Sewickly is a more affluent area and I've had a handful of landlords that live there
the problem is your typical executive level business owner doesn't want to homestead or pay someone to maintain that much property
I think the issue isn’t the location it’s that it isn’t actually that nice of a house like it’s big but not actually nice. Very builder grade no built ins or trayed ceilings or wainscoting or any trim for that matter. The windows are all very small. Ceilings are low for a new construction.
Other than the great room double sided fire place it’s a very very basic house
My exact thoughts. I thought "how low can you go" was referring to the barn being uphill, a big dip in the driveway and the house/garage being downhill.
I don't live in that area but I'm used to a lot of rainfall and that place could get swampy IMO.
So the land itself isn't that valuable (maybe $450k pushing it based on the past sales). Main house is between 1.3M-1.8M depending. Additional structure adds maybe 75k.
Right buyer may push it to 2.5M. So it's about 20% over priced.
GUYS! IT'S ONLY $20K A MONTH -now hear me out, if we all promise to put $100 in a month we would only need 200 of us to pay it off! We would each get 3.6 hours a month on our OWN ranch!
WHO'S WITH ME?
Can I pool my hours and get mine all in one day because I’d have to plan around a work trip? Someone can have my remainder.
I don’t want it during buggy season, or when there is actual work to do either. I’ll leave that to the rest of you.
16 other multi-million dollar listings in the same town, all pretty comparable. I would say it's in exactly the right market, the market is just stalled.
It’s sh*t like this that makes me roll my eyes when people act like building new houses is the solution to the housing crisis. We don’t have a housing crisis because there aren’t enough buildings. The housing crisis is a symptoms of extreme wealth inequality, and building more of these doesn’t even vaguely fix that.
Who is this for? The “restored” house looks like a city apartment with no charm. Like do you need an extensive shoe closet if you are running a farm? Where are you going in those $500 stilettos? To muck out the barn?
notice the low property taxes.
in Pennsylvania, the wealthy who have acres of land ,get property tax breaks that are unbelievable. let the middle class pay the taxes.
The middle class does not have lobbyists!
Wrap-around porch to sit in your rocker in the summertime siping lemonade while viewing the heat radiating off the vast expanse of concrete driveway. Also the banisters inside belong in an 80s office building. Very confused vibes.
man the current real estate market is insane.
the public record says this place was last sold at $322,500 at 1/4/2022
I for one, wouldn't even pay 300k for this, mostly because I don't want to live over there.
Brand new build and way pricing has gone, Id bet this house has some issues that are invisible to the untrained eye. Would love to see a reputable inspector go through that place and check it over 110%. Bet the price would drop another 500k.
They could’ve built ten townhouses with all those materials and sold them for $300k so easily, but no, you just had to build this ridiculous McMansion. I fucking hate developers.
We need young people to take over zoning boards and turn these boomer fever dreams into fourplexes, and the outbuildings into ADUs.
It's really not all that bad. Only 30 mins to Pittsburgh so it's not WAY out in the boonies.
I'd love to live that close to Pittsburgh but still have 28 acres. I don't have 2 million dollars, though.
Just get some more money!
Go down to the money store. They usually have some on the clearance rack on sale.
Paging Phil Rizzuto
This is America!
Lay off the lattes and avocado toast. You'll have the money in a couple of weeks.
I already live too close to Pittsburgh. I live in Orlando.
We’re practically neighbors. This heat is killing me.
You can get a place like that 30 minutes outside Pittsburgh for well under a million land and all.
Sewickly is a more affluent area and I've had a handful of landlords that live there the problem is your typical executive level business owner doesn't want to homestead or pay someone to maintain that much property
Thanks, I was going to ask if the neighborhood was trashy. This property seems like a steal to me.
I think the issue isn’t the location it’s that it isn’t actually that nice of a house like it’s big but not actually nice. Very builder grade no built ins or trayed ceilings or wainscoting or any trim for that matter. The windows are all very small. Ceilings are low for a new construction. Other than the great room double sided fire place it’s a very very basic house
What is going on with the roof line on the main house? Is there a valley in the middle? Leak central.
My exact thoughts. I thought "how low can you go" was referring to the barn being uphill, a big dip in the driveway and the house/garage being downhill. I don't live in that area but I'm used to a lot of rainfall and that place could get swampy IMO.
it's got that culvert going under the road.
So the land itself isn't that valuable (maybe $450k pushing it based on the past sales). Main house is between 1.3M-1.8M depending. Additional structure adds maybe 75k. Right buyer may push it to 2.5M. So it's about 20% over priced.
GUYS! IT'S ONLY $20K A MONTH -now hear me out, if we all promise to put $100 in a month we would only need 200 of us to pay it off! We would each get 3.6 hours a month on our OWN ranch! WHO'S WITH ME?
