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Florida House Selling for $1 Plus Costs

A house in one of Sarasota's oldest neighborhoods is being sold for $1. But there's a catch. The new owner will have to move the house to another location.

The Sarasota Herald-Tribune reports the cost could run as high as $130,000 with a new foundation and utility hookups.

The house will have to be cut in two and reassembled at the new location because it's a bit wider than the surrounding streets. House mover Brett Johnson told the newspaper the second level of the home will also have to be removed before relocation.

So, the house is basically free. But it's not.

Robert and Julie Henry bought the property in June for $605,000.

Realtor Barbara Sassan May says the complications have already dissuaded a few potential owners.

Copyright AP - Associated Press
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