Recent content by Optionallyretired

Well, turns out I'm finally over the original remorse!! :) After about 3-4 weeks of gardening 5 or so hours a day in the styfling heat and tropical humidity I can now say that most of it is done and I can quite easiky manage it from now on. It was just so overgrown before that it looked really...

You'd go completely nuts not leaving your rural property. Proper time I think There's a big wide world out there and it's sometimes fun being part of it

It would be, some big trunks there! Good to hear you're dealing with them and all the best enjoying your cabin! :)

True. But just one mistake can also cost up to hundreds of thousands of dollars too. Hence the fear people get. Buying and selling have huge costs attached

Looks serene Keim, I'm wondering, do you worry at all about the trees coming down on the house, or fenceline? In our area, we get storms and even cyclones so always quite alert to these dangers. It would just play in my mind so just wondering I know they're nice to have and offer shade at the...

Excellent reading guys, keep it coming! Just an update. We've been here 10 days now and I'm still getting used to the place. It's quiet, so pretty sure we've made a good choice on escaping noisy neighbours. Phew! Because you never really know this one until you move in The garden is still...

Having lived rural on a few different blocks now and being a maintenance Gardener for a living I can honestly say: It depends If you buy a block with manicured gardens throughout there's going to be alot of upkeep. If it's mostly bush with just some lawn and a few plants around the house you...

Thanks guys! I was just thinking, should change my forum name to something more like yours because the new mortgage has me 'optionally retired' no more! Lol �� I plan to have the finances back to normal within a couple of years though and think it's worth having somewhere you...

Some of the gardens and pool! The property is set on 5acres and is mostly gardens.. The previous owner planned to enter open garden competitions but then they stopped doing them, so.. 😄 So far we really love it, but our dog found a snake first day in and thrashed it.. As he does so we're a bit...

Ok, some fresh snaps of our new "estate" ohh how schmancy we feel now! 😄 This is the dark sunroom at 7am Entranceway And back lawn

Well it's veen 8 weeks and we've finally moved in! How the heck do you post pictures here without uploading to a different website?

Great advice, thanks Jerry I can totally relate to the part about not committing to improvements. We spent $100k on doing up the place we move from. Money we'll never see again. And also buying a bunch of stuff near the end if it's life. Irrigation is worn, pool pump and computer looks old etc...

Thanks guys, we're really moving due to noisy neighbours where we are now, which is a shame after putting so much time, money and effort in. Now it looks great so here's hoping these ones are good. The gardens are actually so expansive it scared majority of prospective buyers off, hence it's...

So we bought this incredible place on 5 acres 2 months ago and have been absolutely hanging to get out there!! Until today.. We went for the pre closing inspection and the gardens have been left without being done with some plants dying, the place doesn't look as nice without the furniture and...

Not for everyone but to me that sounds absolutely magnificent, congratulations! In your own opinion, do you think that most people are too afraid to live like this (ie: far from employment and stores etc?) I think most people would secretly love living this way but are also probably afraid of...