In Curious Goings on Next Door, I had mentioned a lady that had moved into the new house to the south of my property. I wasn't sure if she owned it, or was being given use of it as a displaced person from flooding. I assumed it was the latter since she was elderly, by herself (in a large 3 bedroom house), and had little furniture (only a medium sized U-haul load).
Since the, I have met the elderly lady, exchanged numbers with her, and provided transportation for her once (she wasn't feelig well but had some urgent business to take care of). In the first meeting, I found she does indeed own the house. She also gave me a tour, which confirmed that she only had furniture for the living room, her bedroom and some office stuff in a room in the basement. She also had a bed in one of the other bedrooms, but that was it.
Well, on 2/4/2024, I noticed this go up (link to listing)
In talking to her earlier last week, she is selling because she doesn't like the property taxes being so high. She may go back to NC (she has lived in NH previously in several different areas). She had mentioned at one point that she has owned 13-14 houses in this state, NC and GA.
During last week she had people over for the home inspection (and something else, but I don't recall what she said). Yesterday I noticed that there was a "Sale Pending" sign there (it was probably up earlier as the listing said a sale was pending as of 2/7/2024 - not that I look that often).
Should be interesting to see who moves there next.
Ah...she has to live in the house, herself, to establish that she can take the exclusion for home sales. But wait! She hasn't lived there for two years, so I don't know where that leaves her tax-wise (and is it really any of my business?)
An interesting turn of events.
Posted by: Cop Car | February 18, 2024 at 10:15 AM
Just went to the listing. I don't understand how everything the agent lists as being inside the house could fit in only 1728 square feet. (Perhaps the "several couches" means a couch + a loveseat? OR - Perhaps I don't understand what the 1728 figure excludes.) I don't speak real estate sales anymore. I sold four houses in 1990-2002, but none since then so I've lost it.
Prices around here run about $150/sq ft for "used" houses and $200/sq ft for new houses - but we're not in NH!!
Posted by: Cop Car | February 18, 2024 at 10:31 AM
Well, duh...I failed to look at the photo tour. *sigh*
Posted by: Cop Car | February 18, 2024 at 10:35 AM
Yeah, she mentioned that she would have to pay taxes on the sale, so she isn't really making much on it. But, like you said, not my business and not my money so really don't know.
Pictures do help in visualizing how things could fit.
Posted by: bogie | February 19, 2024 at 01:46 AM