We bought an Abandoned OFF GRID Cabin !!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 มี.ค. 2023
- Have you ever drove past an abandoned property that was in an awesome setting....but obviously no one lived there, and you wondered how you could buy it for yourself? In this video we'll show you how to locate the owners of an abandoned property, contact them, evaluate the land and structures, and make an offer.
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I was a Realtor for 13 years. You did better in your summery of how to negotiate any deal then most Realtors. Keep up the great work.
Wow, thank you!
As a former Realtor, I second that!
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3rd!! You've both taught me a lot, too.
Realtors are just people too. The average realtor is just the same as the average person in terms of intelligence, skill or ability. Sure, they have studied real estate, etc. and passed an exam to get their license, but that doesn’t guarantee they’re good at negotiating or even thinking of effective strategies that may be in the buyer’s best interest.
The folks that built this place may not have any taste in decorating, but they definitely knew how to build a sturdy house. :) Looking forward to ya'll bringing this place back to life.
It also appears they have not been there in decades either otherwise if it would have been actively used pretty sure they would have done lots of updating over the years. Looks like it never left the 70s and who knows - maybe the previous owners have not been there since the 1970s.....
@@marlinmr7 My guess, and it has no bearing on facts, is that the guy or part of the family that originally built this either passed away or is very old. The property was passed down to at least a couple people in the family and ended up with someone that has no interest in the house or land. They were probably happy as hell to be rid of it and get some $$ in their pockets.
@@TrashPanda5150 I agree as your scenario has a high probability. All the kids want today it seems is a quick $$$ with no consideration for the long term - only the short term. Besides the $$$ then they no longer have to pay property taxes/keep insurance on it either.
They had taste for decorating circa 1975.
Green was all the rage.
@@yankeecarolyn376 I think the better term for it - borrowing from my youngest sister - is the Brady Bunch Era... 🤣🤣🤣
I would absolutely LOVE to see a series of videos of you two renovating this place. It would be so cool to see this long neglected, lonely building become livable again. I bet there were a lot of good times had there at one point! You'd have to keep the window from the outhouse in a the newly built outhouse though!
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Had a light like that over the table was great to have!!!
Your wish has been granted
This is exactly what the wife and I walked into when we purchased our off grid cabin! The cabin needed a ton of work but it was salvageable! The best part was that we were able to pay cash out of pocket! Good luck guys!
Awesome
I am fully impressed! It's just a complete th-cam.com/users/postUgkxGqOCINHE0Z0E5gxzSdNi9NWGugRY5Hm2 plan with the best resources and step by step instructions . These shed plans are so satisfying as if the sheds build themselves on their own. Worthy work Ryan!
I like seeing you two together on videos. Maybe you two could do more together?
Love and Blessings to you both!!
I Agree , Love Seeing Brooke and Dave Together
Totally agree. Dave and Brooke make a great team!
Yep! And Moose too!
I love when they get to go Vids and projects together too...
Indeed. Yeah they have Done many already; check them out. Most of them are on Dave’s channel but a few are on Brookes. Enjoy. :)
That cabin is in better shape then I thought initially. Nice looking land.
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We bought a similar cabin years ago but it was wall to wall furniture. When we removed the furniture, we discovered they had done nothing but keep putting Decon under the furniture and there were many dried out mouse flatties stuck to the floor. It took several hours with a putty knife scraping those carcasses up. Fortunately, they no longer smelled. Overall, though, we got a good deal for a little elbow grease. 😁
Looking forward to seeing what you & Brook do with this place! My grandparents in Glennie had an outhouse & no running water inside their cabin. Time capsule for sure! I love how Moose’s head turns when you said porcupine! LoL
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Old hunting cabin built by millwrights and carpenters. Super solid, ya got lucky for sure. Porcupines are a pain but easy to get rid of at night when they come out. Looks like a fun project.
I think just cleaning it up would make a huge difference, looking forward to this build.👍👍
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Let the fun begin…can’t wait for yours and Brooke’s videos on the refurbishing of your new property! Thanks for sharing Dave!
