Unnecessary house shopping

"Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo" (akioohtori) 06/29/2018 at 16:28 • Filed to: None

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This... beautiful creature popped up on my Zillow when I was doing a shop search. I am so in love I can’t even.

Highlights: 4,200 square feet, 4 bed, 6 bath on 0.81 acres.

Also it is a fucking tree house.

What is worse is, thanks to the miracle of a housing boom in my area, buying at the bottom of the market, and equity , I could conceivably afford this if I sold my house for market value. (And decided not to buy a shop)

Downside is it is located in the south part of town. Nice, but also far from downtown.

Also a lot of it is pretty 80s.

Luckily as I went to type out this article the thing went pending, so I no longer have to pine for it.

It would have been terrible to give up living so close to downtown.  But man this place is/ was a dream house for me.

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Derpwagon > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 06/29/2018 at 16:37

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Heh. ‘Pine’ for it. 

SmugAardvark > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 06/29/2018 at 16:41

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Damn, that’d be phenomenal if it wasn’t in, you know, Oklahoma.

And 4 bed/6 bath? Great opportunity for someone who poops way too much.

razorbeamteam > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 06/29/2018 at 16:42

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Mannn I need to get out of Chicago. Before I clicked that link I was like “thats a $1. 5MM easy, nope A THIRD of that! That’ s insane. I couldn’t buy a decent two bedroom, two bath apartment around here for that.

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > SmugAardvark 06/29/2018 at 16:44

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Hey now. It isn’t that bad.

Right? My guess is a bathroom for every bedroom, plus a half bath for the kitchen and one for the living area(s)?

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > SmugAardvark 06/29/2018 at 16:45

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Also I 100% guarantee if I owned a house with 6 bathrooms  they would all always be out of toilet paper.  Because FML.

SPAMBot - Horse Doctor > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 06/29/2018 at 16:45

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Holy cow, that place is amazing! How many weeks out of the year does that outdoor space work? When I was in TN, I would only want to be outside about 3 weeks out of the year. Not sure what Tulsa is like though. That house would be multiple millions of dollars out here.

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > razorbeamteam 06/29/2018 at 16:47

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Yeah there are some benefits to flyover country. That said, that price does seem cheap. I’m guessing the location isn’t helping a lot (boring, suburban neighborhood) and it probably needs updating. Still, $500k will get you in a decent sized house in any neighborhood in town.

fintail > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 06/29/2018 at 16:48

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I like the 80s-ness. It’d be 3x that much in my area, maybe a little more than that in my zipcode.

EDIT: Just noticed , Spirit of Ecstasy on the kitchen counter, not something you see every day. The Hudson’s Bay blanket is a nice touch, too.

For Sweden > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 06/29/2018 at 16:50

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So what happens when the tree grows

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > For Sweden 06/29/2018 at 16:55

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Future next gen S2000 owner > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 06/29/2018 at 16:56

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Way more trees in Tusla that I thought. This is what I think of whenever I think of Oklahoma:

razorbeamteam > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 06/29/2018 at 16:57

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The house that just got built next door to my apartment is ~5,0 00 SQFT and is listed for ~$ 3MM

Mid Engine > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 06/29/2018 at 16:59

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Something like this around Seattle would likely be north of $3M

feather-throttle-not-hair > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 06/29/2018 at 16:59

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10/10 would live there if it weren’t in Oklahoma .

KevlarRx7 > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 06/29/2018 at 17:04

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“so I no longer have to pine for it.”

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > Future next gen S2000 owner 06/29/2018 at 17:12

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It is a little bit of both. Western Oklahoma is pretty much this:

Whereas E astern has a lot of this:

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 06/29/2018 at 17:14

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Cool house. I wouldn’t change a thing.

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 06/29/2018 at 17:17

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Consider your bluff called.

winterlegacy, here 'till the end > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 06/29/2018 at 17:27

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“A lot of it is pretty 80s.”

So long as it has CAT5/CAT6, I’d be fine with it.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 06/29/2018 at 17:27

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Wow, you were right. That seriously pisses me off.

I have a client who does floating tops - usually made from half-cut logs - with exposed plumbing beneath. But they have the decency to make it chromed.

SmugAardvark > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 06/29/2018 at 17:35

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No, it quite probably isn’t (I’ve only passed through, never spent any appreciable time there) . I’ve just never lived more than about 90 minutes from an ocean. I’m assuming Tulsa is at least 8 hours from the Gulf of Mexico.

