Wow, everyone has been emailing me and asking what is the story with this house!?!?! We aren't really "actively looking" for a house but when I see something unusual come up on the market, we go and look at it. Anything that seems too good to be true. We looked at a farm house last spring (with horses - no for us), a house in a cul-de-sac (was sunken in the ground - no for us), and this one.
I was prepared for the worst knowing it was a short sale. What I saw was so much different that what I could have prepared for. The owners had made it into a dormitory. The place was full of bedrooms from head to toe that they were obviously renting out. Two of the rooms we were unable to see because they were locked and we heard people in them. I think I counted 15 beds?
The entire basement was set up as an apartment with a full operating kitchen. The laundry room was like a laundromat with instruction on posterboard of "do's and don'ts" written in Spanish (like no lavar zapatos, etc). There was a shelf of laundry detergent for each person.
I could see us taking on a house like this as a project with a vision in mind but ... with our four young children!??! Nate could make the outside of the house amazing but doesn't have energy to invest in the interior so we would have to contract that out.
This is what the outside of it looked like. For those of you who don't live around DC can understand - houses around here that would go for $100,000 in other parts of the country go for $600,000 around here.
This is the neighborhood - lots of trees, big lots, huge backyards, older homes, close to the highway and metro.
That is the house from the distance.
That is the house - a lot of potential, four cars parked there in the middle of the day - eck!
The other side of the house.
What do you think? Leave a comment...
Sounds totally weird but could have tons of potential! Where is it? I guess it would depend on how much of a steal it is, too.
ReplyDeleteDepends on where it is and what the neighbors are like...are there other homes around there set up like dorms or are there families??? Great to see things like this, you need to get a great deal on the price!!!
ReplyDeleteWell, if you really like the Duggars, this could be the house for you! ;-) Seriously, sounds interesting...you can always change the inside, but the location is definitely the most important thing to think about. You can't change that!
ReplyDeletePersonally, I think you guys need to look at the house for sale on Ridge Ford Dr! :)
ReplyDeletethe neighborhood looks wonderful! Make sure to check out the condition of all the "big ticket" items. The nice thing about a house that needs renovation is that you can make it how you want it to be! Keep us updated when you look at other places.
ReplyDeleteIt looks great on the outside . . . and a big lot is great for the kids. :) We will keep praying for the Lord to guide you clearly!
ReplyDeleteHugs to all.