How On Earth is This Falling Apart Fixer-Upper Worth $829K?

It’s not out of the ordinary to see all kinds of unique features in a home listing, especially if said home is in a sought-after neighborhood in one of the boroughs of New York City. But this listing for a four bedroom, two bathroom home in Queens is quite literally listed as “not in livable condition,” and when you see the photos, you’ll understand why. It looks like something straight out of a horror movie.

The home, located at 50-18 196th St. in the Queens neighborhood of Fresh Meadows measures 2,640 square feet, and at first glance, seems like a lovely home for those looking for a little bit of quiet from the hustle and bustle of NYC without straying too far. But the photos on the home—which went up for sale in March at a cool $828,888, no less—explain why it’s truly not in livable condition. Unless, of course, you’re looking for digs even scarier than the Bates Motel.

To say that several of the rooms, including the kitchen, bathrooms, and living room, are in a state of disrepair is generous, because they’re actually downright terrifying. It seems the home’s last owner died in 2007, with Douglas Elliman listing agent W. Kenny Thongpanich telling the New York Post of the prior owners, “They kept it unattended for obviously an extended period of time. It just lacked upkeep, to say the least.” Thongpanich noted that the photos were included for “transparency”—even if they’re not for the faint of heart.

And sure, plenty of buyers are up for snagging a fixer-upper and working some reno magic to create the home of their dreams. But for nearly $830k, it’s a steep starting price for a home that needs nearly every inch to be gutted and transformed.

Still, anonymous neighbors spoke with the Post and boasted about the “beautiful” and “peaceful” neighborhood, calling the house “terrible.” One resident reportedly said, “I don’t know what happened in that house, why they kept it like that—or why the city didn’t do anything about it…I’m sure that, because of the price, nobody wants to buy that kind of house.”

Of course, the home has gone viral for its terrifying interiors, with plenty of Twitter users joking about all the, erm, amenities it offers. 

You can’t blame avo toast for everything.

Here are tips from home stagers on how to make your home look brighter, plus some pet peeves they have about kitchens, not that it’ll help this place.

Here’s hoping this home finds its perfect owner soon. Freddy, Jason, Leatherface—are any of you in the market for a new place to rest your heads at night?