When a listing is as crazy as this, there’s not much left to do but let your inner David Attenborough loose as you explore the wild, sometimes dangerous, terrain.
From the gaping holes in the walls, the mould-covered kitchen to the rubbish tip located under the house – there’s a reason why this home is being called ‘a bargain’ and ‘a renovator’s delight’.
Luckily for the next owner, the demolition process was kindly started by the former tenant “one punch at a time” with gaping holes in the walls and floor, exposed electrical wiring and mould pretty much everywhere.
Located in North Gosford on New South Wales’ Central Coast, the four-bedroom, two-bathroom house at 1 Linden Street has likely been through some rough times, but that hasn’t stopped agent, Richard Faulkner AKA ‘Bruce’, from filming a captivating, arguably award-worthy, documentary-style video touring the home.
Even putting his own body on the line, like any good-natured show host, when he dares to venture onto the dangerously decrepit deck.
1 Linden St North Gosford is a true renovator’s delight. Picture: realestate.com.au/buy
The master bedroom features “custom-made, one-of-a-kind stained carpet” as well as easy access to the ensuite – because why bother with a door when you can enjoy chatting to your partner, “while they’re on the toosh”, explained Mr Faulkner in the video listing.
When it comes to the main family bathroom “the owners have already put their final touches on this renovation – with a fresh toilet roll – but the rest of the renovation is up to you”.
Agent, Richard Faulkner AKA ‘Bruce’, shows off the home’s features. Picture: realestate.com.au/buy
While it’s true that this house has some features only a mother could love, sometimes it takes creativity to see past the flaws in a property and envisage an opportunity to transform it into your dream home. The money you could save on a project like this is no laughing matter.
Mr Faulkner said once the work has been done realistically that’ll be a $650,000 -$690,000 listing, up from the current buyer’s guide of $450,000, so it’s a fantastic opportunity to get into what is actually quite a large home and make it something really great.
“Speaking to the neighbours, they said the original owners had it looking really lovely, it was just unfortunate that upon renting the house out that there was damage done by the tenants.”
The bedrooms feature ‘bespoke stains’. Picture: realestate.com.au/buy
“Structurally it’s quite sound, there’s no termite damage and the owners had partially started the renovation by removing walls, removing the toilet and there’s the unfinished kitchen.”
His approach to filming a comedic video was that he wanted to be upfront with potential buyers so they knew what they were in for:
“I didn’t want people to come to the property and be shocked.”
His approach, similarly, with the vendors is that it was a project home and they could take out a sizeable loan to renovate before selling, “or just sell it as is.”
“But you have to be upfront with people with places like this and hope they can see it for the opportunity it is,” said Mr Faulkner.
The home will be auctioned on 22 August at 10am with a buyers guide of $450,000.
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