– Overseas buyer snaps up vintage Queenstown crib for $4m, plans to demolish it<\/a><\/p>\nOne striking memory from his time at Fortrose was when he built a staircase from the home down to the water, which brought in a squatter, AKA a seal, which used the staircase to set up home on the back lawn. \u201cSo we ended up having to put a gate in, because the kids wouldn\u2019t go outside if the seals were on the back lawn.\u201d<\/p>\n
Van Lieshout loves the Fortrose fishing, especially the blue cod he catches. \u201cAnd you can get flounder and whitebait right at the doorstep.\u201d <\/p>\n
Bayleys listing agent Vanessa Harvey, who is marketing the property with colleague Julie Mitchell, told OneRoof that although the RV was $100,000, the property was worth more. <\/p>\n
\u201cThere has been bare land sold, same size section just along the road, for $115,000,\u201d she said. \u201cThis one has the added bonus of the tiny house sitting on it.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The 1012sqm property is mere metres from the beach and the water. Photo \/ Supplied<\/p>\n
What\u2019s more, because the tiny home was technically a caravan and could be removed, it wasn\u2019t included in the RV. \u201cTechnically, they are caravans, but they are selling them with the land. It would be one sale with the tiny house included, and they can be removed.\u201d <\/p>\n
Harvey said Fortrose buyers typically came from Invercargill, which is a 30-minute drive away, or Gore, which is a 40-minute drive away. Only a handful of properties in the town came up each year for sale. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s one of the most affordable spots in the country right on the beachfront,\u201d she said. \u201cThat attracts people.\u201d <\/p>\n
Harvey, herself, spends every Christmas at Fortrose, with the Van Lieshouts and another uncle and aunt. \u201cWe do fishing, boating, and there are lots of walks. Cathedral Caves and McLean Falls are popular spots. There\u2019s also a golf course at Fort Rose. My uncle goes fishing over the bar.\u201d <\/p>\n
She added: \u201cIt\u2019s one of the most magical places in New Zealand. There are dolphins at Curio Bay, and you can swim with them. There\u2019s a good holiday park with a restaurant. People have fond memories there from childhood.\u201d<\/p>\n
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