debbies21

If you click the profile of almost all reviewers below, youll notice they all review the same suburbs and all like each others posts.

As mentioned below, seasoned value investors Australia wide are investing in the similar type of suburbs such as Kelmscott which is why you will see an overlap in their recommendations. Yes, shopping is great in Kelmscott with all the major and minor retailers present such as Spudshed, but also Woolies, Coles, Aldi etc. You can purchase literally anything you need within a 10-15 minutes drive. The train line is very convenient and as you said it takes 30 minutes to the city which is a great commute time. There are plenty of security guards on the Armadale line which is great as well. Lots of parks in Kelmscott and major national parks nearby, BMX tracks, bushwalking, dog walking, playing with kids. Ideal for people with kids and pets and thus younger families would love it in Kelmscott.

Kelmscott like any suburb has good and bad pockets and one cannot generalise. Parts of Kelmscott bordering Westfield are not much better than Westfield itself. Parts close to the Kelmscott and Challis train stations are much better. And anything to the east of the Albany Hwy is even better.

I'd avoid near the train stations at any cost, and near the high school.

I'm not sure of any suburb where living near the train station would be recommended by a seasoned investor.

Just to be precise, when I said that the areas around the Kelmscott and Challis train stations were better, this was in comparison to the part of Kelmscott bordering Camillo or former Westfield. In my humble opinion, this is the part of Kelmscott to be avoided. Parts around the train stations are better, but of course the best part of Kelmscott is the hills area to the east of Albany Hwy and prices reflect that. With regards to the proximity to train stations, agreed, it is not ideal to invest in a property right across the train station, however I think that the best option is a purchase in a tucked away street which is 5-10 minutes walk away from the train station. Tenants love this, and these properties get rented out in a flash with very little if any gaps between tenancies. So yes, avoid the properties right across the train station and go for the ones which are 5-10 mins walk ideally in a cul de sac or a side street adjacent to the train station. However, there are always exceptions, if an investor is interested in future development, properties right across the train station are great options for building duplexes, townhouses or maybe even high rises in the far future. This is a long term play. As Perth expands areas right next to the train stations are your future high density spots and this can be extremely lucrative in the future for a patient investor either as a future commercial or residential high density development.

Thanks for the feedback, how about the area near senior high school? is it still ok? or similar to the western side?