HOT 5843 BENSON PIKE SHELBYVILLE, KY 40065

Features

• Price/sqft: $72
• Lot Size: 0.95 acres

Facts

• Year Built: 01/01/1912
• Property ID: 608109879
• Parcel Number: 080-00-002B
• Property Type: Single Family Home
• County: SHELBY

Description

This property is offered for sale directly by the owner. For Sale By Owner homes, also known as FSBOs, can be a good buying opportunity, because the owner will save up to 6% when there are no brokers involved in the transaction. This leaves more room for price negotiation and potential buyer savings.

This listing is NOT a foreclosure. Enjoy a quiet life in the country while also living in a small neighborhood. This large farmhouse is on a corner lot and the side street has 10 homes along it, making it a great location for families. It has a spacious 3175 square feet of finished living space as well as 643 square feet of unfished space. This home has been restored while preserving some of it's lovely original features including wood floors of heart pine. The wide front porch extends to the total width of the house and has ample space for rockers to relax in and view the sheep that reside in the fields across the street. Through the front door you enter a lovely foyer with wood floors and entrances to a formal dining room to the left, a warm and inviting family room to the right and a hallway straight ahead. The dining room (16' x 12') has wood floors and 2 windows which makes it bright and cheerful. The family room (15' x 16') has wood floors and the original brick fireplace and mantle that has been modified with gas logs that divides the space into the kitchen. This opens up the space between the kitchen and family room.The eat-in kitchen (15' x 16') has a ceramic tile floor, lots of cabinets and a large window over the sink that looks out on a big maple tree with plenty of birds at the feeders. There is a laundry room (6' x 7') with a ceramic tile floor off of the kitchen. In the hallway there is a lovely wood staircase going up to the second story as well as a door to the living room. At the end of the hall there is a door leading to a sunroom and a door to the bathroom, an additional entrance to the kitchen and a door leading to the unfinished basement. The bathroom has a ceramic tile floor with a deep tub/ shower combination. The large living room (15' x 19') has wood floors and 2 windows, one of which looks into the sunroom. The sunroom (18' x 13') has 5 windows looking out on the backyard, it has a ceramic tile floor and a door going out to a wood deck and another door to a breezeway that connects to the garage. The large 2-door garage (24' x 31') has a work bench and ample storage above.On the second floor there is a large hallway with wood floors and room enough for a desk and workspace at one end. The hallway has 4 bedrooms and a full bath leading off of it.The master bedroom (15' x 16') has wood floors, an original brick fireplace and mantle that has been modified with gas logs and a walk-in closet (7' x 6') with laundry chute. Bedroom 2 (15 x 16) is carpeted, has 2 windows and a small closet. Bedrooms 3 & 4 (13' x 15' each) have wood floors 2 windows each and a large shared closet (9' x 6') with a window connecting the 2 rooms.The upstairs bath has a window, double vanity and a shower.There is a large attic accessible from a pull-down staircase in the upstairs hall allowing for ample storage.The unfinished basement also allows for ample storage.The almost acre lot features a wood deck, brick patio with fire pit, fruit trees. vegetable garden and flower gardens.New roof in 2017.Kroger 6 miles away, other shops and restaurants 7 miles away.Elementary, middle and high schools 4 miles away.Propane heating and central air. No air ducts on the second floor, the upstairs stays comfortably warm in the winter and we put window a/c units in the summer.

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