Hunt for the Hundy: 10 properties you could buy with $100k

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Hunt for the Hundy: 10 properties you could buy with $100k

Our Hunt For The Hundy competition is on, and $100k could be yours. In need of ideas on how to spend it? We've a few.

Emma Bacon
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Winning $100,000 in Trade Me's Hunt For The Hundy competition could transform your property goals. This sum is perfect for a substantial first-home deposit or for buying a high-spec tiny home outright in New Zealand.

Other creative options include:

- Purchasing a classic NZ "do-up" project

- Investing in a low-maintenance CBD carpark

- Buying unique overseas properties like Italian villas or Japanese 'Akiya' homes

This prize offers a significant opportunity to enter the property market or make a unique investment.

The ultimate first-home deposit

A brand-new, high-spec Tiny Home

A tiny home with some cash to spare.

An Italian €1 villa (plus an epic renovation budget)

A taste of Italy? Rural towns Sambuca and Mussomeli have been selling run-down villas for a Euro.

A slice of remote Kiwi paradise

This section on the Mataura River, home to world famous brown trout and a lifestyle could be yours.

A traditional 'Akiya' home in Japan

Trade NZ for Japan. Traditional countryside homes known as "Akiya" (vacant houses) are sold for just NZ$30k.

Your very own CBD carpark (NZ)

A modernised cave house in Spain

A "casas cueva" or cave house in Spain is within the $100k budget.

A classic do-up (NZ)

A cash-buyer investment in the American Midwest

The American midwest is within reach.

A boat... that's technically a house (NZ)

Ready to make it happen?

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