Browse Forums Buying Land Re: Building in Southbank, Sheidow Park 78Jul 26, 2011 5:12 pm Hi Southerner. All lots thru RealtySA are fixed price. They are a developer and therefore set their price. There is no negotiation. Do you currently have a block on hold? If you don't, I think you may find it harder than you realise to obtain a block. If you have a block.. well done i know many people that will be envious. I think you'll find the biggest surprise you will encounter will be footings costs/split leveling/retaining. Good Luck Re: Building in Southbank, Sheidow Park 79Jul 26, 2011 5:50 pm hi 1stbuildFR thanks for your post, I thought that was the case with regards to the price being fixed. Just wanted to be sure that im not getting bluffed. Yes I do currently have a lot on hold and have asked for the contract to be written up. Its on the high side of Platform ave. The fall of the site is 1:15 per the prelim engineer report. Im goin into it thinking that retaining walls with suffice. I was abit shocked to hear that the coucil is pushing for split level blocks on the high side of platform. Would love to hear from any one else that has bought on the high side. So are the footing costs going to be higher in southbank stage 24 than other development areas? is this because of the high resistance levels in the soils? I tell you those preliminary engineers reports require a university degree just to interpret them. any help with reading them would be apreciated. I will be taking the prelimiary report to the builders tomorrow just to go through with them the plan that we have. many thanks Re: Building in Southbank, Sheidow Park 80Jul 26, 2011 7:02 pm Welcome to the forum Southerner. Our experience with the land agent hasn't been all that positive but we remain happy with the land purchase. We were very rushed when it came to signing the land contract and have had three contract amendments. We found it harder when it came to selecting a house plan and builder and still unsure whether we made the right decision. Currently waiting for footings report from builder and have our fingers crossed it doesn't blow the budget.
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