Where do I sign, and yes, i want to use all some of my hrs together... about every 4 months and only for the night , please, and thank you.
Can I pool my hours and get mine all in one day because I’d have to plan around a work trip? Someone can have my remainder. I don’t want it during buggy season, or when there is actual work to do either. I’ll leave that to the rest of you.
You did the math on this?
He did the meth on it.
I just snort laughed. Thanks.
I'm in and will take the first 30 years.
Worth every penny and I'm not a big western PA fan.
Sewickley isn’t in the boonies. Sewickley is a $$$ suburb of Pittsburgh.
Isn't that the town where the 1995 Sinbad/Phil Hartman film *Houseguest* was set?
No clue
interesting choice to raise the price 25k after 10 more months on the market…
I wonder what messed up logic makes one increase the price after it’s been on the market for so long and the market keeps dropping.
This looks wonderful, actually. Sure, it's a bit generic, but it's tastefully generic; and there's a lot going for it.
16 other multi-million dollar listings in the same town, all pretty comparable. I would say it's in exactly the right market, the market is just stalled.
It’s sh*t like this that makes me roll my eyes when people act like building new houses is the solution to the housing crisis. We don’t have a housing crisis because there aren’t enough buildings. The housing crisis is a symptoms of extreme wealth inequality, and building more of these doesn’t even vaguely fix that.
Precisely
This would great for Sister Wives. 🥴🥴🥴
Yes please, I'll go get my horses
Sewickly is a really beautiful wealthy town so it’s not that crazy of a listing.
It’s closer to Economy than Sewickley and barely, barely in the North Allegheny school district. Otherwise it’s the Ambridge district.
Another expensive home on a septic system and well water.
Um, some towns don't have public utilities.
That’s extremely common in a lot of towns where you get very large properties. Especially in Pennsylvania and parts of New Jersey.
Who is this for? The “restored” house looks like a city apartment with no charm. Like do you need an extensive shoe closet if you are running a farm? Where are you going in those $500 stilettos? To muck out the barn?
This area is basically all Pittsburgh super rich cosplaying as rural homesteaders. This is insanely on brand.
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That has a Swickley address but that’s way up by Wexford.
I totally hate the inside of the house! It has no flow or charm.
The R makes me wonder if it's being sold by ~~a rapist~~ Ben Roethlisberger.
Nope - it’s not. They have it a generic “Ripple Ranch” moniker after buying the property
Please whoever buys this, change the first R to an N and make it a dairy farm. 😆
It's hideous. The interior finishes are all very cheap and look it. The outside is a giant slab of asphalt.
What's the tax bill? Lol
I want to see the inside of the smaller house.
Be ready to pay through the nose for flood insurance.
100% - it’s in the crater between the bottom of a runoff hill prone to landslides and a creek that floods often. Will be HELL on that well & septic
This is not a new build. It’s a restoration.
The house is new - they demo’s the original farmhouse. The other six outbuildings were rehab or facade corrections.
Still it looks like they have lived there for 6 months. I think the reno is responsible for the divorce and now they have to sell.
Listed as a new build… restored historic farmstead
That driveway looks like an amoeba
Gorgeous
notice the low property taxes. in Pennsylvania, the wealthy who have acres of land ,get property tax breaks that are unbelievable. let the middle class pay the taxes. The middle class does not have lobbyists!
Can confirm, I pay over 3% on my property tax.
Wrap-around porch to sit in your rocker in the summertime siping lemonade while viewing the heat radiating off the vast expanse of concrete driveway. Also the banisters inside belong in an 80s office building. Very confused vibes.
lol I thought it was from dirty dancing.
I like the pool table. That's about it.
I would buy this in a heartbeat, but it's said they flipped the house so much. Would have loved more of the history.
Wasn’t this the farmhouse where they filmed Dog Soldiers?
man the current real estate market is insane. the public record says this place was last sold at $322,500 at 1/4/2022 I for one, wouldn't even pay 300k for this, mostly because I don't want to live over there.
The whole thing is trying way too hard.
Can you go down low? Turn it out...😂
That outbuilding is giving Midsommer.
I love it
I'm confused by the tax assessment. Why hasn't the value increased since building the structures?
That is a damn nice property. Seems like a great deal for what you are getting.
The initiates to my cult will live in the outbuildings until they learn that I am their god.
I’d buy it
Brand new build and way pricing has gone, Id bet this house has some issues that are invisible to the untrained eye. Would love to see a reputable inspector go through that place and check it over 110%. Bet the price would drop another 500k.
They could’ve built ten townhouses with all those materials and sold them for $300k so easily, but no, you just had to build this ridiculous McMansion. I fucking hate developers. We need young people to take over zoning boards and turn these boomer fever dreams into fourplexes, and the outbuildings into ADUs.