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A few more:

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Utilities station in coach garage wall.
And the dual single door small garage that holds 4 cars:

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Why not rent it?

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The rent does not seem to justify the purchase price, but the money may well do better there than in any other form of investment. He also may be getting places to park valuable cars while the house renter pays for the majority of the cost.

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

That's how the rent figure hit me too, on a $662K single family, two bedroom home! Doesn't add up......it certainly isn't worth making that kind of expenditure, for that return. Unless, the buyer has other plans of some sort??

BTW, it's undergone a reduction in rent asking price since September - a couple hundred bucks less. No takers!

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I rent my 2 br. 2 bath apartment for $1,300/ month.

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

Ugly house. It has no character or soul, Typical McMansion garbage.

Oh, it's far from typical. It's definitely a one of a kind structure. Perhaps not the most flattering photo of it. After nearly half a century in construction, I've seen better too!

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Well if critiquing the design is the topic, the two outside sections seem ok for what it is. I like the roof overhang overall.

The center section is really indicative of not knowing quite what to do with it.

Its almost as if the center section was stretched from a previous design which is 20' shorter and had a well worked out center section.

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

It strikes me as not being able to make a complete statement on it's frontal view as well. I'm not liking the color of exterior brick used. I was like, wth?? when I saw it's blandness. The absence of exterior landscaping further gives a cold starkness to the front lawn.

The local architectural partnership that designed the place was named in the FS description. Since it was under contract, I declined inspection, however I'd of liked to see it's construct skeleton in person. It was built in '94. Extensive use of Brazilian Cherrywood throughout as indicated in 22 photos. It was dated circa late '80s interior materials. 3 HVAC integrated systems were recently replaced.

You mentioned the overhang of the roof line. I noticed that right away when viewing the side picture of the home, where a massive glass paned commercial garage door where the 45' Prevost motor home was garaged. The view of coach garage door and attractive roof overhang is what greets you as you enter the property. The front of the property has the main thoroughfare East-West through Omaha, - Dodge Street of 6 lanes - home is set way back beyond the feeder road.

The back story on it's owners were living on the property and built this. The Prevost was utilized to make the 100 mile round trip to Lincoln, Nebraska for Univ. Nebraska home football games with guests aboard the bus. I am speculating that the owners became elderly and 1st sold the bus, then moved into smaller quarters in their advanced ages.

The massive living room on your left with massive fireplace and service bar greeted you in the entryway. A winding arcing Cherrywood stairway in the two story entryway. A large library on the right as you enter the main entryway. Certainly a home to entertain large numbers of guests. A half bath and the two garages on the main floor. That's it. Very large, open kitchen, with sitting area, fireplace, formal dining area and living quarters on the 2nd floor - with laundry room, massive master bedroom, bathroom, and closet. 2nd bedroom. 1.5 more baths. Large brass or gold elevator. No basement.

There is a sturdy looking 1940s-ish horse barn on the 1.6 acres, just to the back-side of the home. It certainly doesn't dovetail with the home.

Warren Buffet is rumored to be building across the thoroughfare on the former estate property of the locally famous Leo Daly, since deceased. Founder of a large architectural firm. The Daly home will likely be torn down. Warren's '40s-ish home, 5 miles east has become a small fenced in compound. The security concerns of a man worth over 100 billion dollars, needs some leg room and space to keep PITA curiosity seekers at bay.

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Our MBR is basically built around the king bed. Doors open on each side which actually brush the bed. Two built in dressers, two walk in closets, and four doors. No room for a chair.

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

Looks like it has heated slabs in the garage. I have the insulation under the slab and the tubes in the concrete downstairs in my garage but don't have a heater hooked to it yet.

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

Tom,
Appreciate your expert analysis of what you can see in the photos.
I am of the feeling that if the home comes back on the market, I may have a second chance to buy it. If so, one of the first projects I'd get started on is commissioning my own architectural firm, in improving the exterior's front entryway facade. Your input was/is valuable to me. If I had as many lifelong friends in Omaha, trained as architects, as I do attorneys, I'd have no problem securing an architect! Ha! In fact, our neighbor in Omaha was employed by Leo Daly Architects, and did design work on his own home, as he did for another neighbor.

When I first noticed this home by driving past it 15+ years ago, I was drawn with curiosity of whether it was a commercial building, or, a unique residence. The massive, custom garage coach door, with the Prevost coach's rear end in view, threw me off. Because of the custom paint job on the Prevost, I quickly realized it was probably a residence.

The initial reaction I had to viewing the sales photograph of the home, was that it resembled a schoolhouse from yesteryear - or, a Government office building. It certainly is of befuddling design!

Once again, thank you for the assessment(s)!

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They have heat pumps for water heaters now.


Possibly cheapest operating costs and cleanest operation. About a third of the cost in operation of electrical resistance type heaters. Or maybe natural gas is cheap enough where you are. I have heated garage floors with oil fired water heaters years ago. Oil became so expensive I pulled all our oil fired hot water heaters.