Lions gun defender scores big win in Brisbane property sale

Ray White Metro North director David Treloar marketed the four-bedroom two-bathroom home at 173 Macrossan Avenue, Norman Park which sold for $1.42 million - double the $710,000 Mr Answerth paid for the property in 2019.

“While we anticipated strong buyer interest given Norman Park's popularity and the home's condition, a sale within four days demonstrates just how competitive the market is for well-presented properties in this price range,” Mr Treloar said.

Mr Answerth bought the home as a 19-year-old in 2019, shortly after being drafted to Brisbane from Melbourne.

It was his first property purchase - a significant investment for a teenager embarking on his AFL career.

"I hadn't even been in Brisbane for 12 months when I bought my first house,” Mr Answerth said.

“I lived in it for six years before it became an investment property which I rented through Ray White.”

He said he could not believe the house was sold so quickly.

“The house is on a 405sqm block of land and features open-plan living and dining areas and a timber deck,” Mr Answerth said.

He credited much of the property’s appeal to the extensive landscaping work completed by his father and uncle early in his ownership.

"When I first bought it, my dad, who is a landscaper and hedge cutter, helped turn the place around with my uncle," Mr Answerth said.

"We’ve done a lot of work on the house over the years."