[dawn]

Hey guys,

So we have a house in Palmy, it's a rental and we haven't yet signed on the dotted line, we can't do that til we're physically in NZ, but we've seen the house of our dreams in Levin (no I'm not showing you cause it's mine! lol). And now I'm torn.

My job will be in Palmy, hubby will be in Ohakea, I don't want to put the kids into a school in Palmy, only to move to Levin 3 months later.

Does anyone commute from Levin to Palmy or Ohakea? If so, how long does it really take, 37 minutes according to Wises. I'd much rather rent in Levin first off if that's where we're going to buy.

Cheers

Dawn

[jess]

Can't say too much about Palmy since I've only been once, but I do like Levin. It's smaller of course, but closer to the beach if that's an issue. One thing to consider... twice I've been in Levin when the traffic backed up due to an accident. It took me 2 and a half hours to get from Levin to Otaki (normally 20 min away) once. You might find yourself stuck during the commute once in a while. There are not a lot of alternate routes here. (And too gas is 1.70 a litre. Costs $56 NZD to fill my tank.) You can get a suprising amt of house for your $ in Levin though.

[dawn]

Thanks for the info Jess, I'll bear the jams in mind.

We found out that house prices can vary enormously, the house in Levin has 4 beds, 2 receptions, dining room, kitchen, utility, 3 bathrooms, 4 car garage (with studio flat above), pool and pool house!! And all for $330000, bargain. And to top it all, it's a gorgeous house.

[willsken]

God and I thought Waipuk was cheap.....where did you say that house was ;)

[zardell]

If its the one I'm thinking of, its a very nice property Dawn - very nice indeed.

Much too big for us, so I won't be fighting you for it, but its amazing how much house you can get for your money isn't it.


Julie

xx

[willsken]

Oh go on...... aren't we supposed to share stuff on this forum!! :D

[zardell]

Oh go on...... aren't we supposed to share stuff on this forum!! :D


Do I know you ?????

:laugh

[dawn]

I promise you faithfully, that I will share - once we've bought it, in fact, I'll take a pic of every single room in the house, but only after it's mine lol

I've searched hundreds (feels like thousands) of property details and this was the only house the whole family agreed on, so I'm not giving anything away just yet.

Who knows, we might arrive, see it and hate it! In which case, feel free, until then, hands off ;)

[dawn]

If its the one I'm thinking of, its a very nice property Dawn - very nice indeed.

Much too big for us, so I won't be fighting you for it, but its amazing how much house you can get for your money isn't it.


Julie

xx

Perfect for us, with a studio flat for my parents to stay in, for what I imagine will be at least 6 months a year!! Maybe I should get a smaller house ...... :exit

[zardell]

Big white house?


Yep, thats the one.

xx

[dawn]

Yep, thats the one.

xx
It's mine, please don't share, please. Only 76 days to go and I can go see it, I check the listing everyday to make sure it hasn't been sold and I am so sad, I email the agent once a week to bug him to keep it for us!

Are you in Palmy Julie?

[zardell]

It's mine, please don't share, please. Only 76 days to go and I can go see it, I check the listing everyday to make sure it hasn't been sold and I am so sad, I email the agent once a week to bug him to keep it for us!

Are you in Palmy Julie?



Hey.....I won't share - if it's what you want guys, go for it I say and I really hope you get it.

Am I in Palmy? .... wish we were, Dawn. Still in Blackburn.

Julie

xx

[dawn]

Thank, I really appreciate that, it's the house I dream about! Once we've got it, you can share it with the world!

Ah stupid me, I've just read your location! I don't know why I thought you were in Palmy.

[willsken]

Dawn............... I was only joking. I'm off to Waipuk and NO where else. You will get your lovely house and no one will take it away from you. I hope you will be very very happy. :D

[dawn]

Dawn............... I was only joking. I'm off to Waipuk and NO where else. You will get your lovely house and no one will take it away from you. I hope you will be very very happy. :D
Nicola, thank you, my hands off was said tongue in cheek (hard to express in a forum post!)

