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An Entire Texas Town That Was Abandoned In The 90s On Sale For $100,000
An Entire Texas Town That Was Abandoned In The 90s Hits The Market & On Sale For Only $100K
One lucky buyer will have the opportunity to own an entire Texas ghost town for the bargain price of $100,000. A man named Alexander Bardorff purchased the 10-acre town of Lobo along with a few buddies in 2001 for $20,000
Bardorff said more than 70 people have already descended there in hopes of making the purchase. He’s sat under the canopy of the deserted gas station in town and heard from each person who made the trek to this corner of West Texas, each pitching a vision for its future.
Bardorff, who was born in Germany, said the sale was not about money, but rather about finding someone who “understands how special the land they fell in love with is.”
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“It’s difficult for me to let go,” Bardorff told the Wall Street Journal. “To some of the potential buyers, I say, ‘It’s like Lobo is my baby or our baby and we want to find new good parents.’” “Do you respect what I call the soul of Lobo?” he added. “You can have a campground anywhere.”
The town features an empty swimming pool, a motel, a grocery store, a restaurant and a post office — all of which are defunct — as well as vacant houses, according to the listing.
One of the vacant homes has a living room, three bedrooms, a kitchen, a bathroom, a screened-in porch and an 800-square-foot storage room. But it does have a functioning water pump that runs hot and cold water.
Over time, the town expanded, but after its last resident departed in 1991, Lobo remained empty until Bardorff and his friends transformed it into an artistic hub, hosting art installations, film festivals and musical performances. “Just being out here it kind of slows down time,” prospective buyer Andrea Alvarez told the Journal.
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