So I'm considering buying this

[Gateman_Wen]

That price seems high. And looks pretty bad inside with a lot of work, but could be pretty cool if done up

Inside would need everything from the wallboard inward, it's basically just a concrete shell.

 

[Gateman_Wen]

Wow, that’s really cool. A whole lot more of a fixer upper than I would want to take on, but definitely a unique property. And on 11 acres!

My current property is on 80.

 

[Lutherf]

Or at least putting in an offer. It's pretty unique property, a retired missile silo. The price has dropped twice now, down to $380k but it would need another $100k minimum to be really livable.

Anywho, here's the listing. Let me know what you think.

2432 Fair Rd, Abilene, KS 67410 | Zillow

2432 Fair Rd, Abilene KS, is a Vacant Land home that contains 6900 sq ft and was built in 1960. The Rent Zestimate for this Vacant Land is $1,093/mo, which has increased by $1,093/mo in the last 30 days.

www.zillow.com

If you do buy I HIGHLY recommend building living quarters topside and using the underground facilities to store beer, booze, cigars, cheese and salami.

 

[Gateman_Wen]

If you do buy I HIGHLY recommend building living quarters topside and using the underground facilities to store beer, booze, cigars, cheese and salami.

I honestly don't have a clue what I'd do with the silo, but the bunker is cool.

Edit, I suppose I could put the living area in the bottom of the soli, that might be kinda neat.

 

[Lutherf]

That price seems high. And looks pretty bad inside with a lot of work, but could be pretty cool if done up

The price isn't bad at all. Old Titan sites out here, when available, sell for around a million unimproved.

 

[trixare4kids]

Or at least putting in an offer. It's pretty unique property, a retired missile silo. The price has dropped twice now, down to $380k but it would need another $100k minimum to be really livable.

Anywho, here's the listing. Let me know what you think.

2432 Fair Rd, Abilene, KS 67410 | Zillow

2432 Fair Rd, Abilene KS, is a Vacant Land home that contains 6900 sq ft and was built in 1960. The Rent Zestimate for this Vacant Land is $1,093/mo, which has increased by $1,093/mo in the last 30 days.

www.zillow.com

Looks like a bomb shelter.

I think it's a bad investment.

 

[LouC]

54, divorced, one disabled son still at home and probably always will be, and a cat.

It's in kansas, about 1.5 hours from where I currently reside.

Existing infrastructure is old but serviceable.

Permitting is not an issue I'm told. It has been rezoned.

Anything is insurable.

Guaranteed radiation free according to the agent.

Money isn't really the issue. My current residence would sell for enough to cover it.

More than enough space and I wouldn't sublet.

Distance and hassle, plus how long til I got tired of it, are the main questions.

I thought "anything" was insurable when my wife and I found a super cool sprawling ranch home for sale way out in the county when we lived in southern California. We started the process to buy it but the deal fell when we discovered it was uninsurable because of the location being so far from any emergency services. I think we could have "self insured' but that was not a financial option for us at the time.

Distance and hassle plus how long the interest in living there would last are huge factors as well as the son with the disability perhaps being the biggest downside?

 

[LouC]

My current property is on 80.

Do you utilize and enjoy that 80 nacres?

Giving that up might be hard?

 

[LouC]

Cool idea though!

If I were 25 to 30, wealthy enough, single?

Yeah I would jump at a chance to buy that.

 

[Lutherf]

I honestly don't have a clue what I'd do with the silo, but the bunker is cool.

Edit, I suppose I could put the living area in the bottom of the soli, that might be kinda neat.

OK, now this might sound a little crazy but think "spiral staircase heading up roughly 100 feet" and "Slinky". I mean, how bad ass would it be to start a slinky on the top step and then get probably 15 minutes or more of slinky enjoyment!?

 

[Cordelier]

Excellent point, and one I admit I had not considered. I did ask them to check for radon emissions in the silo.

I'm pretty sure this is the Silo listing. If so, it's an old Atlas silo that was deactivated in 1965. I'm thinking the Air Force didn't exactly spend a whole lot on upkeep and remediation after that. It's going to be a money pit.

 

[BirdinHand]

I swear I saw this…so I went and pulled a link.

