miner2049

I've got no idea what all the negative reviewers are talking about. Try searching realestate.com.au and see how many properties come up for sale in the The Heath - hardly any. That's because it's a fantastic place to live. To address specific concerns raised by others "reviewers" in here:

@robtjwilliams - wow, so you stayed with friends, you never lived here - so, then that qualifies you as an expert does it........ holy cow man, and I use the word cow for lack of a better word that more describes my feelings. Also, most of your 5 other reviews have received quite stinging feedback from other people in those suburbs. As to the ghosts that roam the streets - lol...... yeah, we see them all the time mate, along with other imaginary zombies...... can't believe some of these comments. I also tried googling 'heatherton mental asylum' and came up with nothing, so maybe you can post some references, instead of just 'quoting locals'. I'm a local, come and ask me whether I've seen screaming ghosts.... also, couldn't agree with your headline more, absolutely do your research. Check houses in mentone, cheltenham, and even bentleigh east, you'll see what you get here, the number of bedrooms, bathrooms and garage spots, you'll see heatherton ain't so bad after all...

In regards to the various build issues comments, we haven't seen a single crack - nothing that would suggest inferior build quality. I won't say there's no issues, other people may have had them, but any issues that come up are very minor, and I've experienced all of them before in all my other houses where we've build (we've lived in 3 new houses the last 3 times we've bought). We did a building inspection before we bought, so should everyone, for any house...! Common sense.

To all the recent 'strange' reviews, I don't see what's wrong with it personally - at least they all live in the estate, or have at some point. Maybe a real estate agent did ask their clients who were selling at the time to post their experiences... who knows? This place has great outside areas, parks and a real community spirit. I wonder how the people you stayed with would feel about your review, robtj? Looking at all your other negative reviews, I'd say they wouldn't be happy at all.

We get real estate agents knocking on our doors every other week handing out phamplets and trying to get general interest about whether we'd consider selling, there are that few properties for sale. We know all our neighbours, both on our streets, and other streets.

As for prices falling quickly, just look at the history of sales....... lol.... can't believe some of these comments. We've had some pretty major sales in the area recently, some for $700K plus. Considering these houses were around the $500K mark when they went on sale - I don't think we're doing too badly there.

Regarding the airplane noise - I have 3 kids, we play outside all the time. I barely notice the planes when I'm outside, let alone the inside. From some of these reviews you'd think they went over all the time. They never disturb me, the houses were insulated for noise anyway. Inside the house, I've never noticed a single plane - that's how good the insulation is.

Regarding heating, again, I've spoken to other people, friends in other houses, ie. Bentleigh, etc.. and every house has a spot where the sun comes in, or is cold in winter. We have the back room like that, but again, it ain't a problem. Some of the comments here, the way they go on.....! I can tell you it's no sauna in summer. The air con struggles on 35+ degree days, but I haven't been in any house that does cope....

In summary, The Heath is a great place to live, the community spirit is there, and the open plan is great. We even have a Nando's at the front of the estate............! I won't say it's perfect, but nowhere I've lived is perfect. It's the best of where I've lived, that's for sure.