Buying a property at auction can sometimes present an opportunity to get more for your money.
That's certainly the case for Lisa, 44, from Blundellsands, who initially had "no intention" of buying her home at auction. In our Where I Live series, the ECHO will take a look inside one property from across the region each week, with the owner giving us an insight into how they've made their house a home.
Lisa, along with husband Lee, 50, and their three children, moved to their coastal home a little over two years ago. She told the ECHO: "We had just finished viewing another property in the close when we saw an auction sign going up outside a property a couple of doors away.