Yes, agreed its a half acre if the entire area as shown in the ad is included. I glanced at it briefly and didn't see that there was more to the site than the registered part.
Fancy owning the house from The Goonies?
It's unregistered so no size on land-registry.
It's over 1/2 acre
1/3 of an acre, sure that's even less than a quarter!*
*See spoiler.
Note: I do not believe this, but an American who doesn't understand fractions might. https://bettermarketing.pub/the-a-w-third-pounder-failed-because-people-didnt-understand-fractions-a86b966a973a
The plot between the hedges is on two folio's. The big question are you buying o e or the two folio's.
The first folio has the house but ends at the end wall of the house on the RHS and goes back towards the end of the site with an angle in mid way.
The second folio has no area attached but is not quite as large as the house folio. I would say about 1/3 acre between the two.
@zg3409
If hotel goes bust it's a big issue as no one will buy your place. In many places in Ireland management company is bust or does not have money for basic services. One of the first thing a solicitor will do is find out the financial status of the management company if you think of buying any apartment. Often the annual charge us not high enough to cover big expenses such as a new roof or upgrading fire proofing.
Even before bidding on a place the first thing I did was grab a copy of the MC's accounts. Some of the best few Euros I've ever spent..
I checked it up on Land Direct and it appears that it is .27 of an acre.
For the Cavan house, I would knock down all those extensions and renovate the main house. Would cost a fortune though!
Its the original, period part I like. Does it say 1926 over the front door? Would that be the year it was built?
It looks like Celtic Tiger, 10-15 years. The main house looks period from the chimney bricks and the thickness of the floor jousts, which connect into a modern RSJ. Someone threw money into it and then walked away. The rear extensions look very out of place from the drone shot, but might have been OK inside. Has the makings of a B&B.
In terms of living in a hotel Madonna lives in a hotel in Paris.
At a certain age it's like retirement sheltered accommodation, lift/wheelchair access, security, meals on wheels with a menu, central location easy to get taxi anywhere and walking distance to fine dining outside hotel. Maybe live in staff, nurse, home help. You may also be near other like minded ultra rich. If you have to ask how much annual charge is, you cannot afford it.
Try to salvage the fireplace at least.
It would be best to raze it all and start again, which is kind of a shame as I really like the look and the symmetry of the outside of that house from the front.
From the back it's a disaster of higgledy piggledy add-ons. But jaysus the inside. It all looks so wet.
Out of curiosity, how long would a building have to be abandoned to end up in this kind of state?
It looks a half acre site. I do not see any references to the area of the site on the add. It refers to the house extending to 3k SQ ft I think
House is about 900 sqft. I think JP McManus's house is a bit with10k sqft. Average three bed semi being build now is probably sub 1k sqft.
Massive house there would be only a few clients per year for houses like this
Its also on only a quarter of an acre - .27 acres - so good luck getting PP for a septic tank.
I thought the same when I looked at the photos.
That Cavan house is only fit to be knocked.
I know pretty much anything can be renovated but it'd probably be cheaper to raze it to the ground and start again. You couldn't even burn that house it's so damp.
"A 5-bed house for 45k in Cavan? It must be grim...."
Yep.
Lovely house but it has been on sale at that price for a long time
What do you guys think about this one?
Very modern design, I wonder will it date? I guess everything does. I love the ocean view from the bed but I think it reminds me more of a hotel than a home.
https://www.daft.ie/for-sale/detached-house-the-beach-haus-coast-road-bettystown-co-meath/4024935
I'm not sure about flat roofs in Ireland. But I guess this is the east coast so its probably fine compared to somewhere like the northwest where I am
For being out in the middle of bumfúck nowhere you end up kinda hemmed in ...
This is what you get .55 hectares;
I'd always be wary of buying a BidX property as many of them have been repossessed. You could get a brilliant deal just to end up not being able to do anything with the property due to angry family members/neighbours/supporters.
I wonder how much money KBC lost on this property? And before anyone jumps down my neck, I know the property below wasn't a BidX property, I'm just using it to show what can go wrong when a property is repossessed.
The Roscrea address is misleading, it seems closer to Birr or Portumna.
There seem to be a lot of other dwellings around it, maybe all from one family?
There is a tax benefit to making these places open to the public
"“May traditionally kicks off the house-visiting season with many of Ireland’s great houses opening their doors from May 1st. More than 170 houses, gardens and buildings of interest welcome visitors for 60 days a year under the section 482 scheme that allows owners off set renovation and maintenance costs against income tax.”
https://irishhistorichouses.com/
It needs a hell of alot of money spent on it - but it is 2 separate houses though for €165,000 which probably isnt too bad a price. Its unclear if the 2 properties are connected to each other or not - they look like they are attached in the photos.
Its an ugly property at the moment though - I wonder if the land the demolished building across the lane also belongs to the property.
Not entirely sure what was going on here.
https://bidx1.com/en/en-ie/auction/property/84403
You can double your €5,500, and add a bit for good luck!!
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