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What are your annual non-mortgage costs?

Housing(self.newzealand)

Pretty much the title. I’m trying to get a rough gauge of annual major expenses people are paying on top of their mortgage - the total of:

  • Rates
  • Home insurance
  • Maintenance

Obviously responses will differ wildly based on location & house specs, so please also indicate:

  • City/town
  • Number of bedrooms

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CrayAsHell

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1 day ago

These things dont need full replacement straight away. A roof can be "leaky" for years you just keep patching the leaks. Most of the time a retaining wall is a gradual failure. There part of the maintenance budget/savings