The basement runs under the house for almost exactly 2/3 of the house, or about 800 square feet. Access to the basement is via a concrete stairway that runs from the pantry down to the basement. In this stairway, above head level and along the wall to the pantry, you can see the piping that is necessary for the washer and for the hot water heater. The working hot water heater that is in the pantry is included in the sale.
Although it is unfinished, the basement has a nice smooth concrete floor that has been carefully swept. The floor has absolutely no cracks or holes in it at all.
The interior of the basement has what I think are plasterboard walls that create three rooms, in effect, each of which has it's own working light fixture. One "room" is about 400 square feet, one is about 275 square feet, and one is about 125 square feet. The smallest room has a very small and undeveloped closet.
The walls of the basement are smoothed over cement blocks. There used to be some narrow horizontal and vertical cracks in the walls, due to a very small amount of seepage, but this problem was solved in August 2007 as part of the package of repairs to insure that this property sells relatively rapidly. A mixture of water, acrilyc, and quickrete precision commercial grout was used to completely seal all the narrow cracks. There are no remaining substantial cracks in any of the basement walls, and of course there are no openings to the outside.
There are five small basement windows, two on the north side, two on the south side, and one on the southwest side. All of these windows are in good condition. These are the same type of basement windows that are common in houses everywhere; they swing down if you want to open them, and they have a hook and a latch for securing them when you have them closed.
The basement has at least one dual electric socket and at least 4 single elecric sockets. There is no running water in the basement at this time. The chimney which services the propane floor furnace that is in the dining room extends down to the floor of the basement. In the basement it appears as a square brown brick structure. There is an opening in it covered by a circular plate, so that any kind of heating appliance that requires a chimney exhaust could be installed in the basement, including a wood burning stove.
As many who own houses are aware, whether the basement walls are straight or bowed is a primary indicator of whether the house is "sliding on it's foundation" or not. Another indicator is whether the ground level floors sag or groan when you walk on them. In extreme cases, you can simply look at the house from the outside and detect that one end of it is slightly lower than the other end of it. This house has none of the indicators of any foundation problem. The basement walls of this house are straight and not bowed. None of the floors in the ground level are sagging or groaning when you walk on them. And as you can see from the pictures on this site, each end of the house is completely level with the other end.
Furthermore, this house was built on high ground relative to the immediate surroundings, which means it would not flood even in the extremely unlikely event of a massive rainfall in Western Kansas. Maybe once in 300 years the road, which is lower ground, would have some water on it, while the house would remain dry. Aside from being on the highest ground, the other smart thing about where the house was built is that it was built on a completely flat plot of land. This makes it extraordinarily unlikely that there will be any foundation or structural problems to deal with anytime within the next 50-75 years or more.
There are three storage racks: a large one, a medium sized one, and a small one. The largest storage rack is about 7 1/2 feet tall by at least 6 feet wide and about 2 feet deep. There are five shelves. So each shelf is about 6 feet by 2 feet.
The medium size storage rack is about 7 feet tall by about 6 feet wide and about 1 feet deep. There are six shelves. So each shelf is about 6 feet by 1 feet. The small size storage rack is at least 4 feet tall by about 4 feet wide by about 9 inches deep. It has 4 shelves. So each shelf is about 4 feet by about 9 inches.
Of course, there are all the plumbing pipes necessary for the kitchen and bathroom plumbing found in the basement. I think that most of the pipes are copper. If they are not copper, they are a something similar to copper. The bathroom sink drainage pipe is pvc, and the toilet pipe is probably cast iron steel. The pipes that come into the basement from underground are some combination of steel and copper. As indicated elsewhere on this site, all plumbing is working correctly in the kitchen and the bathroom. And there are no leaking pipes in the basement whatsoever.
As indicated previously, the estimated size of the basement is 800 square feet.
THANKS
The property is sold to someone who has the "right stuff" to enjoy and prosper with this property. Thanks to all who were interested. The new owner is that entrepreneurial and self-reliant individual who I always thought would be perfect to go forward with this property. It takes a special courage and a little faith in oneself to buy and live in a very rural property such as this one. I congratulate the new owner for having these qualities in abundance.
USER GUIDE AND INTRODUCTION
The User Guide and Introduction has numerous important topics regarding this site, how the sale is proceeding, the different ways to buy, the price, and more. Since the price is regarded as way too low by many, and a little too high by a few, explaining the breakdown of the price is important; that breakdown is one of the User Guide topics.
Like the posts about the property that follow the User Guide, information in the User Guide is being updated, added to, improved from time to time. But keep in mind that unlike the date stamped posts about the property, nothing in the user guide is archived in the sidebar.
In order to jump past the user guide and get to the posts that describe the property in detail, simply click the link just above this explanation, and just below the site page header.
The User Guide and Introduction has numerous important topics regarding this site, how the sale is proceeding, the different ways to buy, the price, and more. Since the price is regarded as way too low by many, and a little too high by a few, explaining the breakdown of the price is important; that breakdown is one of the User Guide topics.
