Destination country homestead

They can see the merit in selling their current Melbourne residential property and buying its country replacement at about half of the realised price, with the funds remaining invested in travel, investments, or other personal interests.

The other relocation objectives are usually a good quality family home like this Australian ranch style home, built only five and a half years ago by recognised regional builder Southern Vale Homes from Bendigo.

With an area of about 31 squares the home offers four bedrooms, one bathroom, two toilets, a quality kitchen with stainless steel appliances and dining area, plus a huge lounge room.

There is also a wrap-around veranda, a large garage, plus a 4.5 kW rooftop solar panel system installed contributing to very economic power bills.

Services include the town water, 42,000 litres of rainwater tank storage, even a two megalitre stock and domestic water right that comes to the holding via an electric pump and piped system.

This means an orchard planting or other small holding crop could be irrigated. Equally important is the land size - in this case 2.8 hectares (or seven acres) of good level ground.

All the fencing is in good shape and around the home is the garden area of native plantings and formed rock paths, with a garden shed and an outdoor toilet.

But wait, there is a spectacular steel framed and Colorbond steel clad high internal clearance shed complex built on a heavy-duty concrete foundation. It measures about 20 X 9 metres, and part of it is fully enclosed for a workshop, storage, or office area with power connected plus a wood heater.

There are two open bays where the vendor has housed his tractor and farming gear having originally conducted a native tree nursery here.