New Zealand Apartment Tour & Furnishing Cost /Americans in New Zealand
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ม.ค. 2023
- Are you moving to New Zealand and wondering how much it might be to rent and furnish an apartment? I can relate as that was one of the questions my husband and I had when we moved to New Zealand from the USA in July of 2022. As Americans moving to New Zealand, we didn’t know what sort of property we could get for our budget or how much even basic furnishings might be. We didn’t know how buying furniture in New Zealand might compare to shipping furniture overseas to New Zealand in a shipping container. As Americans living in New Zealand, we hope our personal experience with moving to New Zealand, renting , and furnishing an apartment might be helpful if you are planning a move to New Zealand.
Do you ever dream about moving overseas? Is moving to New Zealand something you've thought about . What might be involved in doing moving to New Zealand from America? What would life be like for Americans living abroad in New Zealand?
Hi, my name is Deb ! I moved from the USA to Auckland, New Zealand with my hubz - Jon- in 2022. We love sharing about our adventure of leaving America to explore our dream of living in New Zealand. We're excited to share experiences we've had in that process of moving to New Zealand , getting settled, and adventures we've had since we've been here- including the good and bad along the way. This is going to be an adventure full of discovery, experiences, learning, and growth. We'd love to have you journey with us. Let's go!
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EMAIL : americansinnewzealand@gmail.com
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Please reach out if you'd like help with pricing other items that we didn't talk about in the video. I remember feeling so uncertain about what a budget around a rental and furnishings before we were on shore here in NZ. Happy to help if we can with that kind of info :)
hey, to let you know I emailed you! Miss your videos!
I have no interest in furnishing a flat, but I watched all of this and was wierdly fascinated. Another win for random TH-cam clips.
Ha! That’s awesome 😊 I’ve definitely fallen into the random TH-cam clips too many times . So , I appreciate your watching ✨
This is such a valuable GOLD MINE for people who are in the US! Every video you guys produce me and my wife watch and take notes! We're learning so much about new Zealand! Love the chairs you guys chose they look very nice!
@isaiahvolcy3751 , what an awesome compliment! Your comment made my heart smile. Thank you :) I'm so happy to hear that the videos are adding value and have helpful info for you and your wife. Are you hoping to move to New Zealand? New Zealand is such a wonderful place where we feel so grateful to have encountered warm, caring people .
We moved to New Zealand from the US five years ago too! We love a good living space tour/house tour/apartment tour. :) We have the exact same chair. :)
@theabbottabode thanks for the feedback 😊 What area of NZ did you move to?
@@DebMackey1 We've moved regions since we first got to NZ, but smaller towns North Island. 😃
Welcome to New Zealand. Looks like you've got a pretty decent landlord who has gone the extra mile in so many ways. In case anyone thinks all rentals in Aotearoa are like that, many houses are old and some are cold, draughty and damp. I own my own home but as it's a 100+ years old it is indeed cold, draughty and damp. 😊
What a beautiful apartment.I love your wonderful lounge, the couch looks comfy.kitchen is really nice..white goods, what a blessing.. really proud of you guys , lovely home, you sure do , know how to buy & save money.thankyou for showing your wonderful home.
@marvinngawaka9091, thanks so much for your kind words. We've been really happy in this apartment, but our lease is almost up. We're all about finding the deals on ... pretty much everything 😃
This is informative for those wanting to move here... Great to see that you's are living within you're means or minimalistic lifestyle since it's only the two of you's... hope the house hunting goes well for u in 2023...👍
@bittersweet340, thanks so much for your kind words 💗 I appreciate you always sending us the good vibes and fingers crossed we luck out with our new rental once this lease is up. 🙂
Once the weather improves, you'll get used to hanging out your clothes on a clothes line, so much better then a dryer,unless it rains a lot,which does happen in some areas.
Thanks for chiming in :)
Hi Deb looking fwd to your next post.Its been a while 😊🙏
Hi. I am an American who has lived in the Auckland area for 22 years. I want to say you are a very good shopper, especially
because of the functionality of what you got, and the delivery costs. To find a rental apartment that includes a large modern fridge and a washer and dryer is remarkable. As you have mentioned most rentals do not include any of those appliances.