Like the posts about the property that follow the User Guide, information in the User Guide is being updated, added to, improved from time to time. But keep in mind that unlike the date stamped posts about the property, nothing in the user guide is archived in the sidebar.
In order to jump past the user guide and get to the posts that describe the property in detail, simply click the link just above this explanation, and just below the site page header.
July 22, 2008 STATUS: STILL FOR SALE
There are no cash buyer purchases, no earnest money holds, and no mortgage contracts immediately pending. However, anyone interested in this property is advised to act without delay, because there are those trying to gather funds to buy, there are potential mortgage customers, and because active marketing to find a cash buyer is continuing .
The cash price is now $21,500 firm, reduced from $22,000 permanently. If this property were located in a less country lociation, it would be a far higher price; it would be $100,000 or more in many areas. If the price were any lower than $21,500, there would no longer be any reasonable way to distribute the total between the parts, so it would mean that we were giving either all of the land, the house, or the large building away for free!
There are at least 3 parties who are trying to gather funds to buy at the cash price, but all parties trying to buy for cash are being delayed by a combination of current unreasonable bank policies and/or they are being delayed in selling real estate they currently own due to the current dysfunctional real estate market and/or because the real estate they are trying to sell is located in a town with a depressed economy. All of the folks who are known to be trying to buy, so far as I know, are going to be delayed for at least 1 1/2 to 5 1/2 more months and possibly more months than that. So as far as known prospective buyers are concerned, the predicted legal sale date for this property is currently between September 15, 2008 and January 15, 2009.
On the other hand, someone could at any moment come out of the blue and buy this property, considering it's super low price and it's relatively unique features. So please do not delay in taking action if you are interested.
WHY NO SALE YET DESPITE THIS BIG MARKETING CAMPAIGN?
There are no hidden defects regarding this property. The reason it is taking extra time to sell it is obvious. Were it not for the current overall economic situation, and for the current unwillingness of banks to make loans to customers with good credit, this property would have sold after less than 60 days of marketing, in late May 2008. That is an actual fact, not just an estimate.
MORTGAGE OFFER NOW AVAILABLE
As I suggested I would eventually do a few weeks ago, I am now offering a mortgage. Here are the main conditions that a mortgage buyer has to meet and/or agree to:
(1)The price of the property will be $23,500.
(2)The minimum down payment will be $5,000 and a larger down payment is recommended.
(3)The buyer must be able to document income, but any kind of income is acceptable.
(4)The buyer must not have bad credit.
(5)When the mortgage payment, the mortgage service fee, the property tax, and the insurance premium is added up, the buyer must be able to make payments of approximately $500 per month.
(6)The buyer must agree that there will be a $19 per month mortgage servicing charge, which is the amount the company I am using to set up and service the mortgage charges for all the work they do and all the assistance they provide to both the buyer and the seller. For example, this company will see to it that the buyer's credit record is improved by the inclusion of his or her payments on this mortgage.
(7)The buyer must understand and agree that he or she is NOT merely renting the property but is owning the property. Property tax and basic property insurance is required as part of the mortgage plan.
For further details, particularly further details regarding the mortgage itself, please visit here:
http://kansaspropertyforsaledollarsandsense.blogspot.com/2008/06/is-payment-plan-available.html
EARNEST MONEY HOLDS FOR CASH BUYERS
I can accept a hold on the property in exchange for earnest money only if:
(1)The sale price is $22,000
(2)The earnest money is at least $7,000.
(3)The hold is for 3 months or less
(4)The buyer is 100% certain that the other $15,000 will become available to him before the 3 month deadline, so that there is zero risk that the $7,000 will be lost.
I am very reluctant to offer this type of hold, and I will only do so in the case where the buyer needs time to get the funds, but is 100% certain that they will get the funds. For example, if someone needed a few weeks to gain access to a trust fund, or to an inheritance, these are things that I might accept as good reasons to accept earnest money and put a hold on the property.
In summary, although this property is likely sold if you look down the road a few months, it is not definitely sold even looking at the 4 month time frame, and it is most definitely neither sold nor in the immediate process of being sold at this time. So it is still ready for an immediate purchase by a cash buyer "who comes out of the blue" for $21,500.
