Being John Malkovich
We were on our way to the gym today and saw a sign for 'Open House' down the street from our Apt. so we decided to check it out.
The red house was facing the Post Road on the little street near the River that almost looks like a glorified trailer park. Many of the houses are Super small--the only big perk is that they are on the River. Glorified b/c the houses are selling for $750,000 and up for less than 700sq. feet.
This house had a bit of charm from the outside, 1450 sq. feet--and 2 fireplaces. The thing that was interesting about it was that it was built in 1761 [really!] and people back then were really small so the ceiling in the whole house stood at just about 6 feet. Being only 5'3", with clogs on, my head nearly brushed the top of the doorways. [no ceiling fans in this place].
Upstairs there was a bathroom on a pitched ceiling that I literally had to bend over to walk to it. The house felt like that wacky office in 'Being John Malkovich'. I could mostly walk around just fine [i'm short] but Andrew wouldn't be able to wear shoes in the house ever and for our friends over 6 feet--well--they would have to remain seated at all of our parties.
The whole house was slanted, had wood slats for walls [no sheetrock, no plaster] and the upstairs was sort of a converted attic. Those silly realtors called it '3 bedrooms' which was a crock--two of the rooms couldn't even hold a bed. One was a crawl space and the floor was subfloor only--no beams/no insulation and I'm pretty sure you could fall through it in certain parts.
The Realtor of course hyped up how perfect it would be for someone with an imagination--the potential for expansion [although it is a Historical Landmark which I belive restricts major modifications]--how it had 'CHARM' etc. etc.
The true Charm of it, really, is that it's still standing.
And the asking price?
[insert drumroll here]
$895,000.
Are you kidding me?!?
The red house was facing the Post Road on the little street near the River that almost looks like a glorified trailer park. Many of the houses are Super small--the only big perk is that they are on the River. Glorified b/c the houses are selling for $750,000 and up for less than 700sq. feet.
This house had a bit of charm from the outside, 1450 sq. feet--and 2 fireplaces. The thing that was interesting about it was that it was built in 1761 [really!] and people back then were really small so the ceiling in the whole house stood at just about 6 feet. Being only 5'3", with clogs on, my head nearly brushed the top of the doorways. [no ceiling fans in this place].
Upstairs there was a bathroom on a pitched ceiling that I literally had to bend over to walk to it. The house felt like that wacky office in 'Being John Malkovich'. I could mostly walk around just fine [i'm short] but Andrew wouldn't be able to wear shoes in the house ever and for our friends over 6 feet--well--they would have to remain seated at all of our parties.
The whole house was slanted, had wood slats for walls [no sheetrock, no plaster] and the upstairs was sort of a converted attic. Those silly realtors called it '3 bedrooms' which was a crock--two of the rooms couldn't even hold a bed. One was a crawl space and the floor was subfloor only--no beams/no insulation and I'm pretty sure you could fall through it in certain parts.
The Realtor of course hyped up how perfect it would be for someone with an imagination--the potential for expansion [although it is a Historical Landmark which I belive restricts major modifications]--how it had 'CHARM' etc. etc.
The true Charm of it, really, is that it's still standing.
And the asking price?
[insert drumroll here]
$895,000.
Are you kidding me?!?
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