- Mike Thakur, a Houston resident, is now below contract for a Franklin mansion that was closely broken in a fireplace final 12 months
- A Zillow itemizing for the mansion went viral final week
- Thakur, his spouse and his three teenage kids plan to dwell within the visitor house on the property, which was not broken within the hearth
- The household will doc their renovation as they go alongside
The burnt-out Tennessee mansion behind a viral Zillow itemizing for $1.5 million is now below contract with Houston resident Mike Thakur.
Thakur, who’s initially from England, instructed The Tennessean, a part of the USA TODAY Community, he and his household had been pondering a transfer to Nashville and noticed the mansion in an electronic mail alert about new listings within the space from Zillow.
Two days later, they had been below contract for the house – which additionally comes with about 5 acres of land and a roughly 2,300-square-foot visitor home that was not broken within the hearth.
“Did one thing slightly loopy over the weekend and acquired a burned down mansion,” Thakur stated in an Instagram put up Tuesday.
‘Below contract’
Paula Duvall, the proprietor and agent behind the itemizing, confirmed Wednesday Thakur was below contract for the mansion. The sale has not but closed.
Thakur stated he, his spouse and his three teenage kids noticed the itemizing on Jan. 18, a day earlier than that they had plans to fly to Nashville to take a look at houses. Thakur reached out to native actual property agent Sam Miller to arrange a tour. After the household toured the mansion on Jan. 20, Thakur stated they requested the brokers to step away whereas they mentioned.
“We’re a fairly tight-knit household. We make a number of selections along with the kids,” Thakur stated. “All of us thought this was going to be an excellent venture and we determined we had been going to present it a go. We shook on it there after which.”
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Household plans to doc renovation
Thakur, who owns a number of co-working areas in Houston, stated he and his oldest son plan to maneuver to Franklin, a Nashville suburb, as soon as they shut on the house and begin working. His different two kids, who’re nonetheless at school, will comply with later along with his spouse.
Whereas the hearth stayed largely to 1 facet of the mansion, Thakur stated, there was water harm all through. Nonetheless, he is hopeful about what they will salvage and the placement of the property. The visitor home is livable, albeit slightly tight for his or her household of 5. Thakur stated it will be a household effort to renovate the house they usually hope to salvage and restore some elements whereas making the remainder their very own.
“The commute would not appear unhealthy,” he stated with fun. “Simply throughout the yard.”
Whereas house renovation, together with the flurry of media consideration that is reached so far as the BBC, is new to the household, Thakur stated they plan to doc the method on his YouTube channel and Instagram account.
Observe alongside on YouTube at YouTube.com/@realmikethakur and Instagram at instagram.com/RealMikeThakur.
Viral Zillow itemizing: Franklin mansion a ‘whole loss’ in hearth
The unique itemizing topped 400,000 views and was bookmarked by almost 8,000 folks. The lead picture featured the mansion going up in flames as a fireplace truck dumped water to douse the blaze. The itemizing known as the mansion “a tragic whole loss” and stated it was being offered as-is.
Pictures confirmed heavy hearth and water harm all through the house, together with soot. Duvall stated the handle listed on Zillow was incorrect, and that it is truly in a neighborhood off Interstate 65 close to the Peytonsville Street exit in Franklin.
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She stated she and her husband had been renovating the house when the hearth broke out in mid-September. A employee was utilizing a sprig painter when a spark ignited the blaze, based on Duvall. The employee was hospitalized however is OK, she stated.
“The day of the hearth was an emotional day,” Duvall stated.
She and her husband are excited that the Thakurs need to renovate the house.
The itemizing boasted open hilltop views, a big out of doors kitchen and porches and roughly 5 acres. Issues like the inspiration, porches, patios, landscaping, customized pavers and limestone are salvageable, together with a few of the inside options, based on the itemizing. It additionally stated Williamson County affect charges and different charges had been waived for the property.