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Do you feel generous today? If so, you can bid on this auction and help the poor guy buy his $689,000 dream home. He already has 2 bidders ...check out their usernames.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=4313712 475
Blanche
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Aaaah, gee, it's a bit more than they can afford.
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Hey Neil, if it works for him I think I'll give it a try. It sure beats standing on the street corner with a tin cup. LOL
Blanche
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Gee, look at one of the bidders feedback page..hmm..seller looks familiar.
Here
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Guess they don't believe in trying for a starter home.
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is this legal, I thought is was against the rule to sell nothing.....
where's imosh's bid....
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Can I send them an IOU?
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Hmmm....that house looks familiar, but it might be because I saw it in Texas Monthly magazine with other "dream homes". BTW, you know that same house would cost about 2 million in CA.
Blanche, let me just "barge in" with a plea for funds for this house, which I found about a week ago on eBay. Now, it costs just a bit over the other person's "Dream Home". I would also admit that I could buy a cheaper dream home (at least in Texas), and save the rest...if I had the necessary $698,000.
If someone wants to help me buy THIS ONE, you can have the other bedroom and bath. I am thinking that any house this expensive in Texas dollars should have at least 4 bedrooms, but alas, this one only has TWO!
Please note, I require the master bedroom, plus the observatory room with "wine grotto". For awhile, I thought this unusual home might be a Redneck kinda thing (although high-priced). Later, I decided that people all over the US and CANADA might build a similar home.
I will be even more generous, and say that you can build a Keeper's cottage on the adjacent land. You can call me the Lighthouse Keeper's RENTER or something. :p
I don't think they are gonna sell that property at THAT price. It could be worth it but....
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OK Lisa. I'll take the Double Boathouse with Party Deck, Jetski Lift, Fishing Pier, and water slide.
Blanche
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Blanche, are you gonna sleep out there, also? TX winters can be freaky. Otherwise, that sounds fine...as long as I can practice fishing occasionally. I figure that you might find the TX summers a bit HOT, as we are now getting heat index figures around 107 some days. Later, the actual temps will reach 105.
No Problema! I will just push you down that water slide...free of charge. Just don't drag me along, as I can't swim.
Oops, here's something I found annoying about that (light)house. If those kitchen cabinets are really that puce/pea green color, I am not doing any cooking...not even with a microwave. Thus, that color has to go. Otherwise, I don't even go into the kitchen. You may serve me in my observation room.
Hey, I will give you tips!
Seriously , I think the 40 miles to Dallas, is a bit misleading. You might could get to the SE part of Dallas...but it would be closer to 60 miles to downtown Dallas. I haven't even been to that lake, but I think it would be a lovely area to live.
I have looked at PIC's of the Split Rock Lighthouse before. I kinda had to study these things, when I was selling switchplate covers with those landmarks upon them. This property is nice, but a far cry from the actual lighthouse. The cliff on Lake Superior is a tad different from that " walk out the door to the lake" situation in Texas. I believe I would prefer the TX version! (I really think Jeff Foxworthy might have a joke for this.)
Blanche, if you HELP? me buy this property, I can almost guarantee that the party deck will become the here Party Deck! I can just see it now.
If the price is too high, I just found a place in Galveston on a canal. There is a boathouse, but no party deck, etc. I looked at the Galveston house and thought "when is the next hurricane?"
The Split Rock lighthouse near Dallas would be a better "buy"...if they lowered the price.