I like the street map still being there and it’s just blue. You zoom out and it’s still blue.
Set up for current owner's family vacations
Now I like the idea of living in a lighthouse, but imagine being a kid and being excited to go on a family vacation but it’s at a lighthouse… You would be either super stoked or super hateful, there’s no in between.
Almost all my family vacations were to see lighthouses. Usually ones my great grand mother lived in as a kid. Great great grandpa was the keeper on a few for the Canadian government. I was sick of lighthouses, but we never stayed in them just saw them.
I didn’t think about smaller boats. Can most captains of ships go across the ocean without GPS? Like is that type of navigational skills a pre req or is it a thing of the past?
It’s at the mouth of the Potomac, so it’s only 100 miles by water. It’s the closest lighthouse to DC by water. I guess Thomas Point in Annapolis is closer as the crow flies, though.
It would be a lot of work and tricky logistics bringing it up to date, but damn, I do love that area and could easily waste away time there. Obviously I would have a little boat for local fishing and crabbing.
Yeah that’s where my mind went too. But I wonder if Airbnb would even approve a place like this. The main concern would be just how “remote” it is. There’s no way for people to leave if there’s a fire, an emergency, except to swim. And I doubt any insurance group would want to insure a place like this so you’re kind of screwed. Total aside but It’s also the first place I’ve ever seen with a 0 sqft lot and also no HOA.
There's no dock, though. This is the second time I've seen this home on here and I still don't know where they put the boat when not in use. Do they have to have a second party drop them off and take it back to shore?
They generally have davits for lifting the boat out of the water when there as well as other items like groceries and construction supplies/equipment.
There is one guy on YouTube that has bought a couple up in Maryland and has designed a large floating dock that he’s going to attach to his, if he hasn’t done it already.
Smith point light is at the mouth of the Potomac and it is ROUGH water there. I’ve been to it via jet ski and boat and can’t imagine trying to tie off there and climb a ladder.
Yeah I’m sure a boat can drop off the people for their stay. I assumed that. But once they’re inside you’d need to have someone around the clock ready to drop everything and pick them up if they need help or something. That sounds like a huge liability and pain. Also look at that ladder. It looks scary AF.
You could easily tie off a little skiff or dinghy. It’s the Chesapeake lots of boaters and sailors would love this. Just getting dropped off and picked up a few days later isn’t that bad either. I’d happily get dropped off for a weekend.
Yeah but that’s such a liability. This lighthouse is one of those places that sounds like such a cool Airbnb at first glance but becomes a logistical nightmare once you spend sometime thinking about it. Like I see these islands for sale with a house on them that you can buy for a couple hundred thousand. Sounds incredible until you consider all the stuff you have to consistently do just to maintain the home since you have no real hook up for anything have to continually get everything sent over.
It wouldn’t be for everybody. But you can Airbnb treehouses, caves, ice houses, sheds or anything. The type who would like to stay here wouldn’t mind it being spartan.
I'm not sure the technology is quite there for boats yet. Maybe a few more centuries of trial and error that will be a viable option to get to this house.
The main entry ladder has a boat launch system but the other ladder looks to have the block and tackle next to it. The "outhouse" on the opposite side doesn't seem large enough to have big supplies come up into it, could still be something different though but if you are far enough out in the ocean the sewage rules allow just dumping it.
You can see the rope hanging down from it. It’s highly illegal to dump sewage into the Chesapeake. They wouldn’t put an outhouse in a regularly coast guard visited lighthouse
Movie plot : Guy brings match.com date here. Date finds out he doesn’t work, fired from the job he listed on Match long, long ago. He’s preparing eel and saltines for a sunset dinner. She grows more and more uncomfortable and asks to leave THEN the boat ……………….
starts fine , he apologizes realizing she hates eel and they eat Olive Garden near the marina.
Is it safe to assume that since there is no mention of a parking spot on land or a boat dock that you'd be on your own EVERY time you arrived by car and you'd have to rent a dock?
I mean, this is definitely unique, but I can't imagine wanting to stay here for more than 48 hours. You're essentially trapped in the house.
Theoretically I could see this being pitched as an AirBnB "experience," but I don't know how much you'd have to charge in order to make it profitable. You'd have to provide a way to get there and back, at minimum.
The price history on that is crazy. Appears to have sold for less than 100k AFTER renovations and within 10 years. Now asking $450k. What am I missing?
I would love it, as long as there were regular deliveries and communications. At night I would cut the power to everything but the light for a few hours and just listen to the water. I'd have "trail' cams installed around on the sea floor. I would read a lot of books and write my memoirs. Maybe in my next life....
