Buying a house in Papakura - Rosehill, Opaheke, any good areas?

[CJB]

There are a couple of really old threads about this and wondered what the latest opinions are. I live in the Clevedon Rd area of Papakura and we want to but a house but don't really know the good/dodgy areas. We're looking at a house in Rosehill tomorrow and drove through the area today and it doesn't...

[Adman25]

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I am concerned there will be a lot of insulation companies now trying to take...

[Natetrade]

Hi All

I am very keen to start investing in residential investment property - I currently only have a main home, but have equity in it that I can borrow against for an investment.

I am looking to initially use a buy and hold strategy with my ultimate port folio being a mixture...

[rajnz]

Hi I have a property in Pukekohe which is being managed by a large reputable company, but I'm pretty unsatisfied with them.
The first tenants I had were pretty good. Young family, kept the property well and always paid the rent. Unfortunately they had to move because of family circumstances. They...

[missedtheboat]

Planning to buy my first home.
Everyone's got their own preferences/opinions, just wanted to know what's the best.

Mangere East vs Glen Eden

(I know that pretty much translates to South vs West)

[sazu]

Hello folks,

I am looking for investment properties in south Auckland. Can anyone suggest me best suburbs in terms of good neighbourhood, schools, transport etc?

Thanks

[Sunvi.Ahsan]

Hi All, I know GV means nothing these days but we still tend to use it as a guideline. on medium high growth area houses sells 150 to 200k+ above GV and high Yield area will sell about 50k to 100k over gv. Although many people says current prices spike is a recovery stage from recession but do you guys...

[sarahk]

I have friends looking to buy additional properties in South Auckland (Papatoetoe, Mangere, Otahuhu, Manukau, Otara).

They're looking for good agents who understand investment property and can help them with their buying spree.

Who can you recommend?

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