Who'd live in a house like this? Part 2

2ndcoming

KevRossi wrote: »

I was using it to point out how cheaply you could get a liveable apartment in Dublin if you were looking to get out of renting. Nothing wrong with charity furniture, I've bought plenty of stuff there, got plenty for free in skips as well over the years. As long as it matched up and is tasteful.

My first apartment I bought a mattress and slept on the floor for 2 months. Used cardboard boxes as a chest of drawers and got a garment rack for the shirts. Got couch, armchairs and table out of a skip and in a 2nd hand shop. Happy days they were too.

This is nonsense and dangerous nonsense at that. This one office that will not sell for anything like 100k, don't be fooled, and would cost at least another 100k to carry out the planning application is not an example of "how cheaply you could get a liveable apartment in Dublin". Because cheaply getting a liveable apartment in Dublin is an absolute unicorn, it does not exist and there is zero chance of anyone doing it, even if they live on the floor and take furniture from charities that need them and only eat baked beans and pray to Padre Pio every night. Game over.

200K for a 2bed apartment in that area of Dublin seems pretty cheap....

bubblypop

bubblypop wrote: »

200K for a 2bed apartment in that area of Dublin seems pretty cheap....

If it sells for €100k.

This is not likely.

Not likely in the sense that the Virgin Mary will appear before Jeffrey Donaldson and proclaim him 'a very naughty boy' live on The View or England winning the Euros.

ohnonotgmail

mikhail wrote: »

That's a lot of words for "I don't know".

Cheers to whoever found the planning. The relevant quote is "The commercial unit would cease to exist and its ground floor would become the main living space of a two bed apartment with living room to front and kitchen to rear while the existing stairs would be boxed into a corridor with WC to rear. At basement level two bedrooms would be provided – one double and one single with windows into the newly created light well and bathroom to rear." https://webapps.dublincity.ie/AnitePublicDocs/00870315.pdf. Sounds grim.

It was me that found the planning. You're welcome.

Larsso30

wassie wrote: »

That house is by renowned late Architect Ronnie Tallon. Theres another house of his for sale in Galway also for €1.2m

https://www.myhome.ie/residential/brochure/chestnut-lane-dangan-co-galway/4502980

Both houses are like watching an episode of grand designs

Larsso30

Larsso30 wrote: »

Both houses are like watching an episode of grand designs

Love that show too

Weepsie

If that's all they're asking for for a 4 bed in Donnybrook, they can't be much a tightarse

flazio

So much wood
https://www.daft.ie/for-rent/studio-apartment-51-dunard-craughwell-co-galway/3425908

ohnonotgmail

flazio wrote: »

So much wood
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https://www.daft.ie/for-rent/studio-apartment-51-dunard-craughwell-co-galway/3425908[/url]

Fixed link https://www.daft.ie/for-rent/studio-apartment-51-dunard-craughwell-co-galway/3425908

Its not a studio, its a fancy garden shed.

ohnonotgmail

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

Fixed link https://www.daft.ie/for-rent/studio-apartment-51-dunard-craughwell-co-galway/3425908

Its not a studio, its a fancy garden shed.

Obligatory Ronseal joke...

ohnonotgmail

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

Fixed link https://www.daft.ie/for-rent/studio-apartment-51-dunard-craughwell-co-galway/3425908

Its not a studio, its a fancy garden shed.

Great as a children's play house!

Larsso30

Still can't over the price for the two houses in fortlawn never mind the state they are in.

JuanBerrosa

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

Fixed link https://www.daft.ie/for-rent/studio-apartment-51-dunard-craughwell-co-galway/3425908

Its not a studio, its a fancy garden shed.

170€ per week for all that ?

Whats the catch ?

The Mighty Quinn

JuanBerrosa wrote: »

170€ per week for all that ?

Whats the catch ?

It's in Galway

Ah no I agree, I think it looks like good value. Yeah it's very wooden but I love it

looksee

It has beds. Did I mention that it has beds?

Gregor Samsa

The Mighty Quinn wrote: »

It's in Galway

Ah no I agree, I think it looks like good value. Yeah it's very wooden but I love it

It’s also only being advertised as a short term let (week to week. Like a holiday home or Airbnb) as opposed to a residential letting. So it’s more “who’d stay in a house like this for a week?” than “who’d live in a house like this?”

Cheshire Cat

Gregor Samsa wrote: »

It’s also only being advertised as a short term let (week to week. Like a holiday home or Airbnb) as opposed to a residential letting. So it’s more “who’d stay in a house like this for a week?” than “who’d live in a house like this?”

According to the ad the minimum lease is 6 months! And you have to give a detailed self description.

Leg End Reject

I love that Galway chalet/shed, it's very cosy looking and I like the eclectic accessories and lights.

