Mark Malone writes:
Purchased on February 14th for €150,000. Now on the market for €249,000. Flipped for 70% price hike in the middle of a housing crisis.
Via Daft.ie…
“This exceptional property has been totally renovated with a new heating system, replumbed, rewired, new kitchen, new bathroom suite, new windows and stylishly decorated throughout providing a turnkey prospect for potential purchasers.”
10 Nicholas Avenue, Smithfield, Dublin 7 (Daft.ie)
Previously: Flipping Hell
Desperate for a house?
Don’t forget your shovel.
Niall Martin writes:
Homegrown Home Co-Operative is interested in hearing from anyone who would like to build their own home under expert tuition. You must:
1) Be on the Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Council housing list
2) Have the staying power to stick with a construction project that will take a year to complete.
3) Be available to work on a construction site from 8am – 4pm Mon- Fri , or have a family member(s) who can stand in for you when necessary
No experience necessary , social welfare payments not affected. Applications welcome from families with a member with a disability , or those from ethnic minorities .This is a not for profit project .
We are looking for five committed families who will work together to attain the goal of building five homes that they will own .For an information pack contact myhomegrownhome@gmail.com
Above: drawings from architects Claire McManus and Dominic Stevens who are both working on the Homegrown project.
