It's like living in Carmel, but in Belmont
1942 BAYVIEW Ave, Belmont, CA 94002 | MLS# 80911855
1942 BAYVIEW Ave Belmont, CA 94002
Price: $899,950
Beds: 2
Baths: 2.5
Sq. Ft.: 1,180
$/Sq. Ft.: $763
Lot Size: 6,360 Sq. Ft.
Property Type: Detached Single Family
Style: Cottage/Bungalow
Stories: 2
View: Bay
Year Built: 1932
Community: Belmont Country Club
County: San Mateo
MLS#: 80911855
Source: MLSListings
Status: Active
On Redfin: 74 days
Imagine if you will a Carmel setting in Belmont. Meander down a brick path surrounded by lush foliage to the entrance of this unique 1930′s Hunter’s Cottage. Artists are inspired by the indoor/outdoor serenity this property provides. Whether soaking up the sun in one of the many outdoor entertaining areas or enjoying morning coffee while taking in the views of the bay, this home will embrace you.
Thanks to Burbed reader Herve for this find. Hey another example of creative writing!
Wow… this totally reminds me of Carmel. Except without the ocean. And being crammed in with a bunch of other houses. On a (likely) steep road. Where it’s cold. And windy.
Yeah… when you’re living on the East side of Alameda you’re definitely going to need a Hunter’s Cottage like this one. Granted its not on the East side of El Camino – if it were there you might need to go hunting for Impalas and such.
Personally I’ve always wanted a home that embraces you. This is that home.
June 4th, 2009 at 7:04 am
My favorite part is “Artists are inspired by the indoor/outdoor serenity this property provides“. I wish I had a house to embrace me while I enjoy my morning coffee…
June 4th, 2009 at 7:09 am
Waow, this gravatar thing is working! Amazing!
Well, to celebrate that, I think I can hereby declare June 4 the new Estater day! It’s like Easter but with less bunnies and more houses.
June 4th, 2009 at 7:23 am
I did not notice that the first time: there is bidet in the (open) 2nd master bathroom. That’s $50K right there!
June 4th, 2009 at 8:31 am
Great idea, Herve Estater!
About this house though… the idea of it embracing me gives me the creeps. It just makes me think earthquake.
June 4th, 2009 at 8:34 am
Here is a comparison of house prices $/square foot in two different zip code in San Mateo. I mentioned the following in yesterday’s posting
If you do the comparison between two zip codes in San Mateo, the desirable zip code 94402 in the hills and the less desirable 94401 next to 101, you will see an interesting pattern. During two periods, 1990 and 2005-2006, the less desirable zip code was actually selling for more per sq ft than the more desirable zip code. Those years coincided with the peaks of two housing bubbles. I would guess it is an example of “buy now or you will be priced out forever” panic.
The graph below with data from propertyshark.com demonstrates this.
http://manyeyes.alphaworks.ibm.com/manyeyes/visualizations/house-prices-sq-ft-in-san-mateo-cali
June 4th, 2009 at 8:40 am
I am intrigued by this unique opportunity. How many zeros do I put on the check? Magnificent! I will arrange for a van at once.
June 4th, 2009 at 8:47 am
Even ABC News is now talking about the end of the recession!
The economy is showing new signs of life this week, especially in the housing market, the very place where the recession started. Make no mistake, millions of Americans are still without jobs or struggling to pay their mortgage. But a wide range of economic indicators are showing signs that maybe the worst is over.
This is exactly how a recovery occurs — bit by bit. It is not some seasonal effect, as some holdouts are still asserting.
June 4th, 2009 at 8:48 am
It is seasonal coupled with a well timed moratorium.
[personally attacking portion redacted - Burbed]
June 4th, 2009 at 9:09 am
It is seasonal coupled with a well timed moratorium
Coupled with the recent actions by the government and Fed to mitigate the problem. In the end, all three merely end up delaying the issue, not solving it.
June 4th, 2009 at 9:27 am
Happy Estater day. Time to stock up on stocks, and time to purchase that second residence so that I can be a landlord like my neighbors.
June 4th, 2009 at 9:36 am
Did anyone else notice that this seller thinks their house in virtual-Carmel appreciated 38% since 2004? Another one smoking crack.
June 4th, 2009 at 9:50 am
I did my refinancing. The appraiser said my house is 1.25 M. Is this the real market value or it should be lower or higher?
June 4th, 2009 at 10:15 am
Assuming the appraiser can be trusted (it was questionable during the bubble), then true market value should be very close to your appraised value. If you can, request a copy of the appraisal and you’ll be able to see what was used for comparable properties.
Also, if your assessed value is higher than $1.25M you can appeal for a reduction.
June 4th, 2009 at 10:16 am
Did anyone else notice that this seller thinks their house in virtual-Carmel appreciated 38% since 2004? Another one smoking crack.
