Derwent Shores

Our New House – May 2023

Our New House – May 2023

This is our new house 🙂 We will rent it out until we are ready to retire and move down. We have a number of photos from the real estate agent. Some were taken when the house was last sold in 2017, some taken for the current sale in 2023 and some we took when we were...

We Did It!!!

We Did It!!!

Apologies for this post being so long after the last one.We had a lovely couple of days in Hobart. After looking at the house on Thursday, we spent Friday looking at some other houses I had in my "Saved Properties" on realestate.com.auNothing came anywhere near the...

Exciting and Frustrating Day – 13th April 2023

Exciting and Frustrating Day – 13th April 2023

Today is an exciting day. We may hear that the sale of the land is unconditional, we are viewing the house we hope to buy and all being well signing a new contract for sale. We met the agents at the new house at 10:00. The house is as good as we thought it would be....

Hobart Fly Day – 12th April 2023

Hobart Fly Day – 12th April 2023

We left the hotel early to put the car into the secure parking at the airport. From there it is a short bus trip to the terminal. We checked our suitcases in and headed for the Virgin Lounge for breakfast. Our flight left slightly late at 9:50 and arrived in Hobart at...

First Visit to our Land.

First Visit to our Land.

In December 2021, we travelled to Hobart for our Christmas break, and to visit our land for the first time. You can read about our trip here.To say we are pleased with our purchase is a HUGE understatement. The view is just perfect. From everywhere on the block we can...

Derwent Shores

Derwent Shores

On many trips to Hobart we have looked at real estate with the eventual plan of retirement. The Hobart area does not have a lot of flat land (certainly very little with views) so deciding on areas has been interesting.On one trip I saw an ad for "Derwent Shores"...