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<p data-block-key="fx3ds">Sometimes, when you’re scrolling through a listing on Zango, the home just keeps giving … and giving. We were 10 photos into <a href="https://zango.com.au/sale/6-george-street-oaks-estate-act-2620-78468/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this listing on George Street, Oaks Estate</a>, when we realised we hadn’t even seen the half of it.</p><p data-block-key="boh59">Set on a massive 2024sqm residential block, it’s actually two homes and a potential home business in one property. Okay, so it’s a little bit random (but hey, almost everything about Oaks Estate is random) but the more we think about it, the more it just makes sense to buy it.</p><p data-block-key="bp5se">&quot;Think of COVID when we all wanted to start our own communes - this fits the bill,&quot; <a href="https://zango.com.au/agencies/home-holly/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">home.by holly</a> real estate agent <a href="/agents/bianca-way/">Bianca Way</a> says.</p><p data-block-key="9snkq">Here’s why we can’t stop thinking about it.</p><h3 data-block-key="34d5i">The primary house is ripe for a Hamptons-style makeover.</h3><img alt="6-george-street-oaks-estate-act-2620-78468-image-0-20230414050140268669-crop-c0-5__0-5-1600x750-70" class="richtext-image full-width" height="375" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/6-george-street-oaks-estate-act-2620-78468-ima.width-800.jpg" width="800"><p data-block-key="a2sf2">With its unusually-shaped windows, angled ceilings and built-in shelving in almost every room, the primary home, 6A, already has the hallmarks of a Hamptons home.</p><img alt="6-george-street-oaks-estate-act-2620-78468-image-0-20230414050141387102-crop-c0-5__0-5-1600x750-70" class="richtext-image full-width" height="375" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/6-george-street-oaks-estate-act-2620-78468-ima.width-800_kRp5OlB.jpg" width="800"><p data-block-key="5chr6">Add neutral French provincial furnishings, shop for ocean and ship-themed decorations and re-face the kitchen cabinetry with Quaker style doors. Voila!</p><h3 data-block-key="62hoe">That second house is perfect for a rental income.</h3><img alt="6-george-street-oaks-estate-act-2620-78468-image-0-20230414050144217786-crop-c0-5__0-5-1600x750-70" class="richtext-image full-width" height="375" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/6-george-street-oaks-estate-act-2620-78468-ima.width-800_5Na8Ywb.jpg" width="800"><p data-block-key="us3i">The second home on the block, 6B George Street, is a two-bedroom, two-bathroom cottage that’s been completely modernised and has its own carparking (inside a very large garage!)</p><img alt="6-george-street-oaks-estate-act-2620-78468-image-0-20230414050144863747-crop-c0-5__0-5-1600x750-70" class="richtext-image full-width" height="375" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/6-george-street-oaks-estate-act-2620-78468-ima.width-800_iJJPbnO.jpg" width="800"><p data-block-key="5ikn4">It’s perfect for renting to a local student, tradesperson or even as an Airbnb for people visiting Canberra or Queanbeyan for work. A fence separates 6A and 6B.</p><h3 data-block-key="e7bmi">The third building (with kitchenette) could make an excellent studio or home business.</h3><img alt="6-george-street-oaks-estate-act-2620-78468-image-0-20230414050146192467-crop-c0-5__0-5-1600x750-70" class="richtext-image full-width" height="375" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/6-george-street-oaks-estate-act-2620-78468-ima.width-800_5RXkqoA.jpg" width="800"><p data-block-key="76j3g">The property’s additional ‘outbuilding’ is nestled in trees to the side of both homes, and has its own external entrance.</p><img alt="6-george-street-oaks-estate-act-2620-78468-image-0-20230414050146441507-crop-c0-5__0-5-1600x750-70" class="richtext-image full-width" height="375" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/6-george-street-oaks-estate-act-2620-78468-ima.width-800_9fkIAXr.jpg" width="800"><p data-block-key="5gjn6">Perfect as a mini hair or beauty salon, or an office for a freelance creative or designer. (Use as a commercial space would need to be approved.)</p><h3 data-block-key="d7rnf">You’re three minutes away from the best pubs in Queanbeyan.</h3><img alt="8b3a2efa7a68a4691cd8cc7b0670db00" class="richtext-image full-width" height="600" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/8b3a2efa7a68a4691cd8cc7b0670db00.width-800.jpg" width="800"><p data-block-key="1hh3a">Something Queanbeyan has lots of (and Canberra has little of) are gorgeous old pubs with excellent dine-in and takeaway ‘pub feed’ options.</p><img alt="hotel-queanbeyan-canberra-accommodation-pub-entrance-2" class="richtext-image full-width" height="532" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/hotel-queanbeyan-canberra-accommodation-pub-en.width-800.jpg" width="800"><p data-block-key="ba0a4">There’s the iconic Hotel Queanbeyan just across the railway line, with the Royal, Walsh’s and The Tourist on Queanbeyan’s main streets. The property on George Street is about a two-minute drive to Woolworths and Kmart.</p><h3 data-block-key="9gfdr">Saying you live in Oaks Estate is a brilliant conversation starter.</h3><img alt="Heading-towards-the-bridge-closer" class="richtext-image full-width" height="336" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/Heading-towards-the-bridge-closer.width-800.jpg" width="448"><p data-block-key="b2ndk">Canberra’s ‘forgotten suburb’ is one of the capital’s most historic: dating back to the 1830s.</p><p data-block-key="ahte">It’s an eclectic mix of businesses and people, and a little bit like living in a tiny country town, with kids on bikes exploring the streets and easy access to the bank of the Molonglo River for a Sunday afternoon stroll.</p><p data-block-key="8i5qo"><b>Number 6 George Street, Oaks Estate, will be auctioned at 9.30am on Saturday 29 April 2023.</b></p><p data-block-key="fk7ls"><a href="https://zango.com.au/sale/6-george-street-oaks-estate-act-2620-78468/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>View the full listing.</b></a></p>

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The more we think about this Oaks Estate listing, the more it just makes sense