Tropigal Outlook: A New Home!

KISA and I have bought a unit. We settle on the 12 th January. Then we will sell the one we are in now. It will be an emotional wrench, as we have put so much of ourselves into this place, and it the longest I have lived in one house in my whole life. But it is too big for just the two of us. It is a lot of work to maintain, and a lot of expense, considering there are just the two of us. This house is best for a family with kids and works well for that. With the time and money this move will free up, we hope to camp a lot and travel a bit. As part of a longer term plan, the massive reduction on the mortgage this will entail, will help us to save hard for KISA to take an early retirement.

We mostly only use the top floor of this place now, and aside from slightly smaller bedrooms, we are not giving much up at all. The pool will be replaced by a spa which will sit on the patio, and unlike the pool, can be used all year around. It will also require much less maintainence, and cost less to run. We mostly just sit in the pool and drink bubbles anyway!

This is the front aspect of the house. It is one of 4 on a large block, a regular sized small house, just has very little land. It has a double garage and 3 bedrooms, ensuite bathroom, and a main bathroom. It has a water tank and a solar hot water. It is a brand new, virgin house.

This is the lounge area. Every room is air conditioned. This room faces east so will be cool in the summer. It is sheltered from the morning sun by the patio roof and away from the afternoon sun.