A WIDOW has refused to sell her modest family home of over 60 years despite seven-figure offers for the house.
Elizabeth Thacker, 92, said her home, which was worth $300,000, had shot up in value due to its location next to a world-famous sports course.
4
4
4
The property sits a stone-throw away from the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.
Elizabeth explained she had built the home in 1959 with her husband Herman and it was previously surrounded by other houses.
She is now the sole occupant of the home at 1112 Stanley Road since Herman died in 2019.
The couple’s daughter, Robin Thacker Rinder told FOX Business why they did not want to leave.
“Yes, we still own it, and, yes, mom still lives there,” Rinder said.
The three-bedroom property, which sits on two-thirds of an acre of land, is thought to be worth around $330,000 before its unique location is considered.
Most of the properties around the Augusta National Golf Club have been purchased in the last 65 years.
Around $200 million has been spent on buying out these properties, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Thacker could have become an instant millionaire by selling her home based on another sale made on her road.
Rinder said their family sold a smaller property they also owned on the street for a whopping $1.2 million.
The daughter also added that this home had been demolished within a week of the sale, and her family feared this home would face the same fate.
Their 1112 Stanley Road residence was where the couple raised their two children, five grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.
This land around the property has turned into free overspill parking for the golf course’s spring tournament.
Rinder also added that the family has still gotten visits from representatives of the golf club to express their ongoing interest in the property.
A 2016 interview with NJ.com revealed that the couple’s desire to keep their property has been ongoing.
Herman, a golf fan, revealed the cash did not influence him.
“Money ain’t everything,” he said.
“[An official from the course] comes by here every so often, and he’ll say ‘Just want to let you know we’re still interested in your property’” he added.
“We really don’t want to go,” Elizabeth said.
4
Credit Gist New Today News in Newspaper Nigeria Headlines