Larsso30

Leg End Reject wrote: »

I love that Galway chalet/shed, it's very cosy looking and I like the eclectic accessories and lights.

Do like it myself, very tranquil looking

some random drunk

All looks normal enough until you get to the bathroom in picture 12 :eek:

https://www.daft.ie/for-sale/terraced-house-304-kildare-road-crumlin/3422995

Leg End Reject

some random drunk wrote: »

All looks normal enough until you get to the bathroom in picture 12 :eek:

https://www.daft.ie/for-sale/terraced-house-304-kildare-road-crumlin/3422995

Ugh, concrete and PVC sums up the front of the house and I bet the yard at the back is just concrete too.

The sitting room ceiling looks water damaged, it's discoloured and buckling in places. Possibly from whoever was peeing all over one of beds upstairs (pic 11).

Gregor Samsa

Cheshire Cat wrote: »

According to the ad the minimum lease is 6 months! And you have to give a detailed self description.

Woops! I missed that.

Muahahaha

2ndcoming wrote: »

This is nonsense and dangerous nonsense at that. This one office that will not sell for anything like 100k, don't be fooled, and would cost at least another 100k to carry out the planning application is not an example of "how cheaply you could get a liveable apartment in Dublin". Because cheaply getting a liveable apartment in Dublin is an absolute unicorn, it does not exist and there is zero chance of anyone doing it, even if they live on the floor and take furniture from charities that need them and only eat baked beans and pray to Padre Pio every night. Game over.

Yes it is. 2 bed apartments in Drumcondra are asking 350k for 65-70sqm. The office for sale is far bigger at 120sqm. If you could buy it for 100k and do it up with another 100k then that would be a bargain to live in Drumcondra over buying a much smaller apartment for 350k. Only problem is that office will definitely be selling for more than 100k. But even if it went for 150k you could still have a very large duplex for 250k all in, that is still much cheaper than a pokey apartment that has annual ongoing management fees of 2k a year every year.

If you were a first time buyer struggling to buy a property close to town then that office would be a really good way of creating a sizeable home for much cheaper than anything on the market. But because of its low asking price it will definitely attract interest from small builders looking to do it up themselves and then flip it for a tidy profit. The ad on Daft has already been viewed over 8,000 times in just a few days so it will be undoubtedly be selling for more than 100k.

ButtersSuki

KevRossi wrote: »

I was using it to point out how cheaply you could get a liveable apartment in Dublin if you were looking to get out of renting. Nothing wrong with charity furniture, I've bought plenty of stuff there, got plenty for free in skips as well over the years. As long as it matched up and is tasteful.

My first apartment I bought a mattress and slept on the floor for 2 months. Used cardboard boxes as a chest of drawers and got a garment rack for the shirts. Got couch, armchairs and table out of a skip and in a 2nd hand shop. Happy days they were too.

Sure, but the point I was making that the house we were referring to was not exactly primed or dare I say it “staged” for maximum selling price. I maintain that a more modern finish and upgrading would yield a return far in excess of the investment required to do so.

The house were referring to looks particularly unloved and in-invested (if that’s a word) in. It’s a building, not a home.

ButtersSuki

Weepsie wrote: »

If that's all they're asking for for a 4 bed in Donnybrook, they can't be much a tightarse

What? You can’t conflate someone’s asking price with their frugality.

A professional estate agent could I suspect achieve a higher asking price, but the frugal owner would then have to give up a % of the selling price - prob why they are selling it themselves, too tight to pay for an expert’s advice. Again, better photos, some minor improvements in both the quality and quantity of the furnishings would significantly enhance the eventual selling price IMO.


Edit: apologies, I was confusing this house with another I was looking at recently that was marked as being a private sale. My point on conflating the asking price and frugality still stands however.

retalivity

some random drunk wrote: »

All looks normal enough until you get to the bathroom in picture 12 :eek:

https://www.daft.ie/for-sale/terraced-house-304-kildare-road-crumlin/3422995

Youre neck would be wrecked trying to watch tv in the living room

Bananaleaf

some random drunk wrote: »

All looks normal enough until you get to the bathroom in picture 12 :eek:

https://www.daft.ie/for-sale/terraced-house-304-kildare-road-crumlin/3422995

Jesus Christ, there is at least one unsettling thing in almost every photo

HildaOgdenx

'David Ross Estate Agents your local property experts are delighted to present new to the market no. 304 Kildare Road for sale.

This charming 3 bedroom extended mid terrace home is presented in good condition but in need of refurbishment throughout.'

Delighted, so they are!

freshpopcorn

They've a thing about Red!



https://www.myhome.ie/residential/brochure/171-brandon-road-drimnagh-dublin-12/4508643

patnor1011

Amsterdam red light district inspiration?