1/64 Carlisle Road Browns Bay, North Shore City

You may be at the point where the rent is costing more than your pre-qualified mortgage repayments or perhaps the time is right to add a solid little gem to your residential rental portfolio. The search may be over before it's begun with this completely renovated block and tile semi-detached 130 sqm home on the sunny slopes of popular Browns Bay. The hard yards have been run by the current owner so check these attributes off your must-have list:

• Stunning open plan living areas anchored by very cool marine-themed blond timber flooring, light white walls and cosy log burner for chilly nights
• Spacious dining rea with trendy pendant lighting and easy flow to the outdoors for al fresco eats
• Massively sunny north-facing Mediterranean-style terracotta terrace leading off living for a superb summer spent around the barbecue
• Expansive on-trend kitchen in monochromatic tones with high-tech tinted splashback, engineered stone counter tops, black lacquered cabinetry and recessed laundry utility area
• Three spacious double bedrooms served by a tiled bathroom featuring glass shower, chrome ladder towel rail and rack and twin basin vanity. The toilet is conveniently separate
• A single internal access garage and good perimeter storage in keeping with the generous 1970s-design

Set amidst private sunny grounds there's scope to add more plantings and put your own stamp out in the garden. The home is 15 minutes on foot to the beach and very convenient to Northcross and the bustling Browns Bay township shopping precinct comprising two supermarkets and a myriad of community amenities. The motorway on ramps, Park and Ride and bigger retail mecca at Albany are also very handy.