garden log cabin\apartment

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daro

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I have a big garden at the rear of our house in palmerstown Dublin 20. I am thinking about putting a log cabin/garden apartment in it and renting it out. The total cost of the project would be 16k. The cabin will be 25 meter sq and be fully furnished. There are 3 questions I have before I embark on this investment
1) What rent per month could I expect to get from it
2) Are there many other people who have done this, is it a good idea
3) Will I get tenants
Any feed back on this matter would be very helpful to me . thanks.
 
I very much doubt you'd make enough to make the payment and the loss of privacy worthwhile. You'll have planning permission issues, since you'll need full water and sewerage connections. The space is, let's say, cosy, even for a single person, and the set up is a long way from ideal (living at the bottom of the landlord's garden? *shudders*). It'll be too small to be properly self contained - what about laundry? What about cooking facilities - proper cooker in tiny log cabin? Fire certification?

You're also too far out to benefit from the "at least it's handy for town" factor, which just might persuade someone to live in such a set up in somewhere like Rathmines, or Drumcondra.

I think it would be a long time before you'd make the money back. Particularly once you factor in your compliance costs and tax liabilities, of course.
 
Before anything else, you'll need planning permission, which I doubt you'd get.
 
Expected life span - not exactly certain - there are log homes in various parts of the world that are several hundred years old.
My log home is not in someones back garden! It has a nice site all of its own!
 
I believe if you build it, someone will rent it. It may take you some time to see a profit as mentioned earlier.
You would have to be very careful in your selection of tenants. i.e. non smokers, noise etc.

I would be more concerned about the planning regulations.

Have you checked with the planning authority yet?

'Build and they will come'
 
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