SINCE we locked in our contracts, there has been a little bit of to-ing and fro-ing with the banks about our construction loan. This second mortgage application would have been as easy as the first if not for the fact Brendan had not worked officially…
BRENDAN got me thinking about our ensuite, and my kitchen has been bugging me for a while. I don’t want more regrets—my biggest regret at the moment is a result of not lifting the living areas to 31 brick courses high. Such a late structural…
FINALLY made it through pre-start! It was fun, but would’ve been better if Brendan was around to help me decide. Although that said, our consultant Verity was a blessing; she was honest with her opinions and knew my style perfectly. She didn’t try and sway…
HOW important? Very important, the last time I checked… So yes, we’re still in a bit of a kerfuffle with our elevation—apparently Celebration Homes isn’t happy with us making changes, even though I recall I was the one who offered to lock in the elevation…
SO as previously mentioned, the elevation that we originally chose looked exactly like our neighbour’s. Of course, that the last thing we wanted and it led to a week of headache as we tried to choose something else that we were as happy with. So…
WE’VE gone to a few home opens and viewed others by appointment, and nothing. Nothing worse investing in anyway. I don’t plan to spend money on land that I won’t own (strata development) or huge plots of land with houses that need at least $30,000…
YAY! I got an email last week from the Foreign Investment Review Board informing Brendan and I that we can now buy a house under our visa conditions! For those you who aren’t aware, Brendan and I applied for permanent residency in Australia on June…