REVEALED: 5 great homes for sale under $300K

WITH the real estate market on the up, now's the time to get the foot in the door with these five good buys.

70 Edward St, South Mackay is great value at $271,000 - get in before the market shoots up.

MACKAY is chocka-block with homes, ripe for buying and flipping, or even value-adding to turn a profit, all under the $300,000 mark.

These are five homes our real estate experts here at The Daily Mercury have picked for price, location and potential:

5. 12 Pirie St, South Mackay

ON THE market for a song, this weatherboard Queenslander has had some work already done to it, and for $250,000 it has four bedrooms, one bathroom and space for two cars.

According to marketing it survived the 1918 cyclone, and belonged to a family for 65 years. While it's a little dated, the price tag is in line and allows a new buyer to put their own twist on it to modernise and keep, or lease.

4. 18 Burston St, North Mackay

ANOTHER bargain, priced at $249,000 this high and dry home has had most of the yard work done, there are just a few finishing touches and personalisation to be done.

Inside there are three bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a big lounge room, while outside there is a big 11m by 7m powered shed, all close to the Gooseponds.

3. 48 Hamilton St, North Mackay

AGENTS are accepting offers more than $260,000 for this snazzy low set number. The retro interior is in good nick and allows for a lot of personalisation. On a 809sq m block, a little TLC would make this property the perfect purchase.

It has three bedrooms, one-and-a-half bathrooms and a fully fenced backyard, side gate access and is close to Harbour Rd to nip into town.

2. 70 Edward St, South Mackay

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SOLID as houses, this three-bedroom, bricked in Queenslander is on the market for $271,000. It has three bedrooms with built-ins, a new kitchen, and a verandah upstairs that cops some of the ocean breeze.

Downstairs there is a remote controlled garage, on a manageable 322sq m lot, close to both schools and town, it ticks all the boxes for the investor.

1. 7 Taylor St, West Mackay

THIS old Queenslander is on the market for $229,000. It was snapped up by a buyer late last year for $205,000 and is back on the market, showing an immediate growth in sales price.

It is a renovator's delight, but with a big value-add, similar properties are renting for more than $370 a week. It is on a 742sq m block with a large shed.

Originally published as REVEALED: 5 great homes for sale under $300K