Features and Benefits:

Seventy-two hectares of prime farmland.:
-Soil Type: Decomposing granite soil for superior drainage and nutrient-rich growing conditions, ideal for high-quality crops and vineyards.
-Benefit: Lower disease risk and high yield potential, ensuring a strong return on investment.

Energy Independence:
-Inverters: 8kWh three-phase inverters for efficient power conversion.
-Batteries: 10.16kWh battery capacity for energy storage.
-Wind Turbine: Continuous power generation, adding to solar energy.
-Backup Generator: 40kVA generator for uninterrupted power.
-No Monthly Eskom Bills: Eliminates the recurring cost of electricity accounts.
-Benefit: Reduces operational costs, promotes sustainability, ensures power reliability, and frees up capital for other investments.

Feed Lot Operations:
-Capacity: Designed for 1,200 lambs on a 58-day cycle which could be split up to 600 lambs coming in per month, making processing easier.
-Automation: The automated feeder can feed both groups at different levels, providing flexibility.
-Monthly Turnover: This setup allows for a consistent monthly turnover option.
-Established Market: An abattoir is in place to buy all the fattened lambs monthly, ensuring a stable income.
-Weigh Bridge: Ensures accurate feed and livestock transactions.
-Benefit: Predictable income, reduced labour costs, control over expenses, and streamlined operations.

Water Management:
-Borehole: Provides 20 cubic meters of water per hour, feeding into the reservoir dam.
-Irrigation: The reservoir dam supplies water to the pivot at a 20mm setting for a day and a half, allowing for thorough crop watering.
-Refilling: The reservoir dam takes a day and a half to refill using either borehole water or scheme water, ensuring a continuous supply.
-Dams: Two dams including the reservoir and one for runoff collection.
-Scheme Water Rights: 10 hectares registered.
-Benefit: Ensures water security, supports diverse crop cultivation, and allows for expansion with minimal downtime.

Living Quarters:
-Main House: Three bedrooms and three bathrooms with a large entertainment room, offering space for relaxation and gatherings. Fabulous views towards the Paardeberg Mountains, which are covered in snow during --winter, enhancing the scenic beauty. Around 20 springbok roam freely, adding to the picturesque view.
-Flatlet: A smaller self-contained flatlet with one bedroom and one bathroom, offering privacy with its own entrance.
-Second House: Currently rented out to tenants, features two bedrooms and one bathroom, generating a fair rental income.
-Benefit: Combines luxury living with additional income sources, promoting both comfort and financial gain, potentially attracting agritourism or further rental income.

Farm Buildings:
-Large Shed: A very large shed with good access, ideal for storing farm equipment securely.
-Tool Shed: Dedicated space for repairing and maintaining farm tools and machinery, ensuring they remain in top condition.
-Shearing Shed: Specifically for sheep shearing, streamlining wool production processes.
-Staff Accommodation: Smaller units for staff staying from Monday to Friday, ensuring on-site presence for farm management.
-Office: To control the activities from the weigh bridge, providing an organized operational hub.
-Benefit: Supports efficient farm management with ample storage, maintenance, and operational facilities, reducing downtime and enhancing productivity.

Security:
-Crime Rate: Low crime area.
-Fencing: The farm is fully fenced, providing a physical barrier for security.
-Electric Gate: Controlled via an app for easy access management, enhancing security and convenience.
-Benefit: Offers peace of mind, allowing focus on farming rather than security, with modern tech for access control.

Wool Production:
-Facilities: Enhanced by the shearing shed and a wool press that comes with the farm, capable of baling wool weighing up to 185kg.
-Production: Each shearing session produces 10 bales of 180kg each, with three sessions annually, yielding 30 bales.
-Income: At the current wool price of R22,600 per bale, this provides a good extra income which can be reinvested to improve the farm's infrastructure.
-Benefit: Significant additional revenue stream with the potential for reinvestment, boosting farm productivity and profitability.

Flexible Asset Management:
-Assets: No vehicles or tools are available on the farm unless you're interested in purchasing a tractor, which will be valued by John Deere, and that valuation will be the price you pay.
-Sale Status: The farm is not being sold as a going concern.
-VAT: The sale will not be zero-rated so VAT will be payable.
-Benefit: Customization of your investment by choosing only the equipment you need, with clear pricing and tax implications.

Existing Tenant:
-Rental Income: Good tenant in the second house paying reasonable rent.
-Benefit: Immediate income, reduces financial load during establishment.

The Investment Case:

Financial Viability: Regular monthly income from meat and wool three times a year. The water rights enable the planting of orchards with fruit trees like naartjies, olives, avocados, almonds, and various others, offering additional income streams. With about 40 hectares available for planting, there's ample space for high-income crops.

Land Readiness: The land is flat, arable, and ready to go or ready to be planted, providing immediate opportunities for expansion.

Sustainability: Off-grid power with 8kWh inverters, 10.16kWh batteries, and continuous wind turbine power, effective water management ensuring constant irrigation.

Growth Potential: Infrastructure supports expansion into various agricultural ventures, with a streamlined feed lot operation for monthly turnover.
This isn't just buying land; it's investing in a proven business model with the potential to flourish under your management. With VAT reclaimable, your investment becomes even more strategic.

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