Family may auction cave home on eBay

by nate on Wednesday, March 11th, 2009 | Attraction, Knowledge, Travel, World

In this Feb. 26, 2009 file photo, the home of Curt and
Deborah Sleeper is seen in Festus, Mo. The eastern Missouri
family expects they’ll be able to stay in the home built
inside a cave after accepting an offer of a private mortgage
contract. Curt Sleeper said Tuesday, March 10, 2009 that a
New Jersey-based business, Logical Source Inc., offered a
15-year loan with a low interest rate that should allow the
family to keep their home.

(AP Photo/Tom Gannam, File)

The main level of the three-story home of Curt and
Deborah Sleeper built in a cave, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009 in
Festus, Mo. The Sleepers have put the house in a cave on
eBay as a backup in case they can’t meet a large payment
due on the property.

(AP Photo/Tom Gannam)

Curt Sleeper talks about his home, a house built in a cave, Thursday,
Feb. 26, 2009 in Festus, Mo. The Sleepers have put the home on eBay as
a backup in case they can’t meet a large payment due on the property.

(AP Photo/Tom Gannam)

The entry room is furnished like a normal home in the cave
home of Curt and Deborah Sleeper, Thursday, Feb. 26,
2009 in Festus, Mo. The Sleepers have put the house in a
cave on eBay as a backup in case they can’t meet a large
payment due on the property.

(AP Photo/Tom Gannam)

Marsaw, 9, plays with a family cat outside the home of Curt and Deborah
Sleeper, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009 in Festus, Mo. The sleepers have put the
house, built in a cave on eBay as a backup in case they can’t meet a large
payment due on the property.