More Homes Less Choices

Ah real estate in Sydney.  I love it.  Well, actually I don't.  I grit my teeth every time I head to the computer.  I marvel at real estate agents and how they act here.  Each office is just responsible for a certain area.  If you know what area you want that's great.  If you don't, well, learn which one you want and quickly.

It's definitely NOT a renter's market right now and it shows.  Realtors don't return phone calls.  They don't worry about open houses advertising what time they'll be on.  They have that blase attitude that is humorous...or bloody annoying if you're in a hurry to find a house. 

I called about a house yesterday and was informed that an application was in and she would call if it didn't go through.  She asked if I was willing to spend more a week because she had another house to go online.  As we have already upped our maximum I said no.  Then she  said ok and we hung up.  Today I checked online and that same office, that same agent has listed another house and it's UNDER my price limit.  She had to have known about it but didn't see the need in mentioning it too me.  UGH.  I'm going to call this woman back and swallow my tongue and my toes to keep myself from asking her if she swallowed the entire bottle of stupid pills or if it was natural.

1 have 3 houses that I'm desperate for 1 to work out.  One is really far out, but nice and huge.  1 is nice, medium distance away, the last is a little far away, no yard but brand new.  I have never been inside any of these houses and right now I want to put applications in on all 3...site unseen.  Desperation is a bad, bad thing.

Real estate agents in Hornsby area - here is what I need.

House large enough so that my children have space not to kill each other.  That means 4 bedrooms.  Please.  I need at least 2 bathrooms.  Not the laundry plus spare toilet.  2 bathrooms.  I need some kind of yard.  Doesn't have to be huge.  Has to exist.  Must be in walking distance to train or bus.  Real walking distance.  Not something that Cain would look askance at.  I'm not a snob but can use a stove larger than a hibachi grill.  I can live with an external laundry. Let me keep my dog.  I'll put her outside.  Just let me keep her.  It must be within 20 minutes of Normanhurst Public School.

Come on out there.  SOMEONE must be getting ready to rent my house!