Case Studies
Bundamba
Another great Granny Flat by Ipswich Granny Flats, the Granny Flat Experts…
Springfield Lakes
This Granny Flat was built for extended family – what a great result!
Booval
Another great story from Ipswich Granny Flats, the Granny Flat Experts…
OVERVIEW:
- Investment property purchased 2017
- Full street frontage on a 759m2
- Flat land, corner block (Gomer Street)
- Existing lowset 3 bedroom postwar home (1950)
- 6.17 Unimproved Capital Value (UCV) land $145,000
Silkstone
Another great story from Ipswich Granny Flats, the Granny Flat Experts…
OVERVIEW
- Mature age mother still living independently in her own home
- Independent living becoming more difficult
- The family now wanting to have Mum closer to them
- Problem : the existing family home = highset home
- Solution – sell mums house, build a new granny flat in the family’s backyard
Redbank Plains
Another great story from Ipswich Granny Flats, the Granny Flat Experts…
OVERVIEW:
- Daughter + son-in-law bought a new family home March 2016
- Existing house : brick veneer built in 1985
- 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom, 6 car accommodation
- 1,543m2 Land – undulating slope to the rear of the block
- Approx. 14.5m frontage fanning out to 42m back boundary backing onto bush land
- 6.15 Unimproved Capital Value (UCV) land $152,500
Collingwood Park
Another great story from Ipswich Granny Flats, the Granny Flat Experts…
OVERVIEW:
- Investment property purchased November 2015
- Land – Undulating slope to the street
- Full street frontage at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac
- 816m2 block of land
- Existing 3 bedroom, double storey brick veneer house built in 1995
- 6.15 Unimproved Capital Value (UCV) land $157,500
Wulkuraka
Another great story from Ipswich Granny Flats, the Granny Flat Experts…
OVERVIEW:
- Investment property purchased, settle March 2016
- Unusual shape block, sloping to the road
- 12m wide frontage, fanning out to a back fenceline of just under 38m
- Original workers cottage on a 996m2 block
- Across the road from recently upgraded Wulkuraka Train Station
- 6.15 Unimproved Capital Value (UCV) land $134,000
East Ipswich
Another great story from Ipswich Granny Flats, the Granny Flat Experts…
OVERVIEW:
- Investment property purchased December 2015
- Flat block of land with 15m frontage
- Existing postwar house on a 759m2
- Medium density zoning
- 30.6.15 Unimproved Capital Value (UCV) land $120,000
Booval
Another great story from Ipswich Granny Flats, the Granny Flat Experts…
OVERVIEW:
- Investment property purchased 2003
- Full street frontage on a 759m2 corner block (Enterprise Lane)
- Land sloping to Walkers Lane
- Existing highset Postwar home : 2 bedroom + sleepout
- 30.6.15 Unimproved Capital Value (UCV) land $134,000
Pine Mountain
Another great story from Ipswich Granny Flats, the Granny Flat Experts…
OVERVIEW:
- Daughter + son-in-law living on several acres
- Existing family home : 4 bed x 2 bath x 3 car accommodation
- Federation style home
- Land – undulating to the right hand side
- Rural Residential Property – large lot
- Rear lot, shared entry dirt road drive on 5,648m2
- Lowset brick and tin home built approx. 16 years ago
- 6.15 Unimproved Capital Value (UCV) land $217,500
Marburg
Another great story from Ipswich Granny Flats, the Granny Flat Experts…
OVERVIEW:
- 2014 Rural acreage bought by several family members
- Original house built 1910 – a beautiful 5 bedroom Queenslander
- Land size 12.14ha
- Kids want to make the original house their new family home
- Early 2015, separate stand alone Granny Flat idea mooted
- Granny flat designs, approved and lodged
- Granny flat building commenced early 2016
See all the photos and the video blog of this stunning granny flat being built and the final product.