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The real question is why the owner wants to get out of virtual-Carmel home. Probably he is moving to Texas too.
June 4th, 2009 at 10:55 am
Oh please. Belmont hasn’t been in the RBA for a long time.
I feel *really* lucky today.
June 4th, 2009 at 11:01 am
Yes, the economy is recovering. Go buy your 2nd or 3rd properties. I’ll continue renting and laughing at all of you dumb bastards.
Obama, just don’t give out any more bailouts, you dumbass.
June 4th, 2009 at 11:26 am
Wow, did someone wake up on the wrong side of the bed?
June 4th, 2009 at 11:38 am
So this house is perfect for an artist? How about a musician? The language is too visual and lacking in the auditory. Carmel, huh? Like the “ocean” I’m supposed to imagine instead of loud traffic noise. I can’t wait to feel the “embrace” as spew my morning coffee.
Since it’s Estater Day, I’m using a gravatar showing how RED HOT sales are in the RBA. Yes, sales in the only part worth tracking. It’s a price BREAKTHROUGH.
June 4th, 2009 at 11:41 am
#17, I’d say whoever that is (and I have one and only one guess) got up in the wrong house. A house mortgaged up to the eyeballs.
June 4th, 2009 at 11:45 am
#15, Belmont was in the RBA for about six months in 2006, along with San Carlos. Watch as they slowly fold back in until they’re just a hilly Redwood City again.
June 4th, 2009 at 12:32 pm
madEstater,
I’m not mortgaged anywhere, you twit. I’m just fcking tired of all the bailouts, handouts and entitlements. I bust my ass while Uncle Sam and the State of CA rip 50% off my paycheck.
Sheesh
Alex
June 4th, 2009 at 12:34 pm
BTW, how do I get an avatar?
June 4th, 2009 at 12:50 pm
#22, gravatar.com
June 4th, 2009 at 12:58 pm
So I was browsing craigslist for an apartment to rent in Mountain View and decided to look around.
Found this http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/reb/1202993907.html
I sent the realtard an email:
How about $700,000? You banks got some nice bail-outs…how about passing some of that onto me?
If not, good luck trying to get $1,115,000 while the real estate market continues to tank.
Here’s his reply:
Hi Alex,
If you believe what the news tells you, good luck ever finding a home. This was sold Fri above asking price. The bank received 5 offers, and accepted the highest. The other home I have on Craigs List has the same situation:
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/reb/1201182571.html
I have clients that lost out on many great homes in the last three months thinking the same as you. The news reflects the rest of the country, not the “high demand” areas of the South Bay, such as Evergreen, Cupertino, Saratoga, etc.
I have attached a pdf of all Evergreen homes sold in the last 12 months. This shows the asking price and sold price. I calculated the average difference and as you can see, the percent of discount from asking price is an average of 3.5% less! This is the reality of today’s real estate, not what you hear in the news, which is 4-6 months behind what really goes on.
If you are serious about finding a home before interest rates go up call me. The increase has already started: May 5, 2009 was 5.02%, today is 5.42%, almost 9% increase (see my website here: http://www.myrealtorpeter.com/default.aspx?pp=46565)
June 4th, 2009 at 1:01 pm
RE #21
LMAO! Love the moniker.
Guess I will have to dive into the avatar game shortly as well. Although since I coined the term ‘Real Excreter’, I am afraid what that gravatar might look like….
June 4th, 2009 at 1:06 pm
Have we gone back to no-name-calling bingo? I didn’t get the memo.
#18?
June 4th, 2009 at 1:23 pm
Check it out:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090604/ap_on_bi_ge/us_sec_mozilo
Ex-CEO of Countrywide is FINALLY being charged with fraud.
June 4th, 2009 at 2:02 pm
Have we gone back to no-name-calling bingo? I didn’t get the memo.
#18?
Oh come on, no Estater, you can tell me to my screen. What is it? Did I insult your avatar or something? I mean, it is kind of dorky but cute.
Sorry if I insulted you, but I’m still creeped out by the house embracing me.
June 4th, 2009 at 2:07 pm
boo hoo, I’m just a number.
And dorky?! How dare you. I figured teeny tiny packets of Flavor-Aid wouldn’t translate too well on a TV screen.
June 4th, 2009 at 2:13 pm
boo hoo, I’m just a number.
And dorky?! How dare you. I figured teeny tiny packets of Flavor-Aid wouldn’t translate too well on a TV screen.
#28, stop whining already. Do you have any idea what condition my Strat is in when I tried to wrestle it into that image? Let’s just say the neck isn’t exactly straight.
June 4th, 2009 at 2:14 pm
I figured teeny tiny packets of Flavor-Aid wouldn’t translate too well on a TV screen.
