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newoldhouse

20 March 2016

Re: cost for total renovationRenovation + Home Improvement

Mar 20, 2016 1:51 pm

Sounds like it would be easier to knock down and buy a house to have moved onto the block. Not sure how common that is in Victoria but it's fairly common up here in QLD. Thanks for your response. Also considered that option too. Is possible in Vic (Golden Age Homes, Moving Views, etc), but by the t...

Thanks for your response. Also considered that option too. Is possible in Vic (Golden Age Homes, Moving Views, etc), bu...

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newoldhouse

11 March 2016

Re: cost for total renovationRenovation + Home Improvement

Mar 11, 2016 4:02 pm

Far from an expert - but more realistic than some of those shows on TV. Its quite a bit for the worst house - is it a really good area ? Is the rest of the house sound. In regional Vic I thought brand new places were well under $250-300k. Often including land. Still don't really know the area or wh...

Thanks for the reply. Should have qualified, house on 1/4 acre and listed for 90K. House appears sound, thought that ev...

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newoldhouse

11 March 2016

cost for total renovationRenovation + Home Improvement

Mar 11, 2016 12:32 pm

Hello All, Trying to work out whether a house I have been looking at buying is worth renovating. Situation is that it is worst house in a good street situation. Fibro house, 3 bedrooms needs extensive work. Trying to get a ball park figure from the forum members that are much more experienced in thi...

Hello All, Trying to work out whether a house I have been looking at buying is worth renovating. Situation is that it is...

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