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[–] [email protected] 51 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Maybe it's just the frontend for the umbrella hive?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

For reference, I remember some dude selling an old American missile silo or something (like 6 stories buried in the desert) for like USD 350k

[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

That's dirt cheap. Missile included?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Haha, nope no missile. It's america, not russia. The post lead to a selling page showing photos of the place. It looked legit and it was taken down in a day or so... or they sold it.

I think this is the one. Sorry for the paywall

Edit: it's a titan II if anyone is interested.

[–] [email protected] 46 points 9 months ago

I know what I’ve got. Serious buyers only.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (4 children)

Is this some sort of weird "for legal reasons we had to post it but we don't actually want anyone to put in an offer" type things?

Like with the super specific H1B job postings designed so that only 1 person (preselected) is likely to qualify. But they had to post it because it's a government policy.

I guess I'm asking how this is helping someone avoid some sort of fee/tax on $169,000?

Edit: Guys condos don't always come with land ownership which is why I thought something was dodgy here. Does anyone know if condos in Oregon include the land under them?

[–] [email protected] 29 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Could also just be on a massive piece of land I guess

[–] [email protected] 20 points 9 months ago

Doesn't even have to be massive. In my area, I see a half acre lot listed for $500k. I'm not even in a particularly expensive area (kinda rural, but 20mi away from a somewhat expensive metro).

[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago

Or like a mile from downtown San Francisco.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

But it's listed as a condo, that typically doesn't give you land ownership. Or is OR law different on that?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago

Money laundering

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I've never heard of any legal obligations to post a house for sale.

The price is set for the land or the location of the land.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

In cases of inheritance, when the house is left partially to two or more parties. In conflict between the parties, the resolution can be the forced sale.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 23 points 9 months ago (3 children)

I found the listing on Zillow with reverse image searching. It is a lot with two or three cabins from the mid 1930s in a wooded area right next to a 6-lane highway. Photos of the interior look meh especially for the price and the outside certainly needs love.

Anyway, here is the link: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/69947-E-Highway-26-4-Rhododendron-OR-97049/2060515883_zpid/?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

Ah, Oregon. I saw a listing to rent a 'studio apartment' with no bath or kitchen so it was literally just a bedroom for $1200 a month a couple years ago. Not even in Portland, Springfield, or Salem, but a town with a population of 10k.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Good find!

The worst part of this is the HOA. Although I have to assume they are pretty hands-off if the cabin is in this state. Having someone look over your shoulder while you fix up your shack sounds terrible.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

Knowing the HOA they just need the property to sell so they can start harassing the new owners to fix it.

A lot of older properties get grandfathered out of HOA requirements

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

Also $83/mo HOA, oof.

Thanks for looking it up!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

That fee looks like it's mainly covering water/sewage which isn't the worst for a shared septic system.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

That's not terrible for HOA/condo fees. I used to live somewhere that charged $350/month for condo fees and basically didn't do anything with it. There wasn't even a dumpster for residents to use, so most people's houses ended up filled with trash.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 9 months ago (1 children)

that house looks fucking sick

[–] [email protected] 33 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Sick with Cholera or the Black Plague

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago
[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Why is there a ladder going up to a tiny door on the second floor? Elf house? John McClane entrance?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It's a little tunnel that lets you be John Malkovich.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

Then it's certainly not overpriced!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

That's the second room that you can lease out, 50 Sqft for $1200 per month.

[–] INHALE_VEGETABLES 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

That's where the landlord lives.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Well the upside to that is they can't possibly be an intimidating presence.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago (2 children)

How many acres of land though? This could just be a hunting cabin for all we know.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

Yeah, honestly it's crazy but I also understand. In Seattle there are some real dumps out there, but the dump isn't what they're selling for 170k. That's just the value of the land. A townhouse on a quarter acre is 500k out here, they probably took a picture of the structure so the buyer knows they'll have to knock it down

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Someone linked it upthread. It's one of several similar cabins in a glob on the edge of the forest

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Interesting. I'll check it out.

Edit: Lol I absolutely love them (I love old houses) but fuck HOA's and the price. Not to mention I couldn't see acreage listed anywhere or I could just be to stoned and missed it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

They're condos, there is no land. The houses are cute, I'll give you that, but these are glorified apartments. You own the inside walls of the unit you buy, that's pretty much it.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I like Baba Yaga's style. If I could have a house on chicken legs, I'd have a house on chicken legs

But it doesn't meet modern universal design rules

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

I actually misread this meme as "Hey hosing market, where are you going". Oh well, the house on chicken legs is still quite rad though.

But. this got me wondering - could you actually legally live in the US federal land in such a house, that moves to a different location every so often? I know some RV guys live like this, but would an actual building that can move itself, be okay, too?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

How bad is it that my immediate thought was that it’s reasonable? That’s literally the price of a parking spot where I live.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Any geoguessers here to find the listing?