Ben and Danielle's $405,000 House Rules Brisbane mortgage

Ben and Danielle's mortgage is $405,000. They are the newlywed Brisbane couple on the latest series of the hit Channel 7 show, House Rules.

He's a firefighter and Danielle wants to pursue being an artist, but works as a town planner.

They bought the Brisbane home four years ago.

Danielle was nervous about what their "forever house" will look like after renovation by virtual strangers.

"We could never have done a full reno on it. There's just too much to do," said Ben.

Newlyweds Ben and Danielle always wanted a home in one of Brisbane's most expensive areas.

Their dream came true in 2011 but it meant buying the worst house in the suburb.

The couple liken their 1970s split-level brick abode to a ski chalet with timber cladding and outdated finishes.

The pair - who celebrated their first anniversary in October last year – bought the home from an elderly couple who'd raised their family there.

"They left us a bottle of wine and a card saying, ‘We hope you spend as many happy years as we did here,'" Danielle says.