No. 1 Linden St is not the typical home found in North Gosford.
With holes in the walls, a rotting deck and a mould problem, you’ll need a good builder for this Central Coast property.
The North Gosford house is barely liveable in its current condition and the listing ad says buyers looking to move straight in, should probable give this a miss.
As a result, 1 Linden St has a $450,000 price guide, which is roughly the same price as a typical apartment in the suburb.
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The guide along with house’s condition has seen it take the internet by storm, with more than 17,000 page views propelling the property to the most viewed on realestate.com.au this past week in NSW.
The home has seen its fair share of punches.
Along with a hilarious marketing video, the listing ad said the current owners of the four-bedroom home have “kindly commenced the renovation process starting with the removal of the gyprock walls – one punch at a time”.
Gittoes — East Gosford agent Matt Gravas, who is selling the house with his colleague Richard Faulkner, said the property fell into disrepair after the long-term owners moved away and left it to their kids.
“They clearly enjoyed the place a bit too much and unfortunately destroyed the property from throwing lots of wild parties among other things,” he said.
More holes and a nice gap in floor.
The serenity!
When mum and dad returned home to North Gosford, Mr Gravas said they were left with no choice but to sell the property due to the damage.
Complete with a bespoke mouldy splashback, the kitchen has been partially renovated with modern appliances. The mouldy theme continues in the bathroom, where mould can be found on the ceiling and in the shower, but least there is a roll of toilet paper.
The main bedroom has an “open plan ensuite” with a missing shower screen and the walk-in wardrobe is missing a door.
The timber deck is slowing falling apartment after years of ignoring any upkeep, while some interior floorboards are missing completely.
”The owner says this is abstract art”.
Bathroom has a horrible mould stain, but least there is toilet paper.
Sitting on 689sqm of land near the centre of Gosford, the property has overgrown gardens at the rear, a rusted shed and lots of rubbish tucked underneath the house.
“Lots of buyers are keen to do a mini reno on the property, while a few are looking at gutting it completely, Mr Gravas said.
The property has been a hit with first homebuyers looking to get into the market on the cheap and from builders after a project.
“First homebuyers have really come back into the market of late, and we are being inundated with requests,” Mr Gravas.
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