New "Have a Look at This" thread

RHemmings

Bonniepurple said:

RHemmings said:

Snow_Angel said:

Oh. My. God. The photos. The price! (I'm familiar with this area and I am gobsmacked with it!). The estate agent description! I am stunned. 😬🤯  https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/145449563?utm_medium=email&utm_source=emailupdates&utm_campaign=emailupdatesinstant&utm_term=buying&onetime_FromEmail=true&sc_id=38573657&utm_content=v2-ealertspropertyimage&cid=41d17914-8dbe-4ad9-93a1-f13fae920a6b&csg=87852cd85ede7d02de95cd5c4e2e7ce8d4333c7f67bcfa7526bc4fc3d8389f66#/?channel=RES_BUY

Somebody was living in that. I would hate to hazard a guess as to what circumstances led to that. 

markin said:

A road i watch has a house that was clearly done to flip that has been sat empty for 2 years now due to bad timing and its now likely 50K over priced for the area, The is likely a lot of house flippers stuck with an over renovated house.

Some of the houses in my area were clearly bought to flip. They sold, e.g., a year ago, for a low price and now are on for a higher price with 'refurbished to a high standard' in the listings and all the standard finishing and fittings to be expected when flipping. Some of them have sold. One near me I'm particularly interested in knowing what it sold for as the price had come down but then hit a hard number that the seller wouldn't go below. But, probably not on LR for a while. 

There's one house near me that I think is ripe for a cheap offer and then full refurbishment. I viewed it and it looks terrible. My thoughts for that house is that I'm not convinced by the refurb and flip thing, but that house would be much better for it. It's probably on for £40K less than the price it would be if in better condition, but I suspect it will end up selling for less than that. 

I can sadly guess.  I suspect that it was empty for a long time (death or care home) and a tank or boiler leaked, unnoticed, for some time.  I suspect that either nobody was checking the property or didn’t think to check all the water tanks (expansion and hot water).  I remember when I did weekly checks on my late parents’ house I always made sure to check that the water tanks (and, more importantly, the flooring around them) was okay.  Saying that, there was one tank that I could see, could just about lift the lid on, but I couldn’t reach to check that it wasn’t leaking.  The ceiling didn’t collapse prior to completion, so hopefully it wad all okay.

In this case, the inside was filthy and smelly, and there was damp everywhere. I'm not fussy about decoration but this was clearly a full redecoration from scratch. But, what really put me off was an extremely amateur looking extension that looked terrible. I would have no faith in that extension, and would expect that it would need to be demolished. I need to check the listing, but I believe that the rear of the house had been opened up into the kitchen extension and therefore the house itself was damaged. 

Just checked the listing. Due to my critique, I'm not sure about posting the link here but I will PM it to anyone who asks. The listing itself doesn't look too bad, but it was much much worse viewed from up close. Devil is in the detail e.g. the mortar for the bricks for the extension being horrible and (hardened but) squelching in and out everywhere.

The house is bigger than mine, is in a slightly more expensive location, and has a bigger (but more inclined) garden and better parking. And, it's cheaper than my house was. But, I wouldn't touch it with a bargepole. 

Glad to hear that your parents house was OK. 

joho

Spot the dog.

Great Blakenham, Ipswich, Suffolk IP6, 3 bedroom semi-detached house for sale - 66820748 | PrimeLocation

FreeBear

joho said:

Spot the dog.

Great Blakenham, Ipswich, Suffolk IP6, 3 bedroom semi-detached house for sale - 66820748 | PrimeLocation

Way too much use of a wide angle lens trying to make the rooms bigger than they are. Barrel distortion gives the game away.

You could have the house next door for £20K less, but no dog https://www.primelocation.com/for-sale/details/65015443/

Dandie89

FreeBear said:

https://streeteasy.com/building/232-elizabeth-street-new_york/1e - Just wait until you explore the place in the virtual tour

Why do the Americans call that a "bathroom"?  You can't even wash your hands.

FreeBear

Potential for an interesting family home ?

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/142618079#

Skiddaw1

ManuelG said:

'Set among wonderful countryside'... but no matter how few photos they take, the map and Streetview tell a different tale for one side of the property at least!

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/145459517#/?channel=RES_NEW

Priceless! ... Don't you just love EA talk...

Abbafan1972

FreeBear said:

Potential for an interesting family home ?

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/142618079#

If you’re Bilbo Baggins maybe? 

robatwork

FreeBear said:

Potential for an interesting family home ?

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/142618079#

300k down to 175k already.

For 2.1 acres that doesn't seem too bad for Surrey

strawb_shortcake

I rather like this one, I've driven past it so many times and had no idea it was converted

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/145544837#/?channel=RES_BUY

ProDave

annabanana82 said:

I rather like this one, I've driven past it so many times and had no idea it was converted

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/145544837#/?channel=RES_BUY

Interesting floor plan.  Cavernous kitchen and living space in the main downstairs part.  Then a cosy small kitchen and living space tucked up in the loft space.

Reading between the lines, the big downstairs area is too cold / too expensive to heat in winter so they abandon it and live in the easier to heat small loft setup.