Yeah, I knew about that Safeway south of the tracks, is it by Argonaut? Definitely not walking distance, anyway. I bought the house I did because there was stuff to walk to within a mile, parks and shops. All the nearby schools, though, had been closed and leased to other groups. Anyway, the lack of nearby walk-to stuff is why I didn’t like that neighborhood, because we did look there. I did love how big the lots were.

Moreland schools are so-so, they go to Prospect High. I actually used to live in the Country Lane elementary area, which was the best Moreland school. This was long before kids yet even then we noticed this. But the middle school (Rogers) was pretty iffy.

It is so bizarre that Saratoga is divided up into so many difference school districts. Have you noticed whether there is a premium for CUSD vs Saratoga-LG?

14550 BLOSSOM HILL RD, Los Gatos 95032
Former Care Home, 9 Bedrooms, 5 Bathrooms, Separate Living, Dining and Family Rooms, Large Lot, The possibilities are endless, Close to Leigh High School, Los Gatos Address, Not A Short Sale, Bank Owned.

9 bedrooms. Rent them out for $800/mo, it just might cash flow.

Hey Carnegie Mellon is Number 1 in CS, along with MIT and Stanford.

Sometimes it’s ok to acknowledge sometimes if you don’t know something. The same is applicable to me as well. I don’t claim I know every Bay area neighborhood.

I work in the heart of the Peninsula. If I choose to live anywhere other than Peninsula or the city, I would prefer East bay close to 84 than South Bay. Based on my personal experience, 84 is *far* better than 101 N from Sunnyvale. The intersection near Mountain View is kinda nightmare.

Like I said, 238 could be crowded, I am not sure about that. I am happy I don’t have to go near there, at least during office hours.

Yes, you did. Too busy with work, so it’s difficult to context switching sometimes.

>Maybe you should just back off that claim that Sunnyvale and Fremont should be valued equally.

Absolutely not. You are wrong, according to me.

> And when you say you’d rather drive 84, have you tried crossing the Dumbarton in the morning?

Didn’t I say I did?
It’s an absolute pleasure.
You are ignorant about traffic at Dumbarton.

Stayed at a friend’s place for a few days.

I am planning on moving close over there.
With carpool, even the toll is waived.
That frees up at least another 500 miles per month.

Fun fact: James Gandolfini of The Sopranos had a native North Juhzzy accent, and worked with a voice coach to sound more Brooklynese because that is how the rest of the US expects a Jerseyite to sound.

And that is where I will leave it, spars holding up the rigging.

That price is for the 14K lot too. I’ve seen houses get listed and sell very quickly around there. There aren’t any stores in walking distance so I don’t completely get it. There’s a strip mall at Bollinger & Miller, there’s stores on Saratoga-Sunnyvale, and then there’s stores on Cox south of Saratoga Ave. Looking at a map, I see this house is conveniently situated between 85 and the railroad tracks.

The NJ pronuniciation of itself is \jə-zē\. If you want to imitate the accent, you must learn to replace almost every vowel with a schwa. Actually if you want to learn anything, you will have to shut your mouth for once.

20042 Karn Circle, Saratoga. 5/3 on a 14k lot. CUSD, Lynbrook high. “interior needs updating.” but looked ok on the outside. A nice neighborhood too.
Asking 1.485, Zestimate was 1.484. Listed on Monday. It’s now pending, on Wednesday. This is the fastest I’ve ever seen. Assuming it went for asking or thereabouts, the price is about the same as 2007, but the speed of sale surprised me.

If you want to take such a stupid viewpoint, you’d be more accurate to say that for the seller its a free transaction because the buyer is paying the money.

>>I completely agree. Tying their fee as some percentage of total transaction amount is preposterous.

You don’t pay them anything when you buy a house. As far as the buyer is concerned, it’s a free transaction.

Well that’s it for my rant, go on chasing the high APIs if you want.

Look at your own data.
5 Mission San Jose Fremont Unified Alameda 888.0 927

Do you know where it is BTW?
Here is a hint. It is certainly not in 925 area code.

But in the same comment you are replying to, I clearly said:

The East Bay schools to make the list are mostly Beyond The Caldecott over in 925-land. The 2 exceptions are Mission San Jose, in the East Hills of Fremont, and Piedmont, an East Hills enclave near Berkeley/Oakland.

When did I ever say this school was in 925? Didn’t I clearly state that it was one of two exceptions? Why are you criticizing me for your inability to understand clear English?

So if you aren’t going to bother to read what others write, how valuable is your opinion to anyone else? As anon13 noted, you reply to things people did not actually say, or in this case, you accuse me of not saying something I actually did say. I think I’ve shown where the problem here lies.

Maybe you should just back off that claim that Sunnyvale and Fremont should be valued equally. And when you say you’d rather drive 84, have you tried crossing the Dumbarton in the morning?

And here’s another poor reader, anon, who said:
Oh, and Madhaus, don’t worry: I’m nothing like Bob.

I won’t ever stop saying that paying over a mil for a blue collar home is crazy. Well, maybe not NEVER, but it will take a lot of dollar devaluation for that to occur.

In this case, anon saw the house but missed the subdivision. What I said was:

Also, if bob tells us one more time that he’s not going to comment on our insane prices or how nuts we are to pay them to live here, I’m going to *plonk* someone. Because you know he’s going to say the exact same thing in his very next post.

See, I was noting that bob says the same thing, over and over, and you disagree, saying you’ll keep saying the same thing, over and over.

What the heck is going on here? RealEstater stops posting every 10 minutes and a bunch of you are drinking 64 oz of stupid in his place. (but I’m only up to message 222, so he could take his title back)

it doesn’t really matter to an agent if a property sells for 1.45 or 1.55. they care a lot more about fast transactions and relationships. a connected buyers agent has a much better chance in a muliple offer situation than out of town agent or redfin.

on the selling side, make sure it is someone you can trust. a sellers typical agent will press you to take an early offer or steer you toward one from their office. in some climates (read RWC or Belmont) this is good advice. if you can sell now, you should.

in other area, (Los Altos, PA) you could be leaving money on the table. as an aside, does anyone know why there are so many pocket listings in SF? still, when you see a very well-marketed, well-staged house sell for a record setting amount (and I am thinking of some Potero and Noe properties now) you can appreciate what a great agent can really do.