Wednesday WTF

Best of 2020: The $828K House For People With Money to Burn

By Adlene Neely Dealey / December 30, 2020 /

Editor’s Note: This year has been a decade, right? So many things happened, lots of things were postponed, and houses continued to sell despite it all. While the CandysDirt.com team takes a hot minute this holiday season to recharge the ol’ Energizers, we’re serving up our very favorite stories from 2020. Enjoy! Adlene: Thanks to the…

Another Day, Another Former Mob House

By Adlene Neely Dealey / December 23, 2020 /

So, I bet you think this house looks superordinary. It’s a nice Midcentury Ranch that probably needs a few updates, but it’s a thoroughly ordinary mob house. Nooooothing to see here, right? Hah! Wrong! Are you new here? It’s the Wednesday WTF. OF COURSE THERE IS SOMETHING TO SEE HERE. So, I will admit to…

Iowa FSBO Listing Is Both Honest and Funny

By Adlene Neely Dealey / December 2, 2020 /

Sometimes, for some reason, people decide to sell their houses themselves. Having bought and sold plenty of houses, I can tell you that the thought of doing an FSBO makes me want to die a little inside, but for some, I am sure it works to varying degrees of success. And it’s kind of a…

In The Spirit of Thankfulness, a Darn-Near Perfect MCM

By Adlene Neely Dealey / November 25, 2020 /

I feel like I’ve thrown a lot of weird at you in the past few weeks, but in the spirit of thankfulness, this week’s Wednesday WTF just might make up for it. Meet this darn-near perfect Midcentury Modern in Lake Forest, Washington. And to top it off, this three-bedroom, almost two-bath home is near the…

This Pinellas Park, Florida Home Leaves Us With So Many Questions

By Adlene Neely Dealey / November 11, 2020 /

So, full disclosure, until this week my only exposure to Pinellas Park, Florida, involved their law enforcement. To be clear, I wasn’t locked up or cuffed, but lord, after this story about the hot cops of Pinellas Park, I really contemplated a life of crime for a hot minute. Today’s Wednesday WTF, however, is the…