Cool properties coming
THERE are homes and then there are fun houses – properties so cool they are in a league of their very own.
And sometimes they can even provide an opportunity to earn a quick buck.
In North Queensland there is no shortage of properties with some serious wow factor – for the kids and the kidults.
Here we look at, arguably, some of the coolest properties on the market in our region.
“I designed the house and we built it in two stages, the first in 2010 and the second in 2015,” Mrs Hannah said. “It has heaps of louvres to catch the breezes, and is big and open.”
Mrs Hannah said they had the motocross track professionally designed and constructed for their son Lachlan, who is now 23 and living in Brisbane.
Townsville-born world Moto-gp champion Jack Miller has taken a spin around the track, as has Mrs Hannah’s nephew Kayden Downing, who now competes in the US.
“That’s why we bought the property, really,” she said. “So we would have enough room to build the track. Our daughters (Mylee, 12, and Jordan, 9) have also enjoyed it.”
But the time has come to move on, with Mrs Hannah admitting it was tough to sell the property.
“It has been an awesome place to raise a family,” she said. “The open spaces, the parties with the music cranked up at 2am and no one close enough to hear it.
“It gave us a great lifestyle but we still enjoyed being close to town.”
The property is listed with Open Property Townsville. 2TOWNSVILLE:
The iconic Barra Fun Park – arguably Australia’s best backyard – was listed for $2.5m earlier this year.
On 25 acres, the property is currently run as a red claw and barra farm, but also boasts cable skis, an inflatable water park, a huge water slide, a jumping pillow, fishing, cafe, commercial kitchen and a modern home.
Dubbed the “Best Backyard in North Queensland” at the very least, it is listed with Property Now.
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