0/100 walk score but 25/100 bike score?
Pontoon bike?
Or just a guy with ice powers..
One of those pedal powered swan boats?
I like how it says "car dependent" under the walk score
You’d need this car.
LBJ had one
It’s in a car-free vicinity
It's seasonal.
100/100 swim score, though
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Will the agent meet me there or do I have to take my own boat?
Lockbox code is 1234, turn the lights off when you leave.
I think turning ALL the lights off would be a bad idea.
But free hot pants
🎶Who wears short shorts🎶
If you dare wear short shorts 🎶
🎵Nair for short shorts
Get the Coasties mad at you
I like the street map still being there and it’s just blue. You zoom out and it’s still blue.
Now I like the idea of living in a lighthouse, but imagine being a kid and being excited to go on a family vacation but it’s at a lighthouse… You would be either super stoked or super hateful, there’s no in between.
Almost all my family vacations were to see lighthouses. Usually ones my great grand mother lived in as a kid. Great great grandpa was the keeper on a few for the Canadian government. I was sick of lighthouses, but we never stayed in them just saw them.
Same and it was the worst vacation. A lot of ups and downs.
My 12 yo would be bored and emo about it
Just watch out for Hattifatteners.
Let’s play “nefarious or really boring”. Because it’s definitely one or the other
I think most would be super stoked.... at first.
After those first three or four hours without cell signal?... now that's where the (proverbial) boys are separated from the men.
This is in the Chesapeake bay - there is cell reception everywhere
ah - nice
If you wanted to try to write a book while slowly going insane, this is the place for you!
I assume the Coast Guard has to come to visit on occasion, really rounds out the plot.
The elimination of large mercury pools for the lenses to float on means that you have to go insane the slower, harder way nowadays.
They make bottom shelf liquor for that.
Lighthouse keeping these days is practically a turnkey operation anyway. The light goes out, what? Every year or so?
Why’d ya spill yer beans
Whatchew lookin at muh gut fer?
BAAAAAAAAAAAM
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Tis bad luck to kill a seabird
There's a nice island nearby with $40k crack houses for sale, too
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Why do I find myself slowly going mad after reading that
A house with the maintenance costs of a boat. Very cool but I see a ton of deferred maintenance. The ocean isn’t kind to things.
Aye. She's a cruel mistress, the sea.
I imagine this is how the agent responds every time you express any kind of concern with the property
That metal ladder looks primed to get the house back on the market real quick as part of an estate sale
My friend's parents live within sight of this thing. It's even worse than the pictures make it out to be. Bit of a local legend.
Sale is "as is where is". U.S. Coastguard maintains the lamp as an active aid to navigation and home is on the National Historic Registry.
I feel like the "where is" is pretty obvious
A little to the left would be nice.
National historic registry = a bitch to maintain
Some busybody has to approve every little thing you want to do
Sure but how often will the busybody actually make it out there to check.
Can't believe they can charge you property taxes in the middle of the ocean....
If you're into light houses, check out Project Lighthouse on Youtube
(34) Project Lighthouse - YouTube
They are restoring a Light house; it's really interesting the story and how they are doing it..
You are not really paying for garbage pickup or the snowplow to shovel your street.
You’re paying taxes for schools, hospitals, emergency services/policing—-and for those people that come take care of the light.
I’m more surprised how just anyone can buy a lighthouse, in a navigable area, this close to shore and to DC.
It makes me wonder how useful they really are now.
Lighthouses are still very necessary. Most small boats don't have sophisticated GPS yet, it's very expensive.
I didn’t think about smaller boats. Can most captains of ships go across the ocean without GPS? Like is that type of navigational skills a pre req or is it a thing of the past?
That lighthouse is not even remotely close to DC
It’s at the mouth of the Potomac, so it’s only 100 miles by water. It’s the closest lighthouse to DC by water. I guess Thomas Point in Annapolis is closer as the crow flies, though.
Yeah I’ve had a boat on the Potomac it’s not like a ten minute boat ride, in no capacity is this location close to dc
Or sanitation.. if that's the outhouse I can see hanging.. yikes.
More paying the coastguard to save your ass should something happen...
Coast Guard is federally funded. (not via property taxes)
I bet you the city gets a bill.
Well, that's not how federally funded works.
In a functional government, maybe.
I think my favorite part of this is the 25/100 bike score on the listing.
It would be a lot of work and tricky logistics bringing it up to date, but damn, I do love that area and could easily waste away time there. Obviously I would have a little boat for local fishing and crabbing.
I bet you could Airbnb that place for a small fortune.
