It was foreclosed by the bank, I think, and when they do that it seems the usual plan is to not touch anything inside the house at all, just chunk it off on someone else as fast as possible. They have no idea what, exactly, is wrong with it.
It's solid and has all the original woodwork, and hasn't been badly remodled by poor DIY, which is sadly very difficult to find. One wall was removed, but they kept the mouldings for it! Eor thinks he would probably put it back.
The other house we're really drawn to has had a little bit of DIYer impact, but we think we could correct most of the problems fairly easily, and be living it it at the same time. And I think Eor's drawn to the bigger challenge. Also, possibly, the fact that the smaller house has a (tiny) garage, where he could put his van, which the larger one doesn't. I think we could build a garage for his van, as the lot of the bigger house is MUCH larger. And there are some trees - one looks like an apple. :)
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It's solid and has all the original woodwork, and hasn't been badly remodled by poor DIY, which is sadly very difficult to find. One wall was removed, but they kept the mouldings for it! Eor thinks he would probably put it back.
The other house we're really drawn to has had a little bit of DIYer impact, but we think we could correct most of the problems fairly easily, and be living it it at the same time. And I think Eor's drawn to the bigger challenge. Also, possibly, the fact that the smaller house has a (tiny) garage, where he could put his van, which the larger one doesn't. I think we could build a garage for his van, as the lot of the bigger house is MUCH larger. And there are some trees - one looks like an apple. :)