Sleeping out for a land release has anyone done it?

I think we have at least 1 member (arkraider???) who has done it...

Hopefully Gav will pick this thread up.

Oh and he was in Marriot waters....

I think they got a big tent (marquee) supplied with breakfast and dinner (pizza) and all sorts!

I remember it made it to the local paper!

Wow dream home I am so glad you posted as we are buying in Alamanda!!! The next release is in about 3-4 weeks. We are hoping to catch that release but as our house is currently on the market and the auction is in Mid May it might be the release after that.

That sounds so much better than I imagined. So they release land on a saturday so if my husband gets there say Wed morning that should be ok (given the market has slowed dramatically) I will ask the sales consultant as you say but dont want to pester them until we have sold our house and have the money ready to buy.

Would it be ok to PM you in future if I have a query?? We are mainly camping out because we are hoping to get a block in the high 500sq to the low 600sq and I believe these are few and far between. Can
I ask why you picked your block and if you think there is anything we should be aware of when choosing our block?

Thanks again

Hi penny,
I am glad to hear that we will be neighbours in the future . DH camped out for the same reason, we wanted one of the bigger blocks and in our release, they only had 6 of them! But the sales consultant told us that 10 people were going to camp out for it so we had to make sure that we were within the first 6 people. DH called sales consultant on Thursday morning and kept calling regularly to find out if the first campers had arrived only to find out at about midday that there was only one of the big lots left!!! What a race against time, he left work (emergency cause therefore boss wasn't given a choice ) and reached there just in time to secure the last big lot in that release. DH told me that many many people came after him for the big lots but went back home disappointed so if you want to secure one of the big ones, make sure you go there early! I guess Wednesday should be ok but you should really base yourself on what the sales consultant tells you and yes, it is important to have a good relationship with him. He might even call or email you when the first camper arrives

I guess the one thing you could do is, if you have decided on the house that you want to build, and know which lot you would like to buy, ask the builder if the house you want will fit on that block. As some houses are wider and others are longer, each house has a different size, and may or may not fit on the block you buy.
The other thing that we did not think of was that many lots had an easement at the back or sides. You are not allowed to build on the easement, in our case, there is a 3m easement which we cannot use and we almost wouldn't have been able to fit the house we wanted because of this. Actually, you are allowed to build on the easement but it is at your own risk and if the council needs access because the pipes have burst, they will have to pull down part of your house and the builder does not take responsibility. Fortunately, we managed to choose a different facade which had a smaller portico so it would fit just right but then we have to pay extra site costs to reinforce the soil between the easement and our house because it is so close. If you are able to make this choice, choose a block that does not have an easement. In our case, we did not really have a choice since the one left when DH arrived was one that had the easement.

Not sure about sun rise and sun set directions but you may also want to think about this. You probably want to have sun in your living areas in the afternoon as this is when you will be using it the most? Not sure if the block has to face north/south/east/west for this... Maybe other members can provide their input on this.

It's ok for you to PM me if you have more queries.

By the way, you only have to pay 10% of the land price on the day of sale when you sign the contract therefore you don't need to have sold your existing property, as long as you have the 10% you will be fine. The remaining amount is due when the land is released.

Cheers and good luck

Wow thanks everyone that advice is so helpful. Hmmmm maybe I will have to go armed with chocolate and wine to bribe the sales consultant.

OTT but can anyone tell me how the stamp duty thing works when you purchase your land and house separately and how it is calculated?

Thanks yet again. I am sure I will be back in touch soon.

fairly sure the same in Vic.

Hi Arkraider,

We also bought from the same developer in point cook. Can i ask if your land was released on time, that is, based on what you were told when you signed the contract, was the developer late in releasing the land?

We are hoping that ours will not be late.

Thanks for sharing your experience.

Oh no! That's something to be worried about... I know Stage 1 is already running late by 2 months and i hope we won't have a huge delay for ours (Stage 5). A delay in stage 1 does not necessarily mean the other stages will be delayed by the same amount of time, does it?

Thanks

i noticed that stage 1 & 2 are delayed in Alamanda, but stage 3 is still on track (July title)... my solicator has also advised that i may need to prepare early settlement in June... that's a good news if it is true... i just have my land loan approved today so hopefully everything is going smoothy

But hang on yesterday was ...Sunday!!!!

We could make some money here - temp the campers with trips to Maccas!! Double the cost of course