by Kathryn | Aug 4, 2023 | buying a property, Buying and Selling Real Estate, Healthy Homes, House buying mistakes, Renovating
When buying a house it is always advisable to employ a licensed building inspector to provide information on the building condition. Knowing what to budget for in respect of any repairs required in the coming years makes a lot of sense! Finding Asbestos in a home can...
by Kathryn | Dec 6, 2022 | buying a property, Buying and Selling Real Estate, Buying or Selling Real estate, Renovating
Dux Quest plumbing pipes Dux Quest was one of the first types of plastic pipe plumbing systems introduced into New Zealand in the late 1970s to early 1980s replacing the trusted copper pipe of earlier decades. It was installed in thousands of homes in the late...
by Kathryn | Mar 25, 2022 | buying a property, Buying and Selling Real Estate, Buying or Selling Real estate, downsizing, Real estate advice, Storage ideas and small spaces, Tiny homes, Uncategorized
“When is the right time to downsize?”Is it perhaps when you need to downsize your life?Have you got too many unused rooms in your current house?It is costly heating a large unused home, and cleaning it can be just as bad.If your home is full of children or...
by Kathryn | Feb 19, 2022 | Auction buying or selling, buying a property, Buying and Selling Real Estate, House buying mistakes, Real estate advice, selling a property
The Salesperson who offers the cheapest deal is not always the best person for the job. So you want the best deal? We all do! It seems that the commission charged for selling a property can be an enormous expense. But do you actually know what the commission charged...
by Kathryn | Jan 26, 2022 | buying a property, Buying and Selling Real Estate, Buying or Selling Real estate, Food for thought, Real estate advice, selling a property
For many years, it is fair to say that Real Estate agents have been operating in a “sellers market”. Post “Covid-19”, what will the Real Estate market look like? There have been many thoughts on this. One thing is for sure though- it will be a different world once we...
by Kathryn | Nov 30, 2021 | buying a property, Buying and Selling Real Estate, Buying or Selling Real estate, Great Tips, Healthy Homes, House buying mistakes, Real estate advice, Renovating
Renovating is not always easy. Even the the tasks that look like they could be simple can turn out to me a mission to finish! Have you ever found a few cracked tiles in the kitchen and thought about replacing them? It is okay if you have spare matching tiles, but what...
