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Sold. $5,000! Fixer upper alert! Those stairs! The pocket doors! Circa 1888 in Wisconsin. $5,000

April 4, 2020

This home has a lot of potential! Love the staircase and the pocket doors! This home was built in 1888. It is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This looks like something similar to what Danville, Virginia is doing. A land bank type of thing. The house needs a full restoration and proof of funds for restoration is needed. Eleven bedrooms, three bathrooms, and 4,184 square feet. $5,000

Contact Dorothy York with ACTS CDC: 414-933-2215

From the Zillow listing:

 

Truly a magnificent, one of a kind property, ready to be brought back to it’s former glory! Amazing craftsmanship can be seen preserved both interior and exterior. Much restoration is needed, and although this is not a project for the faint of heart, the payoff would be extraordinary. A true historical mansion and unique opportunity! This is a City of Milwaukee Tax Foreclosed Property. Proof of funds will be needed for both purchase price essential repairs ($101,368). Historic Preservation addendum required by City, and third floor must be returned to attic use.

 

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