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Willow Park Athlone

MrTom1 · 2017-01-17 12:58:30

Thinking about buying in willow park , thing struck me was the prices 60-80k for 3-5 homes . I know some will need to be done up but why such a low prices for the area ? First time buyer so may buy to rent as AIT would have students looking for accommodation but why aren't these homes being snapped up for renting purposes

17-01-2017 1:58pm

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MrTom1

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Thinking about buying in willow park , thing struck me was the prices 60-80k for 3-5 homes . I know some will need to be done up but why such a low prices for the area ? First time buyer so may buy to rent as AIT would have students looking for accommodation but why aren't these homes being snapped up for renting purposes

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#2 17-01-2017 3:05pm

demanufactured

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Go for a drive down there and see...
It has a chequered history and is well documented on here.

There is a thread open already on it here.

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#3 18-01-2017 11:26am

L.Jenkins

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Houses in Willow Park are cheap for a reason, as you'll find out very quickly.

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#4 19-01-2017 2:42pm

charlieIRL

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demanufactured wrote: »

Go for a drive down there and see...
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Don't know if I would drive down there now!!

Such a pity as it was a lovely estate years ago.

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#5 19-01-2017 5:49pm

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

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OP, see thread here on the subject

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055531597

Willow Park has a bad reputation (well deserved in recent years), however the area seems to be making somewhat of a comeback in my opinion. The last row of red brick houses at the bottom of the estate seem to be being redeveloped at the minute. The area is certainly in much better nick than it was 5 or 6 years ago.

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