Six months earlier than Dustin Diamond handed away in February 2021, he was pressured to place his longtime house in Port Washington, Wisconsin up on the market after a financial institution threatened foreclosures for unpaid dues.
Greater than two years later, on Might 27, 2022, it finally bought for $276,400 to an actual property developer with plans of tearing down the construction and turning it into some kind of economic property, The Publish can report.
As to the precise plans of the land, that is still unknown. The Publish has reached out for remark.
Greatest identified for his function as Screech Powers in “Saved By the Bell,” Diamond owed $269,326 to Wells Fargo, data present. He had initially put a $68,000 down cost on the house again in 2003 when he bought the four-bedroom property for $340,000.
Earlier than his loss of life, Diamond revealed in an interview with TMZ he didn’t perceive how he owed such an enormous sum and {that a} busted water principal had flooded his basement and made him lose 30 years of recollections.
“Foreclosures means nothing when a house is destroyed … with my gadgets I’ve misplaced,” Diamond stated on the time. “It now appears like Wells Fargo is attempting to kick me once I’m down.”
On Feb. 1, 2021, Diamond misplaced his battle to in depth stage 4 colon most cancers solely a month after his prognosis. He was 44.
The house, which spans 3,000 sq. ft and is located on half an acre, has since glided on and off the market till its latest sale. Solely exterior images of the house have been included within the earlier itemizing with the outline: “nice rehab challenge.”
“Property has been vacant for over a 12 months,” the itemizing description continues. “Nice for investor or handyman proprietor.”
Now, for the primary time since his loss of life, two viral movies take viewers inside the house, which paint a really surprising image of Diamond’s life.
Described as a hoarder’s den, in depth muddle all through the video is proven within the workplace of the house — and in one of many bedrooms and loos of the property.
Garments are scattered, a number of bottles collected, medication and tablet bottles are seen all through on the toilet sink and tub, and what seems to be feces on the toilet ground.
It’s unclear if the deserted house was vandalized and even confronted squatters within the time since his passing, or if this was the state Diamond left the house in.
“Truthfully that is precisely how I anticipated Screech to reside after highschool,” one consumer joked.
“That’s so unhappy, is it actually his? Did he actually reside like that?” one other consumer questioned.
“He was our neighbor in Port Washington however he not often left his house,” one other consumer claimed within the remark part of the video.
In keeping with Ashley — who gave a tour of the house — the video was recorded again when the house was nonetheless in the marketplace. Her realtor had taken her inside to view the property.