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Daily Discussion Thread: 🦀 Fri 23 Feb 2024 (aussie.zone)

submitted 9 months ago by CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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[–] dumblederp@aussie.zone 7 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (4 children)

Drove to Buchan and back today. Boy what a pretty valley. Too bad the house I went to look at was F U C K E D. From the dirt to the sky that house was fucked. I've lived in some rough places but this was next level. https://www.domain.com.au/5554-buchan-orbost-road-buchan-vic-3885-2019045349

EDIT: and by rough, one place I squatted had a hole in the roof where rain came into the room and it was still better than this place I just looked at.

[–] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Does it have water and power?

Made me think of this lady who bought a rundown house https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-19/struggling-to-pay-rent-alys-bought-dilapidated-outback-home/103480108

[–] dumblederp@aussie.zone 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Yep, town water and working power. Septic tank looked like the best thing about the place. Another $10k for a caravan and I could make it work. But the house is best put in skips.

[–] bull@aussie.zone 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Fair hike all the way out there and back! That house is for sure a tear-down.

[–] dumblederp@aussie.zone 3 points 8 months ago

The floor was Alice in Wonderland grade wild, and springy. The stumps and most of the flooring had dropped 10-15cm sloping away from the fireplaces.

[–] Eagle@aussie.zone 3 points 8 months ago

Thats... rustic.

[–] Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 2 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Definitely needs a new err.. lick of paint.

And huh.. is that 2 fireplaces pretty much right next to eachother?

[–] dumblederp@aussie.zone 3 points 8 months ago

Best thing I could do would be an insurance job.

[–] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I looked at that too and thought why?

[–] dumblederp@aussie.zone 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I wanna get out of the city, the view is amazing, I can buy it outright.

[–] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 3 points 8 months ago

I'm talking about the 2 fireplaces. There's a story there.

Living away from the city is amazing. Cleaner air. Parking's a breeze. I support you.

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 2 points 8 months ago

back to back. Pretty common, meant one chimney