I’m more just bitter that my house only cost about $60k less, but is a 2 bed/1 bath, 1,000 sq/ft, and both of my next door neighbors’ houses are less than 25 feet from the exterior walls of mine.

California problems , amirite?

SmugAardvark > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 06/29/2018 at 17:37

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I always try to keep a healthy stockpile of TP, so there would be plenty in the house. However, I would undoubtedly forget to put a new roll i n the chosen throne room on taco night.

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > SmugAardvark 06/29/2018 at 18:05

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Haha yeah. Flyover country has its perks. So does California .

I will say even with our housing boom everyone I talk to is impressed with how cheap real estate is here.

Chariotoflove > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 06/29/2018 at 18:43

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Keep tracking it. If it comes back, you need to buy it. It’s a treehouse ! You can’t let that get away.

Tapas > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 06/29/2018 at 20:33

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That’s fucking beautiful.

smobgirl > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 06/29/2018 at 20:37

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Oh damn I want that triangle bedroom. I mean I like The whol e house but an irregularly shaped room that’s still USABLE is awesome.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > fintail 06/29/2018 at 21:35

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I thought it was tasteful, too. High-end modern 80s kitchens were fairly timeless, aside from the edges of the counters.

fintail > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 06/29/2018 at 21:42

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I have a slight thing for pristine original kitchens. When I look at listings of houses from the 80s and prior, I check out the kitchens to see if they have yet to be gutted, and smile when I see something that was cared for - even if it something garish from the 70s . I doubt I would change the one in that house much.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > fintail 06/29/2018 at 21:50

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Yeah, that kitchen is totally livable. The interiors of the 70s are the absolute worst, though. I was going to say something about it but thought you might prove me wrong.

What’s funny is that I find 60s kitchens quaintly-livable and a well kept 50s kitchen is superior to just about every other era, including today. I wish I had pictures/video of my grandfather’s house in La Mirada that was built in the 50s and all original when he sold it 10 years ago. It was in a fairly expensive neighborhood and built to upper-middle-class standards of the era... I always loved his house.

fintail > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 06/29/2018 at 22:13

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I like some slightly offbeat things. Cheap 70s stuff can be awful, but custom quality items can be pretty unique - they were definitely more daring then than the dull lookalike stuff built by people with money now.

Here’s a 70s house I had an eye on when it was listed - I think the only thing I’d do would be to remove the carpeting (and maybe store it somewhere for preservation), otherwise, this is pretty fun:

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/492-Mcnary-St-Independence-OR-97351/48513428_zpid/

The entryway pushes my buttons too.  And look at the price, this isn’t in BFE either, this is a stone’s throw from the middle of Salem.

For 60s custom houses, Arthur Erickson’s “Catton House” in West Vancouver does it for me:

https://www.arthurerickson.com/wood%20houses/catton%20house/

This would need some changes though as it only has a carport.

My grandma lives in an early 60s rambler just south of here (worth dozens of times the original purchase price) which is effectively untouched. The kitchen is small by modern standards, but is functional, and has the period combination of a cooktop and wall oven. The maple cabinetry has aged well over 50 years, along with the original mottled seafoam green counters. She was once lamenting not wanting to spend the money on a renovation, I told her to not touch it. This is what I think would be just a nice middle class house, but with some things considered nice at the time - 2 car garage, 2 bathrooms, central heat, huge fireplace, etc. The subdivision is also roughly all on 1/4-1/3 acre lots, they don’t do it like that anymore around here. They’d cram 3 houses on her lot today.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 06/30/2018 at 08:00

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fuck me!

that price doesn’t get you jack shit in Melbourne.

that place you list, is amazing.

Stef Schrader > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 07/01/2018 at 05:42

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Yikes.

I know you zoomed in on the exposed plastic pipe, but also death to stupid bowl sinks forever.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 07/02/2018 at 10:03

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I really want to know what the bill was to put on all that new decking and siding...

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 07/02/2018 at 10:23

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davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 07/02/2018 at 10:32

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That sounds about right.

I think the builder valued his/her privacy.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 07/02/2018 at 10:37

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According to some maps, our place is just a few miles from being in the Ozarks. =)

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 07/02/2018 at 10:41

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Haha for real.  I think that is what makes it so awesome.  I don’t regret not jumping on it, but man it was cool...

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 07/02/2018 at 11:10

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Yeah, I love how few trees they removed to build it.