Logan-raised NRL giant Corey Parker and Triple M breakfast host Margaux Parker are finding success in their second career – flipping houses.
The celebrity couple is selling their Daisy Hill home less than two years after buying it, following around 18 months of head-to-toe renovations.
But they’re not leaving Logan just yet, with the Parkers’ next renovation project expected to be in the city limits.
The Parkers bought 66 Highview Terrace – a 2870sqm block with a five-bedroom, four-bathroom Queenslander – in 2023 for $2.05 million.
Now they are looking to score between $2.7-2.9 million for it.
The Parkers’ previous home in Cornubia, near where Mr Parker grew up, sold for just under $3 million in April 2023.
They had owned the Carbrook Road block since 2014 and made two extension alterations, including the addition of a large shed in 2019.
Similar to their Daisy Hill home, the 6819sqm block boasted a house with five bedrooms, three bathrooms, a fireplace, media room and butler’s pantry.
The couple says they’re now looking for their next project.
“We’ve always enjoyed renovating – I’m pretty handy, and my wife’s got a really good palette for design,” Mr Parker said.
“This house in particular was just so warm and there was just so much about it when we first looked at it that we liked. We just had to have it.
“Whether we were staying there for a long period of time or not, it did require a full facelift, which is pretty much what it got.
“It is very different to how it was when we bought it.”
The renovations were extensive, and executed mostly by the pair in their spare time.
“I do as much as I can myself,” Mr Parker said.
“A lot of people don’t have the time to be able to do that, whereas for myself and my wife, who work two very unique jobs, we do have the time – so it sort of fits.
“I know how to do most things, but I’ve got trades that I’ve used over the years that I lean on.”
He said first walking into the Daisy Hill house was like “taking a step back into the 90s”.
“But the bare bones of the house and the foundations were great,” he said.
“There’s always ways to improve a house. When we buy a house, that’s certainly one of the first things we look at.
“We have got a certain taste and a certain way we want things to turn out… so there’s great satisfaction in that.”
So other than the ‘fun’ factor, why do the Parkers choose to tackle fixer-uppers?
“If you just look at it from a financial point of view, it’s the only thing in life that you can do and get tax-free money back,” Mr Parker said.
“Second to that is, I think there’s just so many wonderful, untapped houses in and around that just need a bit of love and care.”
Both Mr and Mrs Parker grew up in Logan.
During Mr Parker’s football career, they moved to Camp Hill in Brisbane, closer to work, where they lived for a decade.
But they have since moved back home, and they are here to stay.
“We’ve lived in Logan now for the last 12 or 14 years.
“I don’t see us moving anywhere outside of Logan – I’ve always been a southsider.
“At this stage, it looks like we’re going back to Cornubia to find our next renovation.”
