Renovating an Investment Property in Ireland JUNE 2021 UPDATE The slow live-in renovation continues. It has been a busy few months for me, since my last post: I have more renovation works done I found a tenant I now have a very clear and urgent timeline for the renovations I sold some shares to help …
Investment Property Renovations June 2021 Update Read More »
Renovating an Investment Property in Ireland APRIL 2021 UPDATE I have escaped Dublin in favour of living in a building site and I am honestly pretty happy about that. Since getting the internet sorted, I have purchased some extra computer screens and a docking station and this has allowed me to work from home here …
Tracking my Spending for 2020 On the advice of all of the FIRE blogs and podcasts, I started tracking my spending about half-way through 2018. I posted about how much I spent in 2019 in this article. Considering Coronavirus, there must be some savings made right? Nope. How much did I spend in 2020? € …
The Cost of Renovating an Investment Property in Ireland The cost of renovating an investment property in Ireland is something I am currently learning about first hand. However, I frequently have to remind myself that I am still not sure if the house I bought in Wicklow is actually an “investment property”. From the bank’s …
2020 Financial Review Year End I have to start by saying I am very lucky to have a garden. My garden really helped to kept me sane this year. We are now past 21/12/2020 (Winter Solstice), which means every day from now on gets brighter. Sewing and planting are only a few months away! I …
A Closer Look at my New Investment Property in Wicklow, Ireland Well feck lockdown anyway. COVID has really interfered with my new investment property in many ways. It’s not just the obvious stuff of travel restrictions. I have spent only two nights in my new house. I am legally compliant and actually safer when I …
I bought my first investment property in Wicklow! Buying an investment property in Ireland Big news – I bought an investment property in Ireland. Well, sort of. I bought a second house. And I will either eventually convert it into a rental property or live in it and convert my current Dublin house into a …
Cladding a Garden Wall with Timber Cladding a garden wall with timber probably isn’t going to add a huge amount of value to my property, but it certainly makes the garden look much more appealing. Cladding the grey breeze blocks with timber gives a much more “finished” look that is more fitting for a garden. …
Financial Goals Review MID YEAR 2020 I make a habit of reviewing my financial goals every six months. This is important because it forces me to take a record of any progress I have made. It gives me a chance acknowledge any progress and my mistakes – putting my actions or lack of action into …
How I set up a company in Ireland (and probably got it wrong) The title says it all so if you have landed here looking for advice you are in the wrong place. I have no idea what I am doing but I am doing it anyway. Why am I doing this myself? Would it …