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Love Your College Team? Buy a ‘Game-Day House’

Chris Mullins for The Wall Street Journal

When it comes to a vacation retreat, most home buyers pick somewhere they can sunbathe, ski or play golf. Janet and Dave Murfin chose somewhere they can watch basketball.

The Murfins—both alumni of the University of Kansas—bought and remodeled a circa-1940 colonial home in Lawrence, across the street from the university’s campus. From there, they can cheer on the Jayhawks.

“It’s our game-day house, and we are so excited to have it—we go to all the football games, and probably three-fourths of the basketball games,” said Ms. Murfin.

The couple, who live in Wichita, about 170 miles southwest of Lawrence, spent more than $400,000 to buy and remodel the three-bedroom house in 2012. “It’s tastefully done but it still has KU colors—with a red door and blue shutters,” she said.

The dining room of Janet and Dave Murfin’s house in Lawrence, Kan.—home of their alma mater, the University of Kansas.

Chris Mullins for The Wall Street Journal

Alumni boosters like the Murfins are putting a new twist on the hunt for off-campus housing, purchasing getaway homes in seemingly unlikely spots: Lubbock, Texas; Spokane, Wash.; East Lansing, Mich.—or wherever there is a big university with a top-ranked team and rabid alumni.

“Just in the last five or six years, we’ve seen people buying places that, except for game times, are vacant,” said Martha Bashore, a real-estate agent in East Lansing, home to Michigan State University. The Spartans are a dominant force in the NCAA—the basketball team has appeared in the Final Four nine times, bringing home two championships.

“Spartan spirit is just savage,” Ms. Bashore said. “I’m working with a couple from Arizona—they want to come to as many games as they can. They are just waiting for a two-bedroom condominium to pop up in this particular building, and they’ll buy it, sight unseen.”

The benefits of a game-day house go beyond basketball season, alumni say, citing university towns’ vibrant lifestyle.

“It’s like being in college without the pressure,” said Ms. Murfin, who painted the opening words of KU’s alma mater—Far above the golden valley…—over her front door.

Spotting an untapped market, developers have begun targeting well-heeled alumni. Splinter Creek, a new lakefront community with homes priced from $850,000 to $1.5 million outside Oxford, Miss., has pursued graduates of nearby University of Mississippi with full-page ads in its alumni magazine and launch parties timed to coincide with big home football games.

Dale and Cheryl Swinburn built a brick townhouse in Lubbock, Texas, home of Texas Tech—Mr. Swinburn’s alma mater.

Amy Mikler for The Wall Street Journal

Dale and Cheryl Swinburn, who own a commercial farm in Tulia, Texas, considered buying a vacation home in New Mexico before deciding to build a brick townhouse in Lubbock—home to Texas Tech and its Red Raiders basketball team.

“We see all the home football games and all the basketball games—it’s a rarity that we miss one in Lubbock,” said Mr. Swinburn, class of 1965.

The Swinburns’ 2,500-square-foot house, which they built and furnished for about $400,000 in 2008, has a Red Raider room (scarlet walls, black leather couch) and an enviable location less than a mile from the stadium.

Mark Blaufuss, who graduated from Michigan State in 1990, has had season tickets for football and basketball for years, but struggled to nab hotel rooms in the college town.

“I knew the exact day the Marriott would open up a room for reservations for each football game,” said Mr. Blaufuss, a mergers and acquisitions consultant.

Although he lives about 75 miles away in Plymouth, Mich., he says he prefers not to drive home after games.

“There could be inclement weather,” he said. “Beer—that adds another layer to it.”

So in 2016, Mr. Blaufuss and his friend and fellow alum, Mike McNamara, who lives about 90 miles away in Rochester Hills, bought a two-bedroom condominium for $230,000; many of the previous owner’s Spartan-themed furnishings, including logo-embossed leather bar stools, were thrown in with the purchase. They decorated their man cave in Michigan State colors—green and white—with a pair of 55-inch television screens, a Kegerator and a patio barbecue for pre-tailgate parties.

The Swinburns’ Red Raider room houses much of their Texas Tech memorabilia.

Amy Mikler for The Wall Street Journal

Kris Snow, president of Cisco Capital at Cisco Systems, who lives in the San Francisco Bay area, didn’t attend a single game when she was a student at Gonzaga University’s School of Engineering.

