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You see these old houses in ruins around in this part of the country. But this one has been restored and updated very well. It sets on an acre of land. I checked it out and thought about getting it. But in the end I couldn't pull the trigger on it. I would have bought it as investment property and rented it out,...and I couldn't get used to the idea of putting renters in the place.

Still,...it would be interesting to own a house that's less than 20 years younger than the country.

Somebody will scoop this place.

https://www.realtor.com/realestatea..._Georgetown_KY_40324_M30479-94381#photo0

Thanks for the link. I just bought it.

I dont like it....the "updates" anyway.


Cant tell if its vintage or modern. Sort of a messy mix of both.

You better call quick. They're having an open house today. It'll probably be sold in a few hours,..if it isn't already.

I will need to sell one or two of my rifles to pay for it, though.

One big reason I decided against getting it is because I would have wanted to live in it and rented this place out. Which would have entailed moving for the second time in less than 2 years,...lots of commotion.

Still,...I'm going to feel regret when it sells.

A young family member just accepted a job in New Jersey and had to pay $315,000 for a basic 1000 sq ft starter home up there.

Considering what people are paying for houses around the country (many in places where I'd refuse to live) properties around here are a steal,..and these don't come on the market very often. In fact, it's the first one I've seen around here in livable condition that's for sale.

Absolutely.

I agree.


That house would have been that or more up here.....with a lot fewer prospects.

Yep they ruined that house

Everything always depends on location, but that is a honey.

Also it is close to, but not IN, town.

I'll have to post some pix of my new old log cabin, originally built way out of town as a hunting lodge. We are in the process of moving in.

Norm

I don't know why you'd say that. The Kitchen and bathrooms are contemporary. But the rest of the house has been brought back to nearly original condition.

,..and who wants to live in a house with 18th century kitchen and bathrooms?

That would get old in a hurry.

It's in a very decent location.

Is it on the National Register of Historical buildings? That can be a red flag. I'd never buy a property on that register. There are very strict regulations on what you can do with your own property. They even control the type and color of paint you can use on your walls. If it's on it, it was probably added after many of those updates were done.

That's true enough. But I seriously doubt if the restrictions are all that tight out here. It's a BGT (Bluegrass Trust) house.

For the most part, I think the people who run that show are happy if somebody restores one of these old houses. Most of them are beyond repair.

Buy it for when the ‘Flave comes to visit.

In Lexington, the people who overlook the houses in the historic district are nuts. I'd never get involved with a historic house in Lexington.

But things like that are much more relaxed out here in the country.

Just WOW.

Going through the photos made our day.

Blessings,

Steve

The national is not that strict. We have two of them in the area I live in and know both owners. They have done a bunch of upgrades to both houses without having to ask for permission. If I could pick that house up and move it to a different location that would be a very cool house to live in.

That’s a neat old house!!

On the wildlife management area where The Mrs. and I deer hunt, there is a red brick house, the Richard Wood mansion, that was built in 1700! Long vacant but still almost completely intact, and ol' Mr. Wood himself is buried behind it in a small plot, also walled in with red bricks. After first discovering it, I googled the place and found two "ghost hunter" videos about it on youtube. What a joke they were! Still I love the place, you can just feel yourself immersed in history there.