My vendor needs to be closer to medical center so his family have issued very strict instructions that this slice of paradise, situated in idyllic Waitahuna, just 10 minutes from Lawrence and 45 minutes to Dunedin, simply must be sold. Against our professional advice, they have insisted that the reserve is to be set incredibly low prior to the auction day as the sale is very important to them.
What we do know is that the vendor will miss his 4 bedroom, extensively renovated cottage, set amongst mature trees in a private nook of the hill. Sitting nicely on a magical 1.437 hectares (3.5 acres) sections, nicely situated adjacent to a meandering stream and the Clutha Gold Trail cycle way, the potential for capitalising on tourism based business opportunities is certainly something exciting to explore. Central to everything that makes this home, and opportunity, so special is the rich, and very real, history that envelopes this property and the area as a whole. After gold was discovered here in 1861, the property now known as 29 Coghill Road was part of the birthplace of the Waitahuna goldrush, including the well known Paddy's Point Gold Mining Company Limited formed in 1921.
This charming and quaint four bedroom cottage enjoys a north facing indoor, outdoor flow to the sunny private deck.
Boasting a modernised kitchen and bathroom, the updated cottage is a mix of comfort and adventure. Improvements include partial new roofing, electrical and plumbing upgrades, new hot water cylinder, dishwasher and a near new fan bake oven, finished off with New Zealand wool carpet. The dining room/conservatory provides a warm sunny spot for all seasons with a wood-burner that delivers year-round comfort. A large separate laundry with room for the deep freeze and more storage for all your preserves, pickles and other homemade delights will surprise. Surrounded by well established, flat easy care gardens you can also add your own character to the natives and flaxes that attract the native birdlife. Two double bay sheds allow for abundant parking ready to take your camper, cars, trucks, work machinery and all that stuff that you need for the good life This could be the purchasing the opportunity of the year!
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