advice from home owners in Adelaide

[raised by monkeys]

G'day guys/gals,

I am 28 years old and have a half serious relationship (not much consideration for this topic i guess) and a kelpie cross heeler.

I currently live in Whyalla SA, 40okm west on Hwy 1 of Adelaide. I own a 2 yr old 3br home with a dbl garage and established front yard and currently working on the rear. I am looking at making the move to adealide. Have considered Melbourne where my parents live, but i like adelaide - it feels like home.

I am definitely interested in west side of adelaide, particularly beach suburbs, because im defs a beach boy, love cafes and taking my dog on the beach on weekends/down time. Im looking to put my home on the rental market, and or possible sale market pending on a possible mining boom to hit whyalla.

I am considering of anywhere between brighton - seaton. I would like a 2+ br with at least a small yard. I have been watching the real estate in adelaide for a while and 300thou seems to be a market entry figure for anything liveable in those areas.

I work in human services and i study part time at Uni (depending on where i live, i can change uni's if i need to) so work will likely be in areas such as elizabeth/port adelaide/city or south such as rynella/morphettvale/onkaparinga.

The advise i need is if 300k is really my limit, what are the suburbs which are likely to boom in the future, what kind of homes (build materials/design etc) are holding value, and other beachside suburbs i should consider as a good investment?

Any good sound advise would be much appreciated.

[prydey]

anything around $300k around brighton/seaton will need a LOT of work.

[raised by monkeys]

Although i'd like something in the suburbs stated above areas, im happy to look in the bordering suburbs too, as long as its close to the beach. Theres a couple of places in west lakes and royal park areas. What are the bordering suburbs like?