Man Living in Cave Faces Foreclosure

2009-02-27 14:02:04

#1

blademaster: I'm moving to Brazil; +2,075|7080

You've heard plenty of stories about foreclosures, but the latest victims of this brutal recession are about to lose their cave.

That's right. For nearly five years, Curt Sleeper and his family have lived in a cave. His mortgage is about to come due and, like millions of other Americans, he can't refinance.

So now, the 17,000-square-foot, subterranean home is being auctioned off on eBay.

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2009-02-27 14:13:25

#2

KuSTaV: noice; +947|6947|Gold Coast

Do want.

noice

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2009-02-27 14:19:21

#3

Gooners: Wiki Contributor; +2,700|7068

WTF DO WANT

17 000 SQFT!

that's like 4.25 times my house

thats epic

2009-02-27 14:41:43

#4

El Beardo: steel woolly mammoth; +150|6155|Gulf Coast

Awesome house, I'd probably hang myself the first time I got the power bill though.

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2009-02-27 15:09:37

#5

Flecco: iPod is broken.; +1,048|7100|NT, like Mick Dundee

Looks fucking awesome.

I guess he'll have to downsize though. Poor bastard. Having to live in a normal sized house. How unfair.

Lesson in this: Don't buy shit you don't need if you can't afford it.

Whoa... Can't believe these forums are still kicking.

2009-02-27 15:11:45

#6

Ioan92: Member; +337|6158

Do not want.

Sunlight. Do want.

2009-02-27 15:48:34

#7

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6224|Catherine Black

Ioan92 wrote:
Do not want.

Sunlight. Do want.

Once saw an episode of Grand Designs where someone built their house into a hill like a hobbit, and they had this like tube of mirrors down the middle of each room, which filled the room with sunlight. Shit was so cash.

2009-02-27 15:59:25

#8

Kimmmmmmmmmmmm: ©; +1,811|6432

will my cell phone work in there? that's all that matters lol

2009-02-27 16:07:16

#9

Flecco: iPod is broken.; +1,048|7100|NT, like Mick Dundee

Finray wrote:
Ioan92 wrote:
Do not want.

Sunlight. Do want.
Once saw an episode of Grand Designs where someone built their house into a hill like a hobbit, and they had this like tube of mirrors down the middle of each room, which filled the room with sunlight. Shit was so cash.

That sounds awesome.

Was watching Grand Designs the other day for some reason (yes we get it here in Aus, along with a few other BBC shows) and they had this pair who spent 300,000 pounds on restoring and overhauling an old mill and holy shit.

Just... Wooooooooow. Place was picture perfect. Down to the 44 inch plasma TV and 6000 pound sound system.

Whoa... Can't believe these forums are still kicking.

2009-02-27 16:13:06

#10

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6224|Catherine Black

Flecco wrote:
Finray wrote:
Ioan92 wrote:
Do not want.

Sunlight. Do want.
Once saw an episode of Grand Designs where someone built their house into a hill like a hobbit, and they had this like tube of mirrors down the middle of each room, which filled the room with sunlight. Shit was so cash.
That sounds awesome.

Was watching Grand Designs the other day for some reason (yes we get it here in Aus, along with a few other BBC shows) and they had this pair who spent 300,000 pounds on restoring and overhauling an old mill and holy shit.

Just... Wooooooooow. Place was picture perfect. Down to the 44 inch plasma TV and 6000 pound sound system.

I think I've seen that one too

2009-02-27 16:16:22

#11

Lord_Palm-Of_Doom: Member; +11|5979|San Diego, California

Lol this is incredibly stupid. Nice house.....in a cave....They are packing their bags and saying bye to their neighbors Mr. Lizard and Mr. Wolf.

-_- Watch video in signature!

2009-02-27 16:16:41

#12

Flecco: iPod is broken.; +1,048|7100|NT, like Mick Dundee

Finray wrote:
Flecco wrote:
Finray wrote:

Once saw an episode of Grand Designs where someone built their house into a hill like a hobbit, and they had this like tube of mirrors down the middle of each room, which filled the room with sunlight. Shit was so cash.
That sounds awesome.

Was watching Grand Designs the other day for some reason (yes we get it here in Aus, along with a few other BBC shows) and they had this pair who spent 300,000 pounds on restoring and overhauling an old mill and holy shit.

Just... Wooooooooow. Place was picture perfect. Down to the 44 inch plasma TV and 6000 pound sound system.
I think I've seen that one too

If you have you'd probably remember a shitload of white. The whole place was white. Looked bloody amazing. Can't imagine living there. I'd be freaking out about breaking the shower, which also cost them 6000 pounds.

