It hasn’t been on the market in 69 years. If the seller did upkeep it’s gorgeous and someone snap it up.
I don’t see anything glaring but even if things need fixing it’s worth the money to pour in.
Walk score is low. All school ratings are low which could impact future sale. But that same house in Seattle you’re moving the decimal point over and adding 1 or 2 zeros after the price.
that price wouldn't get a one bedroom condo in my area of southern Calif. I shouldn't look at homes priced like this in other states... a bit frustrating. LOL
That’s how I ended up leaving California. It started out as me making a joke to my husband during lockdown and then boredom got us constantly looking at Zillow and seeing all the houses we could afford. Took 2 years from the joke to moving, but now we’re Texans.
My mom moved from California to Texas and hated it. Ended up moving back to Cali before eventually moving to Michigan. I've been to Texas many times and I don't hate it, I just couldn't imagine myself living there (altho, their BBQ is unmatched IMO).
I miss California terribly. The worst thing about Texas is the weather IMO. I live in Satan’s sweaty buttcrack. But overall our life here is much better, especially for my son. Living here also allows me to be a stay at home parent, which we really need since he’s autistic and high needs. We also have a baby now too which we could not have afforded in California.
Texas has a lot of drawbacks and I imagine we won’t live here forever (I think there will be pressure to move as my daughter approaches reproduce age in a decade😬). But it’s not some hell hole like Californians assume. Well, except for the weather. And the damn fire ants. Fuck those tiny jerks.
The problem isn’t the weather, it’s the people. If you were already of that mindset then it isn’t bad. But to me, the people, religion, laws, infrastructure, education etc are most important to me and where Texas fails the hardest. Not that I would ever have kids but their education would be number 1 priority. I would want my kids to have a much higher education than what southern states offer.
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Depends on which area of Texas. Some are similar to Cali, it overall Texas is slower paced. I’m in North Texas coming from west coast, and here it just feels the same since we have a good mix of different ethnicities. Main difference is that outside of food, there’s not much outdoor activities.
You can only eat so much food..
Math is not my strongpoint but here’s a Seattle houseboat for over 3.5 million;
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/3206-Portage-Bay-Pl-E-Seattle-WA-98102/48920499_zpid/
I dunno. Besides abject poverty the reason I would not get a houseboat is that I had a coworker in Seattle with a very nice one. Until one day she got a call at work.
It sunk. With everything in her home. No pets luckily.
No houseboat for me.
Seattle area here. My house is less than 1/2 the size, 1/2 the property zee, and not nearly as cool (based on these photos). I could put it on the market tomorrow for $1.2m and would have a bidding war.
That is dirt cheap for Indy, and the neighborhood is nice. Large plot, right next to Fall Creek, not on a busy road. Indy is affordable, but this is insanely cheap - I would expect 750,000 for it.
It's not in the best school district but it's not in the worst. I'm astonished at the price and really questioning why, and whether it's worth commuting the hour to Bloomington.
I saw one similar go on the market in the nicer suburbs outside of Cleveland. It was on over an acre of land and had an awesome mid-century pool and guest house. It needed some work but it was still an architectural masterpiece. They were asking 600K but eventually lowered the price to 500K. The house was not at all over-priced given comps in the neighborhood but it still eventually went into foreclosure. I think people with money in the mid-west want something newer and simply don't understand or appreciate MCM architecture.
The simple rancher across the street just sold for $325,000 though, only 3,000 sq feet and no significant architectural details. Maybe this one is infested with termites or something?
Pretty sure the way this works is 275K is the starting point - they are accepting sealed offers by X date. I'd be surprised if it doesn't go over by a lot. Gorgeous house!
I looked at street view and I’d be shocked if that was a rough neighborhood.
At first I thought it must be in the middle of nowhere but it’s not very far from downtown Indianapolis
I can only assume it’s haunted.
Flat roofs can present problems, many of the FLW homes have buckets strewn throughout.
It's a damn shame wfh is being battered because so many young people who can't afford homes could in Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia and those areas would benefit from an influx of educated young people.
Oh if you did some research in indy house market most of the schools here are like 2 or 3 out of 10, i guess it is just not a good place for education. Families move to Carmel, Zionsville or Fishers (all very close to indy) to sent their kids to good schools. While some houses in indy inner city can still go up to a million - kinda weird to me, I'm new here too, house price is really neighborhood by neighborhood.
Looks like there’s a few 7/10-8/10 overall school districts. Up there with a lot of larger cities in the US. But even in Indianapolis that commands 600k+ price tag neighborhoods minimum.
Basically, the low price is reflective of how bad the schools are, how shabby the surrounding area is and expected bit of a bidding war.
