The Location

Say what you will about the West, and yes i know many have an opinion of it and its people but i've found it to be a great place to live in the two years i've been here. When most people think of the West i'm sure they're thinking 'Deer Park, St Albans and Sunshine' when really it's Caroline Springs, Taylor's Hill, Taylor's Lakes and Cairnlea. Sure the West has it's dodgy sides but that's just like any other suburb out there and with house prices rising, infrastructure and amenities improving and new freeways cutting travel time into the city i can see the West bettering its reputation within the next 10-20 odd years. The land we decided on is within Taylors Hill and the Taylor's Hill Estate which is now in its 31st stage meaning it's an established estate and we've been really happy with the upkeep and maintenance of the previous stages giving us an idea of what ours will look like in a decade from now. Taylor's Hill is nestled between Caroline Springs and Hillside with Taylor's Lakes in the top right corner, it's a great location and safe from busy roads, highways and safely inland (my mother has a thing where she believes Point Cook and all of those other estates closer to the sea will be underwater in the next twenty years due to an sensationalizing article she read in a newspaper.) Titles are due in August-September so we have plenty of breathing space between buying the land and building which is the process we're looking into now!