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Discussion Thread ๐Ÿฆ• Sunday 13 September 2026 (aussie.zone)
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[โ€“] 6 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Nah you're not overreacting. My friends, a couple, had a similar deal with their parents (his parents): they'll chip in $1m, while my mates had the other $700k from their savings/first home buyer scheme, with the stipulation that the parents have a place to stay when they come over from Vietnam or Perth. Except, they didn't force my mates to not use the space when the parents aren't there.

What I'm pointing out is that you can be grateful for their help, and extremely disappointed and upset that they have this condition that wasn't explained to you.

Honestly, idk what I'd do. Part of me would want to be like "well keep your money then" but also, in this housing market that's a hard thing to do. Ugh. What a clusterfuck, I'm so sorry you're in this position, I want to slap your parents (lightly, just a little bit).

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  • [โ€“] 6 points 2 days ago* (1 child)

    It particularly stings because I've got stuff from their house in my bedroom (at MY place) right now. They've just moved, and I'm storing Dad's big telescope for him. In my actual full-time bedroom There's a cedarwood chest that's mostly full of stuff that isn't mine - the chest is, the contents are mostly not.

    I do not mind this. I'm willing. I'm just...having some feelings that apparently this is different.

    I've been frustrated the whole time that a lot of the apartments we've viewed that I like most aren't going to work with my scooter because the lift is too small, or the front door to the building has steps, or there's nowhere to put it that won't be in the way - they'd be perfect for me if I could walk worth a damn, but accessibility comes ahead of "do I actually like it here".

    I don't want "also a decent chunk of the place is off limits to me" to interfere with "do I like it here?" too.

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 2 days ago

    for that amount of money it would take 1000 days minimum at a hotel to make it worthwhile

    also, who is paying all the expenses like insurance, rates and upkeep, because that would be at least $25,000 a year. At least.

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