BREAKDOWN OF SALE
This shows the price that the cash buyer will be paying broken down by component. The components add to $21,500. You will see that the price is about as low as it can be without it becoming a truly ridiculous giveaway. Remember, this is a package deal; legally I have to sell all of these components at once. When you look at the price breakdown, you can quickly see what a bargain this property is. You get a livable house that is almost 1,200 sq. ft. for $8,200, a 2,800 sq. ft. strong quonset building for $5,500, and more as broken down here:
1. House, 1180 sq. ft. $9,700 ($13,300 county value minus $3,600 upgrade allowance)
2. Land, 2.55 acres $4,300 ($6,450 accessed County market value of the land minus 33%, or $2,150, to make it a bargain)
3. Quonset Building, 2,800 sq. ft. $6,150 ($6,750 county value minus $600 upgrade allowance)
4. Barn, approx. 1,000 sq. ft. $750 (estimated County market value; 1/12 of roof damage factored into county value)
5. Storage Building #1, about 200 sq. ft. $200 ($400 minus $200 for junk removal)
6. Storage Building #2, about 107 sq. ft. $100 ($200 minues $100 for junk removal)
7. Work Shed, approx. 125 sq. ft. Free (due to roof repair needed from recent roof damage)
8. Furniture and Appliances $300
SUMMARY OF SALE
TOTAL COUNTY MARKET VALUE: $26,000
Minus total of allowances for upgrades and repairs to make the property average in it's comparable class: $4,800
Plus conservative estimate of value of furniture and appliances included: $300
SALE PRICE: $21,500 firm and not now negotiable. However, offers for less than $21,500 will be filed and considered at a later date if and when I have to lower the price a little more.
It is unlikely that I will ever have to lower the price to $21,000. It is very unlikely that I will ever have to lower the price to $20,500. It is extremely unlikely that I will ever have to lower the price to $20,000. It is virtually impossible that I will ever have to lower the price below $20,000.
There are no cash buyer purchases, no earnest money holds, and no mortgage contracts immediately pending. However, anyone interested in this property is advised to act without delay, because there are those trying to gather funds to buy, there are potential mortgage customers, and because active marketing to find a cash buyer is continuing .
The cash price is now $21,500 firm, reduced from $22,000 permanently. If this property were located in a less country lociation, it would be a far higher price; it would be $100,000 or more in many areas. If the price were any lower than $21,500, there would no longer be any reasonable way to distribute the total between the parts, so it would mean that we were giving either all of the land, the house, or the large building away for free!
There are at least 3 parties who are trying to gather funds to buy at the cash price, but all parties trying to buy for cash are being delayed by a combination of current unreasonable bank policies and/or they are being delayed in selling real estate they currently own due to the current dysfunctional real estate market and/or because the real estate they are trying to sell is located in a town with a depressed economy. All of the folks who are known to be trying to buy, so far as I know, are going to be delayed for at least 1 1/2 to 5 1/2 more months and possibly more months than that. So as far as known prospective buyers are concerned, the predicted legal sale date for this property is currently between September 15, 2008 and January 15, 2009.
On the other hand, someone could at any moment come out of the blue and buy this property, considering it's super low price and it's relatively unique features. So please do not delay in taking action if you are interested.
WHY NO SALE YET DESPITE THIS BIG MARKETING CAMPAIGN?
There are no hidden defects regarding this property. The reason it is taking extra time to sell it is obvious. Were it not for the current overall economic situation, and for the current unwillingness of banks to make loans to customers with good credit, this property would have sold after less than 60 days of marketing, in late May 2008. That is an actual fact, not just an estimate.
MORTGAGE OFFER NOW AVAILABLE
As I suggested I would eventually do a few weeks ago, I am now offering a mortgage. Here are the main conditions that a mortgage buyer has to meet and/or agree to:
(1)The price of the property will be $23,500.
(2)The minimum down payment will be $5,000 and a larger down payment is recommended.
(3)The buyer must be able to document income, but any kind of income is acceptable.
(4)The buyer must not have bad credit.
(5)When the mortgage payment, the mortgage service fee, the property tax, and the insurance premium is added up, the buyer must be able to make payments of approximately $500 per month.
(6)The buyer must agree that there will be a $19 per month mortgage servicing charge, which is the amount the company I am using to set up and service the mortgage charges for all the work they do and all the assistance they provide to both the buyer and the seller. For example, this company will see to it that the buyer's credit record is improved by the inclusion of his or her payments on this mortgage.
(7)The buyer must understand and agree that he or she is NOT merely renting the property but is owning the property. Property tax and basic property insurance is required as part of the mortgage plan.
For further details, particularly further details regarding the mortgage itself, please visit here:
http://kansaspropertyforsaledollarsandsense.blogspot.com/2008/06/is-payment-plan-available.html
EARNEST MONEY HOLDS FOR CASH BUYERS
I can accept a hold on the property in exchange for earnest money only if:
(1)The sale price is $22,000
(2)The earnest money is at least $7,000.
(3)The hold is for 3 months or less
(4)The buyer is 100% certain that the other $15,000 will become available to him before the 3 month deadline, so that there is zero risk that the $7,000 will be lost.
I am very reluctant to offer this type of hold, and I will only do so in the case where the buyer needs time to get the funds, but is 100% certain that they will get the funds. For example, if someone needed a few weeks to gain access to a trust fund, or to an inheritance, these are things that I might accept as good reasons to accept earnest money and put a hold on the property.
In summary, although this property is likely sold if you look down the road a few months, it is not definitely sold even looking at the 4 month time frame, and it is most definitely neither sold nor in the immediate process of being sold at this time. So it is still ready for an immediate purchase by a cash buyer "who comes out of the blue" for $21,500.
