SA’s cheapest homes will shock bargain buyers

The Coober Pedy property at Lot 400 Medway Drive is the cheapest house for sale in SA. South Australia is home to some of the country’s cheapest properties, but cash-strapped buyers looking to purchase them are being warned they will need to be up for a big project. There are several homes at Coober Pedy and Andamooka in the state’s far north that are on the market for less than six figures, realestate.com.au shows. The state’s cheapest home is a two-bedroom “studio-style apartment’’ at Coober Pedy, which has a price guide of just $32,000. It was once a bustling opal store but has been damaged by vandals so is in need of extensive renovations to breathe new life back into it. The former opal store has a price guide of just $32,000. A semi-renovated home in Quorn is listed for sale with a $99k price tag. There is still a lot of work that needs to be done. Closer to Adelaide, a Quorn property owner is attempting to sell his own incomplete renovation project – a three-bedroom “character-filled tin cottage’’ that has recently had its price slashed to $99,000. Vendor Brad initially purchased the property at 33 Sixth St to flip but said the work involved had got the better of him. He sai...