“I was studying all the time,” said Ms. Snow, who is on Gonzaga’s board of trustees and whose daughter is currently enrolled as a junior. “Now, I’m a major NCAA basketball fan.”

Last April—just days after Gonzaga’s men’s basketball team lost the national championship game to the University of North Carolina—Ms. Snow and her husband closed on a 1926 Tudor with three bedrooms in Spokane for $520,000, which they are gut-remodeling.

“The homes on both sides of us have Zag families,” she said, using the nickname for Gonzaga grads. “When we go back to Spokane, we feel so welcomed in by the Gonzaga family.”

The renovation will be completed next fall; the bigger challenge is finding a seat in the Kennel—Gonzaga’s basketball stadium—to watch her beloved Bulldogs play. There is a long wait list for season tickets.

“We beg, we borrow,” Ms. Snow said. “Even for those who are as committed as we are, tickets are hard to find.”

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Wow We had a long day cleaning at this beautiful home at Lake Mohawk! It was a dreary day but any day working in this beautiful location is fun! Customer wanted us to do a light wash on the cedar siding to decide how to proceed, may strip it next spring for re-staining. We also cleaned a paver patio, flagstone steps and walkway, a lot of retaining walls the pier and a pontoon boat!

HaHa! Yours truly wade-washing 300 feet of sea-wall!

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Here is a demonstration of low pressure house washing where we are washing over 23 feet up with ease. By using oversized spray nozzles with larger orifices and larger water pumps, we can drop our pressure from 3500psi to as low as 90 psi and pull a strong mix of soap. Also the larger orifices do not "atomize" or mist the water as much and the larger droplets carry much further distance. This lets us wash as high up as 40' without having to get on ladders or lifts or even using an extendable wand.

Sorry about the poor picture quality, the sun was right over the house and caused a sun sprite on my lens

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Softwashing a Steeple

Thanks to Shady Grove Baptist Church for having us wash their steeple. Here is an example where it wasn't affordable to get up "close and personal" to the steeple to wash it. Due to an awning over a covered walkway, we couldn't get an affordable towable bucket lift in place. A larger lift would have costed around $950 just to rent the lift. Also due to the steep metal roof, we couldn't safely be on it while spraying our soapy cleaning solution. Our only alternative was to spray it from the edge of the roof. This steeple had a good bit of lichens growing on it and they stick like barnacles. I advised that they would just have to be treated and they will die, dry up and flake off. It was cloudy and dark, so the pictures aren't too great. Call us at 662-316-7685 for a Free Estimate for all your cleaning projects. Thanks!

It's not perfect, but over few weeks the lichens will die off, dry up and flake off.

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Washing foundation stains, algae & mud.

Pressure Washing Services in North Mississippi

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You can tell from the effluent suds that we already applied a cleaning solution prior to pressure cleaning. Call Pat at 662-316-7685 for a free consultation, or just click the link at the top of this page.

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We offer SOFT WASHING as an alternative to just "blasting" your home! This ensures that you will have no damage from wand marks and high pressure. Talk to us and I will be happy to explain our process and why it is so important. Here are just a couple of projects we recently completed. Call us for all your exterior cleaning. 662-316-7685. Or request a Free Estimate through our website.

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Pressure Washing and Soft Washing In Tupelo MS

Here is a beautiful home in the country club area of Tupelo we soft wash occasionally. We really appreciate all our “repeat” customers! Call for FREE estimate to clean your property.

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Pressure Washing Service in North Mississippi

Grime Reaper Power Clean & Soft Wash The outlook calls for Clean and Bright! How can we help you? Free Estimates! Call Pat at 662-316-7685. • Professional Low Pressure House & Siding Washing. Gutters Brightened. • Roof Washing - No Pressure used on shingles! • Driveways, Patios, Pavers & masonry deep cleaned AND Brightened. • Decks & Fences Cleaned and Brightened. •Prices vary by project. Call Pat at 662-316-7685 for Free Estimates. * We always strive to AMAZE our customers! Please "Like" & Share our page! Thank you!

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Professional Pressure Washing and Soft Washing Services in Oxford Ms.

Had a beautiful day Monday in Oxford. Since it was Labor Day I didn’t make Hannah do all the work. We soft wash homes, roofs, pressure wash concrete and pavers and restore decks. Call Pat at 662-316-7685 for a free consultation for all of your exterior cleaning projects. Thanks for your interest in our services!

See! I am working!

That gable on the 4th story below was green with algae. 

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