South Ripley
Another great story from Ipswich Granny Flats, the Granny Flat Experts…
OVERVIEW:
- Mum and Dad sold their family home (PPR)
- Daughter + son-in-law sold their home
- The family pooled $ to fund this purchase
- 4 bedroom x 2 bathroom x 6 car accommodation
- Land – nearly dead flat
- South Ripley property – zoned Future Urban
- Full road frontage (dirt road) on 1ha (10,000m2)
- No drive through road
- Lowset brick and tin home built approx. 7 years ago
- 1.7.15 Unimproved Capital Value (UCV) land $150,000
- Watch our Video Blog to see progress
North Ipswich
Another success story in the making for Ipswich Granny Flats, the largest builder of Granny Flat in SE Queensland …
OVERVIEW :
- Investment property purchased October 2014
- 407m2 block, gentle undulation away from the road and to the left hand side of the property
- Purchase price – $90,000
- 2014 Unimproved Capital Value (UCV) of the land $116,000
Booval
Another great story from Ipswich Granny Flats, the Granny Flat Experts…
OVERVIEW:
- Side by side investment properties purchased October 2014
- Sloping land to the street
- Medium density zoning (Units)
- Full street frontage on a 739m2 corner block
- Fully renovated 3 bedroom postwar house built mid 1950’s
- 30.6.15 Unimproved Capital Value (UCV) land $121,000
Booval
Another great story from Ipswich Granny Flats, the Granny Flat Experts…
OVERVIEW:
- Investment property purchased October 2014
- The property next door also purchased at the same time
- Sloping land to the street
- Medium density zoning (Units)
- Full street frontage on a 703m2 corner block
- Existing large 3 bedroom postwar house built mid 1950’s
- 30.6.15 Unimproved Capital Value (UCV) land $121,000
Redbank Plains
Another great story from Ipswich Granny Flats, the Granny Flat Experts…
OVERVIEW:
- Investment property purchased March 2015
- Sloping land to the street
- Full street frontage on a 838m2 corner block
- Existing 3 bedroom cedar look house built in 1980
- 30.6.15 Unimproved Capital Value (UCV) land $142,000
- Watch our Video Blog to see progress
Basin Pocket
Another great story from Ipswich Granny Flats, the Granny Flat Experts…
OVERVIEW:
- Investment property purchased December 2014
- Flat land, full street frontage on a corner block
- 971m2 block of land
- Existing 3 bedroom postwar house built in 1950
- 30.6.15 Unimproved Capital Value (UCV) land $132,000
Marburg
Another great story in the making for Ipswich & Logan Granny Flats, the largest builder of Granny Flat in SE Queensland …
OVERVIEW :
- Vacant residential block purchased February 2013
- Purchase price – $165,000
- Rear lot from Edmond Street Marburg
- 2,496m2 block sitting on top of the hill overlooking a valley to the north
Basin Pocket
Another great story from Ipswich Granny Flats, the Granny Flat Experts…
OVERVIEW:
- Investment property purchased 20.10.14
- Flat land, full street frontage
- 971m2 block of land
- Existing fully renovated 3 bedroom Workers Cottage
- 30.6.13 Unimproved Capital Value (UCV) land $127,000
Basin Pocket
Another great example for those Mums and Dads looking to downsize…
OVERVIEW:
- Existing double storey house purchased 2006
- Built 1981
- Land flat as a tack – 971m2
- Mum and Dad wanting to move to smaller house
- Mid 2014, Granny Flat concept / site plans completed
- November 2014 Approvals given
- Formal finance approved January 2015
- Building work commenced March 2015
Eastern Heights
Another success story for Ipswich Granny Flats, the largest builder of Granny Flat in SE Queensland…
OVERVIEW :
- Investment property purchased August 2009
- Negatively geared investment for the landlords
- 764m2 block on a reasonably flat block of land
- 6.13 Unimproved Capital Value (UCV) of the land $167,500
Springfield
This is a great example for those Mums and Dads looking to downsize …
OVERVIEW :
- Existing low set brick & tile house
- Built 1994
- Land sloping to the road at front of the block – 753m2
- Mum and Dad wanting to retire
- Mid 2014, Granny Flat concept / site plans completed
- October 2014, private Town Planner engaged to assist with DA to Ipswich City Council (ICC)
- ICC Approvals given
- Building work commenced January 2015
Kensington Grove
Are you one of those parents that now has an empty nest, all the kids have left home – Finally! And are now thinking it’s your turn?
