Shop Quest - EXCITE!

"Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo" (akioohtori) 08/03/2018 at 10:10 • Filed to: shop quest, TQ HQ

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After the dual shit shows yesterday, I woke up to a new ping on one of my many, many search alerts and it looks like a good one!

2 bed, 1 bath, 1000 sqft home 23 minute drive from my house (a little far, I know). It sits on just over 3 acres and already has two sizeable looking shops, plus the one car garage attached to the house.

Home looks fine, not great but fine, and the neighborhood looks OK. Maybe a little methy, but not too bad. House it a touch small for resale, but meh.

Shops appear to be 30x40 and 24x30, though there are no pictures of the 2nd one, so we’re left to speculate. Pictures of the larger shop show signs of bird shit and a mish-mash of lighting, but that doesn’t bother me.

Price for all this middle-of-nowhere goodness is listed for just under $90k, a full $30k under my budget.

I’ve requested a showing with my realtor and will update when I hear back, but I am tentatively excited. If the drive isn’t too bad and it is as good as it looks, this could be a winner.

I’ll update this post when I am inevitably disappointed.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 08/03/2018 at 10:18

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May Huey be with you...

fintail > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 08/03/2018 at 10:19

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35-40 years ago, someone was really proud of those cabinets.

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > fintail 08/03/2018 at 10:23

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And this carpet

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 08/03/2018 at 10:25

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listed for just under $90k.

Wow. This would be 5-6 mil here.

Just a random example of a $5.5M property:  https://www.realtor.ca/Residential/Single-Family/19462838/27813-56-AVENUE-Abbotsford-British-Columbia-V4X1S5

fintail > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 08/03/2018 at 10:26

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The color and texture resembles some kind of rare fungus, but that stuff wears like iron.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 08/03/2018 at 10:33

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Oooh... Love the privacy with all the trees , too!

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 08/03/2018 at 10:38

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23 minute drive from my house (a little far, I know)

You’re definition of far is very different than mine. My commute right now is 20min and that’s the shortest I’ve ever had. Pretty much if it’s within 30min I don’t really consider it “far” from me.

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 08/03/2018 at 10:48

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Haha I’m not sure a literal blueberry farm is a good comparison, but I see your point. That same setup here might fetch... $250K to $500k?

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 08/03/2018 at 10:49

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Hmm, yeah maybe not.  But that’s in a shithole too.

Nom De Plume > fintail 08/03/2018 at 10:52

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Resembles? I would say typifies.

Nom De Plume > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 08/03/2018 at 10:57

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The furnishings, dated and worn as they may be, pale in comparison to that stone house. 3 acres is also much better than one or .25. Then there is the acres of vacant land directly behind it. Lots of potential with this one and they already came down $20K.  Bet you could get it for $75K

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 08/03/2018 at 11:06

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>1200 sq ft

>5.5 million

I’m just gonna live in the boonies, thanks.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 08/03/2018 at 11:07

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Welcome to metro Van.  1000 square foot condos start at $1M in my village

Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW! > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 08/03/2018 at 11:08

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Oh man, looks awesome. God why must I live in a flood  zone, I am not allowed to tear down and build a bigger garage on my property. Stupid beautiful river front property.

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 08/03/2018 at 11:09

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Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > Nom De Plume 08/03/2018 at 11:13

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I admire your sleuthing! Yeah I don’t know why they didn’t highlight the stone more. It looks amazing

The bummer of the 3 acres is while it has trees, thank god, they’re not dense enough to kill off the grass.  Step one would be to try to get rid of as much of the grass as possible and put up some screening plants.

Nom De Plume > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 08/03/2018 at 11:26

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Wonder why this didn’t pop up in your searches earlier?

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > Nom De Plume 08/03/2018 at 11:55

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I have a new search that doesn’t have a geographic restriction like my old ones do. When this one got relisted it pinged the new shop search, but none of the old ones. (Old search shown below)

Grindintosecond > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 08/03/2018 at 13:37

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Jealous. Any extra shop space in CO would start at $250K just for the tiny land to put it on.

Longtime Lurker > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 08/03/2018 at 22:04

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What is that road behind the house?

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > Longtime Lurker 08/03/2018 at 23:21

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Looks like it is for servicing a pump jack.