realthing

I bought a house in Minto in 2009. My wife was not too keen on living here and nor was I. But the house was a great buy, so we couldnt say no. A lot of people talk about how bad Minto is, but I have not had a single negative feeling, vibe since being here. Neighbours are good and have not had any troubles whatsoever. This area was at one stage bad, but 90% of the housing commission people have gone, and in 2 years Minto will have 300 plus brand new houses right where the majority of the trouble makers were. Because Minto was a bad area before, people still think its bad based on how the area once was. No area is perfect and every now and then something will happen here, just like it will happen in areas closer to the city. Don't judge the area based on 2 or 3 things that happened in the past five years. I came from an area in Casula, near Liverpool called Glen Regent estate. no house under $500.000 and we pay less for both car and home insurance here in Minto. I must admit that the shopping centre is shocking and schools are not the greatest, besides that the area is great to live in. Very affordable (for now), good transport, good roads with not too much traffic. And will only improve more once the housing development is finished. I am happy here and I am sure there are many more people that are happy living in the new Minto.