Welcome to Wellington St!
Just as one thing gets sorted, something else becomes a hassle.
It seems that life conspires multifarious contrivances to prevent me from going fishing.
Having finally gotten our household set-up and comfortable, long-term tenants settled-in, difficult boarders put out, the random homeless joker who was staying in the shed down the road, and two cords of wood stacked out outside the house for the winter, now we have to move house!
Bugger it, bloody typical.
We were chosen as tenants for this house as we wanted to stay long-term, however out of the blue, the landlord has decided to move back from Korea and inhabit the house.
Spent most of today looking at rental properties and surfing listings on the internet. There are precious few places on the rental market at the moment, and rents are really high in Nelson, so it has been hard to find anywhere we liked or that we can afford.
Now it's coming to crunch time. We have to vacate by the end of June, but there are few properties on the rental market, and no one seems to be moving house at this time of year - so very few new places to rent are coming onto the market either. We have to take a place, before we get stuck for somewhere to move to.
Chiharu really wants a central location, within easy walking distance to the city, as she is doesn't want to drive while she's pregnant or with the baby. (Don't ask me why!?)
So we have settled on a in Wellington St. It's really old, however it has three large bedrooms, two spare bedrooms, a large lounge with a fireplace and a garden full of fruit trees. The kitchen is old, but not too bad, and there is a sunny kitchen/dining room and a bath in the bathroom. The bathroom window opens out into the dining room, which is one of those bizarre quirks old houses sometimes have, and the house has that some sagging floors and chipping walls, but is also has glorious rich woods lining the interior, bay windows, and neat little front garden, and a hilltop location overlooking Nelson that is just five minutes' walk to the cathedral steps, and even less to the supermarket. It's also affordable, which is a big factor. It has room for all our furniture, and other tenants, but it is not so expensive that we can't get by without sharing. This is important, as Chiharu is optimistic about the prospect of sharing a house with boarders and a new born baby, but I'm more skeptical about how feasible this will be.
The location is great.
View Our new rental house in a larger map
Overall, I like it, while Chiharu thinks it's the best choice available, but isn't particularly taken with the property. I hope it grows on her, and on me.
Look forward to seeing you there.
It seems that life conspires multifarious contrivances to prevent me from going fishing.
Having finally gotten our household set-up and comfortable, long-term tenants settled-in, difficult boarders put out, the random homeless joker who was staying in the shed down the road, and two cords of wood stacked out outside the house for the winter, now we have to move house!
Bugger it, bloody typical.
Spent most of today looking at rental properties and surfing listings on the internet. There are precious few places on the rental market at the moment, and rents are really high in Nelson, so it has been hard to find anywhere we liked or that we can afford.
Now it's coming to crunch time. We have to vacate by the end of June, but there are few properties on the rental market, and no one seems to be moving house at this time of year - so very few new places to rent are coming onto the market either. We have to take a place, before we get stuck for somewhere to move to.
So we have settled on a in Wellington St. It's really old, however it has three large bedrooms, two spare bedrooms, a large lounge with a fireplace and a garden full of fruit trees. The kitchen is old, but not too bad, and there is a sunny kitchen/dining room and a bath in the bathroom. The bathroom window opens out into the dining room, which is one of those bizarre quirks old houses sometimes have, and the house has that some sagging floors and chipping walls, but is also has glorious rich woods lining the interior, bay windows, and neat little front garden, and a hilltop location overlooking Nelson that is just five minutes' walk to the cathedral steps, and even less to the supermarket. It's also affordable, which is a big factor. It has room for all our furniture, and other tenants, but it is not so expensive that we can't get by without sharing. This is important, as Chiharu is optimistic about the prospect of sharing a house with boarders and a new born baby, but I'm more skeptical about how feasible this will be.
The location is great.
View Our new rental house in a larger map
Overall, I like it, while Chiharu thinks it's the best choice available, but isn't particularly taken with the property. I hope it grows on her, and on me.
Look forward to seeing you there.
