The owner we bought from had been divorced and was so depressed he neglected the yard and house. I am grateful they didn’t change the insane layout, so it didn’t sell, because apparently nobody else saw the potential - we changed it when we moved in, and dealt with the yard, once the bamboo was out (that was a struggle) it was huge, and while house is not fancy and will doubtless be a lifelong project it is so nice now for us, and getting better all the time and I love the basic layout of it now.