Month: February 2023

Thanks for popping along to read this blog amongst all the turmoil this week In New Zealand. Firstly I must say my condolences go out to all of the people affected by the cyclone especially in the Hawkes Bay region. My heart goes out to the families who have lost loved ones, to the thousands of people left with devastation. All fingers crossed for a good period of dry weather to allow for the smoothest clean up possible.

In this weeks blog I dive into my ‘why’ and in particular why I chose Real Estate and what I hope to achieve out of it. Im wary that a lot of people right now are in the position of whether to take a leap into something that may be a bit scary and unknown, I’m hoping that my story and my reasons help you to make that leap.

Before I get into my ‘why’, I just wanted to give you a background of who I am – I’ve been in a sales role my whole career and love to build relationships with people. There is no better feeling in the world career wise than helping someone achieve their goals and feeling like you’ve made a lifelong friend along the way. This is why I believe Real Estate and I are the perfect match.

My ‘why’ stems from my fear of being tied to a place, this comes from a number of years working at a dealership where I felt tied down each day – I was there to work, which I loved, however I always sought the 24/7 be your own boss lifestyle. This wasn’t because I was lazy by any stretch of the imagination but i’ve always struggled with my attention span and when you are tied to one place for 9 hours I got itchy feet. I love the dynamic nature of this role now which allows me to be in as many different locations and environments during the day I desire.

MY MAIN WHY – simply put my main ‘why’ is to create financial and career freedom for myself and my family.  What I mean by this is, I am ready to work hard to create a lifestyle which allows me to be somewhat flexible with my time and as a bi-product of working hard and having a long term mindset create financial freedom for myself and my family.

Underpinning this is my aspiration to build long term relationships with people who I meet throughout this journey, to operate a business where success and scale has no limit – this includes one day having my own team to work alongside to be the best agent I can possibly be.

Knowing my why I have found to be so important to motivate myself every day to keep striving. To have a guideline to why you’re doing it helps you zone in on your goals and really develop yourself towards achievement of those goals whether they be short term or long term.

If you are struggling with a big career related decision I recommend taking a quiet moment to sit down and work out your ‘why’. Ask yourself why you get out of bed each morning and what are you hoping to achieve in life? This in my experience will clear a path for you – If your ‘why’ lines up with taking this new leap – do it. Don’t look back, good luck.

 

First of all, apologies to everyone who was at the edge of their seats this time last week waiting for a blog post and were well and truly let down. Life happened, long weekend and a busy week meant I did not get a chance to get my blog post up. However, here it is – a week late, yes but it’s here nonetheless. This blog focuses on the suburb of Brookfield in Tauranga in the second edition of my ‘Suburb Spotlight’ segment. The first one was Welcome Bay, if you haven’t already make sure you check it out.

Brookfield, compared to other suburbs in Tauranga is rather small at around 6,000-7,000 people. It sits comfortably between Otumoetai/Bellevue and Bethlehem and is reasonably central with easy access to Tauranga Centre and Bethlehem Shopping Centre.

Houses in the area are generally of the 1960’s and 1970’s era which is definitely not a bad thing, these era’s were generally seen as great for sturdy well built homes. According to One Roof the median house price in Brookfield is around $850,000. Which is close to the overall Tauranga median. Generally Brookfield provided better value homes than the likes of Otumoetai or Bethlehem which are seen as somewhat ‘more prestigious’ areas to reside. This makes Brookfield very appealing for a lot of home buyers.

Being tucked amongst multiple suburb gives residents of Brookfield great selection when it comes to park and walkways – in Brookfield itself you can find the Waikareao Estuary walkway which is a lovely stroll through nature. Otumoetai, right next door has Kulem Park which is a lovely evening stroll and a golf club.

Brookfield just might boast the best supermarket in Tauranga. New World Brookfield is quite the supermarket. It is widely known for having a great cafe and selection overall.

In regards to schools you have Brookfield primary in zone. Just down the road  as a secondary school option is Otumoetai College in which Brookfield is in zone for.

Overall Brookfield doesn’t quite have the prestige that Otumoetai, Matua or Bethlehem do, however I would highly recommend considering Brookfield if you are looking for a great suburb for your family, a short skip to Tauranga Central and loads of amenities.