The factors listed here are often used in property comparisons, so the items may not equally well apply to us. None the less, here is an honest self evaluation.
Aspect |
Status |
|
| 1 | Within 200Km of Pretoria/Johannesburg | Yes |
| 2 | Tarred road leading there | All but last 8km |
| 3 | Off main road | Entrance: yes, farm: no |
| 4 | Gates to open along the way | Manned entrance gate |
| 5 | Public roads dividing property | None |
| 6 | Shop | Vitals at a neighbour. Commercial shops 20km |
| 7 | Fuel | 20Km |
| 8 | Municipal services | No (Bela Bela municipal tax applies) |
| 9 | Rectangular shape | No |
| 10 | Eskom power | Some common property and selected sites close to cables |
| 11 | Land line telephone | No |
| 12 | Mobile phone reception | Most areas |
| 13 | GPRS/EDGE/3G+ | Most areas |
| 14 | Radio/TV reception | Possible |
| 15 | Land claims | None |
| 16 | Dependable and permanent neighbours | Yes |
| 17 | Low area habitation | Yes |
| 18 | Squatters/free loaders | None |
| 19 | Old graves | None |
| 20 | All areas reachable by sedan | All homes and extensive fire break network access possible |
| 21 | All fences reachable by 4×4 | Some – not all |
| 22 | Power and telephone lines | Some power lines. Mainly on outskirts |
| 23 | Game fenced | Effectively yes, some parts not our fence |
| 24 | Electric fencing | No |
| 25 | Internal fencing | Game fence at site 100. Some cattle fencing left |
| 26 | Servitudes on property | None other than the registered development rights |
| 27 | Sufficient fire breaks on perimeter | Yes |
| 28 | Sufficient fire breaks for burning management | Mostly |
| 29 | Domestic animal handling facilities | None |
| 30 | Scrap yard/Rubble heaps | None |
| 31 | Loose rubble (glass tins wire) in veld | None/very little |
| 32 | Steep slopes | Yes |
| 33 | Quarries and dongas | 1 working quarry few dongas |
| 34 | Rivers and streams | Seasonal streams |
| 35 | Natural dams | None |
| 36 | Dams filled year round | One |
| 37 | Seasonal Dams/pans | 2 Existing 2 in progress |
| 38 | Fountains | Seasonal |
| 39 | Bore holes | 1 dry 4 medium 2 strong. |
| 40 | Bore holes equipped | 1 electrical two Diesel |
| 41 | Old fields and deforested areas | Parts of the savanna |
| 42 | Large trees | Some |
| 43 | Exotic trees | Not any known (please report if seen!) |
| 44 | Poisonous plants | Very little. Some “gifblaar” |
| 45 | Weeds in veldt | little |
| 46 | Cooling facilities | No |
| 47 | Housing for manager | No |
| 48 | Housing for general workers | Yes |
| 49 | Sheds and storage space | Yes |
| 50 | Vital equipment and implementation | Yes |