Comments on: Good Deal or Not? Ivy Covered Edition

By: PatrickPATRICK

PatrickPATRICK — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:44:08 +0000

Oh hells no!

Drop it down to $300k and let’s talk.

By: bogfrog

bogfrog — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:40:49 +0000

Remove all the furniture, then take the pictures over again.

Any plans in the works to bring metro farther north?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:20:10 +0000

Looked at this place a few weeks ago. It’s nice, just doesn’t do anything to make me ‘need’ to live there – certainly not at 500k. Upstairs has weird layout, both kitchens and numerous fixtures need a redo. Solid, but it wants money. And, as noted above, even after all that you can’t solve the fact of being directly on busy 14th st. Toughie.

By: Mike W.

Mike W. — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:08:48 +0000

Hello, 2009? This is 1981 calling. I think I lost my kitchen and bathrooms. Can you help me find them?

For half a mil, a large house in a decent, if a little bit noisy, location. With some renovations, a $700K house. Good deal. If you want to renovate and end up with a $700K house on 14th Street.

By: GoFish

GoFish — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:30:55 +0000

This is a lovely home in a very nice neighborhood. It’s a lot of house for the money, and although not updated, it’s appears to be well cared for. Good deal.

By: Nora

Nora — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:12:14 +0000

OK – one of the full baths and a second kitchen are in the basement, so it has income potential, but given the condition, I’d say 25k for renovation to make it into income producing.

Downsides -

No central air
far from metro
not updated kitchen (although nice retro stove)
Based on the age of the renovations/bathroom, you’re looking at electrical and plumbing issues.

It looks like whoever this was loved gardening and the outdoors, and not so much on interior work. I’d say you’d be into it for at least 75k to get the renovations done.

By: JohnnyReb

JohnnyReb — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:12:13 +0000

I couldn’t figure out the floorplan to save my life, and usually I can figure that out – when the realtor provides useful photos. Where is the room with the fireplace mantel? At the back of the house?

By: neighbor

neighbor — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:09:56 +0000

definitely needs some modernization, but actually looks better than I thought it would having only seen the outside for quite some time.

I was actually surprised by how there hasn’t been a half-ass attempt at renovation. For the price, size and neighborhood I think it’s pretty good (note: bias neighbor). Yes, 14th street is less than ideal, but i think the place has good potential and actually sits up off 14th street a bit.

@ ET, re kids friendly, I would disagree. Across the street is a baseball field, tot lot, pool and dog park. The neighbor has two small kids too. Kids in the neighborhood and there’s an active neighborhood group, http://friendsof16thstreetparks.org/.

By: The Centzon Totochtin

The Centzon Totochtin — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:55:49 +0000

This house screams AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!

I really like the green space, someone really put a lot of work into making a nice garden area. The house itself doesnt knock me out though.

By: ET

ET — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:11:28 +0000

I would guess that when it sells this will roughly be the sales price though I would bet it going for a little less. Yes it needs significant upgrades in the kitchen and bath and the location is not ideal for kids, but it is 5 bedrooms and 3 baths in a relatively good location.

My house in a good location on the Hill but only 2 bedrooms and 1.5 bath would have sold for about that price during the boom.