Every room in the house looked like the living room shown here. Vandals had tagged nearly every wall with black spray paint. They even got about half the bathroom sink & shower fixtures with the spray paint. That photo of the kitchen stove burners? That's not rust, it's burnt grease, about 1/8th of inch thick. There were dried-on grease droplets on the stovetop where the on/off spin dials are.
Need I mention that all the carpet was filthy, to the point of being uncleanable?
The kitchen cupboards had been in a nasty tangle with a sledgehammer. The cupboards lost that brawl, badly.
Troubles in the backyard too:
On the up side, the A/C unit was intact and the Cox cable box hadn’t been hacked into. The garage door needed some attention:
Best of all, the house backs up to 43rd Avenue. For out of towners or others unfamiliar with this area, 43rd Avenue is a major street in this area. Two lanes in either direction with a dedicated left turn lane in the middle.
To make this house livable, you've got to replace about 1/2 the cabinet doors, about 1/3 of the sink fixtures, all the carpet, all the appliances, Killz the walls throughout and then paint and replace 1/4 of the electric outlet switchplates and (hopefully there's money left to) landscape the backyard. My best guess on market value, after it's cleaned up, is about $80,000. In a down market that street in your backyard is going to be a big problem, no matter how nicely the interior is fixed up. Remember, it's listed at $73,900.
What a bargain! <sarcasm>
I almost feel sorry for the bank. They're going to take a bath on this one.