BREAKDOWN OF SALE
This shows the price that the cash buyer will be paying broken down by component. The components add to $21,500. You will see that the price is about as low as it can be without it becoming a truly ridiculous giveaway. Remember, this is a package deal; legally I have to sell all of these components at once. When you look at the price breakdown, you can quickly see what a bargain this property is. You get a livable house that is almost 1,200 sq. ft. for $8,200, a 2,800 sq. ft. strong quonset building for $5,500, and more as broken down here:
1. House, 1180 sq. ft. $9,700 ($13,300 county value minus $3,600 upgrade allowance)
2. Land, 2.55 acres $4,300 ($6,450 accessed County market value of the land minus 33%, or $2,150, to make it a bargain)
3. Quonset Building, 2,800 sq. ft. $6,150 ($6,750 county value minus $600 upgrade allowance)
4. Barn, approx. 1,000 sq. ft. $750 (estimated County market value; 1/12 of roof damage factored into county value)
5. Storage Building #1, about 200 sq. ft. $200 ($400 minus $200 for junk removal)
6. Storage Building #2, about 107 sq. ft. $100 ($200 minues $100 for junk removal)
7. Work Shed, approx. 125 sq. ft. Free (due to roof repair needed from recent roof damage)
8. Furniture and Appliances $300
SUMMARY OF SALE
TOTAL COUNTY MARKET VALUE: $26,000
Minus total of allowances for upgrades and repairs to make the property average in it's comparable class: $4,800
Plus conservative estimate of value of furniture and appliances included: $300
SALE PRICE: $21,500 firm and not now negotiable. However, offers for less than $21,500 will be filed and considered at a later date if and when I have to lower the price a little more.
It is unlikely that I will ever have to lower the price to $21,000. It is very unlikely that I will ever have to lower the price to $20,500. It is extremely unlikely that I will ever have to lower the price to $20,000. It is virtually impossible that I will ever have to lower the price below $20,000.
THE HOUSE AND ACTUALLY THE PROPERTY AS A WHOLE IS PRICED AT WHOLESALE, AT FORECLOSURE, AT SUPER BARGAIN, AT DISTRESS, HOWEVER YOU WANT TO PUT IT...
The amount of land being sold with this property is 2.55 acres. The Western Pawnee County land being sold has been recently selling for about $2,530 per acre. This is the County assessment rate. However, since this property is being sold as a bargain in all respects, I have reduced the assessment value by 1/3 or 33%, yielding $1,686 per acre, to make sure that the land is a bargain. The price of land in Kansas has been rising relatively rapidly in the 2 1/2 years I have owned this property. But I will conservatively use 67% of the Pawnee assessment of land as of 2006 in the following calculations.
The vast majority of house lots around the country range in size from about .1 acre at the small extreme to about 1 acre at the large extreme. We can calculate what this property would be selling for if it consisted of just the house and various typical amounts of land. In other words, we can look at what the price would be if there were not an extra 2 acres or so of land, a 2,800 sq. ft. building, and several other outbuildings included. The house is being sold for $9,700 and the land is $169 per 1/10 acre. So:
House and .10 acre extremely small lot: $9.869
House and .20 acre very small lot: $10.039
House and .30 acre small lot: $10,208
House and .40 acre medium lot: $10.376
House and .50 acre large lot: $10.545
House and .60 acre large lot plus: $10.712
House and .70 acre very large lot: $10.881
House and .85 acre very large lot plus: $11.133
House and 1.00 acre extremely large lot: $11.388
So this shows you that the house is being sold as if it was a foreclosure or a distress sale. But unlike actual foreclosure and distress sales of houses where the price is around $10,000:
WHAT REAL DISTRESS FORECLOSURE HOUSES FREQUENTLY HAVE AS NEGATIVES BUT THIS HOUSE DOES NOT:
1. This house is livable as is. The electrical and plumbing systems are in good working order, and the kitchen and bathroom fixtures are as well. The heating system, however, is limited and needs to be upgraded with propane heating units that cost a few hundred dollars at Home Depot. There are already propane pipes run from the propane tank into the house, and three rooms of the house have incoming propane piping ready to be used. Alternatively, wood stove heating would be excellent here, and I am almost positive wood stove heating would be cheaper given the current oil-based economy.
2. The most important basics of the house are in solidly good condition, including the foundation, the roof, the siding, the floors, and the interior walls. There is no fire damage, holes in walls, holes in ceilings, or holes in floors. There is a small 8 foot square area of missing kitchen ceiling tiles.
3. The property tax for this property is less than $400 per year, less than what it is for most other super bargain foreclosures.
4. The cost of electricity at this property is 9-11 cents per kilowatt hour, versus 15-20 cents per kilowatt for many or most other super bargain foreclosures.
