BREAKING into the property market can be tough and take years of careful saving.

It’s not like someone is just going to give you a free house.

Well, that’s exactly what Sam Bridge is doing.

Mr Bridge, a 40-year-old builder, recently purchased an 8 Heather Ave, Windsor Gardens property through Harcourts Magill to subdivide and figured, rather than demolishing the existing home, why not give it away.

“The house had to go, and usually in that case we would have a figure that we would have allowed to demolish the house, level the block and get it all cleared ready for subdivision,’’ he said.

“I was chatting to a friend and he said ‘why don’t you just list it on Gumtree and someone might take it away for you?’

“It’s a bit of a win-win for me because obviously we’ve allowed a figure to demolish it and level the block and if someone wants it and they can organise the logistics of getting it cut in half and transporting it to wherever they want, then we’ve had a win because we haven’t had to outlay that expense to get rid of it, and they get a house which they can use and set it up on a block, or a farm shack or whatever.”

Mr Bridge said to have the home removed at someone else’s expense could save him up to $7,500.

“Because it’s only a timber frame ... there’s not as much heavy earthmoving involved, so you’d expect it to cost $7000, maybe, $7500 just depending,” Mr Bridge said.

“So if we don’t have to spend that then we’ve had a little bit of a win — so that’s the method to the madness.”

Mr Bridge posted the Gumtree advertisement on Tuesday night, describing it as the “perfect shack for a scrub block, workman’s hut, or rural office.”

It has since attracted more than 1000 views.

The home, albeit modest, is totally liveable, Mr Bridge said, and prior to purchase was being rented out for $250 per week.

“The kitchen is basic and the bathroom could do with a good makeover, but the four main rooms are fine,” Mr Bridge said.

Mr Bridge said relocation of the home should be a straightforward process.

“The fact it’s fairly square, and with the way the roof is, it’s fairly easy to just cut it in half and transport it in two halves on a low-loader semi and then someone can set it up wherever they choose,” Mr Bridge said.

The home can only be taken away after May 22, when Mr Bridge takes settlement of the property, and after electricity has been disconnected from the home.

Mr Bridge said, with strong interest in the home, he hadn’t yet worked out how he would decide who would get the house.

“Some people will probably shake their head and think it’s too hard and too much work. If it comes down to two or three parties that really want it, then I guess all I can say is then, maybe it’s not a free house,” he said.

“If someone wants to pay $1000 or $2000, then (it will go to) whoever wants to pay the most. I guess that’s the only fair thing I can do, really.”