Pennsylvania woman lives in massive $40K church…
She’s dwelling holy.
Today’s home costs are so high that one Pennsylvania woman bought a massive church for low-cost and is encouraging others to do the same.
Priscilla Houliston has established herself on social media with informative videos about life in a historic church in the Keystone State.
It would possibly sound unconventional, but given the current financial atmosphere, Houliston could be onto one thing.
In one of her many viral videos, Houliston says, “I’m going to show you so many churches right now, all under $100,000. You find one, you buy it, and it’s easy.”
But is it really that simple?
Just as somebody would look at properties for sale online, Houliston used a industrial real estate website called Loopnet to convey up very fairly priced church buildings that are at present on the market.
Stunning church buildings all over the US, ranging from 1,921 to 4,500 sq. toes, and that only value $50,000 to $100,000, appeared on the screen behind Houliston in her video.
“Just search old church for sale,” as there are “over 6,000 churches for sale in the US alone,” she excitedly told her hundreds of thousands of viewers.
All of this sounds a little too good to be true — and it could be, to a sure extent.
Aside from a few additional steps one has to take, shopping for a church to live in does appear comparatively simple. Stephen VanHorn – stock.adobe.com
One commenter on the video identified, “But you can’t move in until it becomes a residential home. I purchased a church 9 months ago and I still haven’t been able to move in because the city wanted me to add a driveway change the electrical redo the plumbing blah blah blah blah blah.”
“I still haven’t been able to move in they haven’t approved it as a residential home yet and until that happens you cannot move in you can buy the church but if you want to move in you better make sure you ask a lot of questions first,” the continued remark read.
In which Houliston replied, “Zoning is important.”
Houliston was proper. “Zoning regulations can significantly impact your ability to purchase a religious building – whether you’re looking for your congregation or yourself,” John Muzyka, of Church Realty, told Realtor.com.
Living in a church could be the key to proudly owning a home without going broke. World Travel Photos – stock.adobe.com
The knowledgeable told the outlet that those in the market for a church to live in ought to hunt down the allow division of the world they need to buy in, which may present them with all the mandatory info they need, like permits and approvals.
With that in thoughts, if future churchowners don’t thoughts some stained glass and a large echo, a church could be the answer to buying a fairly priced home in today’s market.
And other commenters appear to agree.
“My uncle did this. We call it the Chouse.”
“My sisters mother in law lives in a church. It’s like 7 bedrooms. [It] came with a kitchen and several bathrooms with concrete sealed floors on land and was under $100,000.”
One commenter even supplied some helpful advice.
“Please! If you buy a church have the stain glass appraised and turn that in to your insurance company! My husband and I learned a huge lesson after having a fire. The insurance company didn’t pay a dime for the stained glass and told us it was because he never got it appraised! He was told by many people the stained glass in our church was worth 40 to 50k.”
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