The case in summary: A house in Dalen, Telemark is for sale for a symbolic sum of 1 kroner. The house is a detached house of 70 square metres, built in the late 1950s, and has not been maintained for a long time. The sellers, Geir Olav Øye and his brother, warn that there is a lot of work that needs to be done to bring the house up to a good standard. There has been a water leak in the house, and there is visible fungus and root damage in parts of the floor partition. The property also includes a garage full of junk, which is in even worse shape than the house. The housing advertisement has received a lot of response, with over a hundred people expressing an interest in buying the house. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAI. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. “Here is a project for you with a lot of courage and an excessive desire to work, and who needs an outlet for this. Here you can – for a symbolic sum – take over a completely own house on a freehold plot, with a road and installed water and sewerage.” This is how the Finn advertisement that Geir Olav Øye from Skien has posted starts. He and his brother Trond are selling the house at Dalen in Telemark for just 1 kroner. – There is a lot to do to bring the house up to a good standard, and therefore you will sleep well at night in the future. Out of sheer exhaustion, laughs Geir Olav. This is the advertisement that is out on Finn. Photo: Skjermdump Needs a lot of love The house is a detached house of 70 square meters, was built in the late 1950s and has two bedrooms. There is also a cellar. The plot of land around the house is around 600 square metres. The house has not been kept the same for a long time. It is the uncle of the two who has lived in the house. He died in September this year, and they have taken on the responsibility of distributing the inheritance. – That house needs so much renovation and love that we want to use this sum to show that it is a real job that needs to be done. Not for most people. Øye says they have not carried out a condition assessment of the house, and that extensive repairs and upgrades must be carried out to get the house in a satisfactory condition. Photo: Private Photo: Private – There has been a water leak in the bathroom, and moisture has been measured in the floor of the bathroom and the kitchen, in the hallway and a bit by the door into the living room. Because of the water leak, there is therefore visible fungus and root damage in parts of the floor partition. Nevertheless, he believes that there is great potential in the little red house, but that the job is not for everyone. – You should have enormous courage and definitely not have ten thumbs. The house can be very nice, if someone gets the job done. Photo: Trond Øye Photo: Trond Øye Very rare Kurt Thingstad is the day-to-day manager of the property brokerage firm Nordvik. He says that it is not often that houses are put up for sale for such sums. Kurt Thingstad is the day-to-day manager in Nordvik Photo: Nordvik – It is quite rare. – What do you think when you see the housing advertisement? – What’s the catch here. I have read the ad and think he is both funny and resilient, he laughs. He says there are several things people have to think about if they buy the house. – They have to think about whether they have the money to refurbish it. In all likelihood, it may soon be worthwhile to demolish the entire house. There is no condition report, so there may also be surprises along the way. It can be very expensive. Soft response Øye says that there is also a garage on the property, but that it is in even worse shape than the house. – We haven’t taken the chance to enter it. We see that he is full of scrap, and we think that the only reason why he has not collapsed completely is that he is being held up by all the scrap that is stored in there. The buyer gets everything in the garage as well – free of charge, he grins. The housing advertisement was published on Finn yesterday, and the response has not failed. Over a hundred people have made it known that they are interested in buying the house – There has been a lot of response, but whether the interest is real remains to be seen. There are many who have said that they will take the house for that krone, and we are confident that we will be sold, he laughs. Hi Thank you for reading. Do you have tips or input for this matter or other things we should write about? Feel free to send me an email! Published 22.11.2024, at 19.43
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