I know between the 2 of you superb building experience. You’ll have this house a dreamy cabin in no time. I can’t wait see this completely renovated gem. Thanks for taking us along for the ride.
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Cannot WAIT to see what you and Brooke do with this abandoned cabin !! 😀
You guys are so fun to watch. Your videos are interesting and loaded with information. I can't wait to see where this new venture takes you...and us! Thank you for taking us along!
I know this is a video about the evaluation of a cabin you bought, but i just want to say the narration and the music in the background is so calming, I literally rewatch your videos to fall asleep sometimes too :D i love how you are very open about your faith too, it really makes me happy because it’s hard to find that especially on youtube
Amen!
Amen also.
Same
Awesome if You and Brooke can handle the Bunker she will have a home in no time. Can't wait to see the land around the home with out the snow. This is the winter version now the spring 🌼🌱 version thank you for taking us along with you ❤️
Can't wait to see what you guys do to this place!
All that '70s green triggers me.😆🥴
The surrounding area looks fantastic the house yes has a lot of potential Im happy for you both in getting it should be a lot of fun watching it evolve
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GENIUS,AND FUN LOVING,BUT YOU GOT A GOOD WOMAN!🌻🌻❤❤🥂
I can tell your really going to enjoy getting your hands dirty on this project. It's going to be AWESOME when completed!
A 70's time capsule with huge potential.
It will be an unenviable task to renovate interior & improve external aesthetics, but a sturdy hut for sure.Thank you Dave & Brooke, enjoyed this 😀
If you're of a certain age (I'm 58) and you've watched an episode or two of 'The Brady Bunch,' then you'll realize that orange, brown, and green were the interior colors of choice during the late 60s/early 70s period.
@@crkmt I'm 54 & can remember our psychedelic hallway & busy stair carpet.
The kitchen was indeed orange with a splash of lime green & looked pretty modern when it was fresh.
I guess abandonment of this home & a build up of debris, plus low natural light during winter, adds to the gloominess.
I kinda think it was built in the 1950s-60s, with additional decor and additions into the 70s. The light fixtures and most of the furniture are 50s or even 1940s.
You and Brook always put out such great content - love you guys!
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Never underestimate the power of a couple that are not afraid to do some hard work on this beautiful piece of land. Looking forward to see your progress.
I did this exact thing and bought a great old log cabin that had been vacant for 25 years. The owner is elderly and happy for the cash. Your advice about making a fair offer is on point. He said he received many offers but they were so low he would rather see the property sit than to give it away.
With those trees on the roof and no damage, you know it’s a stout little cabin. I’m glad you’re going to salvage it. Too many people just bulldoze them.
Great potential! Personally, I like the 70's green glass cabinet doors and their use of one of the panels in the outhouse. I'd find a way to incorporate them into the new design. But first, LOTS of cleaning and clean-up of trees. Bonfire time for trash furniture and old paneling.
What a cool angle on sleuthing the possibilities! Great advice, Dave. Enjoy the chase! God Bless and stay safe :)
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You Sir, are a great teacher.
Love the curtains with the cabbage roses. Don't think I've ever seen an outhouse with a vent before. Thanks for taking us along.
A retro outhouse that matches the retro kitchen. Cool! That attic looks amazing for no one living there for a while. Wonder how much that old whiskey jug would sell for. Thanks for the tour! Looking forward to seeing the renovation!❤️
This is going to be a great series! Thanks for taking us on this new adventure!
I would LOVE for you to get Joe Para on for April Fools. Just write a script and ask him to come do it. This is so perfectly up his alley. The good natured joy it could bring the world would be almost immeasurable
Wow Dave, this was very interesting and informative. Can’t wait to see what you do with this property!
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You guys are living the dream for sure. Good find, that's a beautiful piece of land.
Great lesson, Dave! So looking forward to the rehab on the cabin. I know y'all will make it sturdy & cozy! God bless!!!
I cannot wait to watch the two of you transform this property!
