Starter Homes

CORK CITY €49,500

Sq m: 42 (465 sq ft)

Bedrooms: 1Bathroom: 1Broadband:Yes

An asking price under €50k, and rental potential of €7,500 pa, are helping attract both private buyers, and investors, to look over 1A Marlee Court, on Cork city’s convenient Mary Street.

New to market with Frank V Murphy & Co, it’s a deep, and slender one-bed street level apartment with 14’ by 13’ living room and kitchenette.

Overall condition is good, and there’s electric storage heating.

VERDICT: City centre living for €100 per square foot

BALLINCOLLIG, CO CORK €140,000

Sq m: 100 sq m (1,076 sq ft)

Bedrooms:3Bathrooms: 1Broadband: Yes

A little bit of fixing up, a lick of paint and this house at 31 Greystones at Ballincollig is ready to go.

And it’s on the market at €140,000 through Johnny O’Flynn of Sherry FitzGerald and includes a converted garage area and a large, west-facing deck at the rear.

Located off the Clash Road and backing onto the Rosewood estate, this semi is very handy to the bypass route, but is in a quiet, residential location.

It’s also a walk to the spanking new Gaelscoil for Ballincollig, which looks set for a September opening and no 31 would be perfect for EMC workers too, as it’s a straight run down the Kilumney road.

Vacant at the moment, the house comes with a living room, family room and kitchen/diner on the ground floor, (this needs fitting) and three bedrooms and a bathroom on the upper level.

VERDICT: Handy location, good size and negotiation might secure a good price.