Comments on: That Neighborhood House (You Know the One) http://www.oneprojectcloser.com/community/that-neighborhood-house-you-know-the-one/ Home improvement and related topics from four evening and weekend warriors striving for the perfect homes... Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:16:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Why S? http://www.oneprojectcloser.com/community/that-neighborhood-house-you-know-the-one/#comment-232 Why S? Sun, 16 Mar 2008 07:35:00 +0000 http://www.oneprojectcloser.com/general/that-neighborhood-house-you-know-the-one/#comment-232 That's half my neighborhood. The stand out is a truly scary Victorian at the end of the block. Plastic lawn furniture permanently sits in the front yard and their retaining wall seems ready to give way at any moment. When it finally does collapse, I just hope the whole street doesn't go with it, like dominos. That’s half my neighborhood. The stand out is a truly scary Victorian at the end of the block. Plastic lawn furniture permanently sits in the front yard and their retaining wall seems ready to give way at any moment. When it finally does collapse, I just hope the whole street doesn’t go with it, like dominos.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.oneprojectcloser.com/community/that-neighborhood-house-you-know-the-one/#comment-223 Anonymous Fri, 14 Mar 2008 01:29:00 +0000 http://www.oneprojectcloser.com/general/that-neighborhood-house-you-know-the-one/#comment-223 Fred,<br/>Your anonymouns :O) sister has a cut down tree in hers that could go to the dump as well.<br/>Lisa Fred,
Your anonymouns :O) sister has a cut down tree in hers that could go to the dump as well.
Lisa

]]> By: Fred http://www.oneprojectcloser.com/community/that-neighborhood-house-you-know-the-one/#comment-219 Fred Thu, 13 Mar 2008 10:55:00 +0000 http://www.oneprojectcloser.com/general/that-neighborhood-house-you-know-the-one/#comment-219 The good news about this house is they've actually started to do some work on it. These pictures are a little older (but the house stayed this way until 2 weeks ago, I just didn't find a day to finish the post)... So, I will be adding this to "before and after" when they get the job done. <br/><br/>For those interested, the final sale price was $238,000. I'll be interested to see if they can flip it for profit at that price.<br/><br/>I wouldn't complain to someone who had an "in process" house as long as they kept making some progress. Right now I have a hot water heater sitting in the back yard that needs to make its way to the dump. The good news about this house is they’ve actually started to do some work on it. These pictures are a little older (but the house stayed this way until 2 weeks ago, I just didn’t find a day to finish the post)… So, I will be adding this to “before and after” when they get the job done.

For those interested, the final sale price was $238,000. I’ll be interested to see if they can flip it for profit at that price.

I wouldn’t complain to someone who had an “in process” house as long as they kept making some progress. Right now I have a hot water heater sitting in the back yard that needs to make its way to the dump.

]]> By: Jennifer http://www.oneprojectcloser.com/community/that-neighborhood-house-you-know-the-one/#comment-218 Jennifer Thu, 13 Mar 2008 03:31:00 +0000 http://www.oneprojectcloser.com/general/that-neighborhood-house-you-know-the-one/#comment-218 You talking about us over here? :) <br/><br/>I keep fearing the neighbors will come and talk to us about our piles of fencing or our stone pile or our dirt side yard or our dying grass or our huge holes in the siding....<br/><br/>but then I look at THEIR houses... :) <br/><br/>The good thing is we are all slowly working on our houses. You talking about us over here? :)

I keep fearing the neighbors will come and talk to us about our piles of fencing or our stone pile or our dirt side yard or our dying grass or our huge holes in the siding….

but then I look at THEIR houses… :)

The good thing is we are all slowly working on our houses.

]]> By: Green Fairy http://www.oneprojectcloser.com/community/that-neighborhood-house-you-know-the-one/#comment-217 Green Fairy Thu, 13 Mar 2008 02:18:00 +0000 http://www.oneprojectcloser.com/general/that-neighborhood-house-you-know-the-one/#comment-217 A neighborhood house in disrepair is very, very frustrating. We're trying to sell my mom's and the house across the street from hers, which is also pushing forty, has never had any basic maintenance to keep it up. And now there are squirrels living in the attic. The hole they've chewed must be seven or eight inches across. We've tried talking to them, but to no avail. The owner moved out long ago and one of her daughters lives there, but isn't any better at mowing or shoveling snow. It makes selling a house in a tough market even tougher. A neighborhood house in disrepair is very, very frustrating. We’re trying to sell my mom’s and the house across the street from hers, which is also pushing forty, has never had any basic maintenance to keep it up. And now there are squirrels living in the attic. The hole they’ve chewed must be seven or eight inches across. We’ve tried talking to them, but to no avail. The owner moved out long ago and one of her daughters lives there, but isn’t any better at mowing or shoveling snow. It makes selling a house in a tough market even tougher.

]]> By: Jenni http://www.oneprojectcloser.com/community/that-neighborhood-house-you-know-the-one/#comment-216 Jenni Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:54:00 +0000 http://www.oneprojectcloser.com/general/that-neighborhood-house-you-know-the-one/#comment-216 Hey-----that's my house. We're working on it... really, we are. We're just slow.... Hey—–that’s my house. We’re working on it… really, we are. We’re just slow….

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