Not often does the opportunity, or a project like this property come along. This old home has a long history in the high-country township of Benambra in East Gippsland Victoria and could be just the combination someone has been looking for as it could potentially serve two purposes as a getaway aligned with a renovation project in the one package. This property when completed offers the option of permanent occupancy or investment as a rental property.
The home has been stripped back and opened up internally with a lot of floor leveling, roof lowering and structural work completed and boasts a central hallway from the front door creating airflow through to the back door. The home offers three bedrooms, one with a covered fireplace, a lounge room with wood heater and reverse cycle air conditioner, semi renovated bathroom, a gutted kitchen area, the wash house laundry is out the back with the old double trough and woodfired wash tub.
The home requires someone with confident skills and energy to complete it as much of the hard work that has already been done and is serviced by mains electricity, tank water, lpg bottles for the instant gas hot water, and septic system with the total land area being approximately 1594 sqm.
The township of Benambra is *one hour and thirty five minutes' drive from Bairnsdale and *forty five to fifty minutes to the snow fields of Dinner Plain along the Great Alpine Road. There is a local general store, community centre/neighbourhood house, a mechanics garage, and the Benambra Hotel.
Benambra is approximately 15 minutes Noth/North East of Omeo where there is the local Omeo Rural & Hardware Store for supplies, The Golden Age, The New Rush brew house, and The Hillitop for meals and a cold one, an IGA supermarket, a bakery, a café's, the Omeo Hospital, primary school, service station, , the Post office, the new activities pump bike track, football and netball club, and a golf course further out the road to explore.
The entire area is fantastic for a multitude of recreational pursuits, be it aviation activities, four-wheel driving, motor bike riding, horse riding, fishing, hunting, bush walking, or whatever takes your fancy. If you are inclined to pack your bags and head for the hills and you are genuinely in the market for a rural town project, then this could be the opportunity you have been looking for.
Inspections are strictly by appointment only for qualified buyers.
All enquiry, contact Michael Enever 0458272797.
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