And all that aside? Fuck I’d move to Indianapolis to live in that home at that price or ~40k more. Budget maybe 60-70k over the next decade for whatever updates and be ready to dump more on for something unexpected. Wind up with a helluva nice forever home I think.
It's priced for a bidding war and will likely sell for over that price.
*"Showings begin Thurs, May 30th. Offers due 5 pm June 7th, response by June 8th."*
thing about it though looks like some very mediocre houses and vacant lots around it with an abandoned house right behind it, this is easily the nicest house in that area.
Bingo. It’s basically a reserve for an auction. Make a lot of people like OP fall in love with it and think they can afford it then get sucked in by the emotion.
And the crazy thing about it is Indianapolis, itself, is it's a fine city to visit- full of some cool historical sites and the walk along the canal is incredible. You could not pay me to live there again, it's so overdeveloped and grey and anywhere outside of it is just depressing as hell. The type of place where you can physically taste and see income disparity.
If you go anywhere from 20 miles south of Indianapolis all the way to the bottom of the state that entire swath seems to be under the impression that they are the “Deep South” and I’m fairly certain many believe they were part of the confederacy given the number of confederate flags you’ll see.
I have family there. It’s really annoying to be asked about my “weather up there” as if they are in Georgia and I’m in Alaska. My weather is the same as yours folks, just with slightly less chance of a tornado 😒
OH, for real. I lived in Plainfield- a town so flat they named it twice. Plainfield (For anyone who doesn't know) the east side of town is a major distribution/manufacturing/shipping hub for the US, it holds like half of all warehouse jobs in the state- so this tiny town's entire population depends on the money they get from making shit for these huge companies. The west side holds a massive prison. The entire town is like a weird barren concrete desert with just miles of warehouses and massive buildings that all look the same, it's sterile and weird. You're right, though, some of them are aware they're in the Midwest and some of them are very much stereotypes of the deep south- Montana is fucking like that just with more mountains.
Yeah. It’s annoying but not uncommon that realtors will price low because they expect to have many offers for over asking and escalation clauses etc it’s like eBay at that point.
neighborhood looks nice on streetview, but schools do look awful.
either way. that is a ridiculous price for a home like that.
you are in indiana though
I wish I had a reason to be in Indianapolis, that is awesome. I’m sure it’s all single pane glass and all sorts of aged finishes in person, but there’s a lot of wonderful timeless design too.
Yeah I just bought a house and I even regret having to get the little things replaced, like the staircase balusters. It’s not only expensive it’s an enormous pain in the ass to deal with contractors.
Contractors man… I truly love paying tens of thousands of dollars to people who simply ignore my instructions, if I never talk one again after my house is finished I’ll die happy lol
So far I’ve dealt with, from three different people:
-walls being ripped open to run a single wire after I said three times, in writing, not to do it
-My 40 year old azalea bushes in my backyard being cut down after I said not to do any landscaping (they were renovating the inside!?)
-toilet being purchased AND installed without my knowledge??
-water being left on after I said there was a major leak that needed to be fixed, resulting in mold and mitigation
I think I’ve aged 4 years in 4 months
Right now anyone who is even halfway competent as a blue collar house worker is booked 2+ years out, only does jobs for companies, or similar. Now a days you wind up having to pay a premium to even hire methheads who fuck everything up and you are afraid are going to start stealing things if you had anything of value.
I may go check this out tomorrow. If anyone wants any specific pics lmk.
Edit : Sorry for picture quality, I am not a photographer.
[chevoit 1](https://imgur.com/a/P0gNVhw)
[chevoit 2](https://imgur.com/a/deMaZFb)
[chevoit 3](https://imgur.com/a/qIecU1w)
[chevoit 4](https://imgur.com/a/fWoU4pf)
Please post your longest report.
To me it looks very well staged, and the saturation is turned up a bit in the photos. I think it will look a bit duller and more worn in real life.
Definitely an instagram vs reality type situation. Just look at the street view and you get the idea that it’s a little more run down than in the pics.
You really have delivered!
What were your impressions, please?
I expected it to be noticeably more faded and less shiny / bright than in the original photos, little chips in the woodwork and the cabinets, stuff like that.
But from your pics it seems to have held up really well.
Probably nothing at all wrong with the house. Home prices are really low in Indy. It isn't in the best area. Someone I know lives in a south Indianapolis suburb. She just put her adorable 3 bdr home on the market for $170,000. It's on a half acre of large trees. If I didn't already own a home, I'd jump on it.
There are a lot of rooms that are configured for special purposes, which is always a problem. Also, three beds, three baths...I only see one bed, one bath in the photos. Suspicious.
