House Hunters: Rowan Co

Here is a sampling of the listings that Monica sent us Wednesday morning.  I reviewed them just slightly before leaving work and Jason must have looked over them at some point because he was ready to discuss the options by Wednesday night.

Our parameters: close to I-85 North in Rowan Co and around $140K.

MLS #: R51613A (Active)    List Price: $109,000 607 WHITEHEAD AVENUE SOUTH Spencer, NC 28159

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TYPE & STYLE: One Story ACREAGE RANGE: Less than 1 acre BEDROOMS: 3 FULL BATHS: 2 HALF BATHS: 0 APX YEAR BUILT: 2001 APX SQFT TOTAL HLA (ABOVE GRADE): 1364 APX SQFT BSMT-FIN (BELOW GRADE): 0 APX SQFT RANGE (TOTAL FINISHED HLA): 1,300-1,400

TOWNHOUSE/CONDO #:     SUBDIVISION: NONE IN CITY LIMITS: Yes AREA: Area 4: 85S to 70W ZONING: R8-Single Family ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: NORTH ROWAN MIDDLE SCHOOL: NORTH ROWAN HIGH SCHOOL: NORTH ROWAN

LOT DIMENSIONS:     LOT: 16 SECTION:     BOOK: 911 PAGE: 862 APX ACREAGE: 0.22 ROAD FRONTAGE:     TAX MAP: 033 PARCEL: 423 TAX VALUE: 101638 ASSOC FEE:     ASSOCIATION FEE PAID:     HOA/MANAGEMENT COMPANY NAME/CONTACT INFO:     LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Concrete Drive, Inside City Limits ROAD MAINTENANCE: City

Level: Dimensions: Level: Dimensions: Great Room: M 15'2x18'6 Living Room: - Den: - Dining Room: M 11'4x9'10 Breakfast Room: - Kitchen: M 16'6x11'4 Master Bedroom: M 13x12'1 Bedroom 2: M 12'4x10'2 Bedroom 3: - Bedroom 4: - Bedroom 5: - Rec Room: - None -

APX SQFT BSMT-UNFIN: 0 APX ROOF AGE: 9 INTERIOR FEATURES: Ceiling Fans, Security System, Walk-in Closet(s), Master Bedroom Main Level, Tile Floors, Inside Laundry, Great Room, Washer/Dryer Connection EXTERIOR FEATURES: Storm Doors, Double Pane Windows, Level Lot, Satellite Dish MISCELLANEOUS: None RESTRICTIONS: None

CONSTRUCTION: Vinyl Siding FOUNDATION/BSMT: Crawl Space ROOF: Shingle-Composition HEATING SYSTEM: Gas Forced Air AIR CONDITIONING: Central Electric WATER/SEWER: City/Public Water, City/Public Sewer

WATER HEATER: Electric ATTIC: Access Only GARAGE/CARPORT: None-Garage, None-Carport FIREPLACES: None PORCH: Patio APPLIANCES: Dishwasher, Range, Self Cleaning Oven UTILITIES: Electricity, Gas, Public Water Available, Public Sewer Available

REMARKS: This charming house has been kept in excellent condition with updates that include tile floors in both bathrooms, ceiling fans in all bedrooms and parquet wood floors in foyer and great room. Motivated sellers---show and bring all offers!!! DIRECTIONS: North Main St. to Spencer, Left on 7th St., Right on Whitehead Ave, home on the left. SELLERS� SUBAGENT: 3 BUYER BROKER FEE: 3

Office Name: WILLIAM R KENNEDY REALTY (#:38)

This one was in the city limits so it pretty much was out of the question right away.  It was in our price range though and it was in our area.  7 of the other listings that she sent to us were also in the city limits.  There was a listing that was outside of city limits and as a foreclosure, was priced at only $67,000, so it was well within our price range.

MLS #: R53211A (Active)    List Price: $67,000 5155 LONG FERRY ROAD Salisbury, NC 28146

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TYPE & STYLE: One Story ACREAGE RANGE: Less than 1 acre BEDROOMS: 3 FULL BATHS: 1 HALF BATHS: 0 APX YEAR BUILT: 1980 APX SQFT TOTAL HLA (ABOVE GRADE): 1200 APX SQFT BSMT-FIN (BELOW GRADE): 0 APX SQFT RANGE (TOTAL FINISHED HLA): 1,200-1,300

TOWNHOUSE/CONDO #:     SUBDIVISION: NONE IN CITY LIMITS: No AREA: Area 2: 85N to 52E ZONING: R ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: HANFORD DOLE MIDDLE SCHOOL: NORTH ROWAN HIGH SCHOOL: NORTH ROWAN

LOT DIMENSIONS: 124X227X124X224 LOT: 3 SECTION:     BOOK: 647 PAGE: 300 APX ACREAGE: 0.65 ROAD FRONTAGE: 124 TAX MAP: 611 PARCEL: 021 TAX VALUE: 88514 ASSOC FEE:     ASSOCIATION FEE PAID:     HOA/MANAGEMENT COMPANY NAME/CONTACT INFO:     LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Gravel Drive ROAD MAINTENANCE: State

Level: Dimensions: Level: Dimensions: Great Room: - . Living Room: M 15'2X18'7 Den: - . Dining Room: M 10'3X8'2 Breakfast Room: - . Kitchen: M 11'X8'2 Master Bedroom: M 11'10X11'10 Bedroom 2: M 11'10X11'10 Bedroom 3: M 11'9X9'3 Bedroom 4: - . Bedroom 5: - . Rec Room: - . Deck M 12''X24'

