– Pic 18: extensive cracking in the concrete; if there’s cracking there, there may be cracking in the foundation, too.
– Pic 19: my heart skipped a beat, others might do so literally. A not particularly vertical power line pole within feet of the swimming pool? Um, no.
– Pic 20: serious water damage/rot at the base of the garage doors reveals a level of neglect.

The yard, too, seems ignored when compared to the meticulously manicured neighboring lawns. Back inside, the dated wall treatments (including water damaged wallpaper in Pics 9 and 17) also suggest neglect. It’s a 1927 house, but it’s no older than most of the surrounding homes and they all look much better.

Still, there’s a ton of potential. If it’s structurally sound and has room to expand/modernize the kitchen, it could be a real find (although the lack of bathroom pics is worrisome). The only stumbling block is the ridiculous price tag. With so much need for updates the only plausible reason for it is the close-in location to Chicago, closer even than La Grange Park where I grew up, and its homes were beyond modest compared to this place.

Actually, looking at the photos, I wonder if it wasn’t being used as a private hunt club. I know that hunt clubs get together to taste the various meats that the hunters bring home. That would explain the multiple buffet servers as well as the multiple grills in the back.

Although… this is the first time I’ve seen a sewing room in a house like this. I come from a long line of seamstresses that would have loved to have a space like that for sewing. It seems out of place with the rest of the house.