A couple of weeks ago, a friend of mine contacted me about a house she wanted to consider buying but she and her boyfriend had to see it first.  I will admit that when I saw it, it looked fine.  Then, we went inside and awesome was not the first word to come to mind especially after we walked up to the 2nd floor.  But, my friend and her S.O. kept shouting out, "awesome, this is so awesome!" in almost every room they entered.  Little did I know before this moment how odd their tastes could run when it came to houses.

Even more strange, the "fun house" as my partner and I began to call it, got under contract shortly after our showing.  Thus, we thought the house search was over. 

Nope.  Not even close.  It had only whet their appetite for searching for a new home.

For anyone not local to our area, the particular town this client was looking in has had a major decline in prices so what had seemed like an out of their price range concept of properties has now suddenly come into view.

So, last weekend we went to see a couple of houses.  One was a typical newer construction home with 4 bedrooms and 2.5 baths with about 2500-2700 sqft of living space and a larger than average lot of about 1.5 acres.  This was ho-hum to my friends.

Then we went to see the main event - an octogan shaped house built in the 1970's.

I ended up impressed.  The home seems well built and the grounds are gorgeous with a fantastic Japanese style garden that is relatively easy care from a plant species standpoint.  It's not 100% low maintenance, but it is easier than lawn for sure.  We're going to work on putting an offer together once my clients have their current home ready for sale since we'll need to put in our offer as contingent.  But, if it all works out, this could be the most unusual house I've sold to date.  But, also one that I'd be pleased to visit because of the many cool features and amenities it affords.  I hope my friend/client gets it and I'll be working tirelessly to help her realize this dream.