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Sensory Value
Entails the creation and enhancement of place such that it triggers a positive experience through all or at least the majority of the five human senses sight sound , touch , taste and smell . It is the sensory experience of a visitor , guest or investor which then results in people saying this is a “ nice ” place , or a nice restaurant , neighbourhood or shopping centre .
Bordering the Garden Route and the Baviaanskloof world heritage site , only 30km outside Gqeberha ( Port Elizabeth ) in the Eastern Cape , Crossways Farm Village is a community living in balance with nature .
Quadruple Net-Value “ Why invest in a place where you can ’ t get an increase in value of your property ?
If you plan it well and regulate it well the size does not matter , people do not have to uproot their lives for convenience , that is why I have dedicated the last 10 to 15 years of my life to develop rural south Africa ,” says Dr Mulder .
“ It ’ s easy . If you plan it well and if you regulate it well you can get the quadruple net value .”
He concludes : “ People are welcome to come and help . Come take some skin in the game here . Crossways is a new town we ’ re developing . It ’ s not an enclosed gated estate . Its ’ a rural new town - a smart village where we embrace the community and if I can make an impact with this and show the government its value , then I will be a happy man .”
SA Real Estate Investor Magazine NOV 2021 9