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Originally Posted by Rain Man
So my Realtor and I went and checked this place out today.
Parking is a major problem, and I'm not sure how to fix that. And the building needs $300,000 of stone repairs and probably (my Realtor estimates) $500,000 of work on the inside. It had been redone as offices at some point in the past and a lot of the original woodwork is still there, but there are some areas that aren't in great shape and the kitchen is more or less gone and it was the victim of a cheaply done remodel that would have to be reversed. But it's a really, really cool building, and from a layout perspective could actually work for my office other than the parking. I'm intrigued.
I admit that it was a little scary going down into the basement with the lights off, but no one bothered me. The only thing that was a little odd was that a pigeon had been torn limb from limb in one room of the basement. I wasn't quite sure what that was all about. I had to step over the biggest pieces to open a door, and wasn't quite sure what would happen when I opened it, but it turned out to just be an empty closet.
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If I am ever trying to sell a building with a really bad foundation, substandard construction and moisture issues, I'm going to make up a story about the building being haunted.
The creaking in the basement is from the ghost from a Civil War Colonel that went insane after the war and committed suicide. The clattering in the attic is caused by the ghosts of 'Mary' and 'Paul', two children the died at a young age due to scarlet fever. The water seeping up in the wash room is a result of the spirits trying to escape from the Indian burial ground.