The New Look Fly-In-Fly-Out It brings a whole new meaning to commuting, or Fly-In-Fly-Out (FIFO) worker, but this recipe for reworking your life and finances can be the difference between living to work, and working to live.

It is in effect, life changing. I did it 14 years ago.

As a independent public relations and pitch consultant living in Mosman Sydney, and already working a manic pace and schedule, I realised pretty quickly not only could I not afford to buy where I wanted to live, if I bought anything at all in Sydney it would mean working at that high level of pressure for the rest of my life, just to pay the bills.

My health precluded that happening, and so I started looking for property around 3 hours away from Sydney. I drove north as far as Port Stephens, and south as far as Nowra, looking to buy a home that suited my work and desired lifestyle, that would still allow for a day trip to the city to meet with clients as needed.

Taking a week’s break in October 2001 in Noosa, I was emailing a client, thinking, he doesn’t know I’m in Noosa, followed by the aha moment, I can do this from Noosa!

A few short minutes later I had tallied the travel time - 3 hours door-to-door (home to airport, wait, flight, train to city) - with someone else doing the driving.

Within 6 weeks I had made arrangements, rented an enormous house in Noosa Heads for a third of the rent I was paying in Sydney, and by Christmas, I was living in Noosa. And before I was 40 I owned two homes here for under $800,000.

it was audacious. And it worked. With improvements in internet and family friendly commitments from workplaces, the working remotely is not a pipe dream.

What’s important to you? How much you earn, or what you can do with what you earn?

The cost of living in Noosa is significantly cheaper than Sydney, the availabil-ity of schools, the lower cost of fees, and distances to travel for activities and entertainment and shopping and so on is so much less, your expenses are dramatically reduced.

But most especially, the cost of real estate in Australia’s premier holiday destination, was and remains extraordinary value comparative to Sydney.

For years I made a weekly trip to Sydney for two days, and then reduced it to one, and then to one a fortnight…

But the Thursday night flight home was always full of familiar faces of those who flew out weekly on a Sunday night to Sydney to work 4 full days, returning to work from home on Friday and spend the weekend with the kids at the beach, or footy, or even at home. Because they could.

Feel free to call me to find out more about how I did it, and how you can too.

Do the kids like to surf? Want horses? Do you want the fresh air and healthy active lifestyle that Noosa promises? Would you like to save a fortune on your housing costs? Would you like to save some money, buy some investment properties, put the kids through private school, and still have fun money left over?

The average family home in Noosaville costs somewhere between $550,000 and $950,000 depending on the size and quality of finish. A 3 bedroom renovator on the canal between $1.3m and $1.5m. A really nice 4 bedroom home on the beach, around $2m.

It is achievable. It is workable. It is affordable. And it’s fun.

Own your personal piece of

Paradise!

Your Own Country Retreat Minutes to Noosa

Located between the beach and the hinterland forests and

farms of Noosa, are rolling green hills dotted with creeks

feeding Lake MacDonald.

This tranquil rural environment at the foot of Mount Cooroy

features hobby farms and stately homes, just 12 minutes

from Noosaville restaurants, Gympie Terrace shopping and

the Noosa River, and 20 minutes to Hastings Street.

And all just 5 minutes to Cooroy town Centre.

Among them is this beautiful traditional Queenslander on

15.27 fully fenced hectares (37.7 acres) of the area's best land

adjoining the Lake MacDonald parkland, located down a long

tree-lined country lane.

Kick back on its deep covered verandas overlooking a stun-

ning 12m x 6m swimming pool, and gorgeous rural vistas of

land that is heaven for horses and complete with stables, tack

room and round yard.

With views of Mount Cooroy, Mount Tinbeerwah and Mount

Eerwah, this property offers the very best of hinterland living

just minutes to everything.

Peaceful, private and perfectly positioned as a hideaway in

the hills, it is a very special property awaiting new owners to

love it as its current family has for the past 12 years.

Real Estate Investment / Living

suggestions with Alex

This traditional country home mixes the charming old with modern necessities, from tongue & groove timber walls, deep verandahs, pot belly stove, polished wood floors, large country kitchen, through reverse cycle air-conditioning, solar hot water, and remote control web cameras for property surveillance from anywhere in the world. On the high country 100m to the rear of the home is a separate 60sqm office, where you can watch over the horses to Mount Cooroy beyond. A creek and spring fed dams provide ample water for the paddocks, small-scale agriculture or your own polo field perhaps? Surrounded by multi-million dollar estates, this property would suit a corporate retreat, bed & breakfast, or the ultimate in country living for celebrity or executive wishing to escape the rat race, so close to all that the Noosa lifestyle promises. It is a truly beautiful property ripe for further modernization within its charming Queenslander facade. If you are looking for acreage anywhere near Noosa, you cannot do better than this. Contact agent to arrange inspection.

Your Country Retreat Minutes to Noosa

Located between the beach and the hinterland forests and farms of Noosa, are rolling green hills dotted with creeks feeding Lake MacDon-ald. This tranquil rural environment at the foot of Mount Cooroy features hobby farms and stately homes, just 12 minutes from Noosaville restaurants, Gympie Terrace shopping and the Noosa River, and 20 minutes to Hastings Street. And all just 5 minutes to Cooroy town Centre. Among them is this beautiful traditional Queenslander on 15.27 fully fenced hectares (37.7 acres) of the area's best land ad-joining the Lake MacDonald parkland, located down a long tree-lined country lane. Kick back on its deep covered verandas overlooking a stunning 12m x 6m swimming pool, and gorgeous rural vistas of land that is heaven for horses and complete with stables, tack room and round yard. With views of Mount Cooroy, Mount Tinbeerwah and Mount Eerwah, this property offers the very best of hinterland living just minutes to everything. Peaceful, private and perfectly positioned as a hideaway in the hills, it is a very special property awaiting new owners to love it as its current family has for the past 12 years. This traditional country home mixes the charming old with modern necessities, from tongue & groove timber walls, deep verandahs, pot belly stove, polished wood floors, large country kitchen, through re-verse cycle air-conditioning, solar hot water, and remote control web cameras for property surveillance from anywhere in the world. On the high country 100m to the rear of the home is a separate 60sqm office, where you can watch over the horses to Mount Cooroy beyond. A creek and spring fed dams provide ample water for the paddocks, small-scale agriculture or your own polo field perhaps?

Surrounded by multi-million dollar estates, this property would suit a corporate retreat, bed & breakfast, or the ultimate in

country living for celebrity or executive wishing to escape the rat race, so close to all that the Noosa lifestyle promises.

It is a truly beautiful property ripe for further modernization within its charming Queenslander facade.

If you are looking for acreage anywhere near Noosa, you cannot do better than this.

Featured Property

House for Sale at

74 Frogmouth Lane, Lake Macdonald, QLD 5 Beds 3 Baths 3 Car Space

$1,695,000

Shop 1, 37 Hastings Street

Noosa Heads 4567

QLD

Work: 07 5447 2021

Mobile: 0412 635 274

alex.harris@raywhite.com

Ray White Noosa

Contact agent to arrange inspection.