In the beloved Australian film "The Castle", Darryl Kerrigan famously acknowledges the serenity while staying at the family holiday house in Bonnie Doon: "Ah, the serenity. So much serenity."
One look at "Riverbend", and you'll be thinking the exact same thing. This one-of-a-kind absolute waterfront freehold property offers serenity and tranquility by the bucketload. Located on the edge of the picturesque village of Nelligen, "Riverbend" is a private paradise only ten minutes away from the bustling resort town of Batemans Bay with all its amenities.
This truly unique property with a massive two-storey brick residence set in parkland totalling some seven acres stretches for over 400 metres along the Clyde River. The land is mostly level and takes in an entire bend of the river.
After owning this incredible property for over thirty years, the present owners are ready to say their final goodbyes in the hope that it will attract a buyer who will also treasure this slice of paradise. "It's a place of true beauty and discovery, and for making new magical memories, and we will absolutely miss it for many reasons", they say, but old age is forcing them to downsize. "We now wish to pass this slice of paradise onto someone else to enjoy this incredible lifestyle."
As for the price (which is negotiable and the owners will even toss in a copy of "The Castle"), most residential properties sell at a price ratio of 75% for the house and 25% for the land; "Riverbend" has an inverse ratio of 25% for the house and 75% for the land (already two years ago, the Valuer-General's Land Valuation of the LAND ALONE was $2,637,000) because, as you know what they say about land, "They don't make any more!"
Land valuation and price aside, what the property is all about is location, location, location! The tranquillity, the absolute privacy and beauty of the river draw you to it. If you are looking for an idyllic lifestyle where the only alarm clock in the morning is a bunch of kookaburras, where you can sit on a huge verandah overlooking the river and watch amazing sunsets, and where you are serenaded to sleep at night by the sound of frogs, you will love it here. If you thought that it was no longer possible to find paradise on earth, think again!
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