Sunday, March 7, 2010

The Probate House - Updated

We were the first people able to see this house since it went on the market; the tenants only made it available today.

Unfortunately, I wasn't permitted to photograph the interiors lest I piss off the touchy tenants. There are photos online, but I couldn't download them, so I will need to describe it.

The living room is nice sized but the dining room is far larger than any other I've seen.  All floors are carpeted but there is hardwood underneath.

The kitchen is ok.  The cabinets and drawers are original, but have been repainted and refinished.  The laundry room attached to the kitchen needs a fair amount of work.  In its current configuration, with the washer, dryer, and water heater, it's far too crowded.  One has to carefully slide past the dryer in order to reach the back door.  Ideally, the water heater should be moved outside and the washer and dryer moved to the far wall.

The back yard is large and nice, with block walls on all sides.

The master bedroom is fine, but there is so much furniture in it right now, it's hard to see exactly how large it is.  The king-sized sleighbed backboard blocks most of the window on the front, and the large mirror on the dresser blocks most of the other window.

The original floor furnace has been replaced with central air and heat, so there will be  patch visible in the hardwood when the carpet comes up.

It's a good house, but at $410,000, it's the same price as the house I just bid on, and that house is still nicer (though that large dining room is rather appealing).

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