I think burgulary stats are not a good measure of the socio-economic 'health' an area , rich people in nice homes have better stuff to steal! I would be more concerned about violence-related, juvenile crime etc which point to bigger problems within the community.

thanks suavemechanic, hopefully next time I will have completed all the due diligence stuff to make an unconditional deposit – could have been the clincher in with the deposit I had. Apparently there were two other offers that were unconditional at the time (one had completed a building inspection – dunno about pest – it was an old weatherboard so…[Read more]

thanks for the comments fellas, good stuff to keep in mind. As mentioned, the rush was because it was passed in at auction and they had purchased a new property that was settling soon.I pulled the pin on the offer and took it as a 'lesson learnt' – I'm getting a conveyencer and approval-in-principle for next time.Scott No Mates  – interested in…[Read more]

thanks for the comments scamp, the property has already been passed in at auction, hence why they're now in a real hurry. I was going to offer 50K off the lower of the range (was advertised $390K+) and 30 days settlement. it's a 565sq meter in the inner west (VIC), ROW, ugly but plenty of potential. I think more than anything, the buyers have t…[Read more]