Solid and semi detached - a huge opportunity

Bigger than your average unit, 2/8 Brook Street is a deceased estate to be sold at auction on 18 October @ 7pm.

Spacious open plan living, 2 good sized double bedrooms, and internal access single garage – it’s all looking a bit rundown and shabby and could do with a complete makeover. It has exclusive use areas for gardens and outdoor living, part of which is fenced, and there’s plenty you could do to further enhance the exterior. Very handy to Smale’s Farm and bus station, Nth Shore hospital and all the health practitioners on Shakespeare Rd. There’s even a dairy at the corner.

Open Sat/Sun 1:30 – 2:00 Call Tony 0800 61 8888

Fix 'er up or tear 'er down

SOLD! $705000. This Castor Bay do up on a full site was sold by multiple offer 24 hours after the auction.  60 people attended the auction which was called by Stephen Johnson of the Harcourts Milford Office. Three parties bid aggressively before a pause at the auction. The following day those parties made further offers which were accepted by the owners. The new owner, an architect,  is expecting to completely renovate this home in one of the North Shore’s premier beach side locations.

SUPER DUPER FIXER UPPER
18 Peter Terrace, Castor Bay

Fixed up and done up, or removed and replaced, you can’t beat a 1960s weatherboard bungalow on a 928m2 site, high on the hill in Castor Bay. Hear that noise? It’s the sound of opportunity knocking.
A hop, skip and jump to school, the beach, the boat ramp and the park, this is where all your special family memories will be made. The views of Rangitoto  are a bonus.
Zoned for Westlake and Campbells Bay Primary.
4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, double garage, 2 living rooms and an  office.
Open Homes: Sat / Sun 12:30-1:00
Auction 6 Dec 2010 @ 6:00pm on site
Click here to view/download the title:  Title 18 Peter Tce
For more information on this property click here.
To find out more about Castor Bay, click here.

Once this property came to the market a watertightness inspection uncovered 3 spots requiring attention as there was leaking evident. At auction a local builder bought the property with the intention of recladding it.

This one is a bit of a flawed beauty. It’s immaculate, but a building report has identified some issues. Sort them out and the living will be easy. Buy it and you’ll make some money. Well maintained, this flawed beauty must be sold. Nervous but determined vendors are resolved to move on. Make it your new project and reap the rewards.

This home looks absolutely fine and I am sure the problems are minor, but you must check for yourslves. We’ve got the LIM report from the North Shore City Council, there is a Code Compliance Certificate, no problems here. We’ve had a watertightness report done by Robert Visser, take a look, but remember the vendors want to move on and this is an unconditional contract.

This home has an easy flow from open plan living to the deck and low maintenance garden, good double bedrooms upstairs and modern bathrooms.  It is perfectly located right by Smales Farm, the hospital and the North Shore’s best schools; in Milford, on the flat. It is absolutely amazing how convenient, the hospital, and five schools are within walking distance.

Here is the Watertightness Report.

Lim Report is available with CCC.

For auction and open homes  schedule, and full internet listing including more pics, click here.

Monster Makeover in Mairangi Bay

52 Penzance Road, Mairangi Bay:

You know I love do ups and this is a classic. Many will love it for what it is – a big 60′s family home on a full site with a neat pool and just minutes from Rangitoto College and Mairangi Bay. It’s a great investment whichever way you look at it. Buy and hold as it is – there’s a great market for family renters in Mairangi Bay. Buy it and move in – there won’t be a cheaper family home this big in this suburb. Or secure a superb do up, it’s very difficult to overcapitalise in one of the best suburbs on the North Shore of Auckland. Interested? read on or flick straight to the property website for more information and supporting documents!

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Character & Charm | Murrays Bay | Auction

Are you looking for a home to pull at the heart strings? Then look no further. Spacious, modern and dedsigned to capture the spectacular views. With large living spaces, a kitchen the cook in the family will love, and decks to soak up the sun and view, entertaining will be a breeze.

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We’ve all got many regrets in life. It’s easy to look back and say “what if?”. We all know people who seem to be reaping the benefits of a decision made many years ago…

Here’s a tale of two people….Some years ago I met a gentleman who had immigrated to New Zealand in the early 60′s and proceeded to buy 40 acres of land at Limeburners Bay in Hobsonville. His family and friends thought he was mad, it was remote and hard to get to, but he kept it and as the years went by Auckland crept out to Hobsonville and beyond. His family now reap the rewards, each year they sell a section or two and live on the proceeds. I helped him sell some of his property a more relaxed person I have never met.

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Do Up Gem: This is a collectors item

Every now and then you come across a gem in the real estate business. And often they are do ups. some are collectors items, the ones with history charm and character . You know, an original 1960′s bungalow, untouched since the day it was built, or a villa in the country built in 1890, still with scrim on the walls, uninsulated, with the sunhats in the cupboard waiting for a gardener long gone. [Read more →]