Zillow recently named Grand Rapids, Michigan as the #1 best city to buy homes in 2012. Article here.
Here’s a lovely Grand Rapids basement. Perfect! [click to enlarge photo]
Grand Rapids, Michigan Is #1
June 10th, 2012 · 7 Comments
Tags: Mold & Mildew · Fixer-Upper · Water Damage · Other US Cities · Basement
7 responses so far ↓
1 Picky // Jun 10, 2012 at 1:46 pm
OoooKaaay. Immediately knock $30,000 off the offer. Got to replace the water heater and the heater. Also, cast iron to copper is a no-no. So is cast iron to PVC! So major plumbing and heating problems and this is only 1 room!! By the way, that is mold on the wall.
2 Grendels Lair // Jun 10, 2012 at 6:23 pm
Don’t forget the new timber with the pole jacks holding up the floor. That’s a nice touch too.
3 Murphy // Jun 10, 2012 at 11:24 pm
Yes, Grand Rapids is a very nice city.
These owners are being very up-front about the condition of the house and would probably be willing to work with you on the $$.
4 mac // Jun 10, 2012 at 11:28 pm
Why would we want to “enlarge” this??
5 Melissa // Jun 11, 2012 at 11:03 am
I’ll bet anything that tub was used for cutting up bodies.
6 Murphy // Jun 11, 2012 at 1:11 pm
This is a typical “Michigan basement” in a very old house. They were built like a fortress.
All of these problems are fixable if . . . .
7 SAM // Jun 12, 2012 at 10:29 pm
So the roof leaked so bad, the ground floor collapsed into the basement swimming pool, thus for the need of the floor/ceiling jacks.
Is that the waterline depth mark by the hot water heater
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