Affordable starter home… or Fallujah-replica in the Bay Area - you decide
MLSlistings Property Detail for MLS number 710942
1286 MICHIGAN AV
San Jose, CA 95002$419,900This Single Family Residence has the following features:
MLS#: 710942 Approx Age: 58 Years Approx Sq Ft: 991
Detached Single Family 1 Story Cottage/Bungalow
Well, so the house looks a little run down… that’s no big deal. Fixer upper… blah blah blah. I never liked grass anyway.
But click inside and then you get this:
Wow. Nothing says perfect starter home for young Bay Area families like this. Or, if you’re getting ready to deploy to Iraq, this would also be a great place to practice house to house searches!
All yours for $419,900.
Are those tears of joys I see?
Update: I forgot to post the sales history!
Sale History
07/10/2006: $344,845
08/09/2004: $385,000
06/22/2004: $229,000
Wow… this house gets better every year!
March 26th, 2007 at 10:45 am
This is beyond belief. The golden state.
March 26th, 2007 at 11:49 am
That second buyer in 2004 got screwed.
March 26th, 2007 at 11:53 am
What I’m trying to figure out is how did the current owner arrive at the conclusion that he deserves a $75k profit for owning this nightmare for seven months? It’s not like he put in a sub zero fridge or anything….
March 26th, 2007 at 12:17 pm
Seriously. If the had just added Pergo, then this place would totally be worth the extra $75k.
March 26th, 2007 at 1:39 pm
We crunched the rent vs. own numbers & found:
Myth #3: Rent Is Wasted Money
http://www.viewfromsiliconvalley.com/id316.html
March 26th, 2007 at 3:45 pm
Look at the picture: 2 power lines are visible, 2 garbage cans out front, is it made for 2 families? The Bay Area is so special, I think several families should be outbidding each other for the opportunity to get their own Santa Clara Valley ATM. Who needs to work anymore, that is so 20th century!!
March 26th, 2007 at 5:18 pm
A flipper’s dream.
-Pergo
-Granite
-Travertine
-New paint
New Sales Price:
$700,000
Next idiot who buys it: Priceless
March 26th, 2007 at 5:19 pm
Hahahha.. I also had a funny idea. We should have burbed raves in houses like this. Hahahahahah!!! It couldn’t get any worse with some beer and vomit spread around that place could it?
March 26th, 2007 at 10:12 pm
San Jose my ass. This dump is in beautiful Alviso.
March 26th, 2007 at 10:27 pm
Oh snap!
March 27th, 2007 at 5:33 am
Hey dont make fun of my house…I bought it from watching flip this. You guys are so mean
March 27th, 2007 at 8:38 am
Look, there’s a perfectly good stove for cooking crack on !!
April 26th, 2007 at 4:30 pm
Este casa es mio! Creo que este website es muy estupidio!
La casa es por la familia nuevo.
April 27th, 2007 at 8:45 am
So that’s how the other half lives… Guess I really am throwing away money on rent.
June 18th, 2007 at 1:19 pm
Hello! Good Site! Thanks you! yxavsanoue
June 21st, 2007 at 9:31 pm
NorcalBoomer: Two garbage cans - one for trash; one for recyclables.
Two power lines - going to two SEPARATE houses.
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All: This would be considered a “starter” home since all the comparables around it would probably be anywhere from 20-50% higher. Do the math.
July 16th, 2007 at 7:31 am
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August 13th, 2007 at 7:23 am
I think I saw this house in an old episode of “Dragnet” from 1966..
August 13th, 2007 at 8:52 am
Ah, the garbage cans…look closely: the can on the left had a big ol’ “A” it, which means “Unit #A”, which means - two units! Two families! (…recycle cans are always a different color than regular garbage cans
Cheers!
August 13th, 2007 at 11:02 pm
This Just In……
Think you know what to think? The oddly named “Mencius Moldbug” @ Unqualified Reservations will have you thinking differently: “Through the magic of Blogger, you can hear me say, democracy is the opposite of liberty. And while I may not be able to c…
August 22nd, 2007 at 1:49 pm
The best part is that Yahoo’s site puts it in San Jose, but it’s not actually there - it’s in Alviso, where all of the garbage collects in the slough (or ‘wetland preserves’ if you prefer). And as if the daily infusion of solid waste wasn’t enough, the county dump is at 237 & Zanker. Love that fresh feeling!
August 28th, 2007 at 7:31 pm
Click the link, the price has dropped to $399k. WHAT A BARGAIN!
September 21st, 2007 at 12:20 pm
Holy Shite!
September 25th, 2007 at 1:04 pm
Or Holy Shiite!
October 17th, 2007 at 2:20 pm
Still not sold at $379,900, and it’s mid-October.
November 25th, 2007 at 2:44 pm
“Contractor Special”, now REO @ $320,000, call City of San Jose re code violations & fix-up requirements.
November 28th, 2007 at 12:08 pm
$320K, now it’s starting to look.. palatable.. sort of.
December 7th, 2007 at 8:09 am
Once it hits $300K it might be worth buying; then you immediately demolish the entire lot all the way down to the dirt and build a walled compound on the site. Hire an armed driver to chauffer you back and forth and you’re fitting right in with the third-world nature of Alvisio…
April 15th, 2008 at 11:09 am
On the bright side, the authorities haven’t the labeled the residence a former Meth Lab.
The gangmembers and drug dealers, thankfully, never reported their activity to police…
July 8th, 2008 at 2:52 pm
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August 4th, 2008 at 11:43 am
Real-a-tor speak: “Enviro friendly ‘zero scape’ preserves water. Spacious side yard with bonus kids playhouse in back. Interior features ‘Urban Chic’ decor. Concrete pad in back perfect fro RV or Yacht parking. Very private back yard with real wood fencing. Seller will provide a $75 credit for carpet cleaning. Hurry, this desirable dream home won’t last.”
– Timeline Guy™
August 26th, 2008 at 10:49 am
This dump finally sold for $250,000 - on Valentine’s Day, 2008. How romantic!