Thankyou for showing us the outhouse!!
LOVE THIS!!! Please keep us posted!!!
will do
Man, I would love a structure like that to slowly renovate and bring back to life. Beautiful location as well. Hope to see more videos featuring the cabin!
I actually like and watch both of your channels greetings from Mississippi
Congrats Dave. I bet you’ll be doing the original owners proud! Appreciate you taking us along on the ride. God Bless
Love this. There are sooo many hidden gems in Michigan.
This place exudes potential. I’d love to work on this.
Have fun guys, thanks for sharing your knowledge and humor.
Looking forward to all the content you're going to be able to make with this new land and cabin. Great job guys!!
Brown, orange, and green was the thing in the 70's one wonders. Nice house if you can salvage some of it and the well is classic. Thank you for bringing us along. Stay safe and blessings.
GREAT observation and evaluation of the property!! LOVE IT!!!
Good insight for a property many would reject outright for the obvious issues. Glad you were able to get a purchase agreement. Can't wait to see 'how it's done' when you do a segment on this property.
Fingers crossed!
Brilliant walk-thru evaluation and accompanying narration of what he sees and doesn't see, what he's willing to offer to make it work for himself and his wife. The knowledge gleanable from this video alone in assessing a property and acquiring it, is priceless. You never cease to amaze me Dave, in your genuine honest opinion about how to go about searching out an off-grid property with /without an abode. Congrats to the Whipples on your purchase and I can only hope & pray you & Brooke are going to make this a YT adventure of restoring and repairing a totally unique, run-down, abandoned family home, that we can vicariously indulge ourselves in the pleasure of coming along & watching. So excited for you both 👏👏👏👏May Gods blessings continue to play the most significant role in all you do in life and be the light that shines on a hill to draw others into His kingdom. Selah and Amen. 🇦🇺🤗💞🙏✌️👍👋👏🇺🇲
Great information, Dave! I appreciate you and Brooke. Good folks!
Thanks for all the information Dave.
I can't imagine hooking that plug outside the house to a constant running generator. I can't even guess what you and Brooke will do with that! Great minds working together I reckon.
No joke. With today's LED lighting, thye might be able to retrofit it to run on solar panels and batteries, or at least a far, far smaller gennie.
@@cookingwithchefjeff or a portable power station
I cant wait to see what you and Brooke do with this cabin 🙂
My husband and I really enjoy your videos!
rolf... that was funny when she asked you "did you have this much porcupine crap though?" i about lost it laughing!!!!!!
I love it, can't wait to see you make it mint. Will be watching!
Hope you like it!
I’m looking forward to seeing some build updates. I live in an extremely high cost of living area yet by finding owners and asking I have a cabin 1 hr from home that hadn’t been renovated in 5 decades. It’s beautiful now and I use it weekly. A year ago I bought a half acre with a 3000sq ft house on it that burned to the ground 7yrs ago and was abandoned . I got the lot for 1/3 value and in 4 months of work I shoveled 32,000kg of spoil into my cheap Craigslist dump truck. Starting next month I’m building 2 small cabins made completely of salvaged 100 yr old houses from my city. If you’re keen and willing to work hard there’s opportunity everywhere, even in real estate. Keep those videos coming.
Dave - you and Brooke are phenomenal!!! Keep doin' what you do!!!! Happy Birthday to your son!!!
Dave Whipple, you are amazing! Always a pleasure to watch your videos.
Let the videos commence
Nice find, can't wait for the start of this project. Since this is a home, curious to see how you will deal with the utilities.
Yay! Another project! I'm so excited!
Your videos are so down to earth and informative it feels like you are right there with you guys.............................................Fort Worth,Tx
"Diamond in the rough" is what I see! Would love to find something similar as "off grid" is perfect. Over and above a cleanup remodel of this place - suggest toying with the latest item in "off grid" living which is solar that charges batteries and backed up by a generator that runs when there is not enough sun to keep the batteries charged as all power comes from the batteries. Getting cheaper and cheaper to do so - far most cost effective than even as recently as 5 years ago.
