Four Similar Houses; Very Different Prices...

Cliona99

Hi,

How can you tell how much a property is really worth when there is such variation in price? These houses, fairly similar, range in price from €215,000 to €285,000. Does this mean there's something wrong with the cheap one? Or is that the only realistically priced one of the bunch?

Is it okay to post links here? Maybe you can see some vital difference that I'm missing.

Cottage at White Cross; €285,000
http://www.daft.ie/searchsale.daft?id=601767

High Meadows; €265,000
http://www.daft.ie/searchsale.daft?id=379744

Elmwood House; €248,000
http://www.daft.ie/searchsale.daft?id=649137

Whitecross; €215,000
http://www.daft.ie/searchsale.daft?id=657788

Tow

??? These are different houses.
The more expensive "Cottage at White Cross" for 285 looks like a far better buy to me than the cheaper houses.

Cliona99

You make a good point. Forget I asked!

Queen-Mise

I would prefer the one for 215,000 - although the stairs is a tad odd.

The landscaping on the 285,000 one is better as it is more mature, and the house looks more 'finished'. The kitchen on this one is horrid - long and narrow.


The cheapest one 215,000 IMO is a much better house, the kitchen is a much better shape, and the master bedroom is a lot larger. The conservatory is a lovely addition.


Although it seems the more expensive one has more outbuildings - depends if you want them though. The kitchen would annoy me too much though to ever consider living in that house.

I didn't look at the middle two.

Tow

The €285k appears to have two substantial outhouses and plenty of parking at the back/side. ie Room for a Pony or to run a small business from. If the Agent was any good they would have plans of the house and grounds.