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What do you think of this house - Part 2

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01 June 2021, 12:27 PM
Steve Miller
What do you think of this house - Part 2
It's too soon to buy and we probably wouldn't get it in this market anyway, but this place ticks all the boxes and is close to the kids. Way too big, but at the price I might not care:

Maple Ave, Sheffield Lake


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01 June 2021, 12:51 PM
wtg
Looks really nice and it does seem a steal at that price. Looking at Google Maps Street View the neighborhood looks nicely maintained.

Plus you're just around the corner from

Miller Road Park


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01 June 2021, 12:59 PM
ShiroKuro
Wow, looks so spacious! All the rooms seem very big, and the back yard etc.

Very nice!


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01 June 2021, 01:04 PM
wtg
Recently sold homes. Seems to be an area of modestly priced homes. Unless you're the million dollar mansion on the lake.

https://www.realtor.com/soldho...es/Sheffield-Lake_OH


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01 June 2021, 01:59 PM
Mikhailoh
At that price I'd be looking closely for the problem. Even before the market heated up that would be a steal if all was good.


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01 June 2021, 02:01 PM
wtg
I thought the same until I looked at the recently sold homes.


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01 June 2021, 02:11 PM
Mikhailoh
Even compared to them that house should be priced higher. At least $300K


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01 June 2021, 02:33 PM
CHAS
Grab it.


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01 June 2021, 07:51 PM
piqué
It could be priced this way to incite a bidding war. I'm seeing a lot of that. The below market listing price gets buyers all excited and then the offers come in way over the actual market value.

Nice house. If houses like that really are being sold for prices like that, maybe I'd consider retirement in Ohio too.


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02 June 2021, 12:40 AM
Steve Miller
quote:
Originally posted by piqué:

Nice house. If houses like that really are being sold for prices like that, maybe I'd consider retirement in Ohio too.


Move to Ohio for the weather! ThumbsUp

(House is already under contract.)


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02 June 2021, 05:41 AM
Axtremus
quote:
Originally posted by Mikhailoh:
At that price I'd be looking closely for the problem.
I suspect even if there are problems, those would be smaller for Steve just because Steve is a lot better at construction and repairs than most people.

Lots of things I like about that property, though I would hesitate to retire to it because the yard looks huge ... going to take a lot of time and energy to maintain the yard. Gardening and planting vegetables and flowers are one thing, but mowing and raking that huge yard week after week and season after season ain’t quite how I picture “retirement.” At least got to see if yard maintenance can be outsourced in that area.


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02 June 2021, 09:16 AM
Mikhailoh
That's what yard services are for. But yeah, it's a very large yard. I'd be tempted to turn it into an urban truck farm.


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05 June 2021, 12:16 PM
Qaanaaq-Liaaq
quote:
Originally posted by Steve Miller:
Way too big, but at the price I might not care:


It’s been my experience, that when you’re looking for a house, every house will seem either too big or too small. Figure out how much square footage you need as a minimum.

It’s a nice looking house dominated by it garage. The garage on the right looks big enough to park a bulldozer or mobile home in. Maybe there’s even a hydraulic jack in there to lift a car up for servicing. The asking price might be low for a reason. Check google maps to see what’s located around the property. There might be something objectionable located adjacent to the house like railroad tracks (train noise), a fire station (sirens), flooding problems, etc.
05 June 2021, 07:00 PM
Steve Miller
quote:
Originally posted by Qaanaaq-Liaaq:
quote:
Originally posted by Steve Miller:
Way too big, but at the price I might not care:


The garage on the right looks big enough to park a bulldozer or mobile home in.


Or a travel trailer. I have one of those and it would be great to have a place to store it in the winter! ThumbsUp


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14 June 2021, 05:53 PM
wtg
It's under contract.


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