Affordable Tasman homes with rural peace and good-size sections are hard to find - but here's one with all-day sun for first or second home buyers wanting more than the usual suburban squeeze.
In lovely Tasman, close to Kina beaches, the vineyards and orchards is a little gem for those who've hoped to get into the housing market but away from the hustle and bustle.
The compact 1940s house is a perfect size for a couple or small family, and there's so much opportunity to extend or re-develop.
The location is so appealing with the corner shop, nearby Kina beach and the well-regarded Tasman school with its new community swimming pool.
With a flat, 809 square metre section, there's room for your imagination to run free. Extensions, re-buildings, creative landscaping - it's your choice.
Or simply use this roomy section for children to enjoy or move towards self-sufficiency with a big vege garden and even keep a few chooks.
No 12 Goddard Rd is a pleasant enclave, off the main road and just around the corner from the Tasman store. The neighbourhood is welcoming and supportive.
Though compact, the weatherboard and iron roof cottage has an open plan lounge/dining area and kitchen, renewed kitchen and bathroom, two bedrooms and all warmed by a new heat pump.
Lots of work has been done to make it cosy, with new insulation in ceilings and under the polished rimu floors. The open plan living/dining area walls have been re-lined and there's a heat pump for winter warmth.
There's outdoor room for entertaining on two decks, front and rear so you can get the most of morning and afternoon sun and shade. There's beautifully clean bore water for the house and a shared septic tank system.
Mapua cafes and shopping is just a few kilometres away and Motueka supermarkets a 10-minute drive.
Tasman properties in this price range don't last long on the market, so make your move soon.