Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Feb 22, 2010 11:01 am http://dreamzattheponds.blogspot.com To be invited to our blog send a PM with your email. Settled on land 25th June Exchanged contracts on Land April 14th 2010 Building our First Home Re: Buying Land? 3Feb 22, 2010 11:40 am http://dreamzattheponds.blogspot.com To be invited to our blog send a PM with your email. Settled on land 25th June Exchanged contracts on Land April 14th 2010 Building our First Home Re: Buying Land? 5Feb 22, 2010 12:02 pm ... built a Promenade with Clarendon. viewtopic.php?f=31&t=25104 20-10-09 - excavation and piering completed ... 12-04-10 - Basins fixed. Connecting to the electrical grid 23-04-10 - PCI 07-05-10 - HANDOVER! Re: Buying Land? 6Feb 22, 2010 12:12 pm 'We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.' - Winston Churchill Re: Buying Land? 7Feb 22, 2010 12:22 pm http://dreamzattheponds.blogspot.com To be invited to our blog send a PM with your email. Settled on land 25th June Exchanged contracts on Land April 14th 2010 Building our First Home Re: Buying Land? 9Feb 22, 2010 3:52 pm It might also be worth while speaking to your bank/preferred lender - we thought in the exact same manner as you, we'll buy the land, pay as much off it as we can and then build. But when we went to the bank and they explained to us that we would be paying off an empty block that appreciates in value a heck of a lot slower then land with an actual house on! Kind of made sense (especially considering we currently have a small mortgage on the unit we are selling) So the aim for us is to build on the land sooner so it's net worth is more than it would be empty!!! (But again, everyone's circumstances are different - and our covenant stated that we had 2 years to commence building on our block!) Sleven Moved into our Atlantique MkII 36 by Carlisle Homes Re: Buying Land? 10Feb 22, 2010 4:26 pm Hi Dreamz, Another thing to consider is Land Tax. http://www.osr.nsw.gov.au/taxes/land/ A lovely NSW Office of State Revenue charge. Cheers Bel Still not in. Don't ask!? Re: Buying Land? 11Feb 22, 2010 6:34 pm Thanks all. great advice. http://dreamzattheponds.blogspot.com To be invited to our blog send a PM with your email. Settled on land 25th June Exchanged contracts on Land April 14th 2010 Building our First Home Yeah I don't know why I came to a forum. Place is full of wierdos/pedos thought internet may help but I suppose I'll try my luck with someone in person. Cheers. I tried… 0 6414 Need advice on the backyard plan above. Should I excavate and cut all of the dirt to level with the house slab or semi-excavate as per photo above? Both left and right… 0 24831 13 6602 |