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I Bought a Two Story House, There was the Story Before I Bought the House and the Story After I Bought The House
Buyer’s remorse is the sense of regret after having made a purchase. It is frequently associated with the purchase of an expensive item such as a vehicle or real estate Continue reading →
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Kindle eBook Launch ‘5 Top Mistakes People Make When They Are Buying a House
Finally after a little bit of work every day for months, loads of revisions and “that’s not what I thought I said” from the haze of pain medications because of a back injury, my latest book has arrived at Amazon … Continue reading →
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House Hunting in Auckland with the Barfoot and Thompson Real Estate App
It’s been 5 years since I last looked at the Barfoot & Thompson Real Estate App. I did a brief review of it back in 2013. That version was a finalist in the Designers Institute Best Designers Award and they … Continue reading →
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Buying a Family House – In a Child Friendly Area
One of the reasons we buy a house is because we have or are planning to have children. We focus a lot on the house and property itself, but if you think back to your own childhood, it was very … Continue reading →
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Buying a House? How Good is Your Credit Rating and How Do You Find Out?
When I was a teenager and still at school I bought a Cry Baby Wah Pedal for my guitar from a department store. It was probably a couple of hundred dollars and I was earning about $30 a week giving … Continue reading →
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On Neighbors, Earthquakes and Terrorism
Yesterday I read an article called What to do in a Terrorist Attack in your Neighborhood on a website called RealEstateAgent.com. I thought why would this be relevant to me? I live in a country where the only terrorism attack … Continue reading →
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Why Do Real Estate Agents Take You to Houses You Don’t Want? Could it be You?
Why are you looking to buy a house? Is it an investment for the future? Are you getting married? Are you planning to have children or perhaps already have some? Are you really clear on what you want? Whether you … Continue reading →
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What Stays and What Goes When You Buy a House? AND Making Sure You Don’t Get Ripped Off!
This is so important that you need to question everything you are not sure of AND you need to confirm that everything you expect the vendor to leave is written into the contract under chattels, or fixtures and fittings. “But … Continue reading →
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Finding a Mortgage Calculator AND Why You Need to Borrow More Than You Thought
I think the common denominator is that banks can’t afford for you to fail financially when you are buying a house. Sure they want your business, but they want your successful business, because they know that if you buy a house and can make the repayments. Sometime in the future you will sell it and buy a more expensive home and borrow even more money from them. That’s how they make money, not by you saving money. Continue reading →
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First Home Buyers can save a lot of time and grief with Google Street View
A few years ago I was looking for low cost houses that I could invest in as rental properties and I found one that sounded great, going by the story the Real Estate Agent told in their book of current … Continue reading →
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