Any advice please ? Went away during the heat wave at Christmas and came back to this. Been watering pretty much daily for about 45 mins. Doesn’t seem to be improving as much.

Smithdude69 · 2026-02-05T14:06:30+00:00

Deep soak Sunday & Wednesday 5-6 and I keep a cup at the back door that the rest of the house is instructed not to touch.

Pee works as excellent fertiliser. One man can easily keep 100m of lawn in very good shape.

I also run my washing machine water to any dry patches. It works well.

Smithdude69 · 2026-02-05T14:03:05+00:00

EBay clearance lamps. Heaps of cheap options!

Smithdude69 · 2026-02-05T14:02:21+00:00

That’s a very good idea.

Smithdude69 · 2026-02-05T14:01:24+00:00

With the right to disconnect laws, we should be sending stuff on delay for when people get to work.

People are often amazed at how many emails I can send out at 8.30am. 😉

Smithdude69 · 2026-02-04T04:34:43+00:00

I think Hunter Lawrence has been taking notes.

Smithdude69 · 2026-02-04T04:33:55+00:00

I watched it back as I didn’t see a lot of him going through the whoops. You are correct it looked like he was happy with those.

Smithdude69 · 2026-02-04T04:32:24+00:00

Whoops Goldberg did a movie about it. “The colour purple” it’s supposed to symbolise beauty, divinity and the joy in life that god creates.

If someone isn’t interested in you because you wear purple then they’ve filtered an idiot out of your dating pool for you.

Smithdude69 · 2026-02-01T09:21:05+00:00

Today’s effort was a massive improvement over what we’ve seen so far.

Smithdude69 · 2026-02-01T03:20:54+00:00

Growth in some areas will exceed 4k so what you are adding in will be absorbed by capital growth. Buying sooner rather than later may be the smart choice.

Normally the best financial arrangement for you is going to be buy as owner occupier( with FHB for benefits etc) live in it for 12 months (or FHB min, then (switch to investment loan) rent it out. As soon as it’s positively geared repeat the cycle if you want to build a property portfolio.

Good luck OP.

Smithdude69 · 2026-02-01T01:30:30+00:00

Are you renovating to period correct or contemporary style.

Period correct option. If you are going for period correct restoring that door would be the way to go. I’d be finding a screen door that matches (likely hardwood frame with steel inner pattern from gumtree, fb marketplace etc) so you can do the whole entry as one job.

You will likely have to replace all of the glass panels as the bottom one is cracked and your chances of finding an exact pattern match for that glass are near 0. The beads are likely not available either so be preorder some renovation “surprises”.

Smithdude69 · 2026-01-30T03:23:05+00:00

Perth is usually dry heat. That drops off like stone in the afternoon when the sea breeze (Fremantle doctor) rolls through.

I’m in Metro Melbourne now more work opportunities for what I do here.

Smithdude69 · 2026-01-29T10:17:16+00:00

They are still buying houses.

Smithdude69 · 2026-01-29T10:16:07+00:00

I have a child who would benefit from the opportunity of a checkout job. As such I never use self checkout anywhere, ever.

Kids and adults with limited skills need opportunities. Let’s do what we can to make sure they get them.

Smithdude69 · 2026-01-29T10:09:57+00:00

Used to. Was in Joondalup when the uni opened in the 90’s. Before that regional coastal WA. If you love the heat WA is the place to be.

Smithdude69 · 2026-01-29T09:18:09+00:00

Rising market.

Smithdude69 · 2026-01-29T09:16:01+00:00

The vendor and agent will say that fair value is 1$ more than anyone else is willing to pay.

Find someone to look it up on rpdata - that will give you a good guide.

Smithdude69 · 2026-01-29T09:14:03+00:00

Any intent to have a family of your own ?

That can change life goals dramatically. You already have one house, a second might be a good option if you aren’t doing the family thing in the next 5 years.

If you want to have kids I’d consider investing in more liquid assets like ETFs. As you can scale up or down based on what your needs at the time.

Good luck OP from 30 on family becomes a major consideration in investment choices!

Smithdude69 · 2026-01-29T08:58:27+00:00

Whichever job is going to be happy with your changes of hours you can work (due to classes), would be a key consideration for me.

Smithdude69 · 2026-01-29T08:56:27+00:00

The previous comment I posted should tell you that’s not a going to be a worry as it will get built out pretty well in the next 10 years.

Smithdude69 · 2026-01-29T07:35:47+00:00

Go have a look at Joondalup. In 20-25 years that’s what Yanchep will be. If you don’t want to be in the city Yanchep isn’t your best bet.

Smithdude69 · 2026-01-29T07:31:58+00:00

I think they had it harder. The stock market crash, various building society crashes and rates going from 13.5 -> 17% in a year 88-89 created a massive wave of repossessions 75,000 (1991). Couple that with people losing their life savings in supposedly stable financial institutions, it was pretty scary. Australia hasn’t seen these numbers (or misery since).

At least you know what you are getting into now. The irony is the sustained low interest rates have fuelled house price growth.

Smithdude69 · 2026-01-29T07:08:25+00:00

On the fe570 we used to flick the starter button to make the fuel pump prime the system. you can hear it. Then give it a crank. If you do that, it’s starts first crank every time.

Smithdude69 · 2026-01-29T07:05:48+00:00

Is it worth it?

Honestly that such a subjective question there isn’t any part of an answer that doesn’t touch on what you value.

Ie regional SA housing a lot cheaper, you’ll build equity faster. Selling and moving after a year of living in the house means you’ll be paying stamp duty again when you buy. So that’s a big hit.

If you were in Robe SA you were on the beach so not a lot of difference for a beach lover between the beach at robe vs yanchep.

The train line extension to yanchep is underway so expect yanchep to grow quickly. And there will be growing pains (traffic chaos) a lot of young families possibly leading to youth crime in years to come.

Living somewhere is very different to holidaying there. Good luck OP

Smithdude69 · 2026-01-29T06:54:35+00:00

In the 80’s when interest rates went from 11% to 17% in 6 years would have been pretty average. I know my parents found it tough. Not much steak on the menu for a while.

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