You’ll have a ‘lot of questions’ regarding this home for sale in Tennessee — seriously
Some unique homes have already landed on the housing market in 2023, from an “invisible house” in Joshua Tree, California, to this bizarrely designed estate in Nova Scotia. But we have to admit…this is a new one.
“Tragic total loss by fire, of a classic mansion!” the listing of this Franklin, Tennessee house says on Zillow.com. “Sold as is! Rare opportunity to own approx 5 acres with two existing homes on this one site in Williamson County.”
The photos don’t lie. The beautiful home, which is listed for $1.499 million, was consumed by a fire while it was under construction for renovations in 2022, WSMV reported.
“On our arrival, we had flames to the roof,” Williamson fire Chief Brian Jones told WSMV. “There was a construction crew on the scene at the time that was doing some work inside the building.”
According to the listing, an undamaged guest house comes with the property which consists of 4.88 acres.
“Additional future expansion area or 10-plus car garage in guest home,” the listing says. “Open hilltop views! Large outdoor kitchen and porches! Many things can still be saved from fire including the entire foundation, Porches, patios, landscaping and outdoor living. A private park like setting in the rear of the home.”
The home and the startling photos were featured on Zillow Gone Wild, a Facebook page and Twitter account that highlights unique houses for sale, and people were, well, startled.
“TWO homes on the same property? Someone is going to snatch that up and rebuild something wonderful,” one person commented. “And someone else pointed out about the insurance—I wonder what happened there? Lot of questions.”
“Would you experts consider this a fixer upper?” another asked.
“I just had to comment because this post was sitting at 666 comments and that coupled with the fire picture just didn’t sit right,” someone said.
“I don’t know whether to laugh or cry… but either way, I don’t think I’m buying it?” one person noted.
“The lead picture is a bit concerning. I am not an expert, but I feel like this might adversely affect the price of the home,” another said.
“Wow! Looks like a beautiful home,” someone commented. “I will not take it personal that the burned out shell of that house is worth waaaay more than my intact house.”
“For those who like a fixer-upper,” one person tweeted.
Franklin is about 20 miles south of Nashville.
This story was originally published January 20, 2023 at 12:12 PM with the headline "You’ll have a ‘lot of questions’ regarding this home for sale in Tennessee — seriously."