3245 Paparoa-Oakleigh Rd, Paparoa, Kaipara, Northland

These two titles are jam-packed with an array of features. The Old Post Office B&B stands next to the Saddler's Cottage and Workshop (built 1888), offering a total of nine bedrooms and eight bathrooms. Both buildings are well laid out and well-maintained, so the property is manageable by one person, although could easily accommodate an extended family.

The property is a "Tale of Two Parts" - you can enjoy the contrast between being very social or totally tranquil, whichever you choose. The social aspect is good in terms of business and being part of the fabric of the community. Then, you have the privacy aspect, where you can sit out in the back and commune with the fantails, riflemen, tui, and kereru in the well-established backyard.

Each building has a history dating back to the 1800s, and you can almost feel the stories in the texture, the fabric of the timber; you can see marks where a saddler's forge was in the Saddler's Cottage at the edge of the dining room.

A well-established, fully-furnished B&B - the Old Post Office offers six bedrooms (including four doubles), five bathrooms, and two sitting rooms, providing flexibility for different permutations of guests. Also, if you just purchased this title alone, you could live in half of it and B&B the other. It is fully furnished and enjoys a solid reputation, hence a reliable income with minimal advertising. Its history as the Old Post Office is fascinating to guests - some frequent stayers are connected to its history as descendants of the original builder or Postmasters.

The Saddlers Cottage offers versatility of income streams, the comfort of a family home, plus a commercial workshop. It has two double bedrooms, two large bathrooms, and a spacious open floor plan with a kitchen that has a welcoming ambience. There is a delightful back porch, a deck and a tranquil garden. Like the Old Post Office, this property has always been a drawcard to the community through its potential to be a business. It is zoned commercial. In the past, the Saddlers Cottage has been a haberdashery, an antique shop, and even a cafe and pie shop. The round barn workshop was originally a Saddlery, then was used commercially for boat building, enamelling, and panel beating. This home is also really, really livable and great for entertaining. If the vendor would take it with her, she could! And she points out that it could easily be made disability friendly for an extended family, especially as the bedrooms are at each end of the home. There is internal access to the commercial workshop. At the back of the workshop is an entirely standalone one-bedroom, one-bathroom accommodation suite accessible privately through the workshop.

Escape the city and step into the story of these fabulous buildings! This is a rare chance to build a meaningful, self-employed life in a place where history, nature and community meet. This property is very versatile, with multiple income streams, and could suit a dynamic couple or extended family seeking self-employment. Whether you grow it, evolve it, or simply enjoy it, your future here is yours to create. Enquire today because opportunities like this don't last long.