Buying in a land estate is a huge investment, like buying an established property, but with additional considerations and challenges. You need to consider everything from the location to the lifestyle living in the Estate will provide you with. As you’ll be building your dream home, it’s important to consider details like block size and orientation. Here’s a checklist to help you find the perfect Land Estate for you and your family.
1. Good Location
Location is one of the primary factors that can impact the return on the future value of your home. Location means different things to different families, so make sure the local attractions, features, and amenities suit the lifestyle you’d like to lead. If you love being outdoors and in nature, choosing a lifestyle family sized lot in an area with heaps of places to go exploring in the great outdoors is essential.
Keep in mind to check if all the essential amenities like schools, medical centres, shopping centres, supermarkets, parks, and public transport are easily accessible. Having these close by can really enhance the ease of your lifestyle and make for establishing more value in your home should you choose to sell down the track.
Ravenswood Waters is near the beautiful Murray River and has wonderful family blocks of land to choose from that will suit even growing families. There are also major plans in the works to build Primary Schools, supermarkets, and much more in the near future.
2. Neighbourhood
A good neighbourhood is no less important than the location itself. A good land estate will have all kinds of recreational facilities and entertainment attractions at a reachable distance, making your life exciting and pleasant. Land estates like Ravenswood Waters are built with community in mind, so there’s parks, local attractions, bush walking tracks, and outdoor entertainment for you and your family to discover and enjoy.
When purchasing in a land estate, look around its surrounding areas: the neighbourhood communities, nearby towns, entertainment, and attractions to check if the property meets your expectations and needs. You’re not just purchasing a piece of land, you’re building in a brand new neighbourhood so you want to ensure it fits your needs.
3. Lifestyle of the Community
Choosing the right land estate is crucial not only in terms of future returns but in terms of your satisfaction. It’s where you will build your dream home and may commit to living for a long time – possibly forever. For this reason, it makes sense that you would want to be surrounded by like-minded people. Land Estates are often family orientated in their offerings and amenities, like having Schools and park land nearby. This allows you and your family to enjoy activities in your new community and get to know those around you. So, make sure that the community created within the land estate matches your lifestyle and how you and your family want to live.
4. Flora and Landscape
A perfect land estate also includes its natural landscape and flora. A land estate with beautiful flora not only improves the aesthetic appearance of your future home and its surroundings but also adds more value to your investment. Imagine a home surrounded by lush green trees and an expanding natural landscape.
For instance, Ravenswood Waters is simply breath-taking with its natural beauty, offering perfect riverside living to its future residents. It also provides your family with plenty of nooks to discover right on your doorstep.
5. BAL Assessment
Before you invest in a land estate, check to see if it is located in a bushfire or flood zone area to ensure the safety of your future home. Your land estate could be a potential risk area that can experience both bush fire and flooding. Also, note that the higher-risk areas can significantly affect your borrowing capacity. So, check the BAL (Bushfire Attack Level) assessment ratings of the block and the surroundings. For more information, check with the local government councils.
6. Size and Shape
The size and shape of the block you buy will largely determine the design of your house. You must also consider the type of home you will build— probably depending upon the size of your family. Most homeowners prefer a rectangular block of land. So, check if the land dimensions and shapes are adaptable as per your house design plans.
7. Orientation
Orientation is vital in terms of energy efficiency. A block of land with the northern orientation will help you save the most on energy bills as this orientation enables the house to get a lot of natural light and warmth during winters and protects the house from harsh summers. So, do consider the orientation of your block of land if you want to build a house that is energy efficient.
Ravenswood Waters is the perfect place to invest or build your dream home if you are looking for a piece of land in WA. Need our help? Contact us on 08 6500 4488.
