MCM Eichler's own home, first time on market in 60 years
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How many days a year is your market open?
Comments (7)Sorry to hear that you're so limited by the number of days! Hopefully your customers will buy up all you have in a hurry, knowing it may be a while before they can get more. ;-) We have two nearby farmer's markets that dh and I are hoping to be involved with in the next year or two. One runs 4 hours a day on Wednesdays and Saturdays, from the first week in April (if any vendors have things to sell that early) to early November (if anybody wants to brave the chill). So it's possible that it could run a little over 60 days this year in total, although I think it's typically a little under 55 days a year. There is one small area designated for that farmer's market, and it's empty the rest of the year except for the spring and fall flea markets (which run different hours than the FM, so they don't conflict). The other farmer's market runs only on Saturdays, but it's pretty much an all-day thing (some are there from about 7 am to 6 pm, I believe), from as early in the spring as the vendors have stuff to sell, until it gets too cold, or until most of the vendors decide they're done for the season, whichever comes first. That farmer's market is set up in an out-of-the-way area of a mall parking lot. I don't think either town has specific limits on the FMs, just what the vendors agree to with each other and the property owners (if applicable). Before dh and I get involved, I intend to check whether we're required to have a license/permit for sales, but I strongly suspect we don't need one if we're just doing the farmer's markets. I'm in a rural, agricultural area, so laws are pretty lenient on small farmers here. HTH!...See MoreSo how are your first markets going?
Comments (32)Just stopped to check in and see how things were going for everyone this season. Sounds like mixed reviews. My markets here, in Up-State NY have taken a huge nose dive. (We are down by 50 to 75%.) I sell rare perennials and fruit N veggies, but all products are selling at a pathetic pace.I know, perennials are a luxury, not a neccessity. Still, I thought food crops would remain a good seller. Even the bigger veggie guys are way down from previous years. My guess is that so many of our regular customers are now growing their own produce, so they can save themselves a little $$. Even driving around the city, (Troy & Albany), you see these postage stamp sized lawns turned veggie garden.Kinda cool to look at, beautiful, even,... but definitely taking away sales. Community gardens are popping up everywhere, too. The only vendor at my markets actually UP in sales is the wine lady! Here's hoping for a recovery in the economy REAL quick. (OK, well, at least by next market season.)Or I, for one, will be back to working a dreaded "Real Job"....See MoreRestored Eichler MCM split-level photoshow
Comments (19)Jenna 1, Palimpsest, and others, I find myself wondering how much the original feel was changed in the renovation. For instance, I think the ceilings would have been a warm wood and the floors carpeted. Also the wall colors would likely have been warmer colors - off whites perhaps. The colors of the nursery walls seem most in keeping with the colors I recall from that era, but the greys of most of the other walls seem cooler or, perhaps, more subdued. I find it interesting that the renovation may have kept the original sense of openness and light but may have given the house a cooler feel. I am not sure that is an accurate perception....See Moreterrified first time home owners
Comments (28)This is such an interesting question. We are also DIYers and bought property to build our own house on. We even talked about doing it a decade ago and it didn’t work out. Can I say I’m SO GLAD it didn’t work out when we were younger and less experienced homeowners? We did what @cpartist said - bought a fixer upper (two, actually) and lived in them for the last decade, fixing them as we go and learning technical skills, space planning, where to splurge and where to cut costs, etc. If we had built right away a decade ago we would have had a MUCH INFERIOR house over what we can build now. From a living standpoint and fit and finish, both. Currently we are in the second fixer upper as our temporary/investment property that we are fixing and living in during the build we will start next year. This gives us a staging ground so he time pressure is off us to get it done faster than we can afford. It’s also let us test out everything from cabinetry join methods to drywall finish, tile setting, pulling new wire and redoing an electrical panel, multiple types of plumbing and HVAC repairs and installs, even furniture building and cut/install of molding and trim. This is our low stakes test house. And we can rent or sell it once we move, so sweat equity will pay dividends that will help cover our mortgage costs for the new place. I highly recommend doing it this way. Life and priorities change over the years, as do skills and finances. There is a reason even most of us diehard DIYers don’t start out with the ‘dream house build’ :)...See More
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last monthlast modified: last monthIt's a death trap! I was going to post on this house last week after I got back from the open house. Trust me, you would not want to live in it. Angles for the sake of angles. It's Eichler on steriods. Actually, the typical Eichlers are very boxy and square. I grew up in Palo Alto, ground zero for Eichlers. What makes it a death trap you ask? Walking down the hallway there are shelves protruding in the walkway at just the right height to take your eye out. Fireplace hearth sticks out waiting to trip you, and while it won't kill you, every shower is a triangle. A small triangle, like maybe 36" each side.
The walls in the bedrooms are all closets or sliding glass doors, so no where to put a dresser. The bathrooms are tiny and dark with no windows, but they did have skylights in the showers.Here is a cool skylight above the LR fireplace.
I did love the story of the current owners. But I would not want to be stoned in that house, the bedroom wing is a bit of a maze with two jack and jill bathrooms. Really, the only furniture you would need, or would even fit in the house are beds and a dining room table, everything else is built in. The photos make the house look in better shape than it is. The price is pretty much land value and I would not be surprised if it's either demolished or a major rebuild. New homes on the street (which backs up to a busy road) are 10M+. I really hope someone restores it, but that floor plan...... ouch.sushipup2 thanked gigi4321
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