WHERE'S BEST TO LIVE IN NZ AND WHAT DO WE NEED TO KNOW: PART 5!

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Look at us Chatty Cathy's!
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Yeah, it's not a terrible idea to type "heat pump" into the rentals search box on Trade Me to see what comes up.

Grab One has Waiwera family passes (2 adults, 3 kids) for $32 today, pretty good as normal adult entry is about $25.

Bigger than in photos but yes, still too small. Does have the 4th bed downstairs though. Have taken an application form anyway but have another to see in Browns Bay tomorrow so will wait until after that.

go on lolly, link so we can see

Frik - here you go.
www.trademe.co.nz/property/residential-property-for-sale/auction-545020754.htm
It's too small really as the bedrooms are tiny and it has chuff all land but it's in zone and budget. Rarely do those planets align in my area.

God knows where the furniture would go. Not a forever house but a she'll do until we no longer have horrific childcard costs. It's cute thought, near the beach and flat. Would have to knock out the whole kitchen area.

So I should get cracking on the building report regardless of sols not being about? It's auction (sigh..was thinking pre-auction offer).

I like it too. Main bedroom looks a decent size. Are houses generally selling for lots above CV in St Heliers?

Apparently anywhere between 5-70% over so that's a really good guide for me . Generally I think about $100K over CV seems to be what happens but I heard both agents say at the open homes that feedback had been around CV or only $20-$70K over. Really don't wanmt to overpay (obvioulsy) as we'd need to spoend on the kitchen and it' not my forebver house (when will I ever get my forever house I wonder - always so elusive...?).

Anyway this is closest we've got to sorting ourselves - bit scary I think really.

I can spell by the way...I just chose not to in the last post.

I will miss my rental cat if I have to move out. Love him dearly and the gifts he brings us.

The existing kitchen in that house is way nicer than mine, which is part 1950s cupboards and part 1990s nasty MDF.

kitchen is OK (if you like Blue kitchens) but it's just the location of it it really weird. It's all open plan in a long room with sitting room, kitchen in th middle (which is narrow) and then dining and utility room at the back. Kitchen just blocks all the light as it has some small walls there too. I would have sitting room, dining room and then kitchen at the back and get some more light in.

Can you see I've mentally moved in already. Not good for an auction house

I'm guessing that house will go for high 800 - early 900's but I could be completely talking out of my arse! I know nothing about property prices over in that area tbh.

When we were looking 2 years ago there was a shortage of homes in the 8-900 bracket. We found there were lots of small three beds for about 780/800 but for anything a bit bigger there was quite a jump.

Justabout is bang on with the agents undervaluing/overvaluing depending on the method of sale.

Have you bought the sales history for it?

Not thought to buy that. Oh I feel sad now ladies - I had my hopes up we could afford it.

i think its really lovely lolly (ha! thats 7 l's in a row!)

and size isnt everything ;-)

i, on the other hand am having a frikking nightmare trying to get a rental that will take a dog!!! i seriously cant believe what a barrier it is. given that we have lived in 8 countries, on 5 continents and i dont even know how many cities, and had pets in every single one, i dont understand this weirdness with not renting to people with pets.

am having to get a letter from my vet stating that my dog is behaviourally sound (wtf?) and from my pet sitter to vouch for her non destroyer status. and this is still no guarantee that it will sway the landlord.

We found a house, not large but big enough for us.

In Browns Bay, woo hoo (that's where we want to be really)

Spoke to landlord and they seem keen on us so fingers crossed.

Yeah lolly don't take my figure as having any kind of basis in fact. I was just guesstimating!

frik rental + pet = nightmare! V hard to find.

Oh, cross posted xminerva, congratulations. Browns Bay is lovely.