‘Life is too short’: Forklift mechanic lists beachside home

“Sitting on the water”: The recently completed 41 Crammond Ave, Bundeena, is for sale via Biller Property agent Kyle Spyrides. A battler from the west is selling the beachside dream home he built after losing everything in a house fire. Forklift mechanic Jeff O’Loughlin, who recently turned 60, says a series of hard knocks and funerals made him realise “life is too short” to repay the mortgage on the family’s treasured home they only moved into 18 months ago. “Don’t worry, I’d keep it if I could … if I won Lotto I wouldn’t be selling,” he said. “You start to realise your own mortality.” He and his high school sweetheart, Michelle, who works in waste management for Sutherland Council, had moved to Bundeena from Fairfield West 30 years ago. They’d bought their current property after the view “took my breath away”, only to have the house burn down in 2018 after a fire linked to an electrical fault. MORE: Landmark home has price cut by a third Jeff O’Loughlin and Michelle O’Loughlin with their two kids. The Bundeena home offers 180-degree water views. “The place was gutted … I even borrowed a metal detector and tried to find my wife’s rings and family heirlooms,” he said. “It took us n...