Jimboomba resident Kylie Ferris and her family bought their dream home four years ago, but  a series of health complications is forcing them to move on.
The Ferris family moved from the Gold Coast to the Edlestone Road property to return to their rural roots – both Ms Ferris and her husband grew up in small towns.
“… so moving back to that sort of community was what we wanted to do,” she said.
“And we had three horses at the time… so it was just it was too hard on the Gold Coast.
“It is just so much nicer in Jimboomba.”
Ms Ferris’ family has recently been hit by several medical complications, so she said they’re moving back to the Gold Coast for treatment.
“Living on the acreage, it’s just been too hard so moving is the right thing to do for now,” she said.
“I physically used to do a lot around the house.
“I used to look after all the horses, and I used to do all the mowing – I can’t really do any of that at the moment.”
Ms Ferris said they thought the Jimboomba property would be their “forever home”.
“It’s a little bittersweet to leave,” she said.
“I’d love to stay because we’ve got wonderful neighbors and we originally did this so to stay forever, hence why we’ve done extensive renovations.”
She said they began renovating almost as soon as they moved in, and now the entire house has been upgraded.
“We wanted it to be exactly the way we imagined,” she said.
“So, we totally renovated the house and I love it.”
She said her favourite feature of the home was the “beautiful new kitchen”.
“I love the kitchen – it was a massive transformation,” Ms Ferris said.
“It was very old, from when the house was first built, and now we have beautiful stone benchtops.
“And that was my husband’s forte, so he’s very proud of it.”
Another aspect Ms Ferris said she would miss was the “lovely little community” in Jimboomba.
She said the home would be well suited to a big family – especially one that loves horses.
“We had the whole property set up for horses,” she said.
“The property would be great for an extended family because it is quite a large home.
“And it’s completely renovated, so whoever walks in doesn’t have to do a thing except bring their furniture.”
Even for a family that doesn’t have horses, she said, the stables could be turned into a shed.
