Don’t get excited. Not this home.
See that house above? Door Sixteen (straight outta Newburgh) posted it on her site. It’s on the market for $199k and she lives right across the street so she can help you with your decorating. Not that she offered. Anyway, seeing the listing peaked my interest in revisiting Newburgh. I was going to look into homes for under $200k, but alas, there were too many. So, I narrowed it down to under $100k.
Listing by price: descending order.
This building is located near the hospital and the front faces the river. It’s 3000 square feet in need of rehab and listed as a single family. There was once an extra apartment downstairs, but you would need to go the legalization route. $99.9k for a solid brick building near the river? Not bad.
Hold on…Is that a castle?! Built in 1850, it’s only 1000 square feet. It’s listing as having 6 rooms, but only 1 bedroom. No interior shots. It’s less than 1/2 acre. But it looks like a castle! And oh yeah, it’s $99k.
This looks sweet! Listing says “AS IS”, “WHERE IS”. At least they show interior photos! It’s in need of plumbing, electric and heat. Hmm, ok, maybe it’s not such a bargain. Gotta figure it will cost at least another $100k to rehab (and that’s DIY), so it’s a better bet to find a livable home for $200k. She sure is sweet though. $95k.
And the winner, coming in at $39.9k is this little cutie! This is a 3BR bank owned property with less than 1000 square feet. It’s in need of rehab. No duh. I don’t know what kind of neighborhood it’s in. I don’t know how bad the interior is. Who the f*ck cares? IT’S $39,900!!!! And it’s not a friggen double wide!
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Hey, thanks for giving props to Newburgh! The house I blogged about across the street from me is indeed spectacular. Oh, and that $95k house with the green walls is on the next street over. It’s been vacant/boarded up for quite some time, but it definitely has potential. The original leaded-glass windows are pretty spectacular!
Viva Newburgh, I love it here. Definitely not for everyone, but definitely very satisfying and encouraging to still be seeing people work on making their homes (and their community) better places to live in. 20 years from now, I’m sure I’ll be waxing nostalgic about back when Newburgh was more than a little “gritty”!
Newburgh could be spectacular! But I hear ya. What I love about it IS the grit. Just like that $95k green house, once you dress her up, I’m no longer interested.