Hearing about other people’s experiences can be very useful when you’re looking for a home yourself.  Here you can read some real-life stories about how others have gone about finding a home, negotiating the price, structuring their home loan, and more.

Buying your first home

Jeff and Philippa wanted to stop paying rent, but didn’t know whether they would be able to afford to buy their own home.  Find out how they organised their finances and found their first home.

John and Angela wanted to pay off a portion of their home loan as fast as possible but also wanted the flexibility to do some renovations to their new home.  Find out how they managed to achieve both.

Michelle and Ryan had been living and working in London, and managed to save a reasonable deposit while overseas. Find out what happened when they returned to New Zealand to find and buy their first home.

Building your own home

Todd and Nicole had no previous experience with the building process, but they decided to buy a section and build their own home.  Read about their home building story.

Buying residential investment properties

Steven and his wife have one investment property.  Read how they got into residential property investing and their experience of becoming landlords.

Julia and her partner own a number of residential investment properties.  Find out how they select, manage and grow their residential investment portfolio.

We’ll be adding more real-life stories from time to time, so keep a look out for them.

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