129 West Truman, Marceline Mo

This was the second house I looked at in Marceline, Mo.
front of the house
veiw of side lot
side lot again
colt liked the tree in back yard
back of house

smaller of the 2 bedrooms door on left side of screen is to the dining room door on right side that is barely visable goes to bathroom which you can pass thru to the master bedroom
shot of 1/2 of the bathroom
shot of other 1/2 of bathroom
this is the master bedroom the picture was taken from the living room doorway and the doorway on the right side is the bathroom


large living room doorway to the right of front door is the master bedroom
this is the large dining room the arched doorway leads to the living room
here's the weird garage door. It rained the night before and that explains the water the driveway is at a steep slope. Worth noting here is that along the edges of the basement about 4 inches from the wall is a channel that is about 2 inches wide that coveys water to the drain. Kind of like a gutter.
the secret passage the kids found. The basement used to have 'storm cellar' access from the front of the house. This was closed off and the porch put in over it but the door and steps remain.....
Kitchen

This house is listed for $32,000. It is approx. 900 sqft. The county taxes are 130.15 and the city taxes are 20.15. It is wood construction with a full poured concrete basement. It has a new roof put on in 1999. It has central air and an Amana gas furnace. The lot size is 75x140. It has a 1 car garage that is under the house (garage is strange, as it opens to the basement). The house has front and Back porchs. The front is covered and the back is enclosed. The house sports 220volt electricity, city water, natural gas, and public sewer service. The house is off of a blacktop road and has city sidewalks. The kitchen is 15'3"x9'7" and has white metal cabinets. The house also has a new gas range, garbage disposal, and kenmore refrigerator. The house has hardwood floors that are currently covered with brand new carpet (even the kitchen weird huh) The house has storm windows and screens, a new gas powered 30gallon hot water heater, and mini blinds throughout. In December of 1999, the house was completely rennovated including a new stove refrigerator, furnace, central air, new roof, 2 outside water faucets, motion detector security lights. The water heater was replace in 1996. The basement has a drain that has a 'cleanout' in the back yard. The house is on a larger corner lot. The living room measures 13x16, the Dining room measures 11.5x13, Kitchen measures 15'3"x9'7", the bathroom is 10.5x5.4, the bedroom is 10.5x13.5 and 9x15, the enclosed back porch measures 5x8'9". The basement has a backvalve to keep water out (the garage being attached to the basement and the steep slope of the driveway contribute to water pooling in enterance of garage) and new walls were poured in 1989.

My opinions of the house are this-- It has BEAUTIFUL origional woodwork that is a dark cherry color. The house has been extensively remodeled apparently due to being a rental home that was damaged severely. It is one of my tops so far. And I do want to put an offer in on it, but I am still a touch unsure. The layout is a bit strange with the only bathroom BETWEEN the 2 bedrooms (almost like a dorm or hotel type of layout). And the garage is odd too --- a steep inclined driveway on the right side of the house leads to a garage door. The garage opens to the basement with the basement steps leading to the enclosed back porch that has a separate locking door at the top of the steps. I kinda want to put in an offer..................