Your own house or your own smartphone? A Detroit homeowner certainly sets his priorities straight.
There's no doubt that Apple continues to spark interest from buyers whenever it launches a new gadget - most notably a new iPhone. Its latest release, the iPhone 6 was well received by both Apple fans and regular smartphone users alike given its impressive roster of features and new design.
As such, it's no wonder that a Detroit homeowner wants one too.
He wants a iPhone 6 so bad in fact that he is even willing to have his home listed. Represented by real estate broker Larry Else, the property repeatedly went through several price drops, that the owner is now even willing to trade it for an iPhone6, says the Huffington Post.
Else confirms this in a recent interview with My Fox Detroit. "it's a real listing," he shares. "My client is overseas and he told me he would be willing to trade the property for an iPhone 6. It sounds to me like he wants the iPhone6+ version, but I think he's willing to negotiate."
"Negotiate" meaning the owner is also willing to consider trading the home for a 32-gig iPad or he can take $3,000 for it as specified in his Zillow listing.
Referred to as an "investor special", there's actually a catch to this too-good-to-be-true deal. This is because the owner actually owes $6,160 in property taxes and the house is already abandoned. The Huffington Post contacted Else, who did not hesitate to confirm that the home is indeed in need of some major renovations.
The broker then reveals that his client is currently residing in Austria and bought the house in 2010 for $41,000. The owner initially thought of it as a good investment for a rental property, however, the owner himself was deceived as while the property "looked good on paper", the house was actually in such bad shape that you'd only spend so much more for repairs. Else said, "The seller was a victim himself."
Since his interview in Fox 2, Else already received various offers, one for an iPhone 5, one for $700, and one for $850. Else adds that even if he does get the iPhone 6 that his client wants for the property, he wouldn't be getting any commission from this deal.
So for those who are interested in making other trades for the property, you have to act fast because according to Else, the property could end up getting foreclosed in the next year or so.
