This week, we have a very generous budget in our back pocket - a whopping €750k . But what does that actually get you in today's market?
We've found some cracking properties - a gorgeous art-deco semi in Dundrum, a massive penthouse apartment in Clontarf, a country mansion just over the border in Meath, and one of the most amazing house extensions we've ever seen in Carrickmines...
37 Highfield Park, Dundrum
€745,000
5-bed semi-detached house
Here's a family home with bags of character - heaven for fans of art deco design and architecture from the 1930s.
That stylish exterior contains five bedrooms - one downstairs making it ideal for use as a home office - a kitchen, living/dining room and a sun room that opens out onto a substantial back garden.
The location is ideal too - just off Dundrum Road and just a 15/20-minute walk from Dundrum village and the shopping centre.
Check it out on Perfect Property here.
23 Glenamuck Cottages, Carrickmines
€745,000
4-bed semi-detached house
Ever wanted to live in a Tardis? Appearances can be deceptive and never more so than here - what was once built as a two-bedroom cottage has been ambitiously extended to form a huge, split-level family home with four bedrooms.
Bedrooms two, three and four occupy the 'old house' while the rear extension contains spaciou living accommodation on the ground floor - a kitchen/breakfast room, living room and dining room - and a huge master bedroom with en suite and walk-in wardrobe, plus a family bathroom on the first floor.
And there's still room for a beautiful back garden with patio area.
Oh, and did we mention the bar? Well there's also a bar.
Check it out on Perfect Property here.
26 Brent House, Redcourt Oaks, Seafield Road East, Clontarf
€735,000
4-bed apartment
If you're looking for luxury, how about this colossal penthouse apartment in beautiful Clontarf?
Split over two levels, the property offers a massive balcony and gorgeous views of nearby Howth and Dublin Bay.
Inside, you'll find three four massive bedrooms - three of them en-suite - a huge living room that is just flooded with natural light and a spacious, well-appointed kitchen.
Did someone say party pad?!
Check it out on Perfect Property here.
An Pairc Wotton, The Ward, County Meath
€750,000
4-bed detached house
Finally, if you're happy to cross the border into County Meath, you can bag yourself a modern mansion.
This palatial new-build is set in a quiet cul-de-sac in the south-east Meath countryside, but it's far from cut off - you can be on the M2 in five minutes and on into the city in under half an hour.
The house is immaculate and fitted out to the highest standard - if it's space you're after you'll be wowed by the vaulted ceilings in th lounge and kitchen, the ceilings a full nine feet above ground level.
Four bedrooms (with a walk-in wardrobe in the master), four bathrooms, a low-energy design and generous outdoor space complete an enviable family home.
