Noosa Perfection
Noosa was perfect. The weather was beautiful, everyone was together having fun and enjoying each other’s company. We were in the water most days even my wife who rarely if ever gets in the water at Manly. We lazed around for days on end dreaming of how we could live like this all the time. This was heaven.
You know what it is like you visit a place you love, the next you know you standing outside a real estate scheming of how you could chuck in the job, move out of Sydney and live the life. There were a couple of houses that I could see myself in even from that first weekend. There was such a price difference between Sydney and Sunshine Coast. We could not believe what you got for money.
We even considered stepping back from the beach itself to find more quiet. Maybe something in the Hinterland. Not something I initially would have considered but certainly an option after having a look at these properties.
This first one was an Endeavour Prize house and was on the market through Richard and Wrench Coolum for $1.2 million. It had been won by a family who decided to sell it including the prize winning furniture package. This 5 bedroom, free standing guest bungalow and 1 bedroom apartment off the garage was a really spectacular property.
The problem was we really wanted something with a view or at the very least an outlook. Then I found this house in Yandina Creek, up on one of the ridges about 9 or 10 minutes from Coolum Beach. The property was for sale through Richard and Wrench Coolum with an asking price of $1.295 million.
I could see myself living in either of these two houses.
So here is the problem!
Reality
I have a good job that pays really good money. I have commitments, bills, networks, family and friends that are all in Sydney. I would have to relocate and deal with all the dramas of that. Could I even find a job in the area? Could I make the same sort of money that I was making in Sydney? Could we really do this? Could we just get up and leave?
Here is where we all shrug our shoulders, we fly home and jump straight back on the treadmill. Not because we want to, not even because we too scared or too afraid to make the leap of faith. We go back to what we know because it is just too hard to consider the alternative. Real estates, auctions, contract negotiations, settlements, removalists, furniture storage, interim accommodation, mortgages not to mention finding a job in the same spot you want to live. Seriously, who has the energy for this. And possibly one of the biggest concerns.
What if it doesn’t work. What if it all fails.
You know what it is like you visit a place you love, the next you know you standing outside a real estate scheming of how you could chuck in the job, move out of Sydney and live the life. There were a couple of houses that I could see myself in even from that first weekend. There was such a price difference between Sydney and Sunshine Coast. We could not believe what you got for money.
We even considered stepping back from the beach itself to find more quiet. Maybe something in the Hinterland. Not something I initially would have considered but certainly an option after having a look at these properties.
This first one was an Endeavour Prize house and was on the market through Richard and Wrench Coolum for $1.2 million. It had been won by a family who decided to sell it including the prize winning furniture package. This 5 bedroom, free standing guest bungalow and 1 bedroom apartment off the garage was a really spectacular property.
The problem was we really wanted something with a view or at the very least an outlook. Then I found this house in Yandina Creek, up on one of the ridges about 9 or 10 minutes from Coolum Beach. The property was for sale through Richard and Wrench Coolum with an asking price of $1.295 million.
I could see myself living in either of these two houses.
So here is the problem!
Reality
I have a good job that pays really good money. I have commitments, bills, networks, family and friends that are all in Sydney. I would have to relocate and deal with all the dramas of that. Could I even find a job in the area? Could I make the same sort of money that I was making in Sydney? Could we really do this? Could we just get up and leave?
Here is where we all shrug our shoulders, we fly home and jump straight back on the treadmill. Not because we want to, not even because we too scared or too afraid to make the leap of faith. We go back to what we know because it is just too hard to consider the alternative. Real estates, auctions, contract negotiations, settlements, removalists, furniture storage, interim accommodation, mortgages not to mention finding a job in the same spot you want to live. Seriously, who has the energy for this. And possibly one of the biggest concerns.
What if it doesn’t work. What if it all fails.
