LidsC

We bought our 710sqm block back in 2001 for $83,000. It was a spur of the moment decision that has paid off. Now we're in our 30's, have paid off our mortgage and the increase in our property value has allowed us to buy more.

If you're after a large back yard you should stick to the older estates in Point Cook, like Point Cook Gardens, Newminster, Willowgreen and Boardwalk. In my opinion all the homes on the other side of Sneydes Rd (to the south) are on top of each other because they are on tiny blocks.

Some people complain about the lack of infrastructure but I think its terrific. We didn't even have a shopping centre when we first moved here now there are 3 with another being built. Traffic is an issue if you work in the city during business hours but we don't so this isnt an issue for us.

Also we got our internet put in many years ago before the lack of ports was an issue.

There are no scumbags or bogans - seriously!

Werribee Plaza is 10 minutes away which has cinemas and myer and every other store imaginable - but lots of bogans!

My only complaint is that I wish they would stop releasing tiny blocks of land. Take a drive down the streets in the Salt Water Coast estate and you'll get the picture. Large homes are being built on 300sqm blocks and it looks horrible. This is seen all over Melbourne however, as property developers and governments are getting greedy.

My advice is to buy close to the town centre where there is a diversity on the style of homes you will see and it doesn't look like a ghetto.