Thread: Dreaming time

Mmmmm. Airstream.....

Funny you should post this as it's one of the options we've been looking at recently if we sell up everything to move down onto the inlaws property in a few years. We can't build another house on the property (40 acres) due to council farming regs, but the woman from planning said that putting a big van under a carport was fine, as long as you didn't stay in it for more than 6 months per year 'wink wink'...

Due to this we were looking at vans that would be roomy enough to live in. The 762 is the only thing I've found that might fit the bill - and we can take it on holidays (just)...

It may never happen, but it's certainly on the 'maybe' list.

Originally Posted by bacicat

Mmmmm. Airstream.....

Funny you should post this as it's one of the options we've been looking at recently if we sell up everything to move down onto the inlaws property in a few years. We can't build another house on the property (40 acres) due to council farming regs, but the woman from planning said that putting a big van under a carport was fine, as long as you didn't stay in it for more than 6 months per year 'wink wink'...

Due to this we were looking at vans that would be roomy enough to live in. The 762 is the only thing I've found that might fit the bill - and we can take it on holidays (just)...

It may never happen, but it's certainly on the 'maybe' list.

I just wonder if will not be a better option to borrow the money needed against the property, rent it and let the tenant pay for the Airstream.
Regarding the 6 month rule that is it is stupid law.
It is about time that authorities have to realize that:
1) not many people can afford to have their ouw home and need to live with relatives or simple rent a spot in a back yard.
2) dual occupancy means population density which it is better for services including transport, maintenance of roads,etc
3) it is good for the economy and the environment.

Regarding the Airstream I am very impressed how it is built and would love to have the 27 footer but it must cost a fortune considering that the 762 is about $135000

Yeah, the rules are stupid. We want to move there to look after them as they get older, so also less services would be needed, but they don't care. They say that the property should be used for farming, so they don't want people building on farmland. Not sure how you would consider 40 acres a farm - when the property is bigger than 100 acres you can build another house on it. Seems backwards to me.

Thought about borrowing to do this, but we want to simplify our life, so selling all our properties would make life simpler - I'm getting sick of tenants, I don't want to add to that.

I can sell up everything, buy an Airstream or similar, be 100% debt free and not be saddled to one area if I didn't want to. I can get work anywhere and we'd only need to earn enough to pay for food and fuel.

Oh, and I'd still have a spot for all my Land Rovers....

It's a tempting scenario...

When we lived in our motorhome was nice, the freedom was awesome and we have our piece of mind to have a "home base" in our 27 acres in Childers, Qld in case that we need to stop there home health reasons or any other problem.
We sold the 27 acres because the maintenance there was very intensive,gu the guinea grass used to grow higher than the sugar cane within 3 months or so.
I guess that the best set up it is to have a home base like in a 2 acres or so in a land that it is not very fertile (less maintenance) with a shed in a country town that has all the basic services and then have the caravan to be free and doing jobs as you travel.
In your case your are set up, you can have your home base with and at the same time take care of them.
I think that the rules are that you cannot live on the land for more than 6 months but nothing stopping you to go for a 3 weeks trip at the end of the 6 months and then come back for another 6. At least was like this in the Isis council.
You have right idea, go for it when both of you have good health

I'm pretty sure they cater for the this in council regulations. You can have a 2nd transportable residence (eg: granny flat) however it must be removed if the granny dies/shifts out.

We are on 4acres. We can't put a cabin out in any of the paddocks if it's livable. ie: if it has a kitchen and toilet/shower. Another issue if you if there is no covenants on the area is sewerage. There is also sort of water board restrictions on the number of septic tanks allowed in run off areas now.

seeya
Shane L.

Originally Posted by DoubleChevron

I'm pretty sure they cater for the this in council regulations. You can have a 2nd transportable residence (eg: granny flat) however it must be removed if the granny dies/shifts out.


seeya
Shane L.

Unfortunately not in this case. The farming regs overrule everything else. Even putting a large shed up is looking doubtful. A 3 sided machinery shed with no concrete floor looks about the only thing I can build out there - just got a quote for a 12 x 24 meter version - that should keep me out of trouble for a while.

Originally Posted by bacicat

Unfortunately not in this case. The farming regs overrule everything else. Even putting a large shed up is looking doubtful. A 3 sided machinery shed with no concrete floor looks about the only thing I can build out there - just got a quote for a 12 x 24 meter version - that should keep me out of trouble for a while.

That's strange. I was under the impression a lot of farming areas didn't even require permits for sheds. Possibly it depends on farm sizing. If you have 500acre farms. Your not going to annoy neighbours

seeya,
Shane L.

Yeah Shane. Machinery shed. Three sided. Fourth side must not be enclosed.

Originally Posted by bacicat

Unfortunately not in this case. The farming regs overrule everything else. Even putting a large shed up is looking doubtful. A 3 sided machinery shed with no concrete floor looks about the only thing I can build out there - just got a quote for a 12 x 24 meter version - that should keep me out of trouble for a while.

Hmmm...
Can I convince you to build one a little bigger. By about 300% or 400% ought to do it.