5. Whoever buys this house does NOT have to have the house inspected by and follow any orders of local government employees before they can occupy the premises because that type of regulation does not exist in Pawnee County.
6. Moreover, whoever buys this can update and upgrade as little as or as much as they want free of prohibitions, permit requirements, permit fees, fines, penalties, and so forth because, once again, those mechanisms that add large amount of time and cost to upgrades of housing, for all practical purposes, do not exist in Pawnee County. To sum it up simply, unlike with most other ultra low priced properties around the country, you can do as much as or as little as you want to this property without government interference and without government fees.
7. This house is in an extremely low crime area, whereas most foreclosure super bargains in states such as Michigan and Ohio are located in areas that have far higher burglary and other crime rates.
The fact is, this house is one of the most outstanding bargains in the entire United States being sold in 2008. But you have to be willing to pay a few thousand dollars for the excess land and a few thousand dollars for the quonset building and the other outbuildings in order to take advantage of the house price. And you can't be afraid of living out in the country a ways!
The amount of land being sold with this property is 2.55 acres. The Western Pawnee County land being sold has been recently selling for about $2,530 per acre. This is the County assessment rate. However, since this property is being sold as a bargain in all respects, I have reduced the assessment value by 1/3 or 33%, yielding $1,686 per acre, to make sure that the land is a bargain. The price of land in Kansas has been rising relatively rapidly in the 2 1/2 years I have owned this property. But I will conservatively use 67% of the Pawnee assessment of land as of 2006 in the following calculations.
The vast majority of house lots around the country range in size from about .1 acre at the small extreme to about 1 acre at the large extreme. We can calculate what this property would be selling for if it consisted of just the house and various typical amounts of land. In other words, we can look at what the price would be if there were not an extra 2 acres or so of land, a 2,800 sq. ft. building, and several other outbuildings included. The house is being sold for $9,700 and the land is $169 per 1/10 acre. So:
House and .10 acre extremely small lot: $9.869
House and .20 acre very small lot: $10.039
House and .30 acre small lot: $10,208
House and .40 acre medium lot: $10.376
House and .50 acre large lot: $10.545
House and .60 acre large lot plus: $10.712
House and .70 acre very large lot: $10.881
House and .85 acre very large lot plus: $11.133
House and 1.00 acre extremely large lot: $11.388
So this shows you that the house is being sold as if it was a foreclosure or a distress sale. But unlike actual foreclosure and distress sales of houses where the price is around $10,000:
WHAT REAL DISTRESS FORECLOSURE HOUSES FREQUENTLY HAVE AS NEGATIVES BUT THIS HOUSE DOES NOT:
1. This house is livable as is. The electrical and plumbing systems are in good working order, and the kitchen and bathroom fixtures are as well. The heating system, however, is limited and needs to be upgraded with propane heating units that cost a few hundred dollars at Home Depot. There are already propane pipes run from the propane tank into the house, and three rooms of the house have incoming propane piping ready to be used. Alternatively, wood stove heating would be excellent here, and I am almost positive wood stove heating would be cheaper given the current oil-based economy.
2. The most important basics of the house are in solidly good condition, including the foundation, the roof, the siding, the floors, and the interior walls. There is no fire damage, holes in walls, holes in ceilings, or holes in floors. There is a small 8 foot square area of missing kitchen ceiling tiles.
3. The property tax for this property is less than $400 per year, less than what it is for most other super bargain foreclosures.
4. The cost of electricity at this property is 9-11 cents per kilowatt hour, versus 15-20 cents per kilowatt for many or most other super bargain foreclosures.
5. Whoever buys this house does NOT have to have the house inspected by and follow any orders of local government employees before they can occupy the premises because that type of regulation does not exist in Pawnee County.
6. Moreover, whoever buys this can update and upgrade as little as or as much as they want free of prohibitions, permit requirements, permit fees, fines, penalties, and so forth because, once again, those mechanisms that add large amount of time and cost to upgrades of housing, for all practical purposes, do not exist in Pawnee County. To sum it up simply, unlike with most other ultra low priced properties around the country, you can do as much as or as little as you want to this property without government interference and without government fees.
7. This house is in an extremely low crime area, whereas most foreclosure super bargains in states such as Michigan and Ohio are located in areas that have far higher burglary and other crime rates.
The fact is, this house is one of the most outstanding bargains in the entire United States being sold in 2008. But you have to be willing to pay a few thousand dollars for the excess land and a few thousand dollars for the quonset building and the other outbuildings in order to take advantage of the house price. And you can't be afraid of living out in the country a ways!
SITE DEVELOPMENTS:
July 22: Over the last few days, updates, additions, and improvements were made to what is now called the "User Guide and Introduction". A "jump link" was installed just above the User Guide, for those who want to skip the Guide and go without any scrolling to a post about a room or a building of the property. Also, the price breakdown was slightly adjusted so as to make sure that it is understood that the land is a bargain.