Can see a lot of work but a lot of fun as well as self satisfaction from cleaning up and redoing this off grid cabin plus years of entertainment and good times after that! 🙂👍
You need to keep/redo the outhouse too in my opinion as it probably has historical signficance and nothing wrong with a backup system too. 🤣🤣🤣
I’m so excited to see what you do with the property! The land and trees are beautiful!
Always great info always entertaining!!! Thank Dave!!!
Love your "outside the box" approach to real estate. A great way to a Win / Win situation. 👍
Can't wait for the rehab videos.
Really nice I liked watching both yours and Brooke’s video of the tour and info on the offer etc. looking forward to watching what you guys do. How cool is that that it’s right up next to your property! Very Nice 👍🏼
Good for you and Brooke on seeing potential! Where other people lack in sight you all will make it successful!
Like I just told Brooke, I can't wait for you two to get started. I will watch every minute. I'm happy for you two.
The only downside is it's in Michigan
Long time watcher, and western Michigan native here. Love the new digs. Your videos are so calming, and chill. Keep them coming!
Loved watching both yours and Brooke's videos. Thank you both for your informational and educational videos.
Now THAT was radical! Great job!
Congrats on your new property. Wow! What a great deal. What a nice addition to the property you already own. Great find you two!
Congrats Dave. That will be a nice project.
Can’t wait to see what you do with this property! You both are amazing! 💕
Great video Dave! Thank you! I would love to watch you and Brooke restore the cabin!
Always interesting and always well done. Great video with a good breakdown of your thought processes in arriving at a value for a property. Thanks Dave!
What a find! As always, great video - I had fun and I learned a lot! Thanks Dave!
Go for it !! Looking forward in following your progress of fixing this place up
I’m a big of your videos, when I seen this one pop up I got extra excited
Anxiously waiting for the rehab videos! Gonna be a fun watch!
Congrats on the new property Dave!🎉 I certainly hope you will document the clean up and any restoration you do to the place and keep us in the loop🙏..
Thanks for sharing 😊
Great video. I'm glad you posted. Keep them coming, thanks
You have an interesting way of saying roof. Also it is great that some countries can look up the previous owners
Wow! Can’t wait to see what the renovation process looks like! Off Grid!!! Woo hoo!
Great timing on this video. I'm looking at several properties in the UP for a camp. I'm so glad you made this. It's a real help!
Very good advice. Makes me tempted to look around.
As ALWAYS Dave GREAT JOB ! That is a GOOD way to do business, you never fail to impress me.
All good to know! Thanks for sharing! Beautiful property! Amazing no water leakage!
Enjoyable Dave! Thanks
Another entertaining and informational video. Thanx Dave, you are the best!
Been waiting for a video from you and Brooke. Looks like quite the place with lots of potential. Love them kind of old places if the place could talk what stories it would tell, about the years when it was used and someone's pride and joy. Now is just someone's unwanted property. You and Brooke will make it a Jewel.
I'm so looking forward to ya'll giving this place new life. Keep up the great videos.
Well done, Dave and Brooke. This is very useful information. Thanks a lot!
That was a heck of a sturdy roof!!! I'm so glad to see you folks going at another rebuild!
yeah it was
Great find and looking forward to watching the transformation you two give it.
Thanks for the informative video, Dave. Always enjoy you two and your cabin adventures. It was the highlight of my life to build a cabin with my dad and other relatives back in the early 90s. I used mostly recycled materials including most of my foundation blocks. And sheathed it with rough sawn yellow pine from an old railroad depot. Proud to say my son has made many improvements over the years and still lives in that cabin. You are such an inspiration to many and now that I can not get around as Imonce did,I just thoroughly enjoy your wonderful videos. 😊
Thank you for taking the time to educate us on the how to's of searching and finding a property. Very informative information.
cant wait till u get started see it when ur done i know it will be great ty
Nice score! Aaaand it expands your land footprint. Well done you two!