It's been on the market 6 weeks, they've had NO-ONE go see it, just chatting to the realtor and she doesn't see it moving any time fast, so that made me very very happy.

And the better news is that it's in the catchment area for the school I wanted :D They've found us a house to rent in Levin that will be coming available early July, so it looks more and more likely that we'll be giving up the house in Palmy and heading for Levin.

I really want to live by the coast, I won't mind the commute if I know what I have to go home to and I'm only doing the commute from August to January when I get to give up work cause hubby starts his job :D

What made you pick Waipuk and where is it? I've not heard of it and I thought my NZ geography was pretty good, hubby's a native and he's not heard of it either. A well kept secret?

[Lupin]

That's a lovely house Dawn :)

Fingers crossed for you!

This is my fantasy (http://www.harveycoxon.co.nz/show?rd=1&ref=HG16049), but it would be all our budget so we wouldn't have anywhere to live :uhoh

[marcia]

Wow!

Hope they manage to finish that MASSIVE jigsaw puzzle before they have to move out!!

fingers crossed its still there for you.

[dawn]

Wow you guys would give Sherlock Holmes a run for his money!! I think I gave you far too much info :D

Lupin, that is absolutely gorgeous!

[Lupin]

I know. I've spent the afternoon dreaming and wondering whether I could live in a yurt or something :roll

I'm afraid it wasn't hard at all to find your dream place, but I promise it's all yours....it would be just too far from Hawkes Bay!!

Palmy was our top choice for ages, has loads going for it and I would have loved to have gone to Massey :(

[dawn]

I know, considering I didn't want to share, I gave an awful lot away!

Which Uni will you be going to now? Oh and where in Somerset are you? We used to live in Yeovil.

[Lupin]

Well, I can still do teacher training with Massey in Napier but I'm not planning on starting until Feb 08 (when icklest is 5), so I've got a while to sort this option out.
I'm in Taunton.

[Biddy]

Just to chuck in my 10 cents worth - I'm half an hour south of Levin at Waikanae and given the choice I'd opt for Levin over Palmy.

Levin is obviously smaller, but closer to the beach and seems fairly laid back. Plenty of schools, shops and other amenities.

I reckon Palmy is about 30-40 mins away (but could take 15 mins to get the other side of town. i can normally get to the outskirts of Levin in half an hour and 1 hr for Palmy.

For a small fee (or a beer when you arrive!) I could have a look at the property for you. Just a thought!

Anyway good luck with it all.

[dawn]

Oh Biddy thanks, I'll get the address to you and beers when we arrive, thanks for the info :D

[Biddy]

No worries Dawn - send me a pm if appropriate and I can arrange something with the local agent.
Should be able to send you some digital piccies - just let me know what you want.

[dawn]

Fab, as soon as I speak to them, I'll speak to you, will owe you barrels at this rate! :)

[Billy]

Hello Dawn

We live here in Levin, and love it. Dont worry about rush hour traffic to Palmy, only it you're heading south from Levin you might hit some jams.

I think I know the house you are referring to, we viewed it a couple of months ago when it just came onto the market. If you PM me I can fill you in on some of my recollections if you like, assuming it is the one I have in mind (we have bought our house so we wont steal this one from you!). I have lots of info on the real estate agents as well! Also, my 2 kids go to the school in that part of town, so again I can give you info on that, plus anything else you can think of to ask, fire away.

Cheers
Billy

[Diny]

We're in Palmy, it takes about 40 mins to get to Levin. There's some pretty heavy duty roadworks happening at the moment which can hold you up but it's only a temp thing.

Levin is quite a nice place, yeah it's near the beach - but there's beaches and there's beaches - all depends on what 'standard' of beach you're wanting. Levin consists (mainly) of a main street (which gets VERY busy - lots of HUGE trucks thundering through). Property prices are very reasonable down there. One thing I'd ask yourself is this ........ how come wonderful houses so close to the beach are such a good price ...... could it be that the area is abit 'naff'. However, saying all of that, there are some nice areas around that neck of the woods, you need to 'suck it and see'.

All the best.

Diny