10km closer to the city makes a lot of difference

We thought it best to let our parents know what we were doing and the liklihood of us building in Wellard. Warren's parents were supportive. But my parents were worried about how far away Wellard was. Also, my Dad has had previous experience in that area with his job (jack of all trades) and commented on the area being too close to dodgy suburbs like Leda. 

With the particular finance product we were going to get, we needed a block that was part of a development site that included landscaping and fencing. We went home and searched online for what we could in the price range of up to $200k for a block of land. No luck, everything would have been too small. We re-did the figures and saw that we really could afford spending more on land to be closer to the city. Another 10km closer in fact! This would bring us to Hammond Park, ocean side of the freeway, and 25min from the city. Sure we'd be paying an extra $88k for the same amount of land, but this way we were in a private estate without any homeswest houses and closer to the city. There were more bonuses like being 8 minutes from the beach, 15 minutes from Fremantle, 10 minutes from Cockburn Marina, 5 minutes from Cockburn Gateway Shopping Centre, and Public Transport being very accessable for me close by. Eden Green here we come!

Aerial view of Eden Green private estate in Hammond Park.