Ugly Mansion

[agnes]

In serious need of an update.
www.redfin.com/CA/Orange/18541-Valley-Dr-92861/home/4343640

TWO POINT FOUR MILLION DOLLARS. WUT?

[textbookcase]

So much wood!

[ginap]

Woof. The bathroom in photo 16 and the carpet in 24 man and e'rything about 22 is no bueno.

[ginap]

Nov 5, 2015 0:12:43 GMT -5 textbookcase said:

So much wood!

[elleblue]

Well that certainly hasn't been updated since it was built in 1983.

[sonrisa]

That is a lot of house. Yes, a lot of wood, but also a lot of house (for that or any other price).

I can post a reasonably nice 2 bed 2 bath condo in my town that is on the market for $2 million, if you want to save a little money and a few trees. The kitchen is a bit dated and small, the outside is ugly, but it has a deck and it's only one flight up. 

[balletofangels]

I'd love to see what the Scott brothers could do with the place

[suburbanzookeeper]

But they dropped the price $400k - it's a total steal!

[Nonny]

They put wallpaper on the ceiling.  :?

[kirra]

Wow. The wallpaper. The carpet (including in the bathroom). And so much damn wood.

You can fix the wallpaper and carpet relatively easily, but my head hurts thinking about getting rid of so much wood.

[Deleted]

It's quite monochromatic, especially the kitchen. I wouldn't mind the house overall though with cosmetic changes.

[floridakat]

I'm guessing "one acre" and "views to Catalina" command the price, without even looking at the pictures.

[candreco]

What is with the wallpaper on the ceilings?

It looks like it could be gorgeous though.

[walterismydog]

Nov 5, 2015 8:25:23 GMT -5 RexManningDay said:

I actually didn't think it was that bad. Lol.

Whenever houses of that size and age go up for sale around here, they're similar inside. I always just assume their elderly owners have died.

Same here. I kept waiting for the horrifying pictures. LOL. 

Looks like a rich old person's home to me. Totally not my style, but definitely not the worst house listing I've ever seen. 

[ECB]

Nov 5, 2015 8:25:23 GMT -5 RexManningDay said:

I actually didn't think it was that bad. Lol.

Whenever houses of that size and age go up for sale around here, they're similar inside. I always just assume their elderly owners have died.

It's definitely outdated- the kitchen and bathrooms probably all need to be redone.  but if the overall bones are good, a lot of the rest of it is more about decorating and decor. 

I love the patio and how the one "wing" feeds onto it.  I could see some great summer parties!

[floridakat]

The lacy toilet paper sling/holder thing hanging from a towel ring was pretty awesome. Everything else was just dated. God, I wouldn't want to have to remove all that wallpaper, though!

[frkls]

Nov 5, 2015 0:12:43 GMT -5 textbookcase said:

So much wood!

and cement!! so much driveway!! 

[knx9211]

I really don't think it's bad. I really like the room with the fireplace. Yeah, it needs some updating, but I certainly don't think it's ugly.

[knx9211]

But I also fucking loooooooove wallpaper and wish it made sense to put it in our house.

[frkls]

the other aide in the resource room just walked up behind me and said, "oh, that's pretty!!" and stood here while i went through the pictures. by the end she had changed her mind.

[agnes]

Maybe I think it's so ugly because I was looking at this right before I saw it.
www.redfin.com/CA/Orange/896-S-Woodland-St-92869/home/3421919

I love this. And the price seems cheap for how beautiful it is.

[knx9211]

Nov 5, 2015 10:07:20 GMT -5 agnes said:

Maybe I think it's so ugly because I was looking at this right before I saw it.
www.redfin.com/CA/Orange/896-S-Woodland-St-92869/home/3421919

I love this. And the price seems cheap for how beautiful it is.

I actually prefer the "ugly" one to this one. I don't like it at all. But I have terrible taste.

[agnes]

For 2 mil, I'd at least want something decorated in this century.

[knx9211]

Nov 5, 2015 10:18:08 GMT -5 agnes said:

For 2 mil, I'd at least want something decorated in this century.

Noooo I spent most of my day stalking old homes online that look like someone from the late 1800s still lives there.

[Deleted]

I don't mind the wood, but it needs help all over the place.

[sonrisa]

Nov 5, 2015 8:25:23 GMT -5 RexManningDay said:

Whenever houses of that size and age go up for sale around here, they're similar inside. 

Where are you living that 9 bed, 6 bath, 10.5K sqft has a norm? Who are these people who all want monstrosities?

[franklin]

Nov 5, 2015 10:07:20 GMT -5 agnes said:

Maybe I think it's so ugly because I was looking at this right before I saw it.
www.redfin.com/CA/Orange/896-S-Woodland-St-92869/home/3421919

I love this. And the price seems cheap for how beautiful it is.

an old beat up truck in front of a mid century modern house - how hipster, lol.

[knx9211]

Now I'm looking at houses. If someone could lend me a million dollars, I'd appreciate it.
www.coldwellbankerhomes.com/pa/pittsburgh/21-wilson-dr/pid_6884825/

[janegold]

I mean, the house is over 10,000 sq ft. The price doesn't seem unreasonable to me - $237/sq ft. The average ppsf is over 3x that here.

[Deleted]

There is great potential there. (<- trying to be positive)
But seriously, if you had $2.4M to spend, why would you buy a fixer-upper.