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Take 5: Guest houses in France and Greece and a Balinese theme in Costa Rica

Take 5: From apartments in Marbella and Tokyo to a Drumcondra mid-terrace

Take5: From a contemporary villa in Alicante to part of a period house in Baldoyle

Take5: From a guesthouse in Athens to a house with a grocery shop in Tipperary

From a mid-century apartment in Bangkok to a pre-1963 house of flats in Rialto

Take5: From a Dublin bungalow, a Spanish villa, a B&B in Portugal, an Edwardian home in Scotland to a Romanian castle

Take5: From a four bed in suburban Dublin to a private island in Belize

Take5: From a two bedroom house in Dublin, to a villa in Cyprus and a house with holiday rental units in France

Take5: From a renovated 18th-century house in Mayenne to home and income in Lazio

Take5: Village homes in Tuscany, Almería and Brittany, sea views in Alanya

Take5: A cottage by the sea in Belmullet or a maison bourgeoise in Limousin

Take5: Sea views in Sunny Beach, a French tower house or a Cavan small holding

Take5: Kalkan villa, eight-bed chateau, Malaga four-bed, Koh Samui villa, Glounthaune bungalow

Take Five: Dordogne retreat, Lazio farmhouse, Algarve villa, Glin four-bed

Sea views, an embassy belt flat, a heritage building or a bungalow in Cloghroe

Take Five: Wicklow, Poitou Charentes, Le Marche, Alicante and Mugla

Take Five: A view of a Turkish lake and mountains or a semi-detached in Carrick-on-Shannon, Co Leitrim

Take Five: homes in Crete, Texas, Poitou Charentes and Co Clare

What your budget of €250,000 could buy at home and abroad

TAKE FIVE FOR €650,000: Choose between this four-bed with an acre of land on Lusk Road, Skerries, Co Dublin or a poolside escape on the Greek island of Kefalonia

Take Five: What €450,000 gets you in Ireland and abroad

JJ O’Sullivan is seeking €350,000 for this four-bedroom house in Allihies, Co Cork. We find similar properties around the world

Kireen Auctioneers is seeking €69,000 for this three-bedroom house on Gallagher Road, Tubbercurry, Co Sligo. We find similarly-priced properties around the world

Property Partners Barry Herterich is seeking €250,000 for this three-bedroom house at Ballyphillip, Dunhill, Waterford. We seek similarly-priced properties around the world

McCarthy and McGrath Auctioneers is seeking €120,000 for this three-bedroom house in Midleton, Co Cork. We find similarly-priced properties around the world

REA McElhinney is seeking €100,000 for this three-bedroom house in Mountcharles, Co Donegal. We find similar properties around the world

Michael A O’Brien and Sons is seeking €200,000 for this four-bedroom house in Tallow, Waterford. We seek similarly-priced properties in Turkey, France, Italy and Croatia

Connaughton Auctioneers is seeking €175,000 for this three-bed house in Athy, Co Kildare. We seek similarly-priced properties in France, Turkey, US and Portugal

James G Coughlan & Associates is seeking €300,000 for this four-bed bungalow in Bishopstown, Cork. We seek similarly-priced properties in the US, Turkey, Spain and France

DNG Fairview is seeking €345,000 for this four-bed house in Dublin 5. We seek similarly priced properties in Portugal, Turkey, France and Spain

Harrington Property is seeking €400,000 for this four-bed bungalow on an acre in Laragh, Co Wicklow. we find similar-priced homes in Spain, Turkey, the US and France

Fitzgerald and O’Connor is seeking €70,000 for this four-bedroom house on New Street, Caherciveen, Co Kerry. We find similarly priced homes in Turkey, Spain, Portugal and France

GVM Auctioneers is seeking €250,000 for this six-bedroom house on 2.5 acres at The Avenue, Killoscully, Newport, Co Tipperary. Emma Cullinan finds similar in Turkey, Portugal, France and Spain

Property Team MA O’Leary is seeking €300,000 for this four-bedroom house in Rathure, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford. Emma Cullinan finds alternatives in Turkey, Portugal, Italy and France