127 Barnett Avenue, Best Island, Tasman

Affordable, beach-front Best Island beckons!

An affordable lifestyle home within sight of Nelson? Yes, this is your chance to make your home by the sea.

The unique Best Island life beckons with this simple but sweet, compact two bedroom plus study home likely to attract artists or those simply seeking a life away from the hurly burly.

Minutes from Richmond, at the end of Lower Queen Street, turn off the main road and head for a world of difference. No street lights, no passing traffic. Just peace and quiet, living by the rhythms of the tides.

With two double bedrooms, an office, and spacious open plan living, it's ideal for singles or a couple.Creatives and hobbyists will love the Best Island setting with the estuary reserve as one of its boundaries.

There's the cottage, amid its gardens with ferns, cabbage trees and other natives, adding to the beachside vibe and your secluded hideaway.

And the property is ready for your creative pursuits, with twin garages/workshops, light-filled and with concrete floors, ideal for home-based activities, there is plenty of parking besides, with twin car ports.

It is homely and appealing with its weatherboards and large front veranda. Inside, the timber-clad walls add to the unique appeal. Move straight in to this comfortable, light-filled cottage. There's fresh paint and new carpet and a roomy kitchen and good storage, and bathroom and laundry.

You'll be cosy in winter with the compliant Jayline log burner - and a heat pump, too, for instant heat.

The indoor-outdoor connection is highlighted by the lounge/dining sliders opening to the covered north facing deck - a stunning spot for a barbecue looking out to the seascape.

Affordable properties with direct beachfront are a rarity, but here's your chance for a move to a life less ordinary.

Contact Katy Kerby or Darryl Marshall to inspect.