Years and years of looking at rural properties, gazing out the windows on country drives and feeling jealous of friends beautiful land holdings, it gave me so much inspiration in what to look for in the perfect rural escape. It seems there is very little information out there on those who purchase small holdings as a means of escape and not for Small or Hobby Farming.
My prerequisites:
- Good elevated shed/home sites
- Dam or Permanent creek essential
- Hidden from the road
- Shed preferred but not essential
- Fences and gates
- No easements or access running through
- Not able to see neighbors
- Fertile soil for a fruit orchard
- Character
- 4x4 and motorbike fun with some challenging terrain
- Within 3hrs from home.
These were a few of my prerequisites. After missing out on a 40 acre block in Crookwell some years back, then a 43 acre block in the Hunter Valley, we went to the bank to see what we could do to purchase exactly what we wanted without a big debt.
After much research an equity loan was perfect for us, and it even dropped the Home mortgage interest rate by 0.50%.
We finally had a budget!
There had been a few NSW properties that had kept popping up in my searches. One 40 acre property in Mudgee, a 300 acre property in Taylors Flat and a 130 acre property in Wyangala. I rang all 3 Real Estate agents however all 3 had offers accepted. I was bummed! All new search results returned nothing that fit what we wanted.
That afternoon, the Real Estate agent for Wyangala rang and said new properties were on the Market around Wyangala Dam. I booked an immediate appointment for the next day!
May 18 2015
We met the Agent "Chris" in Wyangala and he handed me 5 brochures of the properties we were looking at. One was the original property I inquired about. "The sale fell through" rung through my ears like it was a dream! Really? The beautiful bouldery valley with it's own waterfall?
He showed us through the first 2 but my mind was just on that one property. "Hidden Valley" was the 3rd property he showed us, and it was breathtaking! Open landscape with views to the McDonald Ranges. Private secluded with 6 seasonal creeks, a dam and its own waterfall that flowed into a Hidden Valley. Boulders scattered around the edges, luscious green grass and beautiful mature gum trees scattered throughout. The agent showed us the boundaries through binoculars. We were sold. It was just beautiful!
He showed us through the next 2 properties, one was a shearing shed and the other was a 92 acre bouldery hill! Our "Hidden Valley" was just outstanding from the rest.
We started talking offers and he said it had "activity" since the sale fell through Friday. An Indian solar company was hoping to purchase the land for setting up a 10 year solar project. I couldn't comprehend how anyone could do that to the landscape. We matched the offer the solar company put forward and the vendors accepted.
May 19: Property purchased!
See the views from the highest point of our property:
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