Looking for a house

29 March 2008 Crockett

(Entrance with snake door handles)
The Greger family invited us to check out this foreclosed home in Crockett. They had seen it just last night and wanted to see it in the day time. So we headed out there and came upon this sorta odd but interesting house.


(inside the entrance)

(Kai and Brennan on the stairwell)
It appeared to be worn out and definitely needed a lot of exterior and interior work. It was obvious the previous tenants were an artsy group. However Greg thought they were a bit on the gothic side due to the obsession with the dark faux wall painting in "every" room.

I thought it had a lot of Southwest influence due to the big heavy doors, cabinets, and metal hinges.

Marla looks a bit skeptical here.
My opinion? I would take another 100 grand to get this place in ship-shape. The (3-level) deck outside is about ready to fall apart, the garden will take a lot of maintenance as the cobblestone is falling apart (Kai pulled one out), and the (3) bathrooms are not finished. All the walls need to be painted, the rooms appear to need re-wiring, and the windows need to be replaced. Due to the big windows also, the place will need central heating or cost a lot in heating. But I am not the expert. I just followed also what the other experienced folk found.

A castle door, medieval door? hanging for show on the wall.

But hey, you never know-maybe the Greger's would take up on the challenge if they have the time and are willing to spend the bucks! I would love to see it go through the remodeling phase.