Comfort Island

This 9 bedroom house on Comfort Island in Alexandria Bay, NY, which is listed for $1,450,000 is described as a ramshackle of a mess.  I don't know...I find it rather intriguing and would love to restore it. 
Sure, Norman Bates immediately comes to mind...
But it's nothing some hydrangeas and fresh paint can't fix. 
Think Marina Rust's summer home in Maine.
The inside has loads of potential...
I think I could make it work.  Am I crazy?