208 West Lake, Marceline MO

The first house I looked at was in Marceline, Mo.
This is the front of the house
This is the view of the back yard and the shed
This is the rear of the house and the storm cellar
This is the view of the kitchen, doorway in the back is a utility room that has a sink and the washer dryer hookups
This is the enclosed porch/mudroom

Bathroom
Bedroom on main level
view of the living room
view from kitchen doorway into dining room the archway leads to the living room
This is the upstairs bedroom



The house is listed at $15,000. It has a metal roof (2004), a partial basement (storm celler), and is on block foundation. It is heated by a natural gas/gravity system and cooled by window air conditioners (new in 2004). There are 2 smoke detectors. The taxes on this property are $19.15 city and $154.83 county. The utility costs are $173.72 (high) and $73.52 (low). The kitchen has wooden cabinets and dows not include a refrigerator or a stove. However the house is equipped with BOTH an electric and a gas hookup for the stove. The ENTIRE house is carpeted, even the kitchen. (strange huh?) The windows are thermopaned storm windows. It has a gas 30 gallon water heater that is approximately 5 years old and 3 ceiling fans. There is a carport, as well as the large front porch. It has 220volt electric, a washer/dryer hookup, and the attic has blown in insulation. The road to the house is blacktop and there are sidewalks. The water is public water with a new line installed in 2000, it is heated with natural gas, and the sewer is maintained by the city and the new line was installed in 1996. It is a 1.5 story house. The second floor consists of a bedroom that measures 12x14 and a closet that measures 6.5x4. Through the rear of the closet is the attic access. The main floor consists of a 15x13 living room, 14x15 dining room, the kitchen measures 14.5x22, the bathroom is 6.4x9, the bedroom is 13x11, the hallway measures 10x4 and has a small linen closet across from the bathroom, the stairwell area is 3x13, the utility room off of the kitchen measures 6x5.7, the enclosed back porch is 13x5.

My opinions on this house is this -- the carpet needs to be replaced. The whole house had an 'old house smell' that was somewhat musty, similiar to the way that an antique store smells. It is decent for the price. My mortgage would be $90 per month, for 30 years. I don't think that this is the cutest of homes, but I could definetly live in worse places. It has minimal potential. I cant really see it being one of those 'WOW' homes. But for the price.....................