Finding the Right House - Part VI: House #2
Next up was the house in Barry's subdivision called Applewood.
This is the house I was excited by. This was the house I was pretty sure we would buy.
** LISTING **
Listing Price $198,500
2016 Aspen Dr
Woodstock, IL 60098
Bedrooms: 3
Baths: 2.1
Year Built: 1993
WHY BUILD....THIS HOME LOOKS LIKE NEW**** CERAMIC TILE IN KITCHEN, FENCE YARD, FIREPLACE, LANDSCAPED PROFESSIONALLY, WALK IN CLOSET, FULL BATHROOM IN MASTER BEDROOM, VERY NICE REC. ROOM IN FINISH BASEMENT
Living Rm: 13X12
Dining Rm: 10X10
Kitchen: 17X11
Family Rm: 14X12
MstBed Rm: 15X12
2nd Bed Rm: 13X11
3rd Bed Rm: 11X10
Type: 2 Stories
Style: Colonial
Fireplace: 1
Basement: Finished
Garage: 2.5 Car
Assoc. Dues: $ 400
We pulled up into the driveway and I eagerly walked up to the front door. Mary came around and used her Realtor keypad thing to unlock a little lock-box that contained the house keys... moments later I was standing in the entry way.
The first thing that came to mind was... "What the fuck happened to this place?"
How shall I put this....? Hmmm.... while the house was really nice on the outside... it was.... well.... abused on the inside.
Mary said... "This is probably why it's been on the market for 6 MONTHS!"
I hadn't a clue it was on the market for that long.
In order to get this house into "move in condition" it would require a massive cleaning job, the repainting of every single wall & ceiling, new carpeting in the ENTIRE house (all 3 levels), new tile in the kitchen and new appliances. That is not to forget the drywall repair and rewiring!
I was greatly disappointed. I was hoping this would be "The One"!
I loved the layout, I loved the size, I loved the full size basement. The yard was a little bizarre and it was in a community that would require HOA dues, but from the outside the +'s way outweighed the -'s
We stood in the kitchen for a few minutes to discuss how much it would cost to get back into shape and soon realized, it wasn't worth it.
UPDATE: I recently found out that this house sold a couple weeks after we viewed it... here is the info...
List Date: 05/15/04
Contract Date: 11/24/04
Close Date: 11/30/04
Sale Price: $ 185,000
It closed in 6 days and sold for $13,500 less than listing. And that wouldn't even cover all of the repairs needed to bring the house to A+ shape.
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