RachelGreep

Yup! I got the Crimebourne reference when I mentioned it. I guess it must have been earned somehow. I was in the new shopping centre. The new part looks great.

What part of Langwarrin is 'leafy Langwarrin'? I'm not sure. The house we went to see was just along from Elisabeth Murdoch College. Thanks

Yes, our budget means we can't live in a desirable area as such. Some have asked us why we moved to the other side of the world and end up in Langy. Well, it's a million times better than the life and area we left behind. I just don't want to buy a house somewhere that people know is a bad area only to find out too late. Langwarrin is affordable, has shops, primary and secondary school and we can afford a house there. We have 2 cars so that's OK. We're just trying to keep our options open as the houses in our price range are snapped up fast and rented out by the looks of it. So if we don't look in more areas we might miss out on our own place. It is getting our own place but making sure our kids have a safe neighbourhood with a decent primary/secondary and a garden.

OK, so Langwarrin doesn't sound great then. I thought we'd be OK renting but it is not for my other half so he really wants us to get our own place. He's happy to get a house that needs some work done so no problem there. I just can seem to get an idea of where to avoid (apart from the usual don't live in Dandenong) so when I see properties in our price range they're either somewhere not so nice, too far away or in the middle of nowhere. Don't know how new build estates work anyway because we couldn't afford to rent and pay mortgage while waiting however long for the house to be built.

Gone off topic now. So, Langwarrin not so great? Don't like Frankston really either

Apart from the parts we can't afford!!! Some amazing houses with that view.

We do go round for a look in the evening but most places seem pretty quiet. Kids are usually at the skate park.

I a bit surprised to hear that there are houses around there for $380,000.

Our budget is below $380,000. We can't go over that amount is what I mean. Do you know what the area is like? Any advice on this part of Langwarrin would be really helpful. The house we saw today is around $350,000.

Thanks.

As always, I know this is a tricky question but I need honest answers on which areas of Langwarrin to avoid. We only have a small budget for a house - $380,000 tops. We have seen a lot of houses in Langwarrin and I know this is a mixed bag but the ones we like have been towards Langwarrin South but still closer to Centre Road, North Road and Warrandyte Road area. Are these ok areas for a family? Is there trouble with groups of teenagers in this part as I have been told the parts of Langwarrin towards Karingal are to be avoided if buying your own place.

Can anyone give me some honest answers/opinions on the area? We saw some really cheap, good houses in Cranbourne but when we spoke about them to Aussie friends they were flat out no way unless it's an investment property to rent out. Shame really as Cranbourne could be a great place to live if it didn't have such a bad reputation.