Starter homes: Curraheen Road, Cork €260,000

Sq m: 98 (1,050 sq ft)

You can have both home and income-earning business opportunities from this three-bed bungalow, called St Anne’s in Cork city’s western suburbs.

St Anne’s, Curraheen Road, is under offer approaching €240,000 with agent Darragh Taaffe of Keane Mahony Smith, who has a €260k guide on the Bishopstown home with 500 sq ft garage/workshop with full planning.

The house needs some updating, but has had underpinning work done last year, has new concrete floors and a new kitchen in place, so is ready for new owner to make their mark without a lot of extra expenditure.

VERDICT: Good site, good strong location and home business scope too at the back.