Hey guys...Dueller her. Been scarce lately because I'm moving...

[Dueller]

...for the second time in 8 months. Sold our other house we just purchased to buy a contemporary the missus loved. Slightly smaller but more open than the other house.





Backyard is like living in a rain forest...in fact a deer stand wouldn't look out of place.

[livi]

Wow!

Just wow!

I would kill for that garden. I love the feeling of living in nature. And all those trees...the trees...!

Beautiful house too! Any interior pics?

Very, very nice indeed!

[tabs]

Who is Dueller?

[Dueller]

Hey, Fluff. Thanks. No interior shots...moving in Friday. Its only 2400 sf but has tons of outdoor entertaning space (1800 sf of decks). Feels bigger because its so open...ceilings in great room are about 22 feet tall with balconies looking down from second floor. And fireplaces in the great room and master bedroom.

All landscaping is low maintenance and natural. About a 1 acre lot.

Purchase for less than $200K

[Jims5543]

Only 2400 s.f. ..... life is good.

[Dottore]

Originally Posted by Dueller

Purchase for less than $200K

Holy crap! Where's that?

[Dueller]

Originally Posted by Dottore

Holy crap! Where's that?

Mississippi

[Dottore]

Originally Posted by Dueller

Mississippi

That must be the bargain of the century. Around here, you'd have to multiply that number by ten.

[Moses]

BEAUTIFUL house. Congratulations!

[gassy]

Very cool.

[Dueller]

Originally Posted by Dottore

That must be the bargain of the century. Around here, you'd have to multiply that number by ten.

I did get a pretty good buy on it. Caught it by word of mouth before it was listed by a realtor so we backed out realtors commision of $12K or so. It appraised for $227K but I agreed to pay closing costs so that was another $5K or so. Seller had sold his business, was retiring to move to be closer to children/grandchildren and had a house waiting in Mobile. Plus I was able to set a closing date for a quick sale in less than 30 days which beat out other offers contingent upon financing/sale of their homes. Bird in the hand type of thing.

It has been immaculately maintained and is move in ready although the kitchen is a bit dated by my standards. But all 3 baths have been renovated with high dollar upgrades (seller owned a plumbing/HVAC contracting company).

It is the smallest house in the neighborhood as most are 3000-4000 sf but go for $275-400K.

[Danny_Ocean]

Originally Posted by Jim Cesiro

Only 2400 s.f. ..... life is good.

Hey, 1324 s/f ain't bad...think of all the $$$ you'll save on your elec. bill (more juice to power your elec. vehicles)!

I keep the "West Wing" closed off most of the year so I don't have to pay for cooling/heating:

[Dueller]

Originally Posted by Danny_Ocean

Hey, 1324 s/f ain't bad...think of all the $$$ you'll save on your elec. bill (more juice to power your elec. vehicles)!

I keep the "West Wing" closed off most of the year so I don't have to pay for cooling/heating:

Heating cooling was one of the things that sold us on this house. The prior owner has upgraded with zoned HVAC and high efficiency systems (e.g. the downstairs heating uses stored hot water for heat source). The couple that owned it had utility bills of c. $1150 electric and $600 gas bill for all of last year (verified with utility companies). Will allow us to close off the upstairs when the kids are all gone in another 1-2 years. And it has a computer controlled natural gas powered generator installed after Katrina in case of power outages.

And it won't be overwhelming to take care of aside from the treatment of the cypress exterior. I love the fact that the only painted exterior item is the front door

[azasadny]

Very nice! Welcome back!!

[on2wheels52]

Looks great. My first house in AR had 1 X 12 cypress siding. Required nothing in 12 years of owning.
Jim

[austin552]

Very nice place there Duel

[VINMAN]

Under 200K?? Wow!! You cant get a trailer home around here for that price!

Good luck. Beautiful home and property.

[Dueller]

Thanks for the compliments guys. Already planning for another two car garage/man cave addition

another angle

[pwd72s]

Very nice...enjoy!

[Hugh R]

Sweeeeet!

$200K in El Aye will get you a 1,000 sq. ft. condo in a bad part of town. Maybe.