or didnt like aboutk that area.
Best of luck
buy an umbrella the rain is coming !! LOL
cheers Debbie
oh my god well been here 9 days have bought a ute(truck) renting on monday for 2 months in canning vale and then today went back to a house we liked also in canning vale and have had offer excepted!! incudes pool table and dishwasher too! wot a a weird and tiring week this has been but cant wait to get settled in so hopefully will be in new house by end of august! We love the schools in c vale and have really got use to being here our friends have helped so much and we are pleased with our descin to stay inthis area now, the beach isnt too far and steve is central for work, steves a builder so he isnt worried too much on that side of things so he will be looking for ajob in next couplke of days. do miss me mates though and sharing all my gossip with them but looking forwrd to our adventure in OZ. we are looking at schools this week and hopefully they will start in a few weeks time will do them good . eldest son 13 fred needs to be mixing with kids his age and is missing his friends and going out with them but has coped so well so proud of him any way wont be on line for while as shipping due 16th aug so thanks p i oand for all of you trying to get here .. keep at it cos it is lovely!! bye bye:)
