carambola
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"Pass"
We looked for a family home in Inala. In the end, we decided that it was not a place we could consider raising our children in.
I'm sure that there are a percentage of long-term residents, new Australians and young families who are wonderful neighbours, but honestly, the atmosphere was depressive on every visit (despite us actively trying to see the good points), and after several visits we gave up hope.
On the last visit, we arrived at a house where yet another owner seemed really scared that someone had knocked on her door (even though she was expecting us). The house was renovated and great value. Then we looked over the fence and saw the neighbours had a pitbull wandering around with no fence other than the low, patched up old fence surrounding the property.
That sort of summed it up for us. No matter how many other positive things we tried to find in Inala, no matter how many positive points there are, there was always going to be one or a number of people living down the street who lacked the mental faculties to live amongst others.
If you choose to live in Inala, you simply have to make yourself ignore that element.
Two out of the 10 or so houses we looked at had significant building or structural problems. Be careful buying there (even if you do buy a renovated home). Obviously, unless you are buying from a long-term resident who could afford to maintain their home, remember that many homes have been long-term rented or have passed hands numerous times.
I have lived in Inala before, but have little memory of it. (My family moved to Inala not long after we arrived in Australia when I was very young.) There are bad elements which are still there, and albeit probably greatly reduced, they'll be there for a very long time to come. Rest assured, if the bad elements were no longer there, the prices would not be so cheap. The question is, can you bring yourself to ignore it?
Great for
- Beautiful parks
"if the bad elements were no longer there, the prices would not be so cheap" (carambola).
Of course, some of the houses in this suburb would be cheap (around $300,000) if they were small (eg 2 bed rooms) or old (40-50 yrs), and/or not of stucco type. Just like houses in other outer suburbs. Not because of the influence of the "bad element" (?).
However, of those houses that have been renovated (stucco) or completely rebuilt (on average block of 650-700 m2), they could fetch $400,000-600,000+ easily. Not so cheap mate!
For examples: 14 Sycamore Street, Inala (sold $550,000), or 78 Azalea Street Inala (sold $600,000+) or 116 Eugenia Inala ($699,000; on the market at the moment) (http://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-qld-inala-125474714).
Please do your research diligently before making any public comment/opinion!
Yeah I dont blame you for not wanting to raise your kids in that environment when there are other options available that offer more stability and safety. When it comes to your kids you cwmt
There are always a few people who are "lacking the mental faculties to live amongst others", in every suburb. And the worst of them seem to be in the wealthiest suburbs, because of their enormous sense of entitlement. They think they have the money and they own this world.
We rented in very trendy inner city suburbs for many years before buying a house in Inala, and we are happy to be surrounded by simple, kind, helpful, hard-working people on each side here, rather than the cashed-up don't-give-a-shit types we used to have as our neighbours before.