Retirement dream home

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

So I've begun to think about what I'm going to do in ten years or so, when the kids go off to college. There's really no reason I should keep this vast monstrosity of a house, and I'd like a bigger yard, so the logical thing is to sell this and buy a small house on a big lot. In my obsessive style, I've been looking at houses for sale, and found this: http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=+%096149+NE+FAILING+ST+Portland,+OR+97213&sll=45.548946,-122.656392&sspn=0.010098,0.023689&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=6149+NE+Failing+St,+Portland,+Multnomah,+Oregon+97213&t=h&z=16

I want it SO FUCKING BAD. It's a third of an acre flag lot in the middle of a large city block, accessible via a long driveway. It has NO STREETFRONT. It's like a little hidden wonderland!

Here's the property outline: http://portlandmaps.com/detail.cfm?action=summary&propertyid=R161652&address_id=591300&x=7664231.811&y=694193.214&state_id=1N2E19DD%20%20600&site_name=6149%20NE%20FAILING%20ST&city=PORTLAND&ResultCount=1

Duuuuuuude!!!!

Also it's only $100k, but the house is listed as a "major fixer, not livable".

[Adios]

Here's mine. I do not want a fixer upper.

[Remington]

That looks awesome! If it's only 100k, seems like it should be fairly easy to rebuild/fix it. I found the designs for some excellent DIY solar projects if you're interested... ($5 for a solar thermal panel).

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

What I'd really love to do, and if I had the income I would, is buy it, put a new roof on it, and then gradually work on it over the next ten years until I was ready to sell this place and move in there.

[Adios]

What I'd really love to do, and if I had the income I would, is buy it, put a new roof on it, and then gradually work on it over the next ten years until I was ready to sell this place and move in there.

Beware of mold, mildew, asbestos, lead pipes and aluminum wiring.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

What I'd really love to do, and if I had the income I would, is buy it, put a new roof on it, and then gradually work on it over the next ten years until I was ready to sell this place and move in there.

Beware of mold, mildew, asbestos, lead pipes and aluminum wiring.

I have been rehabbing old houses for a while, so I'm aware. Thanks, though!

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

That looks awesome! If it's only 100k, seems like it should be fairly easy to rebuild/fix it. I found the designs for some excellent DIY solar projects if you're interested... ($5 for a solar thermal panel).

It's actually, at $100k, probably the exact opposite of easy to rebuild or fix. The only thing that makes me think the house might be salvageable is that it doesn't have a city teardown order. Here's the ML#: 10037063  copy & paste in in here: and you'll see what I mean. http://rmls.com/RC2/UI/search_mlsnumber.asp

It was built in 1943 and has a wood post foundation, so even that needs to be replaced.