APX SQFT BSMT-UNFIN: 0 APX ROOF AGE: 8 years INTERIOR FEATURES: Ceiling Fans, Inside Laundry EXTERIOR FEATURES: Storm Doors, Private Yard, Level Lot, Workshop MISCELLANEOUS: Vacant RESTRICTIONS: Covenants and Restrictions, None

CONSTRUCTION: Brick Veneer FOUNDATION/BSMT: Crawl Space ROOF: Shingle-Composition HEATING SYSTEM: Electric Heat Pump AIR CONDITIONING: Central Electric WATER/SEWER: Private Well, Septic Tank

WATER HEATER: Electric ATTIC: Access Only GARAGE/CARPORT: None-Carport FIREPLACES: None PORCH: Front, Deck APPLIANCES: Range UTILITIES: Electricity

REMARKS: Located near High Roack Lake! Compact home with comfort in mind. Almost level lot with large workshop on the back. Electric heat pump was purchased several years ago and the water heater is almost new. Home needs some TLC, Carpet,paint and update the bath and you are ready to move in. Laundry hook up is on the end of the kitchen. Large pantry in kitchen. Priced well below tax value! Home will be sold AS IS. DIRECTIONS: Take I-85 to exit 81- turn east toward High Rock lake. The home is 4.4 miles on the right. SELLERS� SUBAGENT: 3.0 BUYER BROKER FEE: 3.0

Office Name: BETTY S GRUBB REALTY (#:77)

Because it was on Long Ferry Rd, we were much more interested in this property.  It was only 1 bathroom though, so we were missing our 2^nd bath, which could be a pretty big deal breaker.  But at that price in our area, we were willing to take a look.

Monica sent us plenty more listings to look at but nothing seemed to really peek our interest right off.  

Jason had also found a property that was very interesting.  And by interesting, I honestly think Jason saw the clouds open, the sun shine down and heard angels start to sing “ahhhhhh” in a very operatic gospel voice. 

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So I guess you want to see it huh? I mean to the future hubs, it was pretty amazing, right?

Listing Details

List Price: $127,777 Subdivision: NONE Bedrooms: 3 Full Baths: 2 Half Baths: 0 Type & Style: Double-wide Mobile Area: Area 2: 85N to 52E MLS Number: 53322 Apx Acreage: 10.5 (Biggest selling point ever) Master Bedroom Level: M Construction: Vinyl Siding Heating System: Electric Heat Pump Garage/Carport: None-Garage, None-Carport Lot Dimensions: 300 x 1400 Apx Year Built: 2000

Apx SqFt Total HLA (above grade): 1904 Master Bedroom Dimensions: 13'3 x 13'2 Elementary School: NORTH ROWAN Middle School: NORTH ROWAN High School: NORTH ROWAN Foundation/Bsmt: Crawl Space Roof:   Air Conditioning: Central Electric Water Heater: Electric Water/Sewer: Private Well, Septic Tank Porch: Front, Deck Exterior Features: Storm Doors, Double Pane Windows, Private Yard, Wooded Lot Miscellaneous: Other-See Remarks

Well it’s a double wide, and I’ve never lived in a mobile home, but Jason has.  I have nothing against a manufactured home, but there is a bit of a stigma about living in one.  It seems big and very well kept up though, and I feel like I’ve seen double wides in the past that didn’t look like mobile homes at all, so maybe that’s what we could do with this one.

Oh my God! Is that a garden tub?  Yuck!!  How much water would it take to fill that thing up?  Who uses those these days?  Where is my shower?  And what is up the purple counter tops?  Hmmm…

Okay, so like I said, I don’t have a problem with a double wide home if we can make it look like it’s not a double wide.  How would we do that?  Well you see those strips that run down the wall, they gotta go!  The door with the wind grate?  It’s gotta go.  The faux wood wainscoting, it’s gotta go.  Big room though huh?

Wow! Is that a bright pink bedroom or what?  We will definitely have to paint that.  

Awwww…how cute is that nursery?  And to be able to fit a crib and a changing table in a room and still have lots of space around them means this is a pretty big bedroom too.  And I don’t think that we would be having babies right away after moving, so that room would need to be painted too.  And those wall strips removed.  Why do they do that?  Anybody? Anybody have an answer?

Oh my goodness! Is that a mud room? Holy moly, maybe I could warm up to this idea of living in a manufactured home.

It has a porch.  It's smallish looking, but that's ok too.  I had a small porch at my house that I lived in before Jason and I lived together

aww...what a cute walk way.  it looks like my kind of diy project, but hey, gotta start somewhere

wow! that is a long driveway and looking at this picture, I have no idea where the road to civilization in comparison to the house is, but i don't care.  Jason was in love.

just the back of the house.  looks clean enough

whoa! that is a lot of land.  awesome!!!  

Jason and I were already thinking long term for this house.  We could live here for a couple of years, get the house paid off and probably still save the money to put down a deposit on a construction loan.  We could then build our dream house and then use the double wide as a rental.  

And.....on top of all of that, Jason was SURE that he would be able to look at deer from his back porch, which would have been a huge bonus

Also, since Jason may or may not work for a company that helps with cutting down trees, he was already seeing the pines coming down and making some moo-lah off the land!

Cha-Ching!!  

Ok, so stay tuned as this house looks very appealing!