11 Geake St, Spencer Park WA 6330, Australia

Here’s a smart value-adder if ever you saw one!

This solid, sparkling clean older home with potential for modernisation is a real find with stacks of advantages and a price to suit most budgets.

It also sits on a fabulous, fully serviced block of 909sqm, with a fenced back yard and an expanse of lawn for children and pets to play.

Built in the 1970s, the brick and tile home still has original tiling and cabinetry, but the great condition of these just shows how well it has been loved and looked after over the years.

You wouldn’t need to make structural alterations to bring it up to date because the home has well-proportioned rooms and a practical layout. But installing a new bathroom and kitchen and freshening up the décor would pay dividends for a modest further investment.

It would also make an excellent rental.

At the front is a big, air-conditioned lounge with a picture window to let in plenty of light. This flows through to the dining area and the kitchen, with a breakfast bar and window overlooking the back garden.

Three bedrooms, all with built-in robes, the bathroom, with separate shower and bath, separate toilet and laundry are at the other end of the house.

The garage under the main roof has drive-through access to a second garage-workshop, with power and storage space, in the back yard.

A rainwater tank, security screens and lights and its quiet location at a no-through-road end of the street among well-spaced homes are other advantages.

If you’re handy with the tools, you could move in and do up the place as you go because it’s very livable just as it is.

All family amenities – schools, shops, medical facilities, sports grounds and even the beach – are within a few minutes’ walking, cycling or driving distance.