Is it possible to buy a decent house around the Midlands for €60k or less?

Bob321.

Iv been on Daft.ie , theres one or two but dont look in great nick. Just wondering are alot of houses not advertised on these sites.. Anyone know of anything decent for 60k or less preferably in the midlands

smcgiff

What is your definition of decent?

Mrs OBumble

And your definition of midlands?

smcgiff

http://www.myhome.ie/residential/brochure/52-cnoc-na-greine-granard-longford/2986826

59k possibly got for less.

johnp001

Median house prices in longford, roscommon, cavan and leitrim were all around 50k - 60k for at least some of the months this year which would indicate that around half the properties that sold in these counties this year went for <60k.

(Source PPR graphs at e.g. http://propertypriceregisterireland.com/graphs/?action=search&type=county&id=longford)

Bob321.

Mrs OBumble wrote: »

And your definition of midlands?

Laois Offaly Westmeath area

BOHSBOHS

wheres that "gigino" fella when ya need him

he always knew about luxury apartments out the back arse of a leitrim floodplain
that could be bought for less then a gardas boot allowance :P

Bob321.

smcgiff wrote: »

What is your definition of decent?

I suppose a decent area more than anything is what im looking for, wouldnt mind if the house needed a bit of work

johnp001

Bob321. wrote: »

Laois Offaly Westmeath area

(excluding "not full market price properties")
Laois 134 properties sold for <=60k in 2014
Offaly 98 properties sold for <=60k in 2014
Westmeath 220 properties sold for <=60k in 2014

GaGa21

There's a house down the road from my homeplace in Offaly for sale for 65,000 so they can be got. But depends what kind of area and house that you're looking for....

Bob321.

GaGa21 wrote: »

There's a house down the road from my homeplace in Offaly for sale for 65,000 so they can be got. But depends what kind of area and house that you're looking for....

Whereabouts Gaga , is it a 3 bed , what condition is it in

handlemaster

Y ou get what you pay for.as in poor location etc

GaGa21

Bob321. wrote:

Whereabouts Gaga , is it a 3 bed , what condition is it in

It's a 3 bed semi in a town called Banagher. A great town on the river Shannon. Lovely place for families but not too many job prospects here if you need to work. It's up on Daft but no interior photos. Think it was well kept by it's elderly owner though.

Pinkycharm

Did you try north tipp? lots going, I just sold a 3 bed semi for 70k.

Mrs OBumble

Bob321. wrote: »

I suppose a decent area more than anything is what im looking for, wouldnt mind if the house needed a bit of work

Again, please define a decent area.

Depending on your perspective, it could mean having a fine hurling team, having high quality schools and early childhood services, having a church in the village, not having a church in the village, not having any halting sites within 20km - or a zillion other things.

If you would say what you are actually looking for, people may be able to make some suggestions.