Posted on 01/22/2011 10:33:30 PM PST by Daffynition
Even the man trying to sell this house admits it has a 'horrible' problem.
But there are snake lovers in the world, so he remains hopeful.
The agent trying to sell this five-bedroom house in Idaho has listed it for $66,000 less than its estimated market value - because it is infested with thousands of snakes.
Last year its owners gave up and walked away, allowing the house to fall into foreclosure - deciding that was a better option than living with the serpents slithering around in the ceilings and walls.
It was taken over by the lender, Chase Bank. Now Realty Quest associate broker Todd Davis is faced with the daunting task of trying to sell it.
That task would be hard enough with the current market, but once the slithery occupants are factored in, you have to feel a pang of sympathy for the optimistic Mr Davis.
Even his decision to slash the price from the estimated value of $175,000 to $109,000 may not be enough.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
I’ve got mice - I need to talk to this homeowner - ‘Let’s make a deal’
So, the bank will now need to Chase this down?
Buy house, buy several pet mongooses....
Problem solved.
If I recall correctly from the television program about the house, it stinks. The water stinks, the air in the house stinks, the house stinks everywhere.
Those little garters don’t eat mice, they eat insects, small frogs, etc. Get a cat or two.
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guinea hens - lots and lots of guinea hens
garter snakes are no problem. But what are they eating that keeps them around?
Mental note: When looking for a new house purchase next month ask about snakes.
Article didn’t say location (or I missed it) and I’m in Idaho.
Garters emit an strong *odor*.
And the previous owners said it would cost 100k to lift the house up and put in a cement pad. I never did understand the man not checking into why his water tasted funny.
I thought they were going to say it’s haunted. I can deal with ghosts, snakes...Not so much.
There was something about one of the parents bathing the kids in water that smelled bad, I nearly freaked when I heard that in the program.
There are whole regions with high sulphur content in groundwater, giving it a vague odor of rotten eggs. Soap won’t lather in it either, it’s too hard. It was just something you put up with to be at the beach in NC and SC prior to the advent of municipal water systems down there, and it’s still not great water, just better than awful.
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