We recently sat down for a coffee at Enmore House with Annika and Blake from myinnerwestaddress.
Owner’s Helen and Tony discussed their initial purchase and the blood, sweat and tears that went into creating their dream home.
Imagine buying your very own Inner West address for $156,000. If you did you likely bought around the same time as Tony and Helen Deas 26 years ago. Your only regret, that you didn’t buy two or three, hindsight is such a wonderful thing. Mind you 26 years ago $156,000 felt like an enormous amount, especially for a dark and gloomy almost derelict semi on a snug 200m site in Enmore that needed buckets in the roof space to catch the leaks. At the time interest rates were around 15 per cent and buying this home was a total leap of faith for Helen and Tony. When they looked in the Real Estate Agent’s window the home that caught their eye was the cheapest one. The ad said “this home needs some TLC” – it needed far more than that.
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