Sydney property: How smart homeowner managed to add $500,000 to his house value in just three months

A quaint three-bedroom home in Sydney’s north has sold for an astonishing $500,000 more than the price paid for it just three months ago after the owner flipped it in an off-market sale.

The property at 27 Numa Road in Ryde sold for $2.125million a few days before Christmas last year.

After a three-month settlement, the developer owner sold the house for $2.62million – a $495,000 profit in less than 90 days.

There had been no renovations or improvements to the home, with it being re-sold in the exact same condition it was purchased for.

The home features three small bedrooms, one bathroom, two car spots and a moderate-sized garden.

It’s located a short walk from Macquarie Hospital and Ryde East Public School. 

The home features three small bedrooms, one bathroom, two car spots and a moderate-sized garden – as well as a bright living room (pictured)

The vendor had planned on redeveloping the site but instead thought he would test its value, given the increasingly strong state of Sydney’s property market.

Belle Property’s Alex Macri was able to find a buyer seriously interested in the home, leaving the owner with an incredible investment. 

‘The seller was planning on developing the site, but decided the market is still great and if there were any buyers considering to secure the property off market he would sell it,’ Mr Macri told SMH. 

The owner had been planning on turning the house into a duplex but instead tested the market and found the eyewatering bid

‘But if the price was not at his expectation he would just build the project.’ 

The area has become sought after with the introduction of a new train line, its proximity to Macquarie University and easy links to the city.

Mr Macri said new homes in the area are regularly selling for around $3.5million, which has seen the demand for duplexes increase.