Michael Houghton and his wife have bought five properties since 2013 and have learned how to find the best value. Photo: Getty
Recently, we found ourselves sitting in a quiet pub in a small village on the Loop Head peninsula, chatting to a couple who’d bought a property there 20 years ago.
They reminisced about summers in west Clare and the adventures they’d had with their children. It got us thinking, maybe it was time we expanded our lifestyle a little too. For years we had bought property as buy-to-let investments; it was time we invested in something more personal: a holiday home.