*One on one, pre-registered inspections only. Please contact the below agent to book your COVID Compliant inspection. Nestled in a lovely tree lined neighbourhood street in Shortland you will discover this cheerful and caringly maintained property is the perfect place for you to start. Whether it's your first investment property or your first home, this 1950's weatherboard cottage offers you a blank canvas of opportunities. Clean and airy with lots of natural light, this 2 bedroom home has thankfully held onto some of its original features of plaster work detailing to ceilings, timber picture rails and the popular board and batten style linings that all add to its quaint character. The back of the house opens to reveal an elevated outlook over the large sunny yard that can be viewed from a comfy, covered entertaining deck, where you can relax and ponder all the possibilities open to you, while taking in the openness of your land laying in front of you. Being so close to Newcastle University is a huge bonus, as is being a stroll away from the Shortland shopping strip and public transport. Cook Park and the Hunter Wetlands offer you many recreational choices with Shortland waters golf course adding to the mix. Newcastle CBD, harbour and wharf precinct and our gorgeous sandy beaches are also only a 15 minute drive away. With this fresh and tidy, low maintenance and instantly liveable house, you can take advantage of being able to move straight in, as is, knowing that it still allows you plenty of room to grow and adapt to suit your future needs whatever they may be. - Fully fenced and gated to all boundaries - Ceiling fans to bedrooms and living. - Split air conditioner to main bedroom. - Separate garage with driveway. - Front and back lawns and low maintenance yards. - 12 kms from Newcastle dining and shopping and business district. - 2 kms from Newcastle's Callaghan University Campus. - 8 kms to Newcastle link road. - Surrounded by Cook Park, Tuxford Park, Alister Street Reserve, Northcote Park and Coral Sea Avenue Reserve. - 1.3 kms from the Hunter Wetlands with bike and walking tracks and amazing wildlife. Outgoings: Water rates: $734.88 approx. per annum Council rates: $1,706.87 approx. per annum ***Health & Safety Measures are in Place for Open Homes & All Private Inspections ***All inspection attendees will have to answer a health and safety survey to qualify for the inspection of the property Disclaimer: All information contained herein is gathered from sources we deem reliable. However, we cannot guarantee its accuracy and act as a messenger only in passing on the details. Interested parties should rely on their own enquiries. Some of our properties are marketed from time to time without price guide at the vendors request. This website may have filtered the property into a price bracket for website functionality purposes. Any personal information given to us during the course of the campaign will be kept on our database for follow up and to market other services and opportunities unless instructed in writing.