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Post by Mel on Feb 3, 2021 20:49:34 GMT
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maryannscraps
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Post by maryannscraps on Feb 3, 2021 21:15:36 GMT
Passive solar heating and cooling -- great concept. Doesn't look very well cared for, though.
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Feb 3, 2021 21:18:40 GMT
I had to laugh at all the fancy 'brick' arches and cabinet door in the kitchen... and then a dropped acoustic tile ceiling.
Interestingly, an 'underground' house just sold in our area. They had had it professionally staged to help sell it and it was still on the market a looonnggg time. I went to a sale the stager held to get rid of all the furnishings, lamps, art, and knickknacks. I wanted a seagrass patio set that was in the photos, but it sold the night before. I did score a very large mahogany bookcase for my office for only $25.
Now that I think about it, the underground house I was in had dropped tile ceilings in the bedrooms. Wonder if it's something about being partially underground that makes that necessary? I would hate that.
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Post by busy on Feb 3, 2021 21:19:34 GMT
lololol what a weird place. That kitchen is hideous. And that oven is SO HIGH UP.
You're nuts, Realtor "With a bit of finishing touches, bonus areas can be customized into your own additional living areas!"
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Post by monicad on Feb 3, 2021 21:27:38 GMT
I think it could be a really cool house (with a LOT of renovating). I love tiny homes, especially the container ones, and this reminds me a little of that.
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lesley
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Post by lesley on Feb 3, 2021 21:35:51 GMT
Are those electrical sockets sticking out of the floor in the last couple of photos? Why?! All those windows make it look from the outside like the primary school my kids attended. And the windows look filthy. It would probably have been worth springing for a window cleaner in order to make the inside look brighter. The kitchen and the carpets are all incredibly ugly. It does have potential however.  |
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Post by ~summer~ on Feb 3, 2021 21:45:53 GMT
Super weird house. I feel from the outside it had some potential with a neat modern look but the inside...no.
Do we assume these houses were recently inhabited looking like this?
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Post by Darcy Collins on Feb 3, 2021 21:52:59 GMT
I'd take a bulldozer to it.
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Post by workingclassdog on Feb 3, 2021 22:13:25 GMT
Where is the driveway to the garage doors??
I remember back when I was young my dad loved going to look at open houses. .... there was a time period these were really popular. We drove by them quite a bit but never went inside one.
Those windows look nasty.. at least try to make the house look decent...
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Post by artsyk on Feb 3, 2021 22:18:11 GMT
Are those electrical sockets sticking out of the floor in the last couple of photos? Why?!All those windows make it look from the outside like the primary school my kids attended. And the windows look filthy. It would probably have been worth springing for a window cleaner in order to make the inside look brighter. The kitchen and the carpets are all incredibly ugly. It does have potential however. My guess is that they were going to have walls in those areas - maybe someone started or they were there and there was water damage? With the floor being concrete, you would want to have those in place before you poured. |
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Post by gar on Feb 3, 2021 22:30:22 GMT
What a notch potch and that awful kitchen! No thanks  |
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Feb 3, 2021 22:43:05 GMT
Link to the one near me. Believe me, the staging and the photographer worked miracles on this one. It was not impressive in person. The tall bookcase with the spiky plant on top in the atrium is the one I bought.
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Post by ~summer~ on Feb 3, 2021 22:59:47 GMT
Link to the one near me. Believe me, the staging and the photographer worked miracles on this one. It was not impressive in person. The tall bookcase with the spiky plant on top in the atrium is the one I bought. i like it! I mean it does need work but the grounds are nice and has some positives. This is the cheapest house I could find in the area - very uninspiring!! 🙄 www.zillow.com/homedetails/703-Moraga-Rd-Moraga-CA-94556/18470467_zpid/ |
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Feb 3, 2021 23:47:44 GMT
This is the cheapest house I could find in the area - very uninspiring!! Too much mis-matched stone and brick for me. |
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Post by sasha on Feb 4, 2021 0:30:41 GMT
I had to laugh at all the fancy 'brick' arches and cabinet door in the kitchen... and then a dropped acoustic tile ceiling. Interestingly, an 'underground' house just sold in our area. They had had it professionally staged to help sell it and it was still on the market a looonnggg time. I went to a sale the stager held to get rid of all the furnishings, lamps, art, and knickknacks. I wanted a seagrass patio set that was in the photos, but it sold the night before. I did score a very large mahogany bookcase for my office for only $25. Now that I think about it, the underground house I was in had dropped tile ceilings in the bedrooms. Wonder if it's something about being partially underground that makes that necessary? I would hate that. OMG, that kitchen was so, so horrific! That's exactly what I was focusing on! |
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Post by peabay on Feb 4, 2021 0:45:59 GMT
Tear it down and start again.
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Post by Katie on Feb 4, 2021 0:51:55 GMT
That oven!?! I am 5’11 and it looks too high up even for me. And I kind of agree...tear it down and start over.
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Post by rickmer on Feb 4, 2021 1:44:03 GMT
it kinda looks like a motel or a 60s mini strip mall?! you know, something that wasn't house and was retro-fitted to be a house?
BUT... i do see big potential. i doubt those windows would ever come clean, likely need to be replaced. the kitchen is a complete write-off. and i agree the outlets look like walls were meant to be built there.
someone with a good eye (and budget) could make it pretty cool i think.
(still can't get over these prices. we have tear down bungalows on 21x80' lots that go for over a million... sigh)
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Post by AussieMeg on Feb 4, 2021 1:54:12 GMT
It's an interesting looking house. Although the kitchen is just about the ugliest kitchen I've ever seen.
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pilcas
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Post by pilcas on Feb 4, 2021 2:18:35 GMT
I think this one just needs to be knocked down.
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howjudiofyou
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Post by howjudiofyou on Feb 4, 2021 3:01:17 GMT
I wonder how well the passive heating works. It's located south of Buffalo in an area that usually gets a dumping of lake effect snow every winter. I imagine it would be cold and damp, on top of being ugly.
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MaryMary
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Post by MaryMary on Feb 4, 2021 3:51:18 GMT
That’s just a whole lot of unredeemable ugly.
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