{"id":5036,"date":"2012-01-06T11:59:50","date_gmt":"2012-01-06T16:59:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/upstater.com\/?p=4517"},"modified":"2012-01-06T11:59:50","modified_gmt":"2012-01-06T16:59:50","slug":"five-figure-fridays-green-cabin-breaks-the-magic-barrier-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/upstater.com\/five-figure-fridays-green-cabin-breaks-the-magic-barrier-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Figure Fridays! "Green" Cabin Breaks the Magic Barrier"},"content":{"rendered":"

For all the years I’ve been trawling Catskills Craigslist looking at properties, this place<\/a> has been on there, hoping for someone to appreciate its unique charms.\u00a0 Over the years I’ve watched the price fall from well above $200k down through the upper and then lower $100s.\u00a0 And today I saw that it has broken through into the purview of this column: $99,000 (as the seller points out in the ad, this is “not a misprint”).<\/p>\n

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It has been variously (self-)described as a “green” cabin and a “hippie” cabin, and the ad consistently refers to it as a “handmade one-of-a-kind work of art.”\u00a0 And therein lies the rub, because Art is subjective.\u00a0 There’s real design inspiration all through it (rough sawn plank shelves pegged to bark-clad logs, pull-out apple baskets in place of kitchen drawers), but sometimes the execution falls just short.\u00a0 You look at the bathroom vanity, with a shower head supply pipe instead of a traditional faucet, and you think man, if I’d built that myself I’d be awfully damn proud of it.\u00a0 But paying for it is something else entirely.\u00a0 It’s like living in someone else’s hobby.\u00a0 At the same time, it’s not so bananas that your critical eye is overwhelmed by sheer wacky charm.\u00a0 So I can understand why it’s been a tricky sell.<\/p>\n

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Bathroom<\/p><\/div>\n

That said, it is a truly striking property, with “massive log posts and beams” and lots of lovely flagstones.\u00a0 Sure, the distribution of doors and windows on the wide front facade is a bit haphazard, but it’s got radiant flooring, a wood stove, solar (!), low-VOC everything, and 1.6 acres with a lake view.\u00a0 And personally, I’m kind of in love with the charming Hobbit-chic design.\u00a0 At $229k, the above quibbles seemed like reason to stay away.\u00a0 At $99k, this is starting to look like a screaming deal.<\/p>\n

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Log Spiral Stair<\/p><\/div>\n

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Neversink, NY<\/a> <\/span><\/span>(Craigslist – link to property site) GMAP<\/a>
\nAsking Price<\/span>: $99,000
\nBeds<\/span>: 2
\nBaths<\/span>: 1
\nLand<\/span>: 1.6 acres
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