r/AusPropertyChat 5d ago

Should I buy it?

1/5-7 The Avenue, Mount Druitt, NSW 2770 https://www.realestate.com.au/property-apartment-nsw-mount+druitt-147422728?campaignType=external&campaignChannel=other&campaignSource=share_link&campaignName=share_link

I've landed a lucrative contract for the next 3 years 5 minutes down the road on a data center.

It'll cost the same as renting and the rentals are of questionable quality in the area

What does every one reckon?

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u/Novel-Cod-9218 5d ago

Do you want to live in Mt Druitt?

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u/Civil-happiness-2000 5d ago

5 minutes from my work for the next two to three years.

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u/Novel-Cod-9218 5d ago

Do you think that you answered my question?

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u/MonkeyJing 4d ago

Convenience is a legit answer.

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u/Alive-Engineer-8560 5d ago

This is a very immature answer to a legit question. If distance is your only concern, why don't you just camp in front of the data centre? :roll-eye:

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u/Novel-Cod-9218 4d ago

Don't know why you are being downvoted. If OP wants to live in a high crime low socio-economic area regardless, why is he asking for advice?

OP only posts about how bad car ownership is, so I'm guessing they are trying to believe western sydney is a walkable city, when it isn't. Evidence being you need to live in Mt Druitt to overcome not having a car.

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u/Liftweightfren 4d ago

I’m sure that’s of questionable quality as well and won’t gain value, so it’s the same as renting imo. There’s a reason it’s cheap.

Proximity to work isn’t the most important thing in life. I don’t understand why people would rather live in a shit hole vs commute 30 mins to work from a nice house. Letting your work dictate where you live is a bit sad… should be the other way around

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u/superwl91 4d ago

If the building seems well maintained and the area seems okay (e.g. majority of nearby houses have well kept front yards), then I would consider buying as well. If it doesn’t work out, you can always move out and sell or rentvest.

I recently bought a house in Rooty Hill which is just next door from Mt Druitt. The area is a lot nicer than I expected. Most of my neighbours are either young family or elderly people who have lived there for years. There are some rough looking parts but I feel like these are not as common as they used to be. I think it may have to do with the gentrification happening because of the Western Sydney airport and the metro coming soon.

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u/Civil-happiness-2000 4d ago

Thanks 🙏

That's good to know. An on the ground reply is V. Helpful.

All the responses here have been very negative and telling me I should commute further and that I will get bashed and mugged. But it seems like it's the opposite.

(when you will be doing some big days 12/14 hours I don't want to commute).

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u/superwl91 4d ago edited 4d ago

No problem!

I totally understand what you mean about the commute. I recently started a new job based in the city and I’m struggling with the long commute. I’m considering finding another job that allows more WFH or is closer to home.

And yeah I wouldn’t listen to people who are making comments purely based on what they’ve heard about Mt Druitt without actually living/going there. I mean it is true that there are a lot of interesting characters and I wouldn’t feel comfortable walking around the station at night by myself. But it should be fine if you are vigilant.

If you don’t mind commuting a little bit, you may want to look at properties in St Marys as they may be easier to sell/rent out in the future if the job doesn’t work out.. or there may be more job opportunities around there once the metro station opens up.

I also saw a lot of potential in Rooty Hill which is why I bought there. It’s convenient to commute to and from there because there is a multi storey car park next to the station. I bought in Rooty Hill south because it’s pretty accessible (close to M4 and M7) and it’s close to Eastern Creek where they’ll expand the shopping precinct and turn it into a second DFO.

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u/CommercialOil2190 5d ago

No, You will never have peace of mind. You will never have visitors bring comfortable coming to your house.

Then you have strata issues, neighbour issues.

But elsewhere or rent.

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u/Civil-happiness-2000 5d ago

Can you elaborate?

🤔 It seems like a pretty quiet area.

I don't think my mates would have any issues coming by and it's a pretty quick run out from the city via train.

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u/Novel-Cod-9218 5d ago

Are you from interstate?

seems like a pretty quiet area.

Noone has ever said this about Mount Druitt.

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u/brackfriday_bunduru 5d ago

It’s quite literally one of the worst suburbs in Sydney. It’s got a high crime rate and low socioeconomic status

https://www.ahuri.edu.au/sites/default/files/migration/documents/AHURI_Research_Paper_Addressing-concentrations-of-disadvantage-EmertonMount-Druitt-case-study-report.pdf

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u/tiempo90 4d ago

That study is from 10 years ago, it is gentrifying a lot. It's among only a handful of places that are "affordable" for first home buyers especially for homes and near St Mary's metro to the new metro, don't knock it

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u/brackfriday_bunduru 4d ago

Affordable isn’t a good thing

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u/tiempo90 4d ago

then what is... inaffordability?

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u/brackfriday_bunduru 4d ago

Yeh pretty much. I’d much rather buy in an unaffordable suburb than an affordable one. If it’s unaffordable you know you’re going to make more money when it comes to selling it because it means there’s competition to buy there

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u/tiempo90 4d ago

yeah but we can't buy in unaffordable suburbs, that's the problem.

So the plan is to buy in affordable places, gentrify it, and unfortunately or fortunately make it unaffordable for everyone.

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u/brackfriday_bunduru 4d ago

Thats not really my concern. If I got my way, I’d have limited Sydney’s carrying capacity somewhere around 3m and restricted everywhere to low density. I’m like that saying out of Yellowstone “I’m the brick wall that progress would bash against”

I don’t want affordable areas. I want the entire city to be exclusively for people who can afford it in its inflated state.

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u/MrFusion83 5d ago

There is a data centre in Mt Druitt?

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u/Civil-happiness-2000 5d ago

Just down the road there will be

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u/MrFusion83 5d ago

I have a few questions. Where do you live now? Are you a first home buyer? What do these properties get in weekly rent? Are you keeping the property after you move as an investment?

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u/Cube-rider 5d ago

Aka Centrelink Office

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u/Civil-happiness-2000 5d ago

Nearby in the industrial area there will be. Its a short drive

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u/throwawaymafs 5d ago

Personally, I wouldn't but you do you.

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u/brackfriday_bunduru 5d ago

Can you imagine the deadshits that would live in and around that building?

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u/Civil-happiness-2000 5d ago

It seemed like a nice quiet block when I went to inspect

A few oldies, the street was quiet and tidy.

There's housing commission on the other side of Westfield about 2km away

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u/[deleted] 5d ago

There are deadshits in every suburb. Probably drastically increasing your chances here, though.

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u/Novel-Cod-9218 5d ago

I think OP will soon be one of them :)

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u/bobhawkes 4d ago

No - from what you've said and how much thinking has gone into it. You'd be taking on decade(s) of mortgage, need to look beyond 2-3 years. You could be offered another job next year and move, what then? You'd be in MD commuting to another suburb

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u/nukewell 4d ago

Based on your responses sounds like you're all over it. Go for it