• furinkan
• Housing

Renting in Castle Hill

Not my first pick, but transport is okay if you're close to the shopping centre and future-train-station.

Same criteria as Epping:

• Up to $500/wk
• 2 bedroom apartment with car space
• Preferably no further from station than current distance (about 800-900m walk)
• Kitchen and bathroom need to be in good condition, ideally renovated within like the last decade

Hit list

• 4/23 Showground Rd
  • $450, 2BR 2WC, looks like ground or 1st floor

  • Walsh & Sullivant First National Realty

  • Lined up afternoon inspection appointment, Kat will take it
  • Looks clean and modern
  • Area appears fully confirmed for NBN internet!! Internode or Telstra are easy options, should be FTTN which means Internode will sell you the power pack upgrade
  • Been on the market since early May, wondering why...

  • Application form here I think: http://www.portplus.com/storage/1668/content/1668_230318060547_655.pdf

  • Listings

    • https://www.domain.com.au/4-23-showground-road-castle-hill-nsw-2154-8829506

    • https://www.realestate.com.au/property-unit-nsw-castle+hill-420538090

Renting around Epping or Eastwood

As of July 2018.

Rough criteria:

• Up to $500/wk
• 2 bedroom apartment with car space
• Preferably no further from station than current distance
• Kitchen and bathroom need to be in good condition, ideally renovated within like the last decade

Hit list

Call the agent, arrange an inspection.

• 6/38 Kent Street
  • $500, 2BR, ground floor
  • Tracy Yap Realty
    • Left a voicemail
    • Called back and got through, can't do appointment outside the window. Suggested asking a friend to do prelim, if I like it I can apply, and if approved then go for second inspection
  • Looks clean and modern
  • Internode DSL, might be sketchy
  • Newly available

  • https://www.domain.com.au/6-38-kent-street-epping-nsw-2121-12321413

• 4/25 Bridge St

  • $440, 2BR, gas, looks renovated
  • JR Hunt Real Estate
    • No good, it's been leased
  • Cable internet
  • Close to station

  • https://www.domain.com.au/4-25-bridge-street-epping-nsw-2121-12290482

• 5/7 Maida Rd
  • $485, 2BR, very clean and modern
  • Cale Property Agents
    • Currently tenanted, left message for Jenny to see if they can manage an inspection
    • Inspection at 09:30 on Thursday morning
  • Internode DSL
  • Close to station

  • https://www.domain.com.au/5-7-maida-road-epping-nsw-2121-10313914

• 20/2-4 Edensor St
  • $440, 2BR, little older but fine and clean
    • They've received an application, call back tomorrow morning, might be able to arrange an inspection still (and get it if the application isn't successful)
    • Can't do an appointment outside that window, best bet is if it's not leased on Saturday then it's still open
  • NNW Property
  • NBN Cable
  • Moderate distance from station

  • https://www.domain.com.au/20-2-4-edensor-street-epping-nsw-2121-9520304

Places

This table is mapped now: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1aUr46lAO7oI1SA4LTUVIyKVSASeBFIrq&usp=sharing

Here's my search link for Epping

Original thoughts

Fuck yeah public transport! What suburbs does this offer?

High priority locations are major hubs, where many trains stop or lines meet. That's any station on the cityrail map with a "bar" across the lines.

In no particular order:

• Hornsby
• Epping
• Chatswood
• Eastwood
• North Sydney
• Parramatta
• Westmead
• Granville
• Lidcombe
• Strathfield
• Burwood
• Sydenham
• Redfern
• Central
• Town Hall
• Wynyard
• Circular Quay
• St James
• Museum

And now a giant URL from domain.com.au

Westmead seems like a decent price range, up to about $400k and sorta close enough to Parramatta. Not walkable distance though, you'll be needing to catch trains to/from Westmead station.