Yeah that’s where my mind went too. But I wonder if Airbnb would even approve a place like this. The main concern would be just how “remote” it is. There’s no way for people to leave if there’s a fire, an emergency, except to swim. And I doubt any insurance group would want to insure a place like this so you’re kind of screwed. Total aside but It’s also the first place I’ve ever seen with a 0 sqft lot and also no HOA.
boats
There's no dock, though. This is the second time I've seen this home on here and I still don't know where they put the boat when not in use. Do they have to have a second party drop them off and take it back to shore?
They generally have davits for lifting the boat out of the water when there as well as other items like groceries and construction supplies/equipment.
There is one guy on YouTube that has bought a couple up in Maryland and has designed a large floating dock that he’s going to attach to his, if he hasn’t done it already.
Smith point light is at the mouth of the Potomac and it is ROUGH water there. I’ve been to it via jet ski and boat and can’t imagine trying to tie off there and climb a ladder.
Is that what those two things on either side of the ladder are? They look old and rusty and one might be leaning a bit. Not sure I’d trust them.
Yes
I was wondering the same thing? Where do they park?
In the harbor back at the mainland. They probably have a parking there.
Yeah I’m sure a boat can drop off the people for their stay. I assumed that. But once they’re inside you’d need to have someone around the clock ready to drop everything and pick them up if they need help or something. That sounds like a huge liability and pain. Also look at that ladder. It looks scary AF.
You could easily tie off a little skiff or dinghy. It’s the Chesapeake lots of boaters and sailors would love this. Just getting dropped off and picked up a few days later isn’t that bad either. I’d happily get dropped off for a weekend.
Yeah but that’s such a liability. This lighthouse is one of those places that sounds like such a cool Airbnb at first glance but becomes a logistical nightmare once you spend sometime thinking about it. Like I see these islands for sale with a house on them that you can buy for a couple hundred thousand. Sounds incredible until you consider all the stuff you have to consistently do just to maintain the home since you have no real hook up for anything have to continually get everything sent over.
It wouldn’t be for everybody. But you can Airbnb treehouses, caves, ice houses, sheds or anything. The type who would like to stay here wouldn’t mind it being spartan.
I'm not sure the technology is quite there for boats yet. Maybe a few more centuries of trial and error that will be a viable option to get to this house.
"No off-street parking"
But only if you hire a creepy old man to give vague, cryptic warnings to guests as he ferries them out for their stay.
As is 'where is' kind of throws me, who would want to move it? Although after the first week, you might wish it were a boat...
It’s to say you aren’t allowed to try. Since the light is still used.
Lol worth about 20% of the listing price
Sold in 2019 for 62K and in 2023 for 150K!!!
So I'm really the only one that's a bit uncomfortable about that outhouse..... Really, no-one?
Wait where is the outhouse. I was wondering and looking for something.
on the right in the first pic here and prominently on the left of pic 7 on zillow
Oh thanks, I thought they meant that big hole in the wall. . .
That’s a block and tackle to bring supplies up
The main entry ladder has a boat launch system but the other ladder looks to have the block and tackle next to it. The "outhouse" on the opposite side doesn't seem large enough to have big supplies come up into it, could still be something different though but if you are far enough out in the ocean the sewage rules allow just dumping it.
You can see the rope hanging down from it. It’s highly illegal to dump sewage into the Chesapeake. They wouldn’t put an outhouse in a regularly coast guard visited lighthouse
Me too!
Plus, straight into the ocean?!?!
Living (and urinating and defecating) on the edge. . .
Wouldn't the coast gaurd be responsible for all the railings and ladders since they maintain the light ?
This is an interesting question. I’m wondering if access is treated more like an easement.
Rails and ladders don't illuminate. Bulbs only!
Sounds like a budget answer to me!
It's for their own safety , why not
Money is the why not. Its always the why not.
🤔
I didnt say it was right.
True
Fuck I want this so bad. I’d even live in VA for this place .
Imagine what you could do on your own "Island" like this.
So, the people who stay there are in danger?
What’s that old lady looking at? She certainly wouldn't be in any danger.
Set up for current owners family vacations. Come up kids time to brave hurricane season in a lamp post!
Are you sure it's your turn to post it?
Walk score 0/100, but somewhat bikeable: 25/100
Definitely haunted
Location location location
The listing that comes and goes. Overpriced.
Way overpriced. The “renovations” aren’t very impressive.