People buy and convert these things for “doomsday”

Inside a $3 million doomsday condo that can sustain 75 people for 5 years

Survival Condo Project converted a missile silo into luxury, doomsday-proof condos designed to sustain 75 people for five years. Take a look inside.

www.businessinsider.com

 

[beefheart]

Or at least putting in an offer. It's pretty unique property, a retired missile silo. The price has dropped twice now, down to $380k but it would need another $100k minimum to be really livable.

Anywho, here's the listing. Let me know what you think.

2432 Fair Rd, Abilene, KS 67410 | Zillow

2432 Fair Rd, Abilene KS, is a Vacant Land home that contains 6900 sq ft and was built in 1960. The Rent Zestimate for this Vacant Land is $1,093/mo, which has increased by $1,093/mo in the last 30 days.

www.zillow.com

Turn it into an indoor marijuana growing site...

 

[911Sparky]

I think your estimate of 100k to make it habitable is off by about 400k. I would be a really cool home, but as others have mentioned, I think I would get tired of it pretty quickly.

 

[Cordelier]

Here's a picture of an Atlas F missile on that silo back when it was operational:

 

[LouC]

Here's a picture of an Atlas F missile on that silo back when it was operational:

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Coolness!

 

[Gateman_Wen]

Looks like a bomb shelter.

Because it is.

 

[LouC]

Because it is.

Bit of a "Duh" moment there!

 

[Gateman_Wen]

I thought "anything" was insurable when my wife and I found a super cool sprawling ranch home for sale way out in the county when we lived in southern California. We started the process to buy it but the deal fell when we discovered it was uninsurable because of the location being so far from any emergency services. I think we could have "self insured' but that was not a financial option for us at the time.

Distance and hassle plus how long the interest in living there would last are huge factors as well as the son with the disability perhaps being the biggest downside?

Distance from emergency medical services is a big deal, yesb uth there is a hospital in Abilene just a few miles away. Distance from my business is the other thing.

 

[Gateman_Wen]

Do you utilize and enjoy that 80 nacres?

Giving that up might be hard?

I actually let most of it to the guy who owns the wheat farm next door. Grow a little hay on what's left. So no, I really wouldn't miss it.

 

[Gateman_Wen]

OK, now this might sound a little crazy but think "spiral staircase heading up roughly 100 feet" and "Slinky". I mean, how bad ass would it be to start a slinky on the top step and then get probably 15 minutes or more of slinky enjoyment!?

That's AWESOME!!!

 

[Helix]

Looks like an adventure. I hope you get it if you make an offer.

 

[Gateman_Wen]

I'm pretty sure this is the Silo listing. If so, it's an old Atlas silo that was deactivated in 1965. I'm thinking the Air Force didn't exactly spend a whole lot on upkeep and remediation after that. It's going to be a money pit.

Yup, that's definitely it. And I'm prepared for that if i go that way.

 

[Checkerboard Strangler]

Or at least putting in an offer. It's pretty unique property, a retired missile silo. The price has dropped twice now, down to $380k but it would need another $100k minimum to be really livable.

Anywho, here's the listing. Let me know what you think.

2432 Fair Rd, Abilene, KS 67410 | Zillow

2432 Fair Rd, Abilene KS, is a Vacant Land home that contains 6900 sq ft and was built in 1960. The Rent Zestimate for this Vacant Land is $1,093/mo, which has increased by $1,093/mo in the last 30 days.

www.zillow.com

Abilene KS? 380 grand?
Definite NO, because it's going to take more like another 300 grand to get it anywhere NEAR livable unless you plan to use the Quonset hut as the main living area instead.
Since my old man was a nuclear physicist, I've BEEN to two decommissioned silos when they were in "decent" shape...a long long time ago but it is what it is...
This one's in really awful condition, you would be breathing a lot of mold, buddy...a LOT of mold.
Whoever the agent is, they're smoking some good stuff to ask 380k for that mess.

No, not joking, he really WAS a nuclear physicist for the DoD.

 

[Gateman_Wen]

I think your estimate of 100k to make it habitable is off by about 400k. I would be a really cool home, but as others have mentioned, I think I would get tired of it pretty quickly.

I could be.,

I'll for sure speak to a couple of contractors before signing anything.