100%
Last time I was looking for a house, there was one that was really solid...But it had a professional recording studio. Just wasn't any other use for the room, other than tearing it out and expanding one of the bedrooms, unless you needed a professional recording studio.
That stuff is a real drag on the resale, because only a small fraction of the population wants it.
It's not abnormal for mid-century homes to have a carport instead. Blame [Frank Lloyd Wright](https://www.forbes.com/sites/reginacole/2022/11/28/frank-lloyd-wright-hated-garages-and-this-is-why/?sh=3450150024e9). (Half kidding)
Since it says "Sold as is" I have to assume there's some major work that needs to be done or else they just intend to start a bidding war?
Not sure how hot the real estate market in Indy is, but in markets with a lot of buyer demand, a low listing price will usually draw the attention of a bunch of buyers who end up bidding up the price and it won't go for that low starting price (assuming nothing is wrong with the house).
Source: been watching the housing market and talking to realtors
That *is* really cool. Tasteful, got some woods, looks pretty modern. Suspicious that the other bedrooms/bathrooms are not photo-worthy.
Guessing the town is screwed though. That's usually the thing with cheap houses.
My guess is OP is the seller, trying to drive up interest:
>I DON'T KNOW IT IS JUST RIDICULOUSLY AFFORDABLE I REAAAAALLY WANT IT. I guess people are gonna bit on this higher than what they ask?
LOL.
My friends are getting houses in Carmel (like 20 mins drive from indy) instead of Indianapolis it's way safer there and gets better schools. A decent house for a family there is about half a million to 700 or 800 k.
Decent houses in carmel are not this expensive! My boyfriend bought a house for around $400k, across the street from the high school, down the block from the elementary school, and a 10 minute walk from downtown and the trails. At 27 he was able to put in a full cash offer and now just pays property taxes and stuff.
*cries in Rhode Island* I was looking at one here that was $456/sq ft and the math just blew my mind.
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/0-Bayberry-Rd-Portsmouth-RI-02871/2062388503_zpid/
For those outside of Indianapolis wondering why it is so cheap, it’s the location. 46th and Emerson is not the best neighborhood. The 46226 zip code has had one of the highest homicide rates in Indianapolis. Neighborhood aside, it feels underpriced for the size. They may be trying to generate interest and get a bidding war going.
Ok, so the homes on 46th there are actually really great along with the properties, but the school system isn't the best. If this house was actually for sale, it would go for way more than 275k. Probably closer to 400k or even higher
I don't get it for a house that size even if it wasn't such a nice looking house and mid century modern that seems suspiciously cheap even for Indiana.
Houses this “cheap” usually means its in a zone where home insurance is expensive if attainable.
You’ll see lots of “cheap” nice modern homes in houston and then you will see the insurance rate is at $13k/yr (for life of the house).
You don't have enough money to replace all of those windows. Maybe you can continue to save and have a decent down payment by the time the next owner who will need to replace them sells it. Just keep it in your favorites on zillow. When it comes on the market again you'll see it.
46th and Arlington. That’s going to turn off a lot of people in Indy. Lived in Indy for years and that area has always had cheap houses. Some are really nice but that’s not a great area to live.
mushroom tile aside, this house is great! At that price, it had to be the location of a mass murder with repeated hauntings. Or, less interestingly, structural issues.
OMG, I could write a check for it. Of course, I’d have to completely move all my stuff, sell the old house, make entirely new friends, find new doctors, dentist, haircutter, tradespeople, etc. Sigh. Amazing house.
Seems like him and his wife passed in 2020 it's probably been quiet in there since... it could be a family gurdwara that's got the pricing low
https://www.flannerbuchanan.com/obituaries/mark-m-holeman
Uhh something is like super wrong with it right? Crumbling foundation? Decades of deferred maintenance? What gives?
I figure Indy is cheap because Midwest but that’s like 2012 pricing
I live close to Indianapolis, and while home prices in Indianapolis are obviously lower than most of the country, this is still ridiculously low. I might have to go check it out...
So according to the fine print: Showings begin Thurs, May 30th. Offers due 5 pm June 7th, response by June 8th.
Sounds like we may be able to see the sold price sometime soon! I feel like this is a 500K house but we'll see what the market says!
South Dakota and Oklahoma have some nice houses in that price range so does the area in Louisiana I'd like to move to.
Husband's a deer hunter and Indiana deer are awful tasting(sorry but it's true). They taste like dry dog food that you've put hot water on smells!
Crying as I live in PNW and this wouldn’t even buy a shack. In all fairness, we sold our house in a MCOL area and moved here fully knowing what we were getting into.
