11 Responses to “Optimism?”

1. posted by Dan at May 16, 2008 8:52 pm :
   

   Whoever makes an offer on that house better have a very good inspector. (Or they could just ask any of us who have watched the house during its “renovation.”)

2. posted by Jennifer C. at May 16, 2008 9:23 pm :
   

   I dunno, it might not be too awful. The biggest problem was the speed, not the quality. As long as there’s no mold in the back section where the bumpout is (the OSB was exposed for a while), and if the inside’s not cheaply done, it might be okay. They used metal framing on the upstairs addition, and the outside certainly looks better than the house did before they started (remember the paneless dormer windows and the teal trim?). They’ve even had actual licensed contractors there for the last phase, and what appear to be real permits in the windows.

3. posted by Common Sense Mom at May 17, 2008 9:36 am :
   

   I’m so freakin’ happy to see that property improved and FINISHED that I would be willing to raise the difference between the asking price and the assessed price.

   I’ll put a jar on the the counter of CrossRoads Coffee Shop…it probably won’t take as long as the house renovations took. I have 15+ years right?

4. posted by SNF at May 17, 2008 11:19 am :
   

   Caveat Emptor.

5. posted by Jennifer C. at May 17, 2008 11:47 am :
   

   As far as renovation time, I’m not sure which took longer - this house or the one off Forest Hill, just past Willow Oaks Country Club on the right. Remember how long that one sat with the back addition rotting off of it?

6. posted by LG at May 18, 2008 9:36 am :
   

   I agree with Dan. There’s no way this house has gone unharmed by the fact it was exposed to the conditions for months (years?) without a roof. Wood rots when it is wet. And think of what kind of extermination job must have been needed when they decided to resume work? Ewww.

7. posted by Caitlin at May 19, 2008 8:07 am :
   

   There have been many hearty guffaws from my family and friends over the “FOR SALE” sign in the mud of that front yard. The construction isn’t even finished (back deck, anyone? huge pile of construction debris in the back yard?). I really feel for anyone who considers buying that house. Buyer Beware, indeed.

8. posted by Just Some Dude at May 19, 2008 8:31 am :
   

   Since every time I drive by, people waiting for the bus are sitting on the house’s front porch, I think the obvious solution is for the city to buy it and turn it into a GRTC transfer station.

   Win-win.

9. posted by Dan at July 21, 2008 10:19 pm :
   

   I see the house now has a “For Rent” sign in the front yard.

10. posted by Jennifer C. at July 21, 2008 10:50 pm :
    

    I guess nobody bit on that “$1000 to move in” offer. Oh well.

11. posted by caitlin at July 22, 2008 4:45 pm :
    

    Doesn’t this property still have a “condemned” sticker in the window?

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