Movie plot : Guy brings match.com date here. Date finds out he doesn’t work, fired from the job he listed on Match long, long ago. He’s preparing eel and saltines for a sunset dinner. She grows more and more uncomfortable and asks to leave THEN the boat ……………….
starts fine , he apologizes realizing she hates eel and they eat Olive Garden near the marina.
This has micronation written all over it!
Perfect podcast studio
Thanks, I'll just follow the bored rich kids who buy it, renovate it and pretend everything about it is awesome on Instagram.
The views are amazing and the sound of the water would be amazing and that's where the amazing-ness ends for me dawg.
Gawd, look at that 2019 price...
“Time for the family vacation, kids!”
Man, I want to order a delivery pizza to this address
Replacing the fridge would be interesting. Hope it never goes out
I can fix him
Could you dock or tie a boat there or is it a drop-off only situation?
Sold! I'll tip my grocery delivery person 3x and my garbage people I'll match their hourly for that whole day.
The price history on this is nuts.
Would it require a water taxi to access?
That's pretty sick. Definitely a hermit paradise
This may hold the record for the most efflorescence on brick on the planet
Because of the implications?
Is it safe to assume that since there is no mention of a parking spot on land or a boat dock that you'd be on your own EVERY time you arrived by car and you'd have to rent a dock?
From the ad it looks like the bathroom has been updated to include a toilet
Which is a good thing because before the upgrade, see that little phone booth looking thing on the right hand side of the first photo?
That was where you used to have to take a dump. Directly through a hole into the ocean. No matter the weather
Yeah, I just shelled out a small fortune for new windows in my land house.
Imagine trying to get an electrician out there.
I mean, this is definitely unique, but I can't imagine wanting to stay here for more than 48 hours. You're essentially trapped in the house.
Theoretically I could see this being pitched as an AirBnB "experience," but I don't know how much you'd have to charge in order to make it profitable. You'd have to provide a way to get there and back, at minimum.
The price history on that is crazy. Appears to have sold for less than 100k AFTER renovations and within 10 years. Now asking $450k. What am I missing?
there’s been somewhat of a boom out there since Covid. Everything shot up in value.
There’s been some kinda shooting up, but I’m not sure we’re talking about the same one.
I bet door dash is a real bitch here
If I hit lotto expect this listing to disappear
I legit said the exact thing to my wife hahaha then we joked about if we get in a argument that we would spend a week away in the light house.
That's not going to work for me.
I like how gon-get-murdered those stairs are.
Minimal yard maintenance.
A good supply of good weed and an internet connection would do it for me.
Oh yeah, just noticed:
Bike Score®
[25]() / 100
Somewhat Bikeable
r/unexpectedoffice
Swab, ye dog!
What would be the DoorDash address?
That ladder, nope nope nope
How does it get electricity.. underwater cables ?
Generator, says the listing
Want to be a wicky eh?
Me getting home from the store:
"Shit. I forgot milk."
The travel times map made me chuckle
What’s up with the price history? It’s all over the place
Does anyone have a link to the streetview?
The price history on this place is nuts. An error from the MLS?
Seems like a lot of money for what you get. Is that the shitter hanging off the side?
Do you need to buy collision insurance in case a supertanker hits you?
What else are you gonna do there other than fix stuff?
Lol @ the rusty ass ladder
Who ever thought tile kitchen counters was a good idea?
Definitely not haunted
Would be such a great spot to watch the hurricanes, right?
In the dryer months, you can ride 25% of your way there. And swim the rest.
Yea but there's no garage
Hope the inspector for the buyer has his scuba license. Foundation might be an issue
I have so many questions
perfect for the zombie apocalypse, as long as they're not the kind of zombies that can climb on things underwater.
Is that the Tardis parked there? Does the price include a Tardis?!
Just looking into this. No water. They have to bring in water via 50 gal drum to replenish the 200 gal tank. Can you imagine the logistics?!?
“Cash sale required” “as-is, where-is”
Uhhhh
ia willem dafoe going to be there? cause like i'm down if he is
Well, any home on the National Historic Registry is a pain but it would be a good place during a zombie apocalypse.
I would love it, as long as there were regular deliveries and communications. At night I would cut the power to everything but the light for a few hours and just listen to the water. I'd have "trail' cams installed around on the sea floor. I would read a lot of books and write my memoirs. Maybe in my next life....
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They are literally trying to sell it for triple the price of three years ago? SMH.
Aside from this place being incredibly haunted I’m guessing. Being an introvert I absolutely love this.
This thing still for sale. It’s been at least a year since I last saw it posted. Still hasn’t lowered price. Really wants that 450 cash.
With the rising ocean levels, that thing will be under water in no time. And how do you dock a boat to that?