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Should I talk to my builder before buying any land? Yes you should always consult with your builder before purchasing any land.  There are so many reasons why you should do this and they can have a large variance on your build cost. Your builder can read through the civil engineering and soon tell what’s happening with land in regards to fall and fill these are just two items that can significantly affect your build cost. Your builder can also
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Yes Stockland and Berstan Homes have teamed up again with their yearly affordable home and land packages. Every year Berstan and Stockland put together a small group the very affordable value packages throughout the Stockland estates.  These great packages are designed and price pointed at first home buyers, retirees, downsizers and investors. The locations this year are Mernda Villages in Mernda and Eucalypt in Wollert. The packages offer a turnkey solution with prices starting at $320k. The packages are available
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Berstan Homes are offering a couple of their display homes for sale with a rent back opportunity.  The display homes have been built to exacting standards by Berstan Homes and are an outstanding investment with great rental guarantees. The Display homes come fully equipped with the best features available and plenty of upgrades.
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I was with some clients last week and they were discussing how one of their parents had just purchased a home in a retirement village. The costs were ridiculously high for the property they purchased. The cost was $700,000 for a 10 square home with a carport for one vehicle with management fees every week on top of the $700,000. The rip off doesn't end there, the monthly fees like body corporate fees in a normal strata title unit, the
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Last year we had some issues on our projects with water meter thieving. Would you believe somebody would steel a water meter? There is about 3 dollars of brass in them and what an inconvenience it causes to everyone. We were building in one particular estate and they stole every meter in the Street costing every builder a small fortune. The trades are also disadvantaged with not having any water costing them time and money. I saw an interesting way
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Looking for a wow factor well have a good hard look at Bamboo flooring!There are so many different amazing styles and colours to choose from with matt finishes to high gloss. There are also matt finished planks with stressed areas making them not only able to create interest but practical for a growing family environment. We have experienced high demand for this product lately and I feel as our clients see the sustainable and environmental benefits of this product we
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It’s interesting how many comments I get from our clients regarding the selection process of most builders. Most complain about how many different centres they had to visit during their selection.  Some of our client’s friends said it became very annoying the amount of travelling it took and all the time going to different locations. At Berstan Homes you will not experience the same problems as mentioned above as we have our selection onsite alongside our display homes. Making the
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I would like to take this opportunity to thank the team at Globe West for their attention to detail and advice for our new display centre in Doreen. Globe West made everything so easy thank you from the Berstan Homes team.
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With over 25 years of membership with the Master Builders Association Berstan Homes are proud of this milestone and look forward to another 25 years of membership.  The Master Builders Association is Australia's oldest building industry association being founded in the 1870's. The Master Builders Association now have branches in all states and territories in Australia.
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National Tiles I would like to take this opportunity to thank the team at National tiles for their advice and quality tiles for our new display centre in Doreen.  With the coordination of tile deliveries from Europe National tiles made everything so easy thank you from the Berstan Homes team.
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