It was September before the house-hunting bug bit again, and the ad for this one snagged us hook, line, and sinker! (I still can't look at the photos without swooning...) Over a three-hour drive away (already a negative), it was advertised as "around 100 years old" on 23.84 acres near the edge of a small town. Perfect! The pictures were all captivating, and it was priced at a very reasonable $275,000. We couldn't wait to go see it!
So what was wrong? Well, besides being a VERY long drive, what the top picture doesn't show is that apparently the property only includes a narrow right-of-way along that drive, and on one side sits another house (very close to this house), and on the other side sits a mobile home! No, sorry, not the view we want from our front porch. Our hearts sank. (This home is no longer on the market.)
Pros:
Exactly the style of house we're looking for
Good architectural bones
Some updating done but could use more
Nice size property
Reasonable price
Cons:
Too far from current area
The "view" is a mobile home
Doesn't really need "renovating," just some cosmetic work
Not private enough
No comments:
Post a Comment