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The house needs some work.

DALLAS - Who says nothing in life is free?

A Dallas developer is giving away a historic home in Oak Cliff ... but there is a catch.

"To take the house, unless you want to move it brick by brick, you would have to take it at one time—pay a mover to move the house," said Clayton Farris.

The 2,800 square-foot, two-story Tudor-style home sits in the shadow of the Hotel Belmont on Fort Worth Avenue in Oak Cliff. Moving it is not an inexpensive proposition.

"It might cost $50,000 to move the structure—that's not counting taking the bricks off," said Jeff Strong, who is interested in the offer.

The house is almost 100 years old and the floors are level. But while it has held up well structurally, it's definitely a fixer-upper inside.

The property's owner is building a new development behind the hotel and wants to see the old house go to someone who will restore it.

But moving it is pricey—and a pain.

"I just hate that you have to move it, that's just the killer," said Strong.

But so far, the "free" home is getting plenty of interest.

"We posted something on a local neighborhood listing," Farris said. "Within two hours I had 90 hits on it."

Those interested say the price is right.

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