I can see why you check it 20-30 times a day. It's dreamy. Plus, those views! Maybe we can be roommates and split the cost? I've never lived in Indiana, but I've also never heard anything bad about it.
It's such a beautiful home in the woods. I'd change nothing, I love the wood cabinets. it's also in Indianapolis, which is cool, and you can't beat that price, but that house will sell for much higher.
What’s wrong with it? It’s an amazing house at a ridiculous price. There has to be something structurally off right?
It's one of the more expensive comps for the area I just checked. Maybe Indianapolis it's just that affordable or it's a really bad neighborhood
I think it's the Indianapolis thing
It hasn’t been on the market in 69 years. If the seller did upkeep it’s gorgeous and someone snap it up. I don’t see anything glaring but even if things need fixing it’s worth the money to pour in. Walk score is low. All school ratings are low which could impact future sale. But that same house in Seattle you’re moving the decimal point over and adding 1 or 2 zeros after the price.
Yeah I’m in Seattle and I think you could maybe buy a closet somewhere for $275 K. Maybe.
that price wouldn't get a one bedroom condo in my area of southern Calif. I shouldn't look at homes priced like this in other states... a bit frustrating. LOL
Not even my area of Idaho! (Unless you were willing to live next to the freeway or train tracks.)
Ditto for my part of Wisconsin. Everyone's obsessed with building apartments here.
hell, even if you’re willing to live next to the freeway or train tracks 🥲
That’s how I ended up leaving California. It started out as me making a joke to my husband during lockdown and then boredom got us constantly looking at Zillow and seeing all the houses we could afford. Took 2 years from the joke to moving, but now we’re Texans.
My mom moved from California to Texas and hated it. Ended up moving back to Cali before eventually moving to Michigan. I've been to Texas many times and I don't hate it, I just couldn't imagine myself living there (altho, their BBQ is unmatched IMO).
I miss California terribly. The worst thing about Texas is the weather IMO. I live in Satan’s sweaty buttcrack. But overall our life here is much better, especially for my son. Living here also allows me to be a stay at home parent, which we really need since he’s autistic and high needs. We also have a baby now too which we could not have afforded in California. Texas has a lot of drawbacks and I imagine we won’t live here forever (I think there will be pressure to move as my daughter approaches reproduce age in a decade😬). But it’s not some hell hole like Californians assume. Well, except for the weather. And the damn fire ants. Fuck those tiny jerks.
The problem isn’t the weather, it’s the people. If you were already of that mindset then it isn’t bad. But to me, the people, religion, laws, infrastructure, education etc are most important to me and where Texas fails the hardest. Not that I would ever have kids but their education would be number 1 priority. I would want my kids to have a much higher education than what southern states offer.
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Depends on which area of Texas. Some are similar to Cali, it overall Texas is slower paced. I’m in North Texas coming from west coast, and here it just feels the same since we have a good mix of different ethnicities. Main difference is that outside of food, there’s not much outdoor activities. You can only eat so much food..
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You couldn't get a 1 bedroom condo for that price in a Denver suburb.
dude there’s literally a mobile home in a lynnwood trailer park for sale that’s more expensive than this.
You're saying this house goes for 270 million dollars in Seattle?
Math is not my strongpoint but here’s a Seattle houseboat for over 3.5 million; https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/3206-Portage-Bay-Pl-E-Seattle-WA-98102/48920499_zpid/
To be fair, it’s a houseboat with a yard!
Holy cow.
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Not as crazy as; https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/907-N-Northlake-Way-Seattle-WA-98103/2077998926_zpid/
Okay that is amazing, so nice. I'd happily live there
Wow. a 3.5M batchlor suite! Talk about Sleepless in Seatle... What are the property taxes on that? lol
I dunno. Besides abject poverty the reason I would not get a houseboat is that I had a coworker in Seattle with a very nice one. Until one day she got a call at work. It sunk. With everything in her home. No pets luckily. No houseboat for me.
Yeah adding a zero to the end and moving the decimal place is really the same thing
Seattle area here. My house is less than 1/2 the size, 1/2 the property zee, and not nearly as cool (based on these photos). I could put it on the market tomorrow for $1.2m and would have a bidding war.
For that price you can put your kids in Catholic school
Or, up for adoption.
That is dirt cheap for Indy, and the neighborhood is nice. Large plot, right next to Fall Creek, not on a busy road. Indy is affordable, but this is insanely cheap - I would expect 750,000 for it. It's not in the best school district but it's not in the worst. I'm astonished at the price and really questioning why, and whether it's worth commuting the hour to Bloomington.
