Add “selling slump” to the problems plaguing Jon and Kate Plus 8
Posted by Annalisa Burgos | June 17, 2009
You’ve probably heard about the marital problems of Jon and Kate Gosselin, who along with their eight children (fraternal twins and sextuplets), star in the popular TLC reality show “Jon & Kate Plus 8.”
The couple recently celebrated their 10-year anniversary, but apparently not together. While raising a huge family is stressful enough, imagine having to deal with the media and allegations of extramarital affairs and child abuse. And to add insult to injury, the couple can’t seem to sell their former home in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania.
The 3,446-square-foot, 5 bedroom, 2.5 bath Cape Cod has been on the market for four and a half months, and counting.
On average, similarly priced homes in the county take about 116 days to sell, according to Lancaster Online.
The Jon and Kate house is listed for $325,000 and features new bamboo hardwood floors, a security system, large rear deck and laundry room with two sets of washers and dryers.
The Gosselins paid $280,000 for it in 2006 and made some improvements to it during their TV show.
Judging solely on these pictures, I’d suggest the home needs some staging to compete in today’s challenged real estate market.
My tips? Remove the dreary blinds and bring in bright window treatments. Replace outdated fixtures and ceiling fans.
You can kind of see the deck through the blinds in this picture. Why not open them, so we can get a great view of the outdoors? Let the sunshine in!
And you can rest assured that the kitchen can handle a lot of cooking. That’s a picture of Kate with her eight children when they used to live in the home.
Last October, the couple moved 40 miles northeast to a $1.35 million, 24-acre estate in Wernersville, Pennsylvania, where they can spread out and have more privacy. (You can see the new home in that last picture.)
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