June 26: It was discovered that the slide show of the pictures of the inside of the house and of the inside of the quonset building expired, so the pictures from that slide show were directly posted on this main page, above the larger outside pictures that have been here from the very early days of the site.
June 17: An architectural drawing of the house was added. This will show you the floor plan of the house: how the rooms are arranged. You can find it below all of the text on the main page, just above the link for the slideshow of the pictures of the inside and just above the 63 large pictures posted on the main page.
June 15: Pictures of the inside of the house and of the inside of the quonset building have arrived, thanks to a very kind someone who took a tour. If you scroll down this main page to just above where the outside pictures are, there will be a link that takes you to a slideshow! We go from no pictures of the insides to a fancy slideshow, fancy that! I wasn't kidding when I told you the site would get better and better if the property did not sell quickly. Does anyone know of another property being sold for about $21,500, in the history of the world, that had this much stuff posted about it?
June 15: A couple of outbuildings that did not yet have their own post on this site now do have one: the two "Circular Storage Buildings." Actually, I was supposed to post these descriptions some weeks ago, but I was preoccupied with many other things until now.
June 15: Two extras the buyer will get were described. This can be found a very short distance below where you are reading now.
June 14: There is now a mortgage plan available, so detailed explanations of who could get a mortgage and of the mortgage plan itself were added.
June 4: There is a new, very detailed explanation, which is especially for potential buyers who are unfamiliar with this type of property, of why the price the property is selling for is very fair to the buyer, while being reasonably fair to the seller as well. If you have any doubts about the property not being worth $22,000, this post will eliminate them! As someone with an economics degree, this post was a nice little achievement for me, but it's main purpose, of course, is to convince the buyer that he or she is not over paying a nickle for the property, and is getting a true real estate bargain at the same time. If you want to read this, go here.
May 15: Another new page has been added, for financial questions asked and answered! The financial questions and answers that used to be on the main questions page were moved to here. This page will feature much expanded answers and information about the price and possible owner financing payment plans.
May 13: Finally, a post giving you a tour of the land has been produced and posted right here on the main page! Also, the grounds topic on the questions and answers page was updated and a small error regarding the dimensions of the property was corrected.
April 28: Another new page has been added! Now you can see exactly where this property is located on any one of six interactive maps. See the section not very far below, and in the column on the right of this page called "Location" for the link to this new page.
April 27: A whole new page has been added, for questions asked and answered. Although largely an expanded restatement of information that is already on the main page, there is also some new, very detailed information to be found that applies to only certain potential buyers. And there are also details that will reassure especially careful buyers. To visit this page, click here!
April 18: Three new posts were added, one detailed description post each for the quonset building, the barn, and the workshop.
April 18: The main property and sale information post, the one titled "Updated Property and Sale Information", was substantially improved and added to.
April 12: A detailed description of the basement and of the foundation was completed and posted.
April 5: The inside of the house detailed room descriptions were completed and posted. There are 11 of these posts. Scroll down to read very detailed descriptions of the rooms, or use the archive index just below.
March 29: The site was born, the main property and sale information post was done, and the pictures were posted
Coming Soon: A description of the outside of the house (even though you can clearly see it in the pictures). Also, a word about the wait an hour and it will change weather that you have here. If you agree that variety is the spice of life, you will enjoy the weather here during the course of the year!
July 22: Over the last few days, updates, additions, and improvements were made to what is now called the "User Guide and Introduction". A "jump link" was installed just above the User Guide, for those who want to skip the Guide and go without any scrolling to a post about a room or a building of the property. Also, the price breakdown was slightly adjusted so as to make sure that it is understood that the land is a bargain.
June 26: It was discovered that the slide show of the pictures of the inside of the house and of the inside of the quonset building expired, so the pictures from that slide show were directly posted on this main page, above the larger outside pictures that have been here from the very early days of the site.
June 17: An architectural drawing of the house was added. This will show you the floor plan of the house: how the rooms are arranged. You can find it below all of the text on the main page, just above the link for the slideshow of the pictures of the inside and just above the 63 large pictures posted on the main page.
June 15: Pictures of the inside of the house and of the inside of the quonset building have arrived, thanks to a very kind someone who took a tour. If you scroll down this main page to just above where the outside pictures are, there will be a link that takes you to a slideshow! We go from no pictures of the insides to a fancy slideshow, fancy that! I wasn't kidding when I told you the site would get better and better if the property did not sell quickly. Does anyone know of another property being sold for about $21,500, in the history of the world, that had this much stuff posted about it?
June 15: A couple of outbuildings that did not yet have their own post on this site now do have one: the two "Circular Storage Buildings." Actually, I was supposed to post these descriptions some weeks ago, but I was preoccupied with many other things until now.
June 15: Two extras the buyer will get were described. This can be found a very short distance below where you are reading now.
June 14: There is now a mortgage plan available, so detailed explanations of who could get a mortgage and of the mortgage plan itself were added.
