[mgbridges]

Hi everyone,

After being knocked back on one house when we put in a pre-auction offer, then missing out on a tender on another one we have today gone unconditional on a 3 bed house in Browns Bay, North Shore, Auckland. It ticked pretty much every box on our wish list and we managed to get a few extra chattels included in the sale so we're very happy!

All we need to do now is find a landscape gardener to make the garden a little more child friendly - any recommendations folks?

If I can figure it out I'll post a few pictures of our new home.

Anneliese

[holland]

:raebanana :raebanana Congrats Anneliese and family:raebanana :raebanana

Pics would be nice...but I don't know how to post them either!!!!

J and G x

[pinkpiggy]

Yay! Congratulations. :clap :clap When do you move in?

[mgbridges]

Settlement date set for 11th October or earlier by mutual agreement. Vendors have purchased unconditionally and the place they are buying is empty.

Think I've just uploaded some pictures but I'm not sure... fingers crossed.

Anneliese

[Moorf]

Ohhh that's lovely Anneliese, really lovely - hope you will all be very happy there :nice1

:raebanana :raebanana

[victoria]

Oh a real beauty. Is it big enough to invite the entire forum round to personally congratulate you? Good luck with the move.

[jubjub]

Looks very nice, hope you enjoy living in it.

[Kim39]

Like it, yes i like it :yes :yes :yes

Kim

[thezorbster]

Ooh, what a lovely looking house. Congrats.:)

[StevieD]

Congratulations and happy new house vibes to you. We will be moving in to ours on 19th, (barring any last minute disasters), so can understand your excitement.

Good luck in your new home.

Steve

[mgbridges]

Thanks everyone, we're stoked at the moment enjoying a bottle of fizz! they obviously haven't sold all the furniture with it although there was quite a bit included (more on that in a minute) so it will look quite a bit different with our stuff in it. The outside entertainment area is FAB though - we really fell in love with it.

One of the best things is we got the BBQ (yes the one in the picture), outdoor bar & stools, outdoor table, chairs & umbrella, outdoor stereo system, 60' plasma TV with surround sound system in the master bedroom, large antique looking wood & glass display cabinet in the lounge, small fridge, washing machine, dryer, dishwasher, microwave, fire in the lounge, carpets, curtains and four heat pumps included in the deal. Plus the vendors installed reverse cycle heat/aircon last year!

I'm also inclined to think we got a bit of a bargain as the vendors had come to the end of their agreement with the estate agents we purchased through. They went on the market with another agent yesterday at approx $35,000 more than we paid!

Can't describe how wonderful it is not to have to have yet another conversation about real estate over dinner tonight! I also feel a whole lot happier as our rental just doesn't feel like home and I'm fed up of having a dehumidifier running 24/7. Just got to watch the power bill when we move into the new place! ;)

Here are a few more pictures and apologies if I'm coming across all smug and pleased... its probably because I am! :o

Anneliese

[M&J]

Wow, very impressive. I bet you can't wait to move in. :cheers

[Paul]

what a great looking house! loving the bbq/outdoor area can see why you fell in love with it!!
Best of luck :nice1

[vixxann]

You've every right to be a little smug - that's one gorgeous house :nice1

If my hubbie gets this landscaping job in Cambridge then perhaps he can travel up and do your garden :D

[Moorf]

Any more pics :o ?

[wiki]

You have every right to be smug - that place is gorgeous! I hope you'll all be incredibly happy there.

[mgbridges]

Master bedroom, Bedroom 2 and Bedroom 3 in that order.

[mgbridges]

Fire place in what we're refering to as the 'formal' lounge, top of the stairs that come up from the front door and the hall way looking towards the end of the house where the master bedroom is.

[mgbridges]

Oops that was the hallway looking at the door to the laundry and the steps that go up to the right lead into the formal lounge. This is the hallway looking towards the master bedroom! Plus another shot of the family room and another shot of the 'formal' lounge.

Thats all for now... enough bragging from me I think! :o :exit

[Tia Maria]

Only just spotted this mgbridges - Fantastic news!

I want your BBQ area! And I want your bedroom big enough to put a sofa in! To be honest I'd be chuffed to bits to have your stairs! :D

Glad things have worked out so well!

Cheers

Tia

[dragonfly]

lovely house - congrats! - spookily I was looking at it yesterday online & it has the nicest bbq area i've seen so far !
sue

[lockstock]

What a fanstastic place. Lucky you. Enjoy:cheers

[Andy&Carol]

Fab, fab, fab!

Long & happy life there!

Carol x

[Silverwing86]

What an amazing house :clap, congratulations almost doesn't cover it :laugh ! Have a few of these instead :raebanana :raebanana and I just know I don't have to say 'enjoy living there' because there is no doubt in my mind at all that you will !!

Silver

PS Wow again, 4 heatpumps ??!! Just out of curiosity, did they put the outdoor units of the heatpumps all together or are they spread around the outside of the house ? I ask because we're considering having a second one put in, but not sure yet how exactly that would work with the outdoor unit...

[kiwidebs]

I want your BBQ area! And I want your bedroom big enough to put a sofa in! To be honest I'd be chuffed to bits to have your stairs! :D
I'll fight you for it Tia!! :laugh

And Wow (that's green with envy!) mgbridges. That is a beautiful house. You will feel so much more settled in your own place with your bits and pieces around you - it's a fantastic feeling!

[Bruckner]

Only just saw this and wanted to say congratus! Now when's the party?

Emily

[gil]

What a fabulouse house! Congratulations! :cheers:raebanana

Just got to watch the power bill when we move into the new place! ;)

Will be interested to know how it works out, as ours was astronomical to start with, till we discovered how to switch off the underfloor heating!!

Gil

[Smiler]

Love your new house! :nice1

Enjoy!

:D < *green with envy smile* ;)