Hataitai

If you work in the film industry - or are simply looking for your first home - then you must check out this adorable, former state house in popular Miramar. Solidly built in the 1950s and with plenty of character features still in place, such as timber floors and doors, the time-honoured weatherboard exterior, and the picture windows so prevalent of the era, there's also a brilliant bonus here. This house and its neighbours were moved onto the site in 2006, so you will benefit from modern piling, wiring and plumbing and the former owner's foresight to orient the property for best sun into the kitchen and living areas - boom! All three bedrooms are good sized doubles, with built-in wardrobes and big windows for optimum light. The combined living and dining room are sunny and spacious, with a near-new heat pump. The original, modest kitchen is serviceable and functional, in a large area that includes the laundry at one end - easy to reimagine a new kitchen when funds and energy allow. Outside there's a north-facing deck and vege beds and lawns ready for your winter sowing. You can walk to the film studios, the shops, the cinema, parks and schools but parking for at least two vehicles is right at your front door. And there's a handy garden shed to boot. Make no mistake - our owners are seriously selling and you must not miss out on this great opportunity. LIM and builder's reports have been ordered. Call to inspect or see you at the open homes.