My poor hubby. No sooner did the partner and I decide to delay plans for a storefront than I started searching for a fixer upper to make my own. I just have to get him on board. He’ll come around. But in the meantime, maybe you’re ready to show some love for one of these beauties?
See that baby in the photo above? Big Indian 3 bedrooms with a 2 bedroom apartment over the separate garage. One acre. Guess how much? Go on, guess. It’s down to $85k. With 10% down plus upstate closing costs, you can just about do it with that $20k you have sitting under your mattress. Save some pennies for the renovation though!
Don’t ask where Newport, NY is (actually, it’s near The Adirondacks) but this old farmhouse plus barn on 21 acres is only $59,900. The problem is, with a 4 hour drive, will you want to go up every weekend and will the driving costs be a deal killer?
When we had our crappy modular home near Kingston we always envied the people with the stone houses in nearby Stone Ridge. I could swear those homes cost around $500k back then. This one is up for sale for the first time in 50 years for the low, low price of $179,900! Dude, that’s good. The bad news is that it’s situated right on Rt 209. The good news is that it’s probably zoned as commercial.
Ooh, this is lovely. Ornate Victorian in Catskill, NY within walking distance to everything. 16 rooms! That’s cray-cray. It reminds me of my old Beacon house, only the asking price is nearly $100k less. $274,900. Going once? Going twice?
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Historic Homes are beautiful and often worthy of restoration. In the process, there are significant opportunities to improve the energy performance of the building. There is so much cost in the aesthetic and cosmetic details that taking care of the infrastructure before the details are finished is wise because it is impossible once the cost for the finished work is laid out. Before you start the process consult a BPI certified building analyst on how to improve your building’s performance forever.
FYI, the house in Newport was sold and the new owner of the property has torn it down.