Monday, May 17, 2010

You Say Foreclosure, B Says Potential

We recently heard that the house across the street from us went into foreclosure. One of the neighbors thought it looked back inside, but that was not confirmed. However, once the house officially went on the market, B got us the code to go inside so we could see for ourselves.

It was as disastrous as I thought it would be in parts and better in parts. But, see for yourself.

Immediately upon entering the side of the house, you turn left into a hall to go into the kitchen. This is that hall that leads to the kitchen and the eat in area that you see in the way back:



This is the kitchen. No appliances. I am sure he took them with him. Plastic wrap on the windows which leads me to believe they are original and just as drafty as ours. And a lovely shade of pale yellow:


And what is this you ask? No clue. It looks like the owner was trying to knock down the entry way between the kitchen and the eat in but then just kind of gave up?


This is the weird old faucet in the kitchen sink that also had built-in soap dispenser (that I doubt has worked in quite some time):


If you can't tell what the following picture is, well that would be the light switch, hanging in the MIDDLE of the room. Safety be damned!


Below is the living room. The fireplace is in good shape. The carpet, however, is not. The entry to the left goes to the dining room that has the same carpet. The entry way to the right goes to a small TV room in which B is standing. It also holds the best thing I found in the house.


This is the best thing in the house. How gorgeous is this built-in cabinet?

This beauty is the back porch that the owner may have been attempting to make into an all season room. Unfortunately, in its current state it is a no season room. There is a glass door leading from the dining room, as well as one leading from the TV room.

This is the upstairs main bath. Again with the yellow. However, I did fall in love with the arch and curve of the shower. And it had a shower/tub combo which is more than I can say for our bath.


Although the bath has two seats in it so you probably wouldn't fit in it to take an actual bath. We can use B as a sizing gauge:


And, finally, the bath downstairs. Can you say water damage?


I didn't take any pictures of the bedrooms because they were pretty standard and nothing exciting. I also forgot to take a picture of the outside, but I will update with one later.

This house is selling for a bargain, but between the water damage, the need for a new roof, probably new windows, and the very large and VERY dead tree in front, one would probably need twice the selling price to even be able to live in it. B thinks that it is in decent shape. I, however, am unable to see beyond all of the many (and hugely visible) flaws.

I hope someone serious buys it and fixes it. I would love to see that.

2 important things being said:

Andhari said...

Ahhh yeah the cost of fixing the house itself will probably scare a few people who wanna own a house. it needs a complete makeover but if the person buying it has good taste, like you, it has a potential to be a good home too :)

*~Dani~* said...

Debbie - I hate when houses become eyesores in otherwise beautiful neighborhoods. So sad. I agree.

Andhari - I think it will definitely scare a lot of people away. I dream that we had enough to buy it, fix it and move my parents in. They have their own house now, but that is irrelevant lol. And thank you for the compliment, girl :)

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