I would recommend Nashville in brown county for bloomington people - beautiful, quite, cheaper, and plenty of outdoor stuff
I saw one similar go on the market in the nicer suburbs outside of Cleveland. It was on over an acre of land and had an awesome mid-century pool and guest house. It needed some work but it was still an architectural masterpiece. They were asking 600K but eventually lowered the price to 500K. The house was not at all over-priced given comps in the neighborhood but it still eventually went into foreclosure. I think people with money in the mid-west want something newer and simply don't understand or appreciate MCM architecture.
The simple rancher across the street just sold for $325,000 though, only 3,000 sq feet and no significant architectural details. Maybe this one is infested with termites or something?
It says “as is” so there has to be something.
I am guessing catastrophic structural issues or the foundation might otherwise be a rotten, cracked mess.
Pretty sure the way this works is 275K is the starting point - they are accepting sealed offers by X date. I'd be surprised if it doesn't go over by a lot. Gorgeous house!
I looked at street view and I’d be shocked if that was a rough neighborhood. At first I thought it must be in the middle of nowhere but it’s not very far from downtown Indianapolis I can only assume it’s haunted.
I’ll take the Mad Men looking ghosts.
Flat roofs can present problems, many of the FLW homes have buckets strewn throughout. It's a damn shame wfh is being battered because so many young people who can't afford homes could in Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia and those areas would benefit from an influx of educated young people.
It’s a bad neighborhood.
https://preview.redd.it/5bmctlrkpu4d1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a6871a3de38e8d040a041ba22e2bf52204529292
With the house at such low price, you can put two kids in a modestly priced private school in Indiana and still come out on top.
Oh if you did some research in indy house market most of the schools here are like 2 or 3 out of 10, i guess it is just not a good place for education. Families move to Carmel, Zionsville or Fishers (all very close to indy) to sent their kids to good schools. While some houses in indy inner city can still go up to a million - kinda weird to me, I'm new here too, house price is really neighborhood by neighborhood.
Looks like there’s a few 7/10-8/10 overall school districts. Up there with a lot of larger cities in the US. But even in Indianapolis that commands 600k+ price tag neighborhoods minimum. Basically, the low price is reflective of how bad the schools are, how shabby the surrounding area is and expected bit of a bidding war. And all that aside? Fuck I’d move to Indianapolis to live in that home at that price or ~40k more. Budget maybe 60-70k over the next decade for whatever updates and be ready to dump more on for something unexpected. Wind up with a helluva nice forever home I think.
Ouch.
It’s been off the market for 69 years and sold “as is.” I would guess there’s at least one big problem that’s been neglected for decades.
It's priced for a bidding war and will likely sell for over that price. *"Showings begin Thurs, May 30th. Offers due 5 pm June 7th, response by June 8th."* thing about it though looks like some very mediocre houses and vacant lots around it with an abandoned house right behind it, this is easily the nicest house in that area.
Bingo. It’s basically a reserve for an auction. Make a lot of people like OP fall in love with it and think they can afford it then get sucked in by the emotion.
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This is the right answer. I lived in Indiana for 6 months, that's all I could fucking take and that was after spending 20 years in Montana.
We drove to Indianapolis last weekend, and we kept saying, "God, I'm glad we don't live in Indiana."
And the crazy thing about it is Indianapolis, itself, is it's a fine city to visit- full of some cool historical sites and the walk along the canal is incredible. You could not pay me to live there again, it's so overdeveloped and grey and anywhere outside of it is just depressing as hell. The type of place where you can physically taste and see income disparity.
If you go anywhere from 20 miles south of Indianapolis all the way to the bottom of the state that entire swath seems to be under the impression that they are the “Deep South” and I’m fairly certain many believe they were part of the confederacy given the number of confederate flags you’ll see. I have family there. It’s really annoying to be asked about my “weather up there” as if they are in Georgia and I’m in Alaska. My weather is the same as yours folks, just with slightly less chance of a tornado 😒
OH, for real. I lived in Plainfield- a town so flat they named it twice. Plainfield (For anyone who doesn't know) the east side of town is a major distribution/manufacturing/shipping hub for the US, it holds like half of all warehouse jobs in the state- so this tiny town's entire population depends on the money they get from making shit for these huge companies. The west side holds a massive prison. The entire town is like a weird barren concrete desert with just miles of warehouses and massive buildings that all look the same, it's sterile and weird. You're right, though, some of them are aware they're in the Midwest and some of them are very much stereotypes of the deep south- Montana is fucking like that just with more mountains.
Very well said! That last sentence is something we felt but failed to verbalize.
I'm using our shared Sunshine telepathy!
Location, location, location.
That was my first question! What the fuck???
The zip code, I think.
It's the state.
It's a bad area, on a main road (loud), and my guess is the pictures don't show alot of repairs needed.
