thanks for you PM, we are actually going to have a look at a house tomorrow...which is why im up at 4am stressing that we wont get it casue its awesome. We decided that it wouldnt be good for DP to drive that road twice a day, and when we looked into housing up here we were amazed! we have always wanted a bit of land and to live out in the sticks, i was bought up on and around farms in the uk. and we found this place for the same rent we pay now, on land,....lots of land. they actually asked if we would be moving livestock in with us....i had to laugh! its about 20 min drive from the outskirts of gympiem which is where dp would be working! so heres hoping!