School
We love the school that our daughter is currently attending. It is a very family oriented school out in Orchard Hills (near South Penrith). She is very much at home in her classroom and has come out of her shell ever since she attended kindergarten. We've always thought of her as a quiet and introverted child. But now, it is difficult to stop her from talking about things she likes and things that have happened throughout her day.
We've lined up both our other younger kids to the school. By this, we have concluded that we will be better off living in that local area for the next 20 years, seeing as the baby boy just turned 1 recently.
Space
With baby number 3 already out and crawling about, we have definitely outgrown our current little duplex. Our Rooty Hill home for almost a whole decade cannot provide at least another bedroom for the new bub comfortable. It is a three bedder and with only 2 major living spaces. With the two elder sisters already sharing a room, it's a tough ask to dismantle the third bedroom, currently a home-office/music room/library and turn it into a boy's room.
A few living re-arrangements will probably allow us to stay in this place for a bit longer. This is our fallback plan if our quest for a new home doesn't quite suit us. It places us in a comfortable position to be able to say 'no' to a potential builder if something is not quite right or wait it out for the next available opportunity in case we miss out on one we liked.
We also have only 1 car spot. Again, although this is a workable solution for our transport needs, we would like to have 2 spots both as a better solution for our 2 car family and as an added storage area for several things that should not be inside our laundry room.
We also have only 1 car spot. Again, although this is a workable solution for our transport needs, we would like to have 2 spots both as a better solution for our 2 car family and as an added storage area for several things that should not be inside our laundry room.
Not that there is much going wrong with our current property, but we think it is time to move on to another spot. Without putting the space issue in the spotlight again, we cannot do much to our duplex in terms of extending or knockdown-rebuilds. This lack of flexibility, which we anticipated when we bought this for our first home just before we got married, has pushed us towards the decision for a new place.
Environmentally Friendly Features
We like a lot of features in new homes now. With the BASIX now a requirement, it adds a lot to the liveability of a new home. We can probably retro-fit a few things onto our current place but the other previous reasons given seem to make retro-fitting a bit out of our aims. This makes our quest for BASIX++ probably more suited to a new place.
Those are the main arguments we have for moving. I have to say that besides all the media portrayals of Western Sydney and the Mount Druitt area, this has been quite a decent neighbourhood to stay in. There are great people here who are willing to make this area a top community. It is not fair to say that because of all the events that occur here that there are no good people here.
Even after we have moved (when it does happen), we will be sure to come back here a few times for both family and friends whom we have got to know.
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