I decided to make an offer on an apartment yesterday. I just needed my conveyancer Poppy to check the contract. I sent it to her and she emailed back saying she couldn't represent me because she was already the vendor's conveyancer. What are the odds of that? Apparently it happens every now and again. Of... Continue Reading →

You know that penthouse I was bedazzled by over the weekend .. well ... DD urged me to cough up $29 to access the strata report and I am so glad I did. It turns out the building needs to have $1.8 million in fire order work done by next year. Ouch! Special levies are... Continue Reading →

My phone buzzed as I was having brunch with my Aunty Barb on Sunday. It was a message from DD - he was contemplating a hotel stay in the city that night, as he was heading to a two-day conference. He asked if I could organise a short-notice dog sitter and join him. Tempting, but... Continue Reading →

As I suspected, my offer on the apartment was knocked back on Friday. While the real estate agent had implied I was in with a chance, when he called back he said the owner wanted $100,000 more. Blimey. Thanks, but no thanks. I wished him luck and got on with my day. There was literally... Continue Reading →

I didn't hear from the real estate agent about my offer on the apartment until lunchtime yesterday. I thought it was a bit weird considering how eager he had been to get the place sold by the weekend. He finally called and said he'd missed my email in his inbox. He also politely implied he... Continue Reading →

I couldn't help myself. I went back to the two-storey apartment yesterday afternoon for the mid-week open for inspection and I really liked it. One of my major concerns was overcome: burglars can't leap over the front fence because there is a chasm next to it that I didn't notice before. The youngest still hates... Continue Reading →

A long time ago there was a red headed magazine maven who was decisive. Whether I was bidding hundreds of thousands of dollars on property or exclusive photographs of celebrities, I knew what I wanted and I wasn't afraid to go for it. Those days are over. I am riddled with indecision over the apartments... Continue Reading →

I am being ardently pursued by a posse of desperate real estate agents and it's a bit exhausting. I've discovered that giving actual reasons why I don't like the apartment they are spruiking is a big mistake. If I tell them it's because I don't like all the stairs or the size of the main... Continue Reading →

Things got a bit exciting over the weekend on the apartment hunting front. I almost bought something over my budget. My friends Emily and Fee joined me for another tour of the latest open houses ... with a yummy lunch in the middle. We checked out that two-storey place I had my eye on, which... Continue Reading →