A private, peaceful two-bedroom cottage on a generous 1 687 m² erf in Barrydale, set inside a mature, fenced garden of established, lush trees, with uninterrupted Langeberg mountain views from both verandas and the rare quiet advantage of reliable rental income already in place. For a buyer drawn to the slower rhythms of the Klein Karoo, but who also values a property that earns its own keep while you settle in, this is exactly the kind of combination that does not come around often. Or make it your own home at transfer, the possibilities are open ended.
The cottage itself is approached from a quiet back road, which gives the home a calm, secure, settled feel comfortably away from the busier side of village life. Two bedrooms, wide-open living areas and a long single garage make up approximately 132 square metres of building, easy to live in and easy to keep. Laminated flooring runs through the living spaces, and large windows pull in natural light from every angle.
Double doors open from the living area straight onto the stoep, blurring the line between indoors and out, while burglar bars on all windows give the cottage the kind of quiet, lived-in security that lets you relax properly. The rear veranda opens directly onto the mountains, framing the kind of view that becomes the reason you sit outside in the first place. From the front veranda, the same Langeberg range rises across the village rooftops.
What gives this property its quiet edge is the income story. Reliable long-term tenants have been in place for two years, with the current lease up for renewal at the end of October. For a buyer who is not in a rush to move in, that translates into a property that keeps earning while the rest of the move falls into place. For a buy-to-let investor, it is an active, well-tenanted rental ready to hand over without a gap.
The 1 687 m² erf gives the property room to breathe. Mature trees throw deep shade across the established garden, a proper boundary fence wraps the perimeter, and there is genuine space to landscape, plant or simply walk through the kind of greenery that takes years to grow.
The current zoning also permits a registered Bed & Breakfast Establishment or a Limited Occupational Practice for an owner who eventually wants to run a small home-based business from the property, subject to the requirements of the Swellendam Integrated Zoning Scheme By-Law, 2020.
For the buyer who wants a peaceful cottage with mountain views, settled tenants paying rent, and the kind of land that lets the next chapter unfold slowly, this is a property worth taking seriously.