This is a great example of what can be done to achieve this – and design something that suits you, not anyone else.
OVERVIEW :
- Mum sold her home second half of 2014
- Temporarily living with her daughter and family
- Owner has clear brief of what she wants to achieve
- Plans drawn up, guided by the owner
- Pre-lodgement meeting with Lockyer Valley Shire Council
- Plans lodged prior to Christmas 2014
- Council Approvals: January 2015
- Building work commenced January 2015
Booval
Another success story for Ipswich Granny Flats …
OVERVIEW :
- Investment property purchased April 2010
- Undulating land to the road
- 809m2 block on the high side of the road
- 30.6.13 Unimproved Capital Value (UCV) of the land $152,500
- Mining Influence on the land
- Character constraint
Average of 7.38% rent return on $462,320 investment across both the original house on the front of the property and the new construction on the back of the property and all built in just 30 days!!
Basin Pocket
Another success story for Ipswich Granny Flats …
OVERVIEW :
- Investment property purchased March 2013
- Flat land, full street frontage
- Existing post war home (1955), chamferboard with tile roof
- 708m2 block
- 30.6.13 Unimproved Capital Value (UCV) of the land $132,000
This is a good example of great buying on behalf of the investors!! A clean up of the inside of the existing house now brings in $290pw rent. Add to this a new granny flat build, which is expected to achieve a similar rent return = nearly 10% rent return!!
Ipswich Qld
OVERVIEW :
- Original parcel of flat land – 1538m2
- November 2013. Rear lot cleared
- December 2013. Interstate investors complete approved subdivision of the block
- Front lot – 530m2, highset Queenslander on steel adjustable stumps at legal height under
- New rear lot – 1,008m2 vacant residential land
- Soil test complete November 2013
- December 2013. Rear lot – Architect completed site design for 2 new dwellings ie new 4 x 2 x 2 + Granny Flat 2 x 1 x single carport
- December 2013 – Architect completed working drawings for builder
- Follow the progress in our VIDEO BLOG SERIES
Eastern Heights
OVERVIEW
- Purchase price for the property in June 2013 was a fantastic $215,000
- Land was ‘flat as a tack’ or as close to this as is possible
- Due diligence for suitability for a Granny Flat
- Quotation / costings received for the Granny Flat
- Follow the progress in our VIDEO BLOG SERIES
One Mile
OVERVIEW
- Vacant residential land purchased for $85,000 April 2012
- Land was ‘flat as a tack’
- 685m2 rear lot with a common shared driveway
- Unimproved Capital Value (UCV) of the land $103,000 30.6.13
- Originally for an owner occupier, now as an investment
Eastern Heights
OVERVIEW :
- September 2010 existing post war (1950) purchased for $242,000
- Owner occupied property
- 726m2 block, west facing with slight undulation to road
- Internal renovations commenced prior to residents moving in
- 2011 plans drawn for major extension to the rear of the property
- 2011 Architect includes Granny Flat designs as part of the proposed plans to Ipswich City Council
- 2012 Plans approved and building works commenced
- Now a work in progress, as owner builders. Watch and follow this space …
Ipswich
OVERVIEW
- Purchase price for the land for the project in September 2012 was at a good price – $150,000
- Land was ‘flat as a tack’, 628m2 with a 20m frontage and side boundaries of approximately 31.5m
- The project had some initial delays due to the soil type, extra engineering and costs associated with this
- Construction work commenced early 2013 with completion June 2013
- Handover was July 2013 with tenants waiting to move in even prior to completion – and a wait list to move!
Ipswich
OVERVIEW
- Purchase of existing 2 bedroom + study postwar home in March 2013 – $242,500
- Owners – interstate investors
- Land ‘flat as a tack’
- 1,017m2 full street frontage block
- 40m wide street frontage with 26m depth
- Originally purchased to sub divide
