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Welcome to the second series of First Rung from Stuff Homed. This year, we're looking at home renovations - how to get started, how to bring your dream designs to life, and how not to blow your budget. Over six half-hour episodes, we talk to builders, serial renovators and first-timers to get their DIY tips - and help you avoid repeating their renovation mistakes.
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In our final episode, we strap on our brand new tool kits and chat with a first-time homeowner who taught herself DIY from YouTube videos; catch up with Moochstyle’s master of reno Shayden Whipps; and get some practical DIY tips and maintenance advice from licensed building practitioner builder Stan Scott and Resene paint expert Jay Sharples.
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Today’s the day! The bank’s happy, all the paperwork's signed, you’re a homeowner baby! To help make the process as run as smoothly as possible, property lawyer Thomas Biss talks us through what to expect on settlement day, Debt Free Diva Tracy Hemingway shares some great ideas to pay pay down your mortgage faster, and moving expert Matthew Woodley gives us some top tips on how to move in with minimum fuss.
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In a jam-packed episode, we meet a wannabe homeowner who found out the hard way what happens when clauses designed to protect you as a buyer backfire; learn how to choose a lawyer with the Real Estate Authority's Phirak Appleton; get to grips with contracts and negotiating with your bank, with Stuff business editor Susan Edmunds; and chat to a new homeowner who discovered complications that can make it difficult to buy an apartment.
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In this episode we hit the auction houses and estate agent showrooms like pros. A veteran of 10,000 auctions tells us why they’re better than a night at the opera, Homed editor Colleen O'Hanlon explains why she chose not to buy at auction, and Phirak Appleton from the Real Estate Authority talks us through the different types of sale in NZ.
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Get your maps out as we explore the perfect first home location with Bindi Norwell from the Real Estate Institute of NZ. A first-time buyer explains why he abandoned Auckland for the South Island, and Homes.co.nz’s Tom Lintern explains why the quarter acre dream is a thing of the past.
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