johnapril
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Here's a question for those who know about modern construction materials: Not far from my neighborhood in Indianapolis, in 2005, a builder put up a 5-bed, 6-bath, 8,100 square foot Dutch Colonial Revival. It has never been lived in. The price used to be ~$700K but recently a new realtor has taken it on and the price has jumped to over a million. I took a walk around the place a couple days ago and made several observations. The fascia and facing around the dormers are of a mill-rough lumber that looks sort of "shaggy," the type often seen on cheap, newly-built apartment complexes. Plastic shutters. Vinyl windows. Metal over foam doors. Concrete siding. Composite decking. No gutters (!). I looked through the windows into the kitchen and noticed the ceiling was made of some sort of plywood that had been tinted. Can anyone debunk my suspicions that this house is some sort of a ruse slapped up in hopes of quickly turning it over to some fool? Or could this be a very well-constructed house? The MLS is 21024401. Pictures may be found by searching www.mibor.com Thanks in advance for any insights!