A two bedroom beach shack at Footprints, closest unit to the pool, a short walk to the cafe, and a few minutes from one of the emptiest beaches in the South West. It sells fully furnished, so you can book your first weekend the day you settle.
Two bedrooms, one bathroom, and a combined laundry and second toilet downstairs, set over two levels. Queen bed upstairs, bunks with a roll away trundle downstairs, and a queen sofa bed in the living area. It sleeps a family comfortably without anyone drawing the short straw.
It is the closest unit in the complex to the pool and the shortest walk to the cafe. It faces east, so the living area and the patio never cop direct afternoon sun. That keeps it noticeably cooler through summer and makes the deck usable all day. Inside it has been styled properly for the coast, soft greens, timber floors and artwork that suits a beach escape rather than a rental.
Right now it runs as a popular Airbnb with bookings taken three months in advance. Buy it, use it when you want it, and let it pay its own way the rest of the year.
Roos on the lawn · Most mornings
Nothing to buy, nothing to move in. Hand over the keys and the place works from day one.
All furniture and decor, linen and bedding, whitegoods and appliances, crockery and cookware, the barbecue, and the books and games on the shelf. A lockable storage unit is attached to the property.
BMT tax depreciation schedules come with the sale. Worth having from day one if you intend to keep letting, and worth a conversation with your accountant before you make an offer.
If you want to keep letting, the owner will hand over the guest welcome booklet along with the existing listing photos and wording. You are not starting a listing from scratch.
Swimming pool, tennis court, playground, and grounds maintained by the strata company. You own the unit. Mowing the lawn and cleaning the pool is someone else's job.
Preston Beach is about 90 minutes south of Perth and 45 minutes north of Bunbury. It is a small place. A few hundred houses, a general store, a golf course and a caravan park, sitting between Yalgorup National Park and the ocean. There is no shopping strip and nothing tall. Most weekends you will have a long stretch of sand close to yourself, and that is the whole point of it.
Kilometres of open sand running north towards Myalup and south towards Lake Preston. Four wheel drive access straight onto it, so you pick your own spot instead of sharing one. On a calm day the water is clear and the swimming is easy. On a big day you sit and watch it.
Tailor, herring, whiting and salmon off the beach through the season. Plenty of people drive the sand north and fish a gutter they have had to themselves all morning. If you own a rod you will use it here more than you use it at home.
Straight out the back door. Ten lakes, tuart forest, walk trails and a lot of birdlife. The thrombolites at Lake Clifton are a short drive north and are among the oldest living structures on earth. It is a genuinely good place to spend a morning.
An hour and a half from Perth means you can leave after work on a Friday and be there for dinner. It is far enough that the phone stops being interesting and close enough that you will actually go. That combination is rare on this coast and it is what holds the value here.
It is already letting, already booked out three months ahead, and already set up with everything a guest needs. Use it when you want it and let it work the rest of the year.
| Address | Footprints, 7 Panorama Drive, Preston Beach WA 6215 |
| Unit | B23, Kangaroo Cottage |
| Lot | Lot 26 |
| Scheme | Survey-Strata Scheme 52193 |
| Unit Entitlements | 106 |
| Local Authority | Shire of Waroona |
| Land Use | Tourism and short stay accommodation |
| Strata Manager | Abode Strata |
| Council Rates | $1,930 p.a. (approx.) |
| Water Rates | $290 p.a. (approx.) |
| Strata Levies | $12,218 p.a. (approx.), billed monthly at $1,018.17 |
| Price | Offers over $179,000 |
| Sale Method | For Sale, all genuine enquiries invited |
| Strata levies | $12,218 Billed monthly at $1,018.17 |
| Shire rates | $1,930 |
| Water rates | $290 |
| Total before electricity | $14,438 |
Figures supplied by the owner, to be confirmed with the strata company and the Shire of Waroona. Electricity is metered separately and varies with use.
See What's In The Information PackThree things that are worth understanding up front. None of them are dealbreakers, but they change who this suits and how you finance it, so I would rather you hear them from me than find them later.
The full information pack includes the strata disclosures, levy notices and the scheme by-laws. Ask and I will send it.
The scheme is for tourism and short stay accommodation. A registered by-law restricts any one person from occupying a lot for more than three months in any twelve month period, so it cannot be a permanent home. Owners use it themselves within that limit and let it the rest of the year.
Some lenders restrict lending on resort schemes, and the ones that do lend often want a lower LVR than they would on a house. Speak to your broker early so you know what you are working with before you make an offer.
Inspections are by private appointment only. No signage and no open homes are permitted at the resort. Send an enquiry or call me and I will arrange a time that works around the bookings.
Ask and I will send the full pack through. It is the same information I would want in front of me if I were the one buying here, and it is worth reading before you make an offer rather than after.
Information pack, strata disclosures and levy notices available on request. Inspections by private appointment.