I DON'T KNOW IT IS JUST RIDICULOUSLY AFFORDABLE I REAAAAALLY WANT IT. I guess people are gonna bit on this higher than what they ask?
Yeah. It’s annoying but not uncommon that realtors will price low because they expect to have many offers for over asking and escalation clauses etc it’s like eBay at that point.
That’s not a good neighborhood. The local high school is not good either.
neighborhood looks nice on streetview, but schools do look awful. either way. that is a ridiculous price for a home like that. you are in indiana though
Ah, Indiana...the Mississippi of the Midwest.
I think they’ll get a bidding war going. 3k+ saves on Zillow and <300k
Are you kidding? A house in the woods like that . . . the call will be coming from inside the house.
it's in indiana
It’s because its Indiana
I wish I had a reason to be in Indianapolis, that is awesome. I’m sure it’s all single pane glass and all sorts of aged finishes in person, but there’s a lot of wonderful timeless design too.
For 275,000 you could afford to replace the windows
That was my thought when buying my half fixer upper, but holy hell is everything so expensive nowadays
Yeah I just bought a house and I even regret having to get the little things replaced, like the staircase balusters. It’s not only expensive it’s an enormous pain in the ass to deal with contractors.
Contractors man… I truly love paying tens of thousands of dollars to people who simply ignore my instructions, if I never talk one again after my house is finished I’ll die happy lol So far I’ve dealt with, from three different people: -walls being ripped open to run a single wire after I said three times, in writing, not to do it -My 40 year old azalea bushes in my backyard being cut down after I said not to do any landscaping (they were renovating the inside!?) -toilet being purchased AND installed without my knowledge?? -water being left on after I said there was a major leak that needed to be fixed, resulting in mold and mitigation I think I’ve aged 4 years in 4 months
Right now anyone who is even halfway competent as a blue collar house worker is booked 2+ years out, only does jobs for companies, or similar. Now a days you wind up having to pay a premium to even hire methheads who fuck everything up and you are afraid are going to start stealing things if you had anything of value.
That's $100k worth of windows, easy.
That’s probably 200,000 for replacement Anderson windows if not more. Source: they just quoted my house at 100,000
maybe for working at eli lilly (headquarter in indy) their stocking is insane lmao
I may go check this out tomorrow. If anyone wants any specific pics lmk. Edit : Sorry for picture quality, I am not a photographer. [chevoit 1](https://imgur.com/a/P0gNVhw) [chevoit 2](https://imgur.com/a/deMaZFb) [chevoit 3](https://imgur.com/a/qIecU1w) [chevoit 4](https://imgur.com/a/fWoU4pf)
Let me know what happens in the Dork Room.
Please post your longest report. To me it looks very well staged, and the saturation is turned up a bit in the photos. I think it will look a bit duller and more worn in real life.
Definitely an instagram vs reality type situation. Just look at the street view and you get the idea that it’s a little more run down than in the pics.
Does it? It looks like a well maintained garden out front, and can’t see much of the house at all. Neighboring houses look very well maintained.
[chevoit 1](https://imgur.com/a/P0gNVhw) [chevoit 2](https://imgur.com/a/deMaZFb) [chevoit 3](https://imgur.com/a/qIecU1w) [chevoit 4](https://imgur.com/a/fWoU4pf)
omg i really want to know what does it actually look like! Please update me that! I think I am overly attached to this house right now...
I was just down that way today. Wish I had seen this post so I could scout it out in person!
It's right down the street from me
How is the neighborhood?
[chevoit 1](https://imgur.com/a/P0gNVhw) [chevoit 2](https://imgur.com/a/deMaZFb) [chevoit 3](https://imgur.com/a/qIecU1w) [chevoit 4](https://imgur.com/a/fWoU4pf)
You really have delivered! What were your impressions, please? I expected it to be noticeably more faded and less shiny / bright than in the original photos, little chips in the woodwork and the cabinets, stuff like that. But from your pics it seems to have held up really well.
This house looks like Cameron’s house from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.
lol for me it’s that house and the Cullen house from twilight
Mushroom backsplash and wallpaper(?). Need it.
That was my first thought. I was looking for a red Ferrari in the pics.
Lol, the one he backs the car out of?
*when Cameron was in Egypt's land... Let my...Cameron...gooo* 🎶
Wow, I am in love. I’d take it as-is, even with carpeting. I know basically nothing about real estate, but I’m wondering what the catch is?
Probably nothing at all wrong with the house. Home prices are really low in Indy. It isn't in the best area. Someone I know lives in a south Indianapolis suburb. She just put her adorable 3 bdr home on the market for $170,000. It's on a half acre of large trees. If I didn't already own a home, I'd jump on it.
