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fairyruneWe saw another house on Saturday morning that we really like. We haven't put an offer on it yet, because there's a strange sort of a situation with it.
We got there, and there was a notice in the doorway that said that someone had come by in January, found the property abandoned, and would be contacting the mortgage company. The house has been listed since November of 2008, and we have no idea what the deal is. Our agents left a message with the listing agent, and haven't heard back yet.
I really hope there's not a major problem with this one. It needs a bit of work, but we really like it. It's got a nice sized kitchen with a wood burning stove, a family room, a formal dining/living room, sitting area, two bedrooms, and a full bath on the first floor. The second floor is all one bedroom, and another full bath. Both baths have tubs, and there's a full walk-our basement with laundry which you can access from INSIDE the house. It's got plenty of room and LOADS of potential.
All four exterior doors would need to be replaced right off the bat, as well as all of the appliances. There's some ceiling and wall damage that my dad could fix, but overall the house seems in decent shape. The stairs and floors aren't tilted, and there's only one spot of water damage resulting from the wall damage in the upstairs bathroom. There's room outside for a little veggie garden, and the house is located near a train station.
Hopefully our agents will come back and tell us that the price is very negotiable, because even if we could afford the list price on this one we probably wouldn't pay it. Considering the work that needs to be done and the fact that it's been sitting unoccupied for god-knows-how-long, it's listed WAY too high. Who knows? Maybe they'll come back and tell us it's being foreclosed upon, and we can practically steal it!
In other house news, the seller's agents from one of the houses we saw two Sundays ago are VERY KEEN to have us put in an offer. That house doesn't really need any work, but it's much smaller. We're going to try to take another look at it this weekend.
Things seem to be moving along smoothly. I am pleased.
We got there, and there was a notice in the doorway that said that someone had come by in January, found the property abandoned, and would be contacting the mortgage company. The house has been listed since November of 2008, and we have no idea what the deal is. Our agents left a message with the listing agent, and haven't heard back yet.
I really hope there's not a major problem with this one. It needs a bit of work, but we really like it. It's got a nice sized kitchen with a wood burning stove, a family room, a formal dining/living room, sitting area, two bedrooms, and a full bath on the first floor. The second floor is all one bedroom, and another full bath. Both baths have tubs, and there's a full walk-our basement with laundry which you can access from INSIDE the house. It's got plenty of room and LOADS of potential.
All four exterior doors would need to be replaced right off the bat, as well as all of the appliances. There's some ceiling and wall damage that my dad could fix, but overall the house seems in decent shape. The stairs and floors aren't tilted, and there's only one spot of water damage resulting from the wall damage in the upstairs bathroom. There's room outside for a little veggie garden, and the house is located near a train station.
Hopefully our agents will come back and tell us that the price is very negotiable, because even if we could afford the list price on this one we probably wouldn't pay it. Considering the work that needs to be done and the fact that it's been sitting unoccupied for god-knows-how-long, it's listed WAY too high. Who knows? Maybe they'll come back and tell us it's being foreclosed upon, and we can practically steal it!
In other house news, the seller's agents from one of the houses we saw two Sundays ago are VERY KEEN to have us put in an offer. That house doesn't really need any work, but it's much smaller. We're going to try to take another look at it this weekend.
Things seem to be moving along smoothly. I am pleased.
