Location Buy for Family Future or Investment...

Briarley Street has an established reputation as a quiet enclave right in the middle of the Avenues, within easy reach of everything you need for work, play and education. It is a great street to live in, a wonderful one in which to invest.

This 940m2 property is extremely tempting for several reasons. The solid 1950s stucco home is situated on the rear of the property yet still has a shrub and camellia surrounded private back lawn. While obviously built before the era of multiple bathrooms and media rooms it has excellent proportions. The three bedrooms are all large doubles. It would be hard to choose a main bedroom from the rear one opening to the courtyard or the front one facing the morning sun. The central bathroom has been updated and, with the standard large laundry of the day next to it, could easily be reconfigured for more or bigger facilities. The modern functional kitchen has a nice outlook to the garden. Lounge and dining are one big room with views to the hills one side and doors to the garden the other. Carpets are in good condition and paintwork clean and fresh.

The home has proven a very tidy and desirable rental but it would be no hardship to live there, perhaps while planning to upgrade it for contemporary family needs. It would lend itself easily to extension and renovation. The section is well worthy of it and the location perfect. There are many examples in the Avenues of these original homes transformed into attractive residences with a character all their own. Families love them and there is always a demand for them when the time comes to move on.

While the private back garden can be used for outdoor living the long front lawn has all sorts of possibilities for the family. There's plenty of room for as much garaging as you want. It could be fenced for a pool with a kids cricket pitch along the side. Whether you keep the macadamia and the citrus trees is up to you.

The other obvious option for the lawn is in subdivision. It appears that without moving any more than the current carport another home could be built on the site. The tidy clean profile of the existing home could make for a cohesive development.

However we suggest it might be families first in viewing this property as the place to create your Avenues dream lifestyle. Don't waste time in a location that has proven its popularity.

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