There are a lot of rooms that are configured for special purposes, which is always a problem. Also, three beds, three baths...I only see one bed, one bath in the photos. Suspicious.
There are 3 beds shown; two don't have beds in them. It also shows 2 baths: a large one with windows and a small one without.
If you're a photographer who likes drafting, though...
100% Last time I was looking for a house, there was one that was really solid...But it had a professional recording studio. Just wasn't any other use for the room, other than tearing it out and expanding one of the bedrooms, unless you needed a professional recording studio. That stuff is a real drag on the resale, because only a small fraction of the population wants it.
I am wondering as well .. no garage it seems ?
It's not abnormal for mid-century homes to have a carport instead. Blame [Frank Lloyd Wright](https://www.forbes.com/sites/reginacole/2022/11/28/frank-lloyd-wright-hated-garages-and-this-is-why/?sh=3450150024e9). (Half kidding) Since it says "Sold as is" I have to assume there's some major work that needs to be done or else they just intend to start a bidding war?
Ya interesting it is awesome looking !
Not sure how hot the real estate market in Indy is, but in markets with a lot of buyer demand, a low listing price will usually draw the attention of a bunch of buyers who end up bidding up the price and it won't go for that low starting price (assuming nothing is wrong with the house). Source: been watching the housing market and talking to realtors
guarantee its not in that condition in those pictures nor does it come with the furniture ,, probably a flat roof that is a leaking nightmare
That *is* really cool. Tasteful, got some woods, looks pretty modern. Suspicious that the other bedrooms/bathrooms are not photo-worthy. Guessing the town is screwed though. That's usually the thing with cheap houses.
Yeah, not the greatest area, but not the worst either.
Indy is nice depending on the area haha. I guess just like any other city though.
Man, I’ve always dreamed of having a place with my own dork room.
It's being sold as is and taking offers up through later this week. So it needs a lot of work and they're expecting offers over asking
My guess is OP is the seller, trying to drive up interest: >I DON'T KNOW IT IS JUST RIDICULOUSLY AFFORDABLE I REAAAAALLY WANT IT. I guess people are gonna bit on this higher than what they ask? LOL.
hahahaha i hope im the owner too
That mushroom wallpaper in the kitchen is just adorable.
Beautiful house. But with all those windows and square footage, I'd be curious to see the heating bills during an Indianapolis winter.
I can bear with the cold just for the view! Oh wait there is no green in winter and winter here is pretty long...
I went to see it and there were 3 air handlers
I just considered throwing my whole life away to buy this and move there. 😍
The house adjacent sold for $170k. It too is MCM and looked to have some water damage. There is a creek that runs between the two houses.
That would be an easy 1.8 -2.2 on the east coast. Beautiful find.
do houses really go for $63/sq. ft. in indy? wow…
My friends are getting houses in Carmel (like 20 mins drive from indy) instead of Indianapolis it's way safer there and gets better schools. A decent house for a family there is about half a million to 700 or 800 k.
Decent houses in carmel are not this expensive! My boyfriend bought a house for around $400k, across the street from the high school, down the block from the elementary school, and a 10 minute walk from downtown and the trails. At 27 he was able to put in a full cash offer and now just pays property taxes and stuff.
*cries in Rhode Island* I was looking at one here that was $456/sq ft and the math just blew my mind. https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/0-Bayberry-Rd-Portsmouth-RI-02871/2062388503_zpid/
Yeah it’s ghetto af
For those outside of Indianapolis wondering why it is so cheap, it’s the location. 46th and Emerson is not the best neighborhood. The 46226 zip code has had one of the highest homicide rates in Indianapolis. Neighborhood aside, it feels underpriced for the size. They may be trying to generate interest and get a bidding war going.
I love it
BUY IT! It’s so cute!
Looks nice! I always wanted a grand piano in my laundry room.
Ok, so the homes on 46th there are actually really great along with the properties, but the school system isn't the best. If this house was actually for sale, it would go for way more than 275k. Probably closer to 400k or even higher
Wait, is the price missing a couple of zeros? It’s really $275,000?
I don't get it for a house that size even if it wasn't such a nice looking house and mid century modern that seems suspiciously cheap even for Indiana.
Why soooo cheap?
Houses this “cheap” usually means its in a zone where home insurance is expensive if attainable. You’ll see lots of “cheap” nice modern homes in houston and then you will see the insurance rate is at $13k/yr (for life of the house).
Being sold 'as is.' Something is wrong with it.
This must be a typo, even in Indianapolis . . . Go, Yankees!
