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richlevy · 10-29-2006, 01:55 PM

It's surprising where the Internet will lead you. I was following this post on the food thread and after reading the article I became curious. What happens to the local housing after a boom goes bust? Is the local architecture a snapshot in time of 1920's affluence? I went looking for pictures of Cairo, WV, didn't find any good ones of their city center, and went looking at the real estate boards.

That's where I found this, a 2900 square foot Victorian with 6 bedrooms and an 810 sq foot Great Room for $129,00 with taxes, if I'm reading the site correctly, of $182.20 per year.

It's also just outside of town and next to/near a state park.

The picture is a long shot, and I have no idea about heating costs for a house that size in WV. For all I know it's a real money pit, but now that our kids are all out of school, I can still dream about moving into an 80-year-old victorian.

10-29-2006, 01:55 PM	#1
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	Real Estate It's surprising where the Internet will lead you. I was following this post on the food thread and after reading the article I became curious. What happens to the local housing after a boom goes bust? Is the local architecture a snapshot in time of 1920's affluence? I went looking for pictures of Cairo, WV, didn't find any good ones of their city center, and went looking at the real estate boards. That's where I found this, a 2900 square foot Victorian with 6 bedrooms and an 810 sq foot Great Room for $129,00 with taxes, if I'm reading the site correctly, of $182.20 per year. It's also just outside of town and next to/near a state park. The picture is a long shot, and I have no idea about heating costs for a house that size in WV. For all I know it's a real money pit, but now that our kids are all out of school, I can still dream about moving into an 80-year-old victorian. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama Last edited by richlevy; 10-29-2006 at 01:58 PM.