Wish I had that sort of cash to splash.

Whoa... Can't believe these forums are still kicking.

2009-02-27 16:32:21

#13

ghettoperson: Member; +1,943|7084

That's so fucking cool. That really sucks for that guy, because no matter how much money he'll ever make, it'll be very hard to ever find and build something similar again.

2009-02-27 16:37:22

#14

m3thod: All kiiiiiiiiinds of gainz; +2,197|7107|UK

Flecco wrote:
Finray wrote:
Ioan92 wrote:
Do not want.

Sunlight. Do want.
Once saw an episode of Grand Designs where someone built their house into a hill like a hobbit, and they had this like tube of mirrors down the middle of each room, which filled the room with sunlight. Shit was so cash.
That sounds awesome.

Was watching Grand Designs the other day for some reason (yes we get it here in Aus, along with a few other BBC shows) and they had this pair who spent 300,000 pounds on restoring and overhauling an old mill and holy shit.

Just... Wooooooooow. Place was picture perfect. Down to the 44 inch plasma TV and 6000 pound sound system.

They're called sun tunnels

http://www.velux.co.uk/Products/SUN+TUNNELS/

Blackbelts are just whitebelts who have never quit.

2009-02-27 17:45:37

#15

destruktion_6143: Was ist Loos?; +154|7062|Canada

definately a neat idea, but the architecture is horrible... can tell it was designed/built by the owner

2009-02-27 19:58:59

#16

loubot: O' HAL naw!; +470|7013|Columbus, OH

That is cool but what does he use for an address, a GPS position? I have a feeling FedEx or UPS does not deliver to his place.

2009-02-27 21:26:02

#17

thraSK: Best ___ in Aus; +57|6418

Looks like even if you've been living in a cave, you've heard of the recession!

2009-02-27 21:30:10

#18

TimmmmaaaaH: Damn, I... had something for this; +725|6875|Brisbane, Australia

thraSK wrote:
Looks like even if you've been living in a cave, you've heard of the recession!

hurrrr

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2009-02-27 21:34:47

#19

AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6588|what

Poor guy, he's between a rock and a hard place.

2009-02-27 21:45:59

#20

TheDonkey: Eat my bearrrrrrrrrrr, Tonighttt; +163|6152|Vancouver, BC, Canada

Kimmmmmmmmmmmm wrote:
will my cell phone work in there? that's all that matters lol

I would assume that if he can afford a house that big, he can afford one of those $300 cell forwarders that they sell. Hell, he can even go the extra $200 and have it put on a 20 foot tall pole outside the house for best reception.

I don't understand the story though, it says that his mortgage is about to end and he can't refinance, so does that mean that getting a new mortgage would cost too much in interest... or...?

2009-02-27 22:27:56

#21

GR34: Member; +215|6980|ALBERTA> CANADA

I thaught all humans moved out of caves a hundred thousand years or so ago

2009-02-27 23:01:32

#22

TopHat01: Limitless; +117|6340|CA

Ah, the excessive spending of the early 2000's has come back to bite him.

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2009-02-28 06:08:05

#23

DrunkFace: Germans did 911; +427|7116|Disaster Free Zone

TheDonkey wrote:
I don't understand the story though, it says that his mortgage is about to end and he can't refinance, so does that mean that getting a new mortgage would cost too much in interest... or...?

They can't afford the interest so needs to refinance, but the value of the house has fallen so much the new loan wont be able to cover the old one.

Or they lost their job so has no income to get a loan.

2009-02-28 06:19:48

#24

Ioan92: Member; +337|6158

Finray wrote:
Ioan92 wrote:
Do not want.

Sunlight. Do want.
Once saw an episode of Grand Designs where someone built their house into a hill like a hobbit, and they had this like tube of mirrors down the middle of each room, which filled the room with sunlight. Shit was so cash.

Now that's amazing!

2009-02-28 06:26:45

#25

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6224|Catherine Black

Flecco wrote:
Finray wrote:
Flecco wrote:

That sounds awesome.

Was watching Grand Designs the other day for some reason (yes we get it here in Aus, along with a few other BBC shows) and they had this pair who spent 300,000 pounds on restoring and overhauling an old mill and holy shit.

Just... Wooooooooow. Place was picture perfect. Down to the 44 inch plasma TV and 6000 pound sound system.
I think I've seen that one too
If you have you'd probably remember a shitload of white. The whole place was white. Looked bloody amazing. Can't imagine living there. I'd be freaking out about breaking the shower, which also cost them 6000 pounds.

Wish I had that sort of cash to splash.

Oh yeah and the shower was at the top of the stairs or something?

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