Big Victorian Fixer Upper on 4 Acres in Iowa

Up for auction, we are offering this 3 bedroom, 2 bath Historic Victorian home located at 500 North Street in Blockton, Iowa. The house was built in 1900 and is one of the native houses to the community. This home sits on 4 acres of land M/L with several mature trees for lots of shade. The home has the ORIGINAL natural woodwork and wood floors plus a beautiful open stair case and a built in china hutch. The home should be considered a fixer upper since there are some things the need to be repaired, however, the home has had recent updates to the bathrooms and the kitchen, plus new carpet in the living room. Blockton is a south western Iowa town of approximately 200 people. The house sits on 4 acres M/L. Part of this lot is covered with timber and brush but with some hard work could be cleared out to run some horses or livestock on.

This is a NO RESERVE auction, whatever it brings it brings. This is a RARE opportunity to purchase and continue the restoration of this beautiful Victorian home.

This house is a fixer upper and does need work. The home has so much character. The exterior of the house is painted pink. The roof over the main portion of the house has recently been replaced. The smaller portion of the roof over the kitchen has not been replaced and needs to be replaced. From my inspection, it doesn’t appear to be leaking anywhere inside the house.. A new deck was built off of the front door. There is a back porch, however, it could stand to be replaced. There is some really nice original woodwork on the outside of the home as well. The outside entrance to the basement needs to be repaired, however, there is an inside entrance to the basement. The home is perched on a small hill and its character really makes it stand out. This would be a home anybody would be proud of.

The interior of the home consists of several different rooms. The downstairs has a kitchen, large dining room a large living room and a bathroom. The upstairs has 3 nice sized bedrooms and a bathroom. The prior owners turned the downstairs bedroom into a really nice sized bathroom. As stated earlier, the bathrooms have been updated with a new tub/ shower and vanity’s. The kitchen has also been updated with new cabinets and countertop as well as new flooring. All of the work has been done for you in these areas. There is some BEAUTIFUL ORIGINAL woodwork in this home and we tried to capture this woodwork in the pictures below. There is a nice sturdy open staircase and a built in china cabinet. These features are Rare and hard to find in any home in this good of shape. The hardwood floors are all in good shape as well. The woodwork around the windows and room entrances are all extremely nice. I am not sure what kind of wood the woodwork is but it is impressive. There is a newer front door and newer side door as you enter the home. The living room has new carpet in it and is a large sized room. The 3 upstairs bedrooms all are nicely sized with the original hardwood floors. Each room in the house has hardwood floors with the exception of the kitchen and dining room. One of the great things about this home is that all of the rooms are nice sized. The electricity was on in the house and did work. It is currently turned off. I have not used the plumbing or had the water turned on so I can’t guarantee whether the plumbing works or not, but I would guess that it does. The prior owners put in a baseboard heating system, I have not had it on so I can’t guarantee whether it works or not. There is also a furnace downstairs, but I don’t believe that it works. The home has a partial basement where the furnace is located.

Even though a lot of work has been done on this house, it is still a fixer upper. It is my opinion that you can live in the house while you do the repairs. I do not guarantee anything about the house and is sold AS IS, WHERE IS. There might be some work that needs to be done that I am not aware of. It would make a wonderful house to live in, rent or to fix up and resell. Blockton offers the peacefulness of small town living and is only approximately 2 hours from Omaha, Nebraska, Kansas City, Missouri and Des Moines, Iowa. Blockton is approximately 15 miles from Bedford, Iowa and is also approximately 45 miles from Maryville, Missouri which is a town of approximately 10,000. It is the home of Northwest Missouri State University and has a Walmart Supercenter, nice restaurants and employment opportunities.

There is a $3,500 NON-REFUNDABLE GOOD FAITH DEPOSIT (CASHIERS CHECK) overnight services at the close of the auction the next business day. In other words the day the auction is over, the next day you have to send out the cashiers check. I also accept wire transfers. I DO NOT ACCEPT PAYPAL. This payment is deducted from the purchase price of the building. You will also be responsible for $450 of costs at final closing. That’s all the closing will cost you is $450.

We will need to close within 30 days from the end of auction; prior to bidding, please make certain that you have made appropriate arrangements to secure funds to meet the 30-day closing requirement. Should circumstances warrant an extension beyond the 30-day closing deadline a penalty charge of $1000.00 per week up front will be required. This may sound a little "stiff" but due to past experiences, we find it necessary to do because we have had people bid without actually having made financial arrangements prior, and the closing drags on for months and sometimes never happens. I would be happy to show the property to anybody that is interested before the auction closes, however once it closes it is AS IS, WHERE IS. Please realize that these are my opinions on the house. Other people may see things differently. You may see things that might need fixing that I didn’t realize. This is a matter of opinion and in no way is the house being misrepresented to you.

THIS HOUSE IS FREE AND CLEAR OF ALL DEBT AND YOU WILL GET A WARRANTY DEED AND ABSTRACT AS WELL AS A TITLE OPINION FROM AN ATTORNEY. IOWA PROVIDES ABSTRACT AND ATTORNEY TITLE OPINIONS INSTEAD OF TITLE INSURANCE. YOU ARE BIDDING ON THE TOTAL PRICE OF THE HOUSE AND THE LOT IT SITS ON. ON THE CLOSING YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE PRESENT, IT CAN BE TAKEN CARE OF THROUGH THE MAIL.

Current Bid is $19,100.00. Please enter Item #190165172700 in the Ebay Search box to the left.