Learn how to get property reports and save hours of disappointing site inspection

Finding your dream country property is hard and requires a lot of time and energy. Although it is fun to flip through glossy photos online, actual trip to site often disappoint. Not to mention the feeling of having wasted a good part of the day on the road. Of course, the first few trips are exciting. But after the fifth or so, you start to get tired. For every disappointing site inspection, doubt about having a country property increases. You start to wonder, does God actually want you to make this move to the country?

We have gone through this process ourselves twice. The first one was in 2009. It took us six months before we find the right land. With every inspection, we grew smarter. We not only read the ad carefully, but we rely heavily on the property reports available for free from Land Victoria.

Getting property reports is easy. You just need to follow a few simple steps. The two most useful reports are the basic property report and the planning property report. The basic report has information about the shire it is in, basic zoning etc. The planning property report has the detailed zoning and overlay information which is absolutely critical to understand. It dictates what can be done on the land and the challenges. If you are like most people, you will want to build a dwelling. Having the right zoning will save you lots of headache and heartache down the track.