hello all,
we arrived in Auckland last week and have just moved to a furnished rental place in Narrow Neck until our furniture arrives in a couple of months. Now the hunt is on for a longer term rental.
I came over expecting that Browns Bay would be the place for us but although I think it's beautiful and plenty of great shops I'm a little worried that I will feel a bit cut off up there as my husband would need the car to commute to Parnell each day.
The areas around here are lovely but so expensive and I also really liked Mission Bay/St Heliers/Orakei areas but again expensive and there don't seem to be many rentals available in any of these areas -I've been checking Trademe daily. Our budget is $750 a week and we need a 3 bed place preferably with a garden and good schools are a must. I'm trying not to rent somewhere where we can't afford to buy eventually (budget will be around $600K). Can anyone help with their experiences of these areas?
I've just switched from working fulltime to being a fulltime mum of two boys so I'm keen to make sure I don't feel isolated while hubby is at work all day.
thank you!