Recommissioning.....................a house

If you do buy it remember the swimming pool is your water supply for bush-fires, and make sure you have a safe area organised for during Bush-fires. Think about joining your local bush-fire brigade. Good luck, John.

I visited the solicitor this morning & showed him the photos. Unfortunately, a fence down between the driveways is impossible, even if I gave Mr Happy access gates :mad:.

He's amazed that the council would authorise the building of a house so close to the permitted fenceline & making the garages unusable. He's suggested that i contact council & ask for their opinion on the matter - according to him, the reciprocal driveway access arrangement is their doing, not the sub-divider.

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Originally Posted by Utemad

I think all the dramas you should be expecting with the neighbours would mean you won't enjoy yourself at this place. I'd let it sit for longer. Don't be in any rush. Maybe the price will drop further. Maybe something better will turn up.

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Originally Posted by DeanoH

Talk about bad vibes ! Do you really want to live here ? It might be a great property but do you want to live here and bring up a family in this environment ? Would you be comfortable heading off to work each morning leaving your missus and kid(s) here, would she feel comfortable. Living in the country can be a great lifestyle and a great place to bring up your family, but gee whiz, this place doesn't feel right, from the security cameras to 'Mr Happy' to the solicitor who didn't give you the 'good oil'. (Must be Pedro's fault :)). My advice, for what it's worth, walk away and have a real good think.

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Originally Posted by bee utey

I bought a block of land with my wife to be and built the house I wanted. Having tried valiantly to live there with toxic neighbours for 3 years my advice to you is:

Don't. Try again, find a place where the neighbours can't easily bug you.

The stress of coping did me no good at all. Moving away saved my sanity.

At least where I live now the neighbours have sufficient distance to be ignored.

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Originally Posted by newhue

Scouse, you don't need this, there will be others, i'd be walking away as many have suggested.

My brother would say a friendly but firm visit from a biker to lay down the new relationship between you two would fix it. But then you are lowering yourself to a new level.

People like these neighbours are just mean selfish unhappy people. They will do nothing but take your health and happiness away from you. Good neighbours say hello and are helpful happy people. I'd guess no matter what approach you take with these people, you will not get you very far, it will be a struggle all the way. Just move on

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Originally Posted by abaddonxi

That, or sit back, as you said, and wait for the price to come way down.

All good & valid points.
I did some thinking overnight & have thought that the cut down tree is down to Mr Happy rather than the other neighbour.
For starters, it's in a relatively isolated corner of the block so it's easily accessed by someone from outside - probably easier from outside than it is from within the block due to the bush.

I've also done some digging with the help of a friend with real estate agent contacts & have the names of both neighbours. As a result of a quick Google, I've discovered that the 'cut down tree' neighbours are respected artists - she actually won this years Dobell Prize: Suzanne Archer wins Dobell Prize for Drawing 2010 :: Art Gallery NSW
so that's another thing that leads me to think they might not be behind the tree dramas.

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Originally Posted by JohnF

If you do buy it remember the swimming pool is your water supply for bush-fires, and make sure you have a safe area organised for during Bush-fires. Think about joining your local bush-fire brigade. Good luck, John.

Yes, I've spoken with them already (and Bushie from here :)).

I thought you might like an update on this.........Mr Happy has had his house repossessed.......the auction is today:
Wedderburn, address available on request - House for Sale #110283837 - realestate.com.au
It's not advertised as a mortgagee sale but I obtained a copy of the contract - the owner is now the ING Bank.

Isn't karma a wonderful thing :D.

I'm going along to see if he'll be there ;).

more shed space hmm??:angel:

LMAO:p

there IS a shed:D:D

Why didn't this happen before you bought elsewhere? :(

is this the arsey neighbour where you would of shared a driveway?

Yep :).

Damn, Mr Happy wasn't there :(.

Oh, and it sold for $675000

bloody nice looking house, I wouldn't of said no with 25acres...was the land all bush scott?