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

  • 30-12-2014 5:12pm
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    Registered Users Posts: 31


    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


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,943 ✭✭✭smcgiff


    What is your definition of decent?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,180 ✭✭✭✭Mrs OBumble


    And your definition of midlands?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,943 ✭✭✭smcgiff




  • Registered Users Posts: 658 ✭✭✭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)


  • Registered Users Posts: 31 Bob321.


    And your definition of midlands?

    Laois Offaly Westmeath area


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 711 ✭✭✭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


  • Registered Users Posts: 31 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


  • Registered Users Posts: 658 ✭✭✭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


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 652 ✭✭✭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....


  • Registered Users Posts: 31 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


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,003 ✭✭✭handlemaster


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


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 652 ✭✭✭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.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 545 ✭✭✭Pinkycharm


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


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,180 ✭✭✭✭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.


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