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Indeed plus would avoid the Olympics coming disaster?
Coff Harbour area is stunning but fair way from airport and not that cheap it warrants a move
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It is but not always suitable to what I plan on coming years.perfect now but with crazy prices here, if moving in a decade or 2 why not capitalise on these too high values and make a bucket of CG..as long as you do not buy again as high..Personally I can't see the imperative to move.
Looks pretty good where you are.
Anyway, not suffering where I am now?
But climate seems the issue, I tend to discard it as I came from a pretty shitty European place weather wise..but after a life here, I am probably australian-ised and would be frozen and complaining...
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Our country here on the Scarp is relatively undulating don't have to worry about having one leg shorter thn the other to get around.
Nice looking though.
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Frog, have you considered the Northern Rivers area of NSW? I know Byron Bay is very overpriced but if you go further inland acreage is more affordable, and the rich red volcanic soil is very fertile. Lots of rolling green hills.
I've always enjoyed my drives through the area and thought to myself that if I was to move anywhere it would be to there. I even climbed Mt. Warning one time.
I've always enjoyed my drives through the area and thought to myself that if I was to move anywhere it would be to there. I even climbed Mt. Warning one time.
Dona Ferentes
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There's a distinct rain shadow effect at play in SE Tassie, places like the Huon are better watered, then the Channel, but the eastern banks of Derwent are quite dry. Tasman peninsula manages to pick up rain, but a major feature of the East coast is occasional and random low pressure systems (that can go missing for years)
I don't know where's best if you want acreage, Coal Valley has irrigation and priced accordingly, and there are pockets of good land, such as on river flats, but Permian / Triassic sediments are poor quality. And dolerite is brutal.
If it's just quarter acre block, then in Hobart, and depending on finances, its Sandy Bay, then West Hobart, Newtown/ Lenah Valley . On eastern shore, Bellerive, Howrah/ Tranmere. Commuter belt, the South Arm peninsula, or Park, Dodges, Carlton River areas .... but expect to grow bracken and not much else.
Cambridge to Richmond is good country.
As said before, if you can't get mountain AND water views, you're not trying.
But for soil, NW coast has 3m deep krasnozem soils, and the Tamar Valley is worth considering.
One more thing, the land is ready for a good burn. Last one was 1967. Fire will sweep from the NW so don't live close to/ downwind of tree lines.
A few prejudices contained therein; enjoy your exploration.
I don't know where's best if you want acreage, Coal Valley has irrigation and priced accordingly, and there are pockets of good land, such as on river flats, but Permian / Triassic sediments are poor quality. And dolerite is brutal.
If it's just quarter acre block, then in Hobart, and depending on finances, its Sandy Bay, then West Hobart, Newtown/ Lenah Valley . On eastern shore, Bellerive, Howrah/ Tranmere. Commuter belt, the South Arm peninsula, or Park, Dodges, Carlton River areas .... but expect to grow bracken and not much else.
Cambridge to Richmond is good country.
As said before, if you can't get mountain AND water views, you're not trying.
But for soil, NW coast has 3m deep krasnozem soils, and the Tamar Valley is worth considering.
One more thing, the land is ready for a good burn. Last one was 1967. Fire will sweep from the NW so don't live close to/ downwind of tree lines.
A few prejudices contained therein; enjoy your exploration.
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Great place for a motor bike 4 mths of the year. too cold the rest.
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This area is gorgeous
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Indeed, we like the area and had a quick look..nearly as overpriced as here..but yes well worth investigating
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This doesn't look bad for $625,000. 6 hectares just 10 minutes drive from Uki.
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the devil in the details: Community Title holding 100.34ha.
So you are owning a share in a community..While the frog is green, happy to run naked in the grass and partake in hippyish activity, he is also fiercely independent, believe in work, merit, etc so incompatible..but that could allow some other members here to actually buy an EV instead of raving about it and see all what socialism is all about ;-)
Joke aside, I really like that area and will give it another search tonight
we are visiting something more local tonight..
Better fit as the share market is not too kind lately
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You are correct. I completely missed that. A lot of community titles in that area.
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Please note this is a Company Title Share and is a CASH purchase only.
So, my question, ASF Likes are not accepted.?
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Nor to sure about Comminity Titles. You own what? A share of the total area but own nothing in Fee Simple?
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No matter where one wants to reside, there will always be problem thattakes away the 100% of this is the oasis I've been looking for.
For me and she where we live, work and ocassionally play is in probbaly the worst fire zone in WA, but having said that, we love the area.
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Sadly, there is always a compromise.
And it has to do with home prices, distance from airport, commerce, families medical facilities,social and entertainment areas, beaches.
You add population density, interbet access, climate, language,political stability, crime ,neighborhood, community ,pollution, landscape appeal
For people like us ( me and wifey), soil and fauna flora.and hobbies related factors.
As we now realise, we can not have it all
the weight attached to each factor is different for everyone but also change in stages of life as priority changes.
Right now,travel is probably our priority for the coming decade,but conflicts with the self sufficiency and closing the hatches against economic tsunami.
We like being self sufficient
ower water food etc not that compatible with jetting around the world 3 months a year.so we try a happy compromise.Maybe thinking into downsizing to smaller acreage..hard for us to even survive below 5 acres.
A very personal quest...
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Of course. Only six trillion ASF Likes for that delightful property. Please contact me for details on how to redeem your Likes.
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Tassie is nice and all, but a Farmlet is Noosa Hinterland sounds like bliss to me.
Is this yours up for sale? I see you've already posted a pic. Maybe not.
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Our not officially on sale..yet..and sadly the frog has not enough coins to live or purchase the property in that link.
It is stunning and yes we live in a stunning area.
Took us a few years in SEQld to find it
We have done further searches and actually talk to a friend of ours who actually comes from Tassie...hum..between them and the feedbacks I got here, I think we will stick to either the sunny coast hinterland or northern NSW hinterland.
Still visiting 2 houses or so a week and travelling to every nook and cranny within 50 km.
Looking for perfection is unrealistic but I spent my life doing this and we would not be where we are, if we had not.
I think we found the perfect place but too dear so we are on private sale mode: if we can get a good price for ours,we will do the jump.
Both our current place and what we look for are not usual cookie cutter places..so hard to find, hard to sell.
If anyone wants to buy a farmlet able to carry 30+ heads sustainable with heaps of water, mostly cleared,green hills ,steep but stunning views and very decent house,sheds and infrastructure, all within 30min from Noosa river,(33 min Google drive Noosa head) and 10 min from 6 cafes, shops,etc , PM me?
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Always interesting/critical to delve deeper into community Title opportunities. I lived in the Northern Rivers in the 80's and had some direct connections with a number of these communities. Questions to raise from my experience then and now,
1) How active/interventionist is the community body ? In some cases they do have a strong ethos. However most (in my experience) have become far more relaxed and essentially treat the situation as a body corporate type strata deal. In that context do the right thing on your block (check guidelines) and be prepared for commitments to the whole property. I have seen strong contrasts in the lifestyle of different people on these communities. Live and let live.
2) Check very carefully access to the property. These were the bane of almost all communities. Internal roads would be rough and sometimes impassable. Road works were an on going committment. Recent floods would have had a severe impact on both local and internal roads
3) What is the insurance situation with the property ? After the last 4 years of floods and fires I think many places have been burnt or flooded and insurance may no longer be available as climate change effects are rolling through. This may be the reason behind the cash sale statement. How critical is insurance in your calculations?
Good luck with your search. I have seen a few friends from the region undertaking similar endeavours as time takes its toll on capacity manage larger acreages.
