We were looking because we had a horrible landlord, but what made us buy this particular house was the size of the block - 1024 sqm for $287k. We've just signed contracts to subdivide and build our own house out the back, and then rent out the one we're currently in.
Also, I fell in love with the deep purple colour on the walls - I know, not very grown up!!
A combination of factors but the biggest "Selling" point for me was the playroom - that alone sold me the house and as soon as I saw it I feel in love with it. It was a big sunny room with a feature wall of bright yellow (sounds horrible but was actually so cheery), looking out over the back garden with white french doors leading into the playroom from the main living area.
It is still my fave room of the house altho now we have painted it a slighly more muted lemony colour. It is right near my kitchen/living area so I can keep an eye on the kids and I love opening all the blinds and looking outside.
In relation to the rest of the house, size wise it worked for us on a good sized block backing onto bushland. Location wasnt our "top" suburb intitially but realistically we couldnt afford that suburb! It is still a great suburb, 20 mins from CBD of Perth, 5 mins from the beaches and 10 mins from Fremantle which we love. Also within 10 mins of all our folks too.
So I suppose in the end it was our ideal location when I look at the above factors!
But in answer to the original question, I fell in love with the playroom first and then the rest of the house.
a) Location ie. 5 minutes walk from the train and b) I have to have a house that "feels" light and bright. I inspected it on a frosty winter morning but it still felt warm and bright. so very much a bit of both.
My Dh and I have never rented - we moved straight from my parents place to our own home. It was a perfect size for us and it was a bargain and had since gained 80,000 to its sell price!
But it is now to small with a bub and we are on the hunt for a farm.. so back on the merry-go round!!
Firstly we focused on the suburb so we were looking in an area that was
a) close to the CBD where we both worked
b) on the right side of the city for our families to get to as both are regional
c) close to friends
d) well serviced by infrastructure and lifestyle amenities
We bought our house because mainly when we walked into it, it felt like home. However it had the advantages of being
a) close to a train station
b) close to a park
c) a 3 br house
d) close to childcare
We love our house and think we got a bargain since it has increased in value by about $300K since we bought it so that's also a consideration - finding something that is under-valued when you buy it.
This house was mostly practical reasons. We were renting and I was quite happy to stay put for a year or so, but DH was not. So nearly every weekend we went house hunting. It was costing a fortune in petrol and food, along with taking up time we could have been enjoying ourselves.
The reasons we picked this property:
Price - it was $40k less than everything else DH was looking at. I was comfortable with the mortgage repayment on it
Location - good distance from town, no neighbours (surrounded by farm land), close to bush, quietish back road
Land - minimum size we wanted (1/2 acre), native trees, cleared area for veggie patch. Biggest plus a bore pump
House - was passable, required a lot less work than many others we looked at. Has the minimum 3 bed rooms, good kitchen etc No character at all, which was not a problem as we were planning on a reno job, I just wanted it livable for a few years, rather than it needing reno now!
So overall for my own sanity and bank account, I made do with what we found. Other houses just did not quite fit and some (for no obvious reason) made me want to cry at the mere thought of buying. DH seemed to look at every place like we were buying and it really panicked me, as many we just should have walked out of straight away, but he had to play the agent At the end of the day I am happy with the place we have bought, even though I did not "love" it at first sight.
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It is still a great suburb, 20 mins from CBD of Perth, 5 mins from the beaches and 10 mins from Fremantle which we love. Also within 10 mins of all our folks too.
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