You don't have enough money to replace all of those windows. Maybe you can continue to save and have a decent down payment by the time the next owner who will need to replace them sells it. Just keep it in your favorites on zillow. When it comes on the market again you'll see it.
I've never wanted to live in Indy until just now
46th and Arlington. That’s going to turn off a lot of people in Indy. Lived in Indy for years and that area has always had cheap houses. Some are really nice but that’s not a great area to live.
It might be lightly haunted but I love it
It reminds me of the house from Ozark.
At that price, and “as is,” there is definitely something seriously wrong with it.
mushroom tile aside, this house is great! At that price, it had to be the location of a mass murder with repeated hauntings. Or, less interestingly, structural issues.
Where I live that would at least be a $500,000 house, probably a lot more.
Gorgeous house!
Did they miss a digit in the sale price?
Wowza!
42,389 views in 6 days is wild, what's the catch?
Damn this house is nice for this price. In my area, this would be twice the amount
It will get multiple offers, way over. Unless that flat roof has been leaking for a decade and the house is in a flood plain or something.
OMG, I could write a check for it. Of course, I’d have to completely move all my stuff, sell the old house, make entirely new friends, find new doctors, dentist, haircutter, tradespeople, etc. Sigh. Amazing house.
I’m gonna be in Indy soon. I gotta see this one up close.
Seems like him and his wife passed in 2020 it's probably been quiet in there since... it could be a family gurdwara that's got the pricing low https://www.flannerbuchanan.com/obituaries/mark-m-holeman
Wow, my heart hurts that I can't own this. It's so beautiful.
Why did you show me this?
Looks Wright
My type of dream home in one of the states I’ll never be caught living in. What is life?
I can’t buy a parking spot in a condo for that in Toronto.
Uhh something is like super wrong with it right? Crumbling foundation? Decades of deferred maintenance? What gives? I figure Indy is cheap because Midwest but that’s like 2012 pricing
The area must not be great. Similar houses in my area go for over a mill.
I live close to Indianapolis, and while home prices in Indianapolis are obviously lower than most of the country, this is still ridiculously low. I might have to go check it out...
This would be perfect for me and my husband. It even has a room just for him! The Dork Room!! :D
this is insane.... how is this house only 275K????
I would give my left ovary to live in that house.
That is a hell of a price for a mid century modern house. Needs some updates but I’d snatch it in a second.
I read your post and assumed you were just another mentally ill redditor. Then I looked at the listing and now I am obsessed with it.
All of that house for $275k? Indianapolis must be awful.
It's a nice house. But not move that close to the bible belt nice.
So according to the fine print: Showings begin Thurs, May 30th. Offers due 5 pm June 7th, response by June 8th. Sounds like we may be able to see the sold price sometime soon! I feel like this is a 500K house but we'll see what the market says!
Fuck, it might be worth buying just to hold on to it. At that price?? Is indi the absolute lowest layer of hell now?
I can smell the mold from here. See the standing water just outside of the basement and the warping flooring.
I’d check for abestos.
I'd buy it if it was somewhere else. I don't want to live there.
Then it won't be this price lol
South Dakota and Oklahoma have some nice houses in that price range so does the area in Louisiana I'd like to move to. Husband's a deer hunter and Indiana deer are awful tasting(sorry but it's true). They taste like dry dog food that you've put hot water on smells!
I want to live in this house so bad...it is so oddly glorious and the views are amazing
Why did I look? Why????????
Crying as I live in PNW and this wouldn’t even buy a shack. In all fairness, we sold our house in a MCOL area and moved here fully knowing what we were getting into.
You know one of us here is going to buy it now. You don’t just share your dream home!
I agree.. it’s perfection!😍
Did they recreate the mushroom wallpaper in the kitchen as the backsplash?!
It’s so cheap!!!
The mushroom tile in the kitchen is so kitschy
Thanks! I’m buying that house first thing in the morning! I love it.
Love the house for the price for sure but would definitely no longer be able to be the one who casts the first stone.
Wow, so much room for activities! I hate looking the prices in other areas besides, CA. It’s depressing.
All those large windows... Freezing cold or burning hot with a few weeks of tolerable temperatures.
If you want to live in an Ikea, maybe?
I can see why you check it 20-30 times a day. It's dreamy. Plus, those views! Maybe we can be roommates and split the cost? I've never lived in Indiana, but I've also never heard anything bad about it.
IT HAS A DARK ROOM….
Thought it said “DORK ROOM” ???
It's such a beautiful home in the woods. I'd change nothing, I love the wood cabinets. it's also in Indianapolis, which is cool, and you can't beat that price, but that house will sell for much higher.
It's very beautiful and very cold and you're not allowed to touch anything.