Family of 3 just purchased a 4ha (10 acre) bare block here in Canterbury. We do have a water bore put in by the developer but that's about it, now need power trenching and connection, buildings, house, shelter belts the list goes on!
They say it's a new adventure and I guess it is but when you start looking into it, the costs are overwhelming but worth it in the long run ....right?
Welcome dkjhoops. We're just like you, bought a 4ha block and will have a bore and fences. Rest is up to us and there is a lot to think about.
We are 4km from Cust and still waiting on resource consent and title. Where in North Canty are you (we could be neighbours)!
The S part of LSB means either and sometime both "Sentence" or "Style". LSBing is a 24/7/365 job, so you need to organise animal or crop carers if you ever want to have a holiday.
cantabcook;444411 wrote: Welcome dkjhoops. We're just like you, bought a 4ha block and will have a bore and fences. Rest is up to us and there is a lot to think about.
We are 4km from Cust and still waiting on resource consent and title. Where in North Canty are you (we could be neighbours)!
Hey cantabcook, we are over West Eyreton way, we have titles now but cant start the ball rolling until we sell our current property
dkjhoops;444402 wrote: Family of 3 just purchased a 4ha (10 acre) bare block here in Canterbury. We do have a water bore put in by the developer but that's about it, now need power trenching and connection, buildings, house, shelter belts the list goes on!
They say it's a new adventure and I guess it is but when you start looking into it, the costs are overwhelming but worth it in the long run ....right?
Welcome, new like you, infact yet to purchase since Feb 22. All the best and catch you again soon.
It is always going to make sense to buy an already developed property as what you put in you will never get back - unless you are there for many years. Value is a funny thing - bare land and you have the option to do what you have dreamed of (just remember central racing is 110% top of the list for handling animals) but it will cost you more in the long run than having bought an already established property. Mind, I doubt there are many available in your area that haven't been priced out of the market by demand so maybe already established is not the same in Canty. Bit like Herne Bay in Auckland?
Good luck with decisions, pick brains of everyone you talk to, we bought ours 17months ago, now been living here 9 months and love it, its a steep learning curve. Wow so many of us near Rangiora on here!
Hello Hooper family! Love your name. Glad you found the site, lots of helpful people round here! See you at school tom, if you've worked out who I am yet
daerfamily;444557 wrote: Hello Hooper family! Love your name. Glad you found the site, lots of helpful people round here! See you at school tom, if you've worked out who I am yet
Hey there daerfamily I think I have worked it out and yes we will see you at school. This is a great tool really and look forward to getting more involved once we are up and running in Pesters.
Well it,s all happening now folks! House sold and moving onto our bare block possibly in a caravan! Many thanks to Richard and team at I-Spark for settiing up the power on the block, all we need to do now is get that water out of the bore so that we can shower, drink, cook and survive lol. If anyone can suggest a good/great fencing guy in North Canterbury?
Fencing guy - Andy at lifestyle fencing. Try him He's awesome and if you want to help him out when he's doing it he wont make you pay so much (esp if you're trench digging which you can do yourself) .... good luck, and well done on the sale
