• Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
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    6 days ago

    I was unsuccessful in my rental application. ☹️

    I’ve booked an inspection of another one which looks ok, but the photos on the website are the same photos it was sold with 7 years ago.

    There is another maybe property which looks a bit too good for the price and has been listed for a while, so I am a bit sus about that one. It also has a patch of fake grass in bad condition and a number of very large yuccas.

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      the photos are often big lies

      it’s best to visit in person

      and what might be a catch for someone else is ok for you, so just cheack it

      for my new place teh “catch” is it’s in the western suburbs and near a railway station, for a lot of people that’s not acceptable, for me it’s ok

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        That might be the only catch with this one too - maybe walking distance to the scrap metal yard is not a drawcard?

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      Better luck next time and beware what looks too good to be true. There’s always a catch.

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        It might just be location. I’m learning the “poor” areas just by comparing rental prices. But I’d personally rather have an older house with a bit of yard space in a run down area than one of the cookie-cutter grey townhouses that comprise about 80% of the market. They are just not my style.

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            the disused petrochemical facilities are about 2 km from where I live

            I can’t see them and there is no pollution or smell but I know they are there .

            is that any worse than densely populated urban areas with lots of noise and car pollution?

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        Unfortunately both actually have yuccas, but the other place has less of them, and they are tucked away down the side of the house.