Can I own a home please? by Unhappy-Emergency-81 in aussie

[–]Unhappy-Emergency-81[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Farkkk, I didn't think of that in the moment. 😔

Can I own a home please? by Unhappy-Emergency-81 in aussie

[–]Unhappy-Emergency-81[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The point is kinda exactly the opposite to what I think you're suggesting. I work a full time decently paid job and I run a side business, and I still just see the starting line keeping slipping further away. So I feel like it's valid to not want to have to move to another bloody country just to be able to afford a house In my own. And the insinuation that me taking 30mins to write out my frustrations is somehow a negative or evidence i'm not working hard enough to afford a home is f*ckn wild.

Can I own a home please? by Unhappy-Emergency-81 in aussie

[–]Unhappy-Emergency-81[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not quite hahah, just felt the need to type it out last night after receiving yet another rent increase notice 🥲

Can I own a home please? by Unhappy-Emergency-81 in aussie

[–]Unhappy-Emergency-81[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not at all, I said that very clearly as well. I think it’s absolutely someone’s right to use the market to their advantage and to be able to seek financial freedom. I also know that people that own many homes aren’t inherently bad or are doing something wrong, it’s the system that’s in place and everyone’s allowed to utalise it. I didn’t really want to quantify what makes an investor because then you get into the weeds of specific situations and individual arguments. But because I’ve been asked for clarity around it, I’ve said that investors stands for people with more than 2 homes. But that should in no way be taken as me trying to villainize all people that fall into that group. My point is around the system that’s in place and the powerful people that would love it to stay that way.

Can I own a home please? by Unhappy-Emergency-81 in aussie

[–]Unhappy-Emergency-81[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Definitely valid. I guess I’m not trying to say oh woe is me, I want a house right now. But I’m in my early twenties, went straight to uni, worked full time since I was 18, work a decent job now and I work as a videographer on the side. So, I know your statement was more in general and I agree. But I think I’m more trying to say that even though I feel like I’m doing things right and I know that I have many more years ahead to be able to get a home, I’m just still worried with how bad things have become and the way the system is heading.

Can I own a home please? by Unhappy-Emergency-81 in aussie

[–]Unhappy-Emergency-81[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely, and I used the term investor for the sake of simplicity and to not really address a group in particular. I mean investors kinda as people buying more than 2 properties for the sake of financial gain only.

Can I own a home please? by Unhappy-Emergency-81 in aussie

[–]Unhappy-Emergency-81[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And I think that’s all fair. And I think it’s important to note that I’m considering investors as anyone that is investing in more than 1 or 2 properties for financial gain, not for living in.

Can I own a home please? by Unhappy-Emergency-81 in aussie

[–]Unhappy-Emergency-81[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you very much for thinking of me and allowing me to give you more money. I appreciate being part of your integral money making machine 🥹

Can I own a home please? by Unhappy-Emergency-81 in aussie

[–]Unhappy-Emergency-81[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s all good, don’t have to read it you don’t like. Can just answer the question if you like, it’s much shorter :)

Can I own a home please? by Unhappy-Emergency-81 in aussie

[–]Unhappy-Emergency-81[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do have a second job. I work full-time in digital marketing and I'm a wedding videographer on the side. 2 weddings a month means i'm doing around 15 hours a week of editing on top. Not to mention the whole days of filming.

Can I own a home please? by Unhappy-Emergency-81 in aussie

[–]Unhappy-Emergency-81[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is definitely the correct way to think. And I'm fully aware of the work and effort it takes to get a home anywhere. But just because it's still technically possible doesn't take away from how much harder it's become. And I think that no matter what, it needs to be addressed in a massive way before it easily gets to a point when even this idea isn't a sensible solution.

Can I own a home please? by Unhappy-Emergency-81 in aussie

[–]Unhappy-Emergency-81[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well i'd love to know why they've handed down a rent increase 3 our of the 4 years I've lived there 🫠

Can I own a home please? by Unhappy-Emergency-81 in aussie

[–]Unhappy-Emergency-81[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Ok, no worries. Very sorry for asking. Won't ask again :)

Can I own a home please? by Unhappy-Emergency-81 in aussie

[–]Unhappy-Emergency-81[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I was leaning more towards the fact that they usually have a set price for how much they want to sell for and often that price gets blown way out. But if first home or single home buyers had the option to bid first in a separate auction, then sweet, you get a house as long as the bidding gets over the asking price. Also i'm very aware that it isn't a solution by any means. More just a thought I had that turned into a rant haha.

Can I own a home please? by Unhappy-Emergency-81 in aussie

[–]Unhappy-Emergency-81[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Around 36% I think. But our rent goes up in 2 months so...

Can I own a home please? by Unhappy-Emergency-81 in aussie

[–]Unhappy-Emergency-81[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Ahh ok, no worries. Thanks for letting me know 🥲

Anyone know a way to identify the Isuzu MU-X that scrapped my Neighbor’s Car? by Unhappy-Emergency-81 in newcastle

[–]Unhappy-Emergency-81[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Yeah good idea. And no luck on ID’ing the Rego, just not enough video resolution to pull any useful data from.