Wow, that really is a time warp.
It'll get snapped up though, due to the location. I can't begin to even guestimate the cost of renovating it.
There are plenty in Mount Jerome graveyard behind it, according to the estate agents map. However, google but it on the other side of the green and road!
The first photo was evidently an homage to John Hinde.
Fruit?? In this economy??!
Pack up the clothes, even if it's just down to charity shop.
Clear the papers etc off the tables and sideboards.
It's obviously an estate sale, whoever stands to gain that inheritance could at least take a day or two out of their lives and pack up the persons belongings.
I honestly hate the idea of people inheriting sizeable chunks of money when it's obvious zero f*cks were given about the person they are getting the money from!
I'm still not sure what it achieves. You say to prepare it for sale. I don't think it being tidied or cleared up affects the sale price at all.
It's another thing that, assuming there is a person or people benefitting from the sale, that they didn't have the decency and respect to whoever lived there to make it somewhat presentable.
But maybe there isn't anyone left or they had no connection to the person or live abroad etc, it looks a bit like someone who lived alone for a long time and didn't have anyone caring for them. Makes me sad to see those pics, a little bit haunting on the soul.
A house that's cleared is easier for the buyer to visualise the space. It's off-putting and eerie to view a house that looks like someone died in or just upped and left suddenly for whatever reason. It's careless of those responsible for the sale not to clear it out.
The dirty job of clearing it out is also another expense put on the buyers shoulders. It would be a turn off for some and could lower potential value.
It's a given that someone will benefit from the sale and it does like they didn't give a **** about the owner. I would hope that when I'm gone that my house would be cleaned and cleared before selling. In my opinion the deceased owner still deserves that dignity and respect.
If you stand to inherit 600k you can afford to take a holiday (if you lived abroad) and sort it out.
This house was obviously very well cared for, the furniture is quality.
Even from a greedy point of view, god only knows what treasures you could find in the attic back of the wardrobe etc.
I personally couldn't leave it like that.
They lit the fire, the one behind the gas fire.
Before you exchange contracts you can stipulate that the house must be cleared…
That looks more like something I’d expect an old farmhouse to look like, not a terrace in D6W. It has a long back garden that backs on to the old greyhound stadium, it’s barely mentioned in the ad which is strange. With a plan for a lot of housing on that site, ‘go away’ money could pay for the refurb!
It took me a while to find the house, but yes, two options for getting access and a nice space for a couple of decent houses or several small ones. I'd build something decent then sell the refurbed old house.
There might be no relative, it could be left to charity. Obviously the preference is it is cleared out, and the expectation is that someone benefitting (not 65 and living in Australia for example) would take time to clear it out....for lots of reasons, not least respect. But you just don't know the circumstances. I'd wonder why the EA didn't organise it if nobody else was available to do so. I still don't think it impacts the selling price, it's prime location and needs a complete gutting, the type of people with the appetite to do that have the vision to see past what's there. Just my view.
There are companies who specialise in clearing houses. They will give a quote first, and may even do it for free if they see enough value in the contents. Otherwise it is get skips yourself and try to get some value by carting the sellable stuff to the likes of Hermans in Rathmines.
As you say, maybe no relative available to clear out the house and why didn't the EA organise it. A relative of mine died abroad. He'd lived in the same place for over 50 years and was a real hoarder. When he died the place looked even more cluttered than the HCR place. At least the EA acting for the estate organised a clearout because nobody else was available to do it. We thought the estate would actually get something from the sale of the contents but it actually cost several thousand dollars, however it was worth it because the place was unrecognizable in the ad, like it had been taken back 50 years.
They don't need to clear the house in HCR, it will still go for big money, why bother!
Personally I think out of respect it should be done.
The house was obviously well cared for when the owner was able to look after it.
From an environmental point of view I also think as much stuff as possible should be reused/recycled, donated etc rather than going into a skip.
Not everything should be about money!
https://www.daft.ie/for-sale/detached-house-barnagurry-claremorris-co-mayo/5762962
Price of a night out in Dublin, might need a lick of paint, but nice country manor with an avenue , a bit of TLC and it would be grand.
What is it specifically that attracts people with quite a lot of money to live in Killaloe/Ballina? There are some real trophy houses in the immediate area. It's like Enniskerry, but minus the capital city on its doorstep.
It's Limerick city's Enniskerry and it's on the Shannon at the base of Lough Derg so plenty of recreation and views over the water.
I noticed them books too.
I think the river bank walkway is open to the public. You would want a nice lock on the gate at
the bottom of the steps I think.
This is an interesting one "on the Water "
https://www.daft.ie/for-sale/apartment-athlone-docks-athlone-co-westmeath/5708325
Would you even get a mortgage/insurance?
Would it be classed as a house or a boat 😂
It is lovely but you'd want to go in with your eyes wide open and read the legal pack.
Also would you trust it / want to be in it during a storm?
Can't speak for people with that much money, but I like it because it's a really beautiful place to live, the villages have a lot of amenities (an Aldi and a SuperValu, a large hardware shop, several pharmacies, a few GPs, an optician, a dentist, and several cafes, restaurants, and pubs), and it's a fairly short drive (about half an hour) to either Nenagh or Limerick if you need something you can't get locally. Ended up here more or less by pure luck when I first immigrated here a decade ago and was searching for accommodations within a reasonable commute from my job in Limerick, but I loved it so much here that I ended up buying the place I was renting from my landlord.
The steps aren't part of the property; that's the old Washerwoman's Bridge, which was built over what was the Ballina rail line after the local women protested their loss of access to the riverbank. It's a public path and connects to the public lane at the front of the house. There's no direct access to the property itself from the riverside other than through the front gate on said lane, so it's as secure as any house there would be (and there's not really a lot of crime around here in general, in any case).
That's definitely a boat. You'd need to arrange (and pay for) a mooring for it, if you can find a marina that allows liveaboards. It would definitely be…interesting when the wind kicks up; hope you don't get seasick!
no engine mentioned, so this need a to be towed to next location and sit there,
this has to be a cash buyer only…
No pics of the garden?
Yes it says at the end of the ad, "The Ark is currently berthed at Tara Marina and is ready to be transferred to her new berth on the Shannon" so I'd imagine it won't be going under it's own steam
Or put it on stilts in your garden. Make a nice (expensive) Granny flat.
Having to empty out your toilet regularly would get old very quickly…..
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