Brenton Shiells and spouse Ashlee are promoting their regional Victorian household dwelling for simply $5000 – the catch is, the client has to return and acquire it. Image: Rob Leeson.
Desire a home for $5000? The Shiells household in regional Victoria are glad to half methods with their place for that value — you simply have to return and acquire it.
The household of 4 are virtually completed constructing their dream dwelling on their Bamawm property, and looking out ahead to shifting out of the unique dwelling on the handle they’ve been dwelling in throughout building for the previous three years.
However reasonably than simply bulldoze the home, Brenton Shiells mentioned he’s hoping to assist one other household get a roof over their head by relocating the three-bedroom, one-bathroom home — reasonably than them “spending $500,000 constructing a brand new one from scratch”.
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The home has simply accommodated him and his spouse Ashlee, son Chase, 8, daughter Charlee, 4, and their three border collies, Benji, Bella and Bonnie.
However in a couple of months time, as soon as their new house is completed, they’ll be glad to half methods with their previous residence for subsequent to nothing.
“It’s solely downside is that it could want restumping, however that’s not a lot of an issue when you relocate it — since you’ll have new stumps ready,” Mr Shiells mentioned.
“However all the pieces in there’s working.”
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Inside the house, that may very well be yours for lower than the price of renovating a kitchen.
A number of dwelling rooms and a three-bedroom floorplan are included in the price. Stumps should not.
Whereas there’s some cracking within the plasterwork of the house that has occurred over time, the body beneath it’s in good situation, he added.
Mr Shiells mentioned whereas he’d gotten the concept after seeing others itemizing houses for relocation on-line, the truth that the home used to movie cult Aussie flick The Fortress had additionally been trucked to a brand new location confirmed recycling homes might work.
That residence, as soon as situated on Dagonet St, Strathmore, was trucked off to Beechworth in late 2017.
It was offered for $40,000 at an public sale that touted it as a chunk of Australian movie historical past.
The Shiells household count on to be keen at hand over their previous dwelling from April 1 this yr.
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