Tender Times

Tender Times

First Home Buyer Blog – Episode 9 For those who have lost count, we have made 5 (unsuccessful) offers on properties and were just about at our wits end. Then one fateful Sunday, we found ourselves at a house that was on our ‘maybe’ list of open homes. And isn’t...
House Hunting Desperado(s)

House Hunting Desperado(s)

Amanda Clinton-Gohdes ‘First Home Buyer Guide’ Blog 8 continues Did we win the multi-offer and get the house?? No, no we didn’t. Did we high five because we didn’t get the house? Yes, yes we did. Yep, you read correctly. We high-fived when we DIDN’T get...
How a multi-offer changes everything

How a multi-offer changes everything

We might have dodged a bullet with our last almost-purchase, but it was still a bit heart breaking. However, you’ve gotta get back on the horse etc, so back to TradeMe and open homes we went. And you guessed it, we found another house. The house was listed on a...
A Building Report can save your bacon!

A Building Report can save your bacon!

Got accepted! Those of you who have been avid followers will recall that we put in an offer on a house, conditional on a builders report, LIM and finance and it got accepted! Action stations team – we thought that we were busy finding a house, but when you have an...
What exactly is an offer and how do I make one?

What exactly is an offer and how do I make one?

Episode 5 – ‘A first home buyers guide’ by Amanda Clinton-Gohdes A few weeks into our search we found a house we love! It has the 3 bedrooms we wanted, the cute 1950s character we like, and it’s in a great location. Best of all – there were no offers...