Reply #51: The home has been on the market for over a year

[NickB79]

It was listing a year ago for $194,000, so the price has come down quite a bit. It could very well be that the unconventional design of the home is to blame for the lack of interest in it. The problem is that our lease doesn't expire for another 9 months, so we would lose out on the $8,000 tax rebate for first-time homebuyers :-(

Cost-wise, it is at least $40,000 less than a comparable property we looked at last week, and is much closer to work for us.

We haven't seen this home yet in person, just the virtual tour on the realty website. We have set up a showing for Friday.

If we like it, we will DEFINITELY have a home inspection before proceeding further.

Heating-wise, the house should be quite a bit more energy-efficient than a comparable house due to the geodesic design and construction.

It is on a private well and septic system.