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Want to fit your Flavor-Aid? “Right time to buy” a new 52 inch NOW!!!!
June 4th, 2009 at 2:33 pm
#13 thanks you. I will request a copy of the appraisal. This is a good idea. I am fine with the number, just wondering how good the number is.
June 4th, 2009 at 2:36 pm
sv_newbie, what is that? It’s either a giraffe-furred sculpture or a snake eating its own tail. Seriously, I give up.
And my new gravatar isn’t showing up!
June 4th, 2009 at 2:38 pm
And my new gravatar isn’t showing up!
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Clean your browser cache.
June 4th, 2009 at 2:40 pm
Thank you, Pralay Estater.
June 4th, 2009 at 2:48 pm
Just a thank you? That’s all? How about following my consistent “right time to buy now” advice and getting rid of your mid-life crisis?
June 4th, 2009 at 2:48 pm
The first thursday of every month should be Gravatar day. This is so funny, I want to explain it to somebody.
June 4th, 2009 at 2:57 pm
so, CB – get an avatar now or be left out forever!
Where is it???
June 4th, 2009 at 2:59 pm
madEstater – your valley girl gravatar showed up in #29
June 4th, 2009 at 3:27 pm
Alex says,
>>I bust my ass while Uncle Sam and the State of CA rip 50% off my paycheck.
With a tax burden like that, you’ll always be busting your ass and have nothing to show for it. The source of your problem is that you don’t own a home. As a result, you don’t have sufficient tax deduction, and you’re missing out on the $500K tax exemption.
June 4th, 2009 at 3:29 pm
More signs of recovery!
Jobless benefit rolls fall, initial claims dip
June 4th, 2009 at 3:41 pm
no estater, its hard to keep track of which of me posted what. And there are always more channels to flip.
Heh, heh. I said ‘flip.’
June 4th, 2009 at 3:43 pm
Oh, realestater!! I am 20 y.o., 36-24-36, and women like me just LOOVE the real estate recovery big men like you often speak of. You are like the Donald Trump of Jeffrey Skillings! Are you single? Let’s go have brunch at TJ’s in Mountain View!
June 4th, 2009 at 3:44 pm
With a tax burden like that, you’ll always be busting your ass and have nothing to show for it. The source of your problem is that you don’t own a home. As a result, you don’t have sufficient tax deduction, and you’re missing out on the $500K tax exemption.
I have a neat way of getting around that: I run a business and claim home office expenses. My large living room is dominated by a piano, two bookcases for sheet music, and a waiting area, so I write it all off..
June 4th, 2009 at 3:48 pm
There was a post from sv_newbie but now it’s gone. Did someone post an X-rated avatar?
I like your idea, CB. Kind of Fark meets burbed.
Also, who else is wondering what was in all those censored posts. And why the one linked to by Pralay Estater above, #35, is still there?
Btw, the traditional mid-life crisis is usually dealt with by acquiring an expensive sports car or a younger and cuter POTSS.
June 4th, 2009 at 4:00 pm
>> I run a business and claim home office expenses.
Good thing that your business is small. Nothing like a home business to attract IRS audits.
June 4th, 2009 at 4:00 pm
LOL, Ocirats. Maybe you should be hanging out here instead.
June 4th, 2009 at 4:10 pm
no estater – those people at BBC generally *rent*
Also, they are not French. Degolasse!
June 4th, 2009 at 4:15 pm
[Not Bay Area proper behavior -Burbed]
June 4th, 2009 at 4:16 pm
are you implying (gasp) that Real Estater is French??
June 4th, 2009 at 4:16 pm
My avatar is rated G — lets see if the post sticks this time
here is the story behind my avatar.
June 4th, 2009 at 4:53 pm
What does “Degolasse” mean?
June 4th, 2009 at 5:19 pm
Btw, the traditional mid-life crisis is usually dealt with by acquiring an expensive sports car or a younger and cuter POTSS.
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What about some five digit numbers?
June 4th, 2009 at 5:31 pm
[Not Bay Area proper behavior -Burbed]
June 4th, 2009 at 5:54 pm
perhaps “declasse” was the intent for “degolasse?”
June 4th, 2009 at 6:10 pm
are you implying (gasp) that Real Estater is French??
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no estater,
You are visiting this blog long enough and know him little bit. Don’t insult him being French.
June 4th, 2009 at 7:17 pm
My what a busy day you all have had.
Won’t we all miss the days when utterly worthless people had access to as much money as they were stupid enough to borrow?
June 4th, 2009 at 7:25 pm
I was browsing craigslist for an apartment to rent in Mountain View and ran into this:
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/reb/1202993907.html
I sent the realtard an email:
How about $700,000? You banks got some nice bail-outs…how about passing some of that onto me?
If not, good luck trying to get $1,115,000 while the real estate market continues to tank.
Here’