How to kill a house: 320 East 6th Street

[iloveionia]

I can not respond appropriately on a public forum.  Among friends I shared several sentiments that offered a few "sailor" type words.  I'll leave it at that.
What is next for this home?  Here she sits, open to the elements.  Does the owner continue with the project following the rules now?  Or does the owner walk away and abandon the project?  He has smugly desecrated a historic home out of ignorance, I most definitely want to be wrong, but I suspect the latter. 

[John P]

It looks like from the video that the owner does flips for a living its a company so they have cash. As long as the city does not fine them an arm and leg they will finish the project and sell to recoup there investment.

[Debbie Thompson]

It's for sale.  I hope this guy doesn't own more Springfield properties. 

[chris farley]

JaxInvest.com - Wholesale Property Deals in Jacksonville, Florida ...
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Cash Cow #24: 320 E 6th Street, Jacksonville, FL 32206 â€" Jacksonville FL Foreclosures. jaxinvest.com. Large historic home in really great shape.

[Debbie Thompson]

This house was basically move in ready.  Some upgrading maybe, but totally livable.  I can't post what is going through my mind when I see the video at the link Chris posted, what the guy posted on You Tube, and the pictures of the house today.  I don't use that kind of language publicly.

[vicupstate]

This is a flipper, or more likely wanna-be flipper ,that doesn't know the first thing about what he is doing. 

Poor Springfield.

[civil42806]

Thats horrible, just don't understand what he thought he was doing.  Guys an idiot

[sheclown]

JaxInvest.com - Wholesale Property Deals in Jacksonville, Florida ...
https://www.facebook.com/JaxInvest

Cash Cow #24: 320 E 6th Street, Jacksonville, FL 32206 â€" Jacksonville FL Foreclosures. jaxinvest.com. Large historic home in really great shape.

from their facebook page:





The quote is hauntingly ironic.

[sheclown]

In renovating historic properties, as in most artistic endeavors,  "less is more" ought to be the guiding principle.

[mbwright]

He needs to be kept out of all historic districts, and homes. 
I don't think it is ignorance, but arrogance for this guy.  sad thing is, he could make more money doing it correctly, than doing it the way he is.

[sheclown]

It is a story repeated many times in Springfield.

[hooplady]

Yet another example of someone who doesn't even bother to do enough research to determine the rules, breaks them, gets caught, and surely now will be bi*ching and moaning about the neighborhood.  Meanwhile the house and everyone else suffers for his ignorance, and he's probably going to take a bath on the "investment."

There are so many places where he could have done whatever he wanted to a historic home.  I may not agree with it, but he has that right.  But not in the Historic district.

[Carolyn]

@1:19 his comment "I don't know what this is...plumbers quarters"...plumbers quarters?? it's a pantry you boob!