So today we toured the “Blue House” on Lurie Street. Or, as Faith so aptly named it, the “Fleabag Rat-Trap.” At the time, we were curious to see inside, because hey, it couldn’t be that bad, could it? Could it? Oh, it could. Trust me, it could. We have photos. First, the positives: there’s a nice chandelier in the breezeway, and this really nice tree in the back yard. Yeah, it’s a short list. As for the negatives….well, let’s see. The 1+ inch of water in the basement? The fact that the living room really WAS the nicest part of the house? The ghetto doors in the garage? The water damage on the ceiling of one of the bedrooms? The crap all over the carpet in the back hallway? Need I go on? Trust me, the photos speak for themselves. Very loudly. They say “Get the hell out of this house!” I’m pretty sure this house is well past the handyman special it advertises itself as, and well into the “purify with fire” level of squalor. Images are below; click the thumbnails to get the full horror.
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#1 by Mors on March 13, 2007 - 9:54 pm
Words and pictures cannot express the fetid stench of that house. From the miserable, vomitous mass of the hallway to the moldering cesspit of the indoor pool they call a basement. I was willing to give this house a chance, to see if it had any redeeming qualities. It does not. I thought that whoever had taken the pictures on the house listing had just chosen a bad angle, but no they actually presented an optimistic view. If someone gave me this house for free, I would go over my housing budget attempting to fix it up into a livable space. The horror… the horror…
#2 by Jess on March 15, 2007 - 9:25 pm
Let me just say, after looking at those photos … the only thing I like about the house is the color of the siding. Nice blue. So are you looking for a house now? Cool!
#3 by Carrie on March 22, 2007 - 11:00 pm
Yeah, we’re trying to find a decent house in our price range (under $120k), because we’d both rather put “rent” money towards something that will be ours.
#4 by Jess on March 24, 2007 - 8:44 pm
That makes sense to me. Good luck!