Thanks, @susanhansell4003😊. It definitely took some shopping around and price comparisons which felt like a lot when first arriving and trying to get oriented to living in a new country. It’s stuff we were looking to know quickly when we landed so I really hope it helps someone else in a similar situation ☺️
Welcome to NZ.
Sorry about the weather this week.
We are over in the waitakere ranges. If you want a nice outing. Ride the train on the western line all the way to Swanson. There is a lovely cafe at the last station (good coffee).
@Mothersuperior67, I'm so sorry for my delayed response. We've been apartment hunting and moving so it's taken lots of our time. The Waitakere Ranges is beautiful. We went there back in early Jan. That's a good idea about going to Swanson. We'll definitely try that one of these weekends. Thanks :)
With the power sockets you don't have to switch them on and off all the time. That's mainly just for when you're plugging in or unplugging from them so they're 'dead' when you're doing that. Once plugged in you can leave them switched on if the appliance has its own switch, like the kettle for example, just leave the wall switch on.
@cadifan, oh, good to know. I've been so conscientious about turning them off each time 😆.Those switches made me so nervous initially because I'm not used to putting my fingers so close to the outlets, but now I feel like it's safer. Thanks for chiming in 🙂
Exactly what I was going to say! If you’re not actually using the switch then its prob good to turn it off, but if you have something plugged into it, esp that you use all the time, don’t bother!
@@geangekate , thanks for chiming in. I feel so silly that I've been doing that each time 🙃😂
Thank you so much for your videos! My husband and I are planning to relocate to NZ in about a year. I'm curious about the jobs you've been able to find and the level of difficulty in finding them. Thanks so much for sharing your experience!
Abigail, I appreciate the feedback, and it makes me so happy that you found my videos helpful! We’ve just moved to another apartment as the last one was sold - so we couldn’t extend our lease. Definitely learned more tips 😬😆that we want to share from this most recent move in a future video. So , stay tuned My husband is in tech and had applied while we were in the States to some posts on Seek. It took about 5 weeks from that with several interviews per company- about 4 or 5 companies - to get offers. Finding a good time for interviews was a bit challenging as he was interviewing sometimes at 11PM due to time zone differences between the USA and NZ. I’m currently working for the same company that I did in the USA as their Australia branch hired me once I set up a business here to contract and was allowed to work. We will be getting back to making more videos hopefully soon , and one on our work journey is on our to-do list. So please feel free to subscribe so that you’ll know once we do that😊 I’m excited for you and your husband and wish you all the best with your relocation. It’s been such a wonderful experience for us so far 💖✨
It is a very nice apartment! But the rent is steep!!!! lol. Deb, which area of Auckland is it?
Thanks😊 It’s near but not in the CBD area. Don’t want to be super specific about our home address on the internet 😂 but it’s in an area that’s walkable to lots of places which is part of what we needed without owning a car.
@@DebMackey1 Yes, of course!!!! The furniture tips were amazing!!!! Thanks for your videos once again!
I am a furniture Carpenter i hine job
You are defintely in the higher end of the market ?
If you own a house in the states, NZ house prices are dropping, high interest rates, and the NZ dollar is down against the USD. If you sold your house in the states, you will double your $$.
NZ has no capital gains FYI
We can't buy until we are residents. Not sure what "higher end of the market" means... but if I'm guessing that what is meant is that we are in a nice place for the price range, I believe we are. ☺
@@DebMackey1 the flat is at the higher end of the market, the price range you gave.
I didn't think about that residency thing. Yes that was introduced in 2018. I think you are allowed to build a house
Nice to see you walking around your apartment without shoe's on nice noticed that but awesome apartment you have hopefully yous found your home away from home
Thanks, we don't wear shoes in our home . 🙂
It's actually called an inverter warm air cold air not heat pump
@danialwilson8217, good to know. All of the property managers that showed us different places all called those heat pumps.