Hidden Beauty
Oct/17/07 11:01 PM
Originally, the property was listed at $---,--- and
was presented as a “great lot to build condos”. My
wife and I live 4 doors down the street, and we saw
it go up for sale, and as with every house that goes
up for sale in your neighborhood you have to take a
look. We took it upon ourselves to save this doomed
bungalow from a fate worse than being torn down, we
saved it from being REPLACED BY CONDOS.
We toured the house and it was what I endearingly refer to as a $hithole. It had floors that sloped so badly that they should have had a black diamond sign. The plaster was only slightly less cracked than the San Andreas fault line, and a bathroom that was scarier than those at an East St. Louis gas station. It seems that there is a lot of work to do and probably over the next year or so we will see if indeed it IS too much, as my wife suggests.
The picture above is the first photo I have taken of the property, a wonderful shot in my opinion. I liken it to a seductive geisha hiding behind her fan and batting eyes at you. We shall see.
So, the house went up for sale on Friday, we toured it on Saturday, made an offer on Sunday, and they accepted it on Monday. Now we will close in November, and we are anxious to get started. Obviously one of the first steps will be removing this tree, at risk of insulting the cleverness of the one who planted it.
We toured the house and it was what I endearingly refer to as a $hithole. It had floors that sloped so badly that they should have had a black diamond sign. The plaster was only slightly less cracked than the San Andreas fault line, and a bathroom that was scarier than those at an East St. Louis gas station. It seems that there is a lot of work to do and probably over the next year or so we will see if indeed it IS too much, as my wife suggests.
The picture above is the first photo I have taken of the property, a wonderful shot in my opinion. I liken it to a seductive geisha hiding behind her fan and batting eyes at you. We shall see.
So, the house went up for sale on Friday, we toured it on Saturday, made an offer on Sunday, and they accepted it on Monday. Now we will close in November, and we are anxious to get started. Obviously one of the first steps will be removing this tree, at risk of insulting the cleverness of the one who planted it.