June 4: There is a new, very detailed explanation, which is especially for potential buyers who are unfamiliar with this type of property, of why the price the property is selling for is very fair to the buyer, while being reasonably fair to the seller as well. If you have any doubts about the property not being worth $22,000, this post will eliminate them! As someone with an economics degree, this post was a nice little achievement for me, but it's main purpose, of course, is to convince the buyer that he or she is not over paying a nickle for the property, and is getting a true real estate bargain at the same time. If you want to read this, go here.
May 15: Another new page has been added, for financial questions asked and answered! The financial questions and answers that used to be on the main questions page were moved to here. This page will feature much expanded answers and information about the price and possible owner financing payment plans.
May 13: Finally, a post giving you a tour of the land has been produced and posted right here on the main page! Also, the grounds topic on the questions and answers page was updated and a small error regarding the dimensions of the property was corrected.
April 28: Another new page has been added! Now you can see exactly where this property is located on any one of six interactive maps. See the section not very far below, and in the column on the right of this page called "Location" for the link to this new page.
April 27: A whole new page has been added, for questions asked and answered. Although largely an expanded restatement of information that is already on the main page, there is also some new, very detailed information to be found that applies to only certain potential buyers. And there are also details that will reassure especially careful buyers. To visit this page, click here!
April 18: Three new posts were added, one detailed description post each for the quonset building, the barn, and the workshop.
April 18: The main property and sale information post, the one titled "Updated Property and Sale Information", was substantially improved and added to.
April 12: A detailed description of the basement and of the foundation was completed and posted.
April 5: The inside of the house detailed room descriptions were completed and posted. There are 11 of these posts. Scroll down to read very detailed descriptions of the rooms, or use the archive index just below.
March 29: The site was born, the main property and sale information post was done, and the pictures were posted
Coming Soon: A description of the outside of the house (even though you can clearly see it in the pictures). Also, a word about the wait an hour and it will change weather that you have here. If you agree that variety is the spice of life, you will enjoy the weather here during the course of the year!
BELOW ALL OF THE DETAILED INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE, YOU WILL FIND 28 BIG AND 63 VERY BIG PICTURES OF THE PROPERTY
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING PICTURES OF THE INSIDE OF THE HOUSE: The slideshow of the pictures of the inside of the house and of the inside of the large building is no longer! I was not aware it was going expire and it just expired as of June 24 or June 25. I put out a request for the high resolution photo slideshow to be renewed, but it is unknown whether that will happen.
The good news is that I have the inside of the house and the inside of the quonset building pictures, and I have posted them directly on this page, below all the text and above the large, high resolution photos showing the main features of the property from the outside. The bad news is that I have the pictures in a low resolution format, so the pictures will not be as sharp as they were in the slideshow. The lower resolution photos will be good enough for any serious prospective buyer though, when you consider that the descriptions of the rooms are so detailed that pictures are really not needed at all for a truly serious potential buyer to make a decision to tour or to even buy without a tour.
So for now, you have the pictures I have posted. If the slideshow is renewed, I will upgrade to the higher resolution photos. In any event, though, the pictures are not as valuable as the extremely detailed descriptions of the rooms that have been posted, so I am not going to get upset if the slideshow pictures are not made available again.
The good news is that I have the inside of the house and the inside of the quonset building pictures, and I have posted them directly on this page, below all the text and above the large, high resolution photos showing the main features of the property from the outside. The bad news is that I have the pictures in a low resolution format, so the pictures will not be as sharp as they were in the slideshow. The lower resolution photos will be good enough for any serious prospective buyer though, when you consider that the descriptions of the rooms are so detailed that pictures are really not needed at all for a truly serious potential buyer to make a decision to tour or to even buy without a tour.
So for now, you have the pictures I have posted. If the slideshow is renewed, I will upgrade to the higher resolution photos. In any event, though, the pictures are not as valuable as the extremely detailed descriptions of the rooms that have been posted, so I am not going to get upset if the slideshow pictures are not made available again.
POSSIBLE USES OF THIS PROPERTY
Extremely low cost temporary or permanent housing
Extremely low cost retirement property
A 2nd or 3rd home in the country: a vacation retreat featuring total peace and privacy.
Hunting trip lodging, with the quonset building available for processing and temporary storage of game
A Business where the storage of inventory is involved, especially if the inventory space required is in the 1000 to 3000 square feet range. The property has high speed DSL internet service available. Fed Ex, UPS, and the US Postal Service provide package pick up and delivery right to the door of this property.
Storage of a large amount of personal property; storage of a number of large items such as vehicles and boats.
Extremely low cost temporary or permanent housing
Extremely low cost retirement property
A 2nd or 3rd home in the country: a vacation retreat featuring total peace and privacy.
Hunting trip lodging, with the quonset building available for processing and temporary storage of game
A Business where the storage of inventory is involved, especially if the inventory space required is in the 1000 to 3000 square feet range. The property has high speed DSL internet service available. Fed Ex, UPS, and the US Postal Service provide package pick up and delivery right to the door of this property.
