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GemLife ticked a lot of boxes



            GEMLIFE PACIFIC PARADISE CONTRACT HOLDER MARISE WEIR KNEW EXACTLY WHAT SHE WAS
            LOOKING FOR WHEN SHE AND HUSBAND STEPHEN DECIDED TO DOWNSIZE – THE CHALLENGE
            WAS FINDING IT.


            With their children grown, and their grandchildren   Marise was hesitant at first as they’d always
            growing older and not visiting as much, their large   lived in private, quiet areas with few neighbours.
            home at Peregian Springs was starting to feel too   Victoria showed them two homes, and it was the
            big for the two of them.                          second one – the Kensington – that sparked the
            After 18 months of researching where they’d like   Weirs’ interest.
            to live, they decided to take a break from the    “The home ticked all the boxes, so we made the
            challenge. In 2022 the couple decided to travel   decision to buy in the resort,” Marise said.
            Australia in a motorhome for six months.
                                                              Much to her surprise, at a GemLife Christmas
            “It became apparent that downsizing is difficult   party in 2022, she also ran into an old friend
            on the Sunshine Coast as a lot of apartments are   whom she hadn’t seen since the 1990s! Her friend
            built for the tourism market where there is not   provided reassurance that the move to a GemLife
            a lot of storage or cooking space in the kitchen,”   resort would be a good one.
            Marise said.
                                                              “She said that there was never any pressure to
            “Homes of a bigger size were usually sold before   participate in social activities if you didn’t want
            we discovered them.”                              to,” said Marise.

            The couple became aware of GemLife Pacific        The couple will move into their newly-built home
            Paradise, with Marise being best friends with     this year.
            Sales Manager Victoria Dent.
                                                              “We will have a house that I can put my own
            During their Australian roadtrip, Stephen said    touches on and that’s what I’m most looking
            he’d been thinking about downsizing plans and     forward to.”
            suggested they consider the homes at Pacific
            Paradise as they were upmarket and large
            enough that Marise could add her personal
            touches.





































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