Grass growning inside a waterfront home.

Grass growing in the same room. Need to mow the carpet.

This is a one of the first interesting things I saw as a Realtor back in 2003.  I was previewing properties on the waterfront and came across this teardown house.  Someone had built the basement of their dream home and then ran out of money.  They put a makeshift roof on the structure probably 20-30 years before I got there.  I believe once they gave up their dream, they used the property as a rental until it was finally abandoned later on.  This was for sale for $950,000.  You can imagine my surprise when I walked into this room and saw grass growing out of the carpet.  Notice the lamp is plugged into the wall still.  I ran home and grabbed my camera.  I thought no one would believe this without seeing it for themselves.