Moving To Gold Coast

[9krpm]

I will be moivng from SA to work at Labrador in early April for at least 14 months. I am currently looking for accomodation in the Gold Coast. I am not sure to get a house or an apartment with 2 parking spaces at this stage but prefer to be close to the water. Where do you guy recommend for the best place/suburb to live in the Gold Coast? Is there any suburb that I should avoid? Is there any place that is best value for investment? I can probably afford a 400K mortgage.

I will be taking my r32gtr and honda s2000 up there. How far away is Willowbank? Where is the best and nearest circuit track(s)?

Thanks in advances for kind info and warnings

Edited March 6, 2006 by 9krpm

[maximumrpm]

there are good and bad places on the coast just like everywhere in oz...to be honest labrador is a poor area...but near the water its ok...nerang is a crap area too...if you want a close suburb near work you can try southport or biggera waters, runaway bay...willwbank is a easy hours driver from the coast...cheers

[9krpm]

thanks for the pearl maximumrpm

BTW love your username

Which area in Gold Coast got flooded recently? Has anything been done to this area to avoid this? Should I avoid this area?

[SirSkyline]

only a small low part of southport

[Syphon]

I'd be avoiding nerang, and southport, and labrador as previously mentioned.

Places like paradise point, runaway bay, arundel, helensvale are fairly established areas. Not too bad, still a bit of crime like anywhere.

Pacific Pines comes to mind, fairly new development, reasonably priced properties.

With the M1, major highway, there is many many options, just avoid the main coastal areas, aside from pricey, way too touristy. Runaway bay gets you just out of the tourist areas.

Prob lots more i could think of but thats it for now

[|ANT|]

I currently own a place in ashmore, but its a sh1thole, regardless to the fact that it is central to shopping centres, public transport and surfers paradise (the heart of the gold coast for all the fun) im selling my place because of the crime in the area, also street noise and because all houses in the area are old or renovation jobs...

Im now looking into places like pacific pines, its a little further out say 13mins to get to the beach, and its also very close to schools, public transport for those drunken missions up to brissy and very close to shopping centres. its a very nice homely type suburb that arent all packed togeather like sardine can houses (no dero's all nice family type people, untill i get there ).

ill be building a new place on a 670sqm block of land, 4dbrm, 2 living rooms, patio, entertainment room and all the rest of the crap for 387k (cheap i know!), with out light fittings and all that crap. just something to keep in mind.

my second choice in mind was to move to arundle which is a little closer to the water, but its a little more expensive but offers houses of a similar stature.

runaway bay = old houses but nice, too expensive

labrador = fibro shack houses, can any one way welfare.

helensvale = not too bad but currently prices appreciating because of a new shopping centre, becomming over priced.

pacific pines = my choice

robina = too far away, newish houses but houses are small and quite expensive

surfers paradise = expensive, unless u get a shite place and quite noisy

pimpama = on the way to brisbane, cheap, in the middle of nowhere

burleigh = close to the water, decent houses are expensive, little bit of crime

southport = central to everything, old houses, new houses are reno jobs, noisy suburb and crime issues

nerang = i think they have more centerlinks in nerang than the rest of qld in this suburb, jk's

there are many other suburbs but its late and i have to work at 10 tomrrow, but ive hoped ive helped.

Edited March 9, 2006 by |ANT|

[Slide]

Near the labradoor area though there is Arundel which has a new golf coarse going in with surrounding property

A mate of mine just purchased a house and land package for $285000 and already valuead at 295 :s before the build is finished.

Have been told it will rise alot over a few years when the coarse is finished.

[fireball]

thanks for all the tips guys

Will have a good look at the area this weekend.

[9krpm]

OOOppps I used my friend account

I had a look at hopeisland and paradise point yesterday....for 400-450k I can't get much at all. I will have a look at Coomera tomorrow.

[Baysidebluebnr34]

If you are up here in time you should bring your GTR to the GTR 2 Cruise! have a look in the events section for details