Show us your real estate pawn (Vol 5)

Show us your real estate pawn (Vol 5)

Author
Discussion

blue_haddock

3,224 posts

68 months

Wednesday 24th April
quotequote all
Unexpected Item In The Bagging Area said:
This is a great cottage with 17 acres, but it needs just a little work…

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/138848147
Nope thats one for the nightmare thread

TheJimi

25,012 posts

244 months

Wednesday 24th April
quotequote all
blue_haddock said:
Unexpected Item In The Bagging Area said:
This is a great cottage with 17 acres, but it needs just a little work…

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/138848147
Nope thats one for the nightmare thread
Is it? If someone had the necessary resources to fling at the place, and they liked the seclusion, it has the potential to be a really cracking property, imo.

CountyAFC

599 posts

4 months

Wednesday 24th April
quotequote all
I'd hate to be hemmed in by all that woodland so close to the house. I like wide open spaces.

Legend83

9,986 posts

223 months

Wednesday 24th April
quotequote all
As much as I like hills, it wouldn't be much fun playing football with the kids in the garden...

Sway

26,322 posts

195 months

Wednesday 24th April
quotequote all
Don't think we've had this one. Seems very good value for location, plot and buildings...

https://www.jackson-stops.co.uk/properties/1843323...

abzmike

8,405 posts

107 months

Wednesday 24th April
quotequote all
TheJimi said:
blue_haddock said:
Unexpected Item In The Bagging Area said:
This is a great cottage with 17 acres, but it needs just a little work…

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/138848147
Nope thats one for the nightmare thread
Is it? If someone had the necessary resources to fling at the place, and they liked the seclusion, it has the potential to be a really cracking property, imo.
I can see how the house is savable, albeit at cost, maybe 100K to make it nice?
But the land is a challenge... Varied is an understatement, lots of work needed to make sense of all the bits, and it would all be cost, as I'm not sure how you could make some money out of it... maybe a herd of wild boar?

SmoothCriminal

5,068 posts

200 months

Wednesday 24th April
quotequote all

thegreenhell

15,404 posts

220 months

Wednesday 24th April
quotequote all
Better garaging than the average church.

blue_haddock

3,224 posts

68 months

Wednesday 24th April
quotequote all
TheJimi said:
blue_haddock said:
Unexpected Item In The Bagging Area said:
This is a great cottage with 17 acres, but it needs just a little work…

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/138848147
Nope thats one for the nightmare thread
Is it? If someone had the necessary resources to fling at the place, and they liked the seclusion, it has the potential to be a really cracking property, imo.
I'd agree there is huge potential but right now without a huge chunk of cash throwing at it its a nightmare

DodgyGeezer

40,539 posts

191 months

Wednesday 24th April
quotequote all
abzmike said:
I can see how the house is savable, albeit at cost, maybe 100K to make it nice?
But the land is a challenge... Varied is an understatement, lots of work needed to make sense of all the bits, and it would all be cost, as I'm not sure how you could make some money out of it... maybe a herd of wild boar?
surely a lot more than that?

okgo

38,084 posts

199 months

Wednesday 24th April
quotequote all
DodgyGeezer said:
surely a lot more than that?
Depends, how many rooms are going to need curtains?

Joking aside, yes. I’d be amazed if you’re getting anything pleasant out of that with anything less than £300k.

EBRANDON1

144 posts

5 months

Wednesday 24th April
quotequote all
DodgyGeezer said:
surely a lot more than that?
If you budget it at around £1500/m2 for a fairly standard level refurb of the existing house, which according to description is around 75sqm, thats around £120k excluding any big structural changes or extensions. Then say extend 40sqm at £2500/ sqm, you'll probably be looking at £250k ish for renovation and single storey extension.

abzmike

8,405 posts

107 months

Wednesday 24th April
quotequote all
I was plucking a number out of the air... Of course it's hard to see what needs to be done so maybe 2-300K- Which makes it a pretty expensive 3 bedroom house, albeit with loads of hard to use land.

Horsey McHorseface

2,536 posts

185 months

Wednesday 24th April
quotequote all
TheJimi said:
blue_haddock said:
Unexpected Item In The Bagging Area said:
This is a great cottage with 17 acres, but it needs just a little work…

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/138848147
Nope thats one for the nightmare thread
Is it? If someone had the necessary resources to fling at the place, and they liked the seclusion, it has the potential to be a really cracking property, imo.
How would you resolve the bathroom issue?

I think there’s no practical way upstairs. Maybe turn the parlour into the bathroom, and turn the current bathroom into a utility room. The dairy into a study.


SmoothCriminal said:
Nicely done, except for that bathroom. An EA earning his wage for once, getting BBC exposure.


Edited by Horsey McHorseface on Wednesday 24th April 16:38

phil_cardiff

7,098 posts

209 months

Wednesday 24th April
quotequote all
TheJimi said:
blue_haddock said:
Unexpected Item In The Bagging Area said:
This is a great cottage with 17 acres, but it needs just a little work…

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/138848147
Nope thats one for the nightmare thread
Is it? If someone had the necessary resources to fling at the place, and they liked the seclusion, it has the potential to be a really cracking property, imo.
Exactly this. What a lovely location, on the face of things.

Unexpected Item In The Bagging Area

7,030 posts

190 months

Wednesday 24th April
quotequote all
Let’s take things a step further with an island off the Mull of Kintyre. Actually three islands. The house may be a letdown though.




https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/147226181

Louis Balfour

26,305 posts

223 months

Wednesday 24th April
quotequote all
Unexpected Item In The Bagging Area said:
Let’s take things a step further with an island off the Mull of Kintyre. Actually three islands. The house may be a letdown though.




https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/147226181
It's quite Father Ted.

thegreenhell

15,404 posts

220 months

Wednesday 24th April
quotequote all
That looks amazing on a bright sunny day, but I imagine it can be quite bleak and isolated much of the time.

Unexpected Item In The Bagging Area

7,030 posts

190 months

Wednesday 24th April
quotequote all
thegreenhell said:
That looks amazing on a bright sunny day, but I imagine it can be quite bleak and isolated much of the time.
A masterpiece of understatement biggrin

FourWheelDrift

88,554 posts

285 months

Wednesday 24th April
quotequote all
Private Frazer : "It's a wild and lonely place"