As the boom began to fade, there were all sorts of incentives to keep property moving (at exhorbitant prices), from free cars to appartments in Bulgaria. The latest wheeze is 2 for the price of 1.
irishexaminer.com/ireland/buy-a-house-for-100k-and-get-next-door-for-free-167036.html
Why they don’t just ask for 50k for each of them?
I would love to see this idea spread to other areas through the media…it will force a lot of cash onto the mkt…
temene
September 10, 2011, 1:04pm
#3
Same story in the Daily Mail with visuals
dailymail.co.uk/news/article … -free.html
temene:
Same story in the Daily Mail with visuals
dailymail.co.uk/news/article … -free.html
Estate agent Brendan McGlynn said:
“If we can sell them we can move on to the next estate and keep things going.
Each house is a three-bedroom semi-detached dwelling** and they are almost finished**.”
Here’s another crazy sales idea to help Brendan McGlynn shift these properties - why not get builder to FINISH the dwellings before moving on…"?
evilal
September 10, 2011, 4:57pm
#5
I remember watching the news in the 90s and seeing an EA having to do this in Birmingham I think. I couldn’t believe it at the time.
dame
September 10, 2011, 5:27pm
#6
Enoch Root wrote ‘Why they don’t just ask for 50k for each of them?’
Because then the value of the house wouldn’t be 100k, which is the fantasy they want to maintain.
Two for the price of one doesn’t just work with soap powder!!!
Enquiries are flooding in from around the world. People are even thinking of emigrating from Cork
irishexaminer.com/ireland/worldwide-interest-in-2-for-1-house-167265.html
Which bank would you suggest he get the financing from to complete this task?