Storage of a large amount of personal property; storage of a number of large items such as vehicles and boats.
QUESTIONS ASKED AND ANSWERED FOR THOSE NEEDING EVEN MORE DETAILS
I like to think that all of the important things are covered on the main page. However, in my never ending quest to be as helpful as possible, I have set up new site pages where more detailed, specialized information can be found for those needing even more information than is found on the main page:
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PAGE
FINANCIAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PAGE
MAPS PAGE
I like to think that all of the important things are covered on the main page. However, in my never ending quest to be as helpful as possible, I have set up new site pages where more detailed, specialized information can be found for those needing even more information than is found on the main page:
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PAGE
FINANCIAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PAGE
MAPS PAGE
TWO IMPORTANT EXTRAS THE BUYER WILL GET
1, The buyer will get this web site, which means that if the buyer only wants to own for a short time like I did, he or she will be able to easily sell this property him or herself. The buyer will merely have to update the site as necessary, instead of starting from scratch. Even if the buyer turned seller decides to list with a realtor, he or she can direct the realtor to make use of the materials on this web site, which will produce a faster sale in my opinion. The realtor can be instructed to publicize the web address of this site. This site will indefinitely be the home page for this property.
2. The buyer will get a "Care Manual" web page. A web page will soon be constructed that has the names and contact information for the most recommended tradesmen and service companies that would work on this property if asked, of every possible type. There will also be a small number of upgrade recommendations with internet references to products recommended. There will also be a few instructions on how to operate certain aspects of the property, such as the well water. The information is currently on Excel worksheets and will be completely copied over to a web page on or before August 31. This carefully researched information will allow the buyer to save many, many hours of his or her own time with respect to the search for companies and individuals who could do various types of maintenance, repair, and/or upgrade work on this property as needed and as desired.
1, The buyer will get this web site, which means that if the buyer only wants to own for a short time like I did, he or she will be able to easily sell this property him or herself. The buyer will merely have to update the site as necessary, instead of starting from scratch. Even if the buyer turned seller decides to list with a realtor, he or she can direct the realtor to make use of the materials on this web site, which will produce a faster sale in my opinion. The realtor can be instructed to publicize the web address of this site. This site will indefinitely be the home page for this property.
2. The buyer will get a "Care Manual" web page. A web page will soon be constructed that has the names and contact information for the most recommended tradesmen and service companies that would work on this property if asked, of every possible type. There will also be a small number of upgrade recommendations with internet references to products recommended. There will also be a few instructions on how to operate certain aspects of the property, such as the well water. The information is currently on Excel worksheets and will be completely copied over to a web page on or before August 31. This carefully researched information will allow the buyer to save many, many hours of his or her own time with respect to the search for companies and individuals who could do various types of maintenance, repair, and/or upgrade work on this property as needed and as desired.
FLOOR PLAN OF THE HOUSE
Read this document on Scribd: Architectural Drawing of House
PICTURES OF THE INSIDE OF THE HOUSE AND OF THE INSIDE OF THE QUONSET BUILDING
And there were those who thought they would never get here!
UPDATE
The slideshow has expired, and it may or may not be renewed. I don't have control over whether it will be renewed or not. While awaiting whether the slideshow will come back, I have posted all the photos from the slideshow, which are lower resolution versions, but still good enough for truly serious prospective buyers to make good use of.
No longer working link to the slideshow--See the pictures that were in the slideshow immediately below:
CLICK HERE to take the slideshow picture tour of the inside of the house and of the inside of the quonset building after or before you have read the detailed descriptions of the rooms of the house and of the building!
Lol at the mess of papers in my office--I warned you!
And there were those who thought they would never get here!
UPDATE
The slideshow has expired, and it may or may not be renewed. I don't have control over whether it will be renewed or not. While awaiting whether the slideshow will come back, I have posted all the photos from the slideshow, which are lower resolution versions, but still good enough for truly serious prospective buyers to make good use of.
No longer working link to the slideshow--See the pictures that were in the slideshow immediately below:
CLICK HERE to take the slideshow picture tour of the inside of the house and of the inside of the quonset building after or before you have read the detailed descriptions of the rooms of the house and of the building!
Lol at the mess of papers in my office--I warned you!
The Dining Room 1
Dining Room 2
The Propane Heater in the Dining Room
Dining Room and Part of Living Room
The Living Room and The Dining Room
Living Room 1
Living Room 2
Small Bedroom or Office
The Bathroom
The Master Bedroom
Master Bedroom 2
The Large Closet Off the Master Bedroom
Medium Sized Bedroom
Medium Sized Closet off the Medium Sized Bedroom
Kitchen 1
Kitchen 2
Pantry 1
Pantry 2
Steps to the Basement
Steps go from the pantry to the basement
Basement 1
Basement 2
Basement 3
Basement 4
Basement 5
Quonset Building 1
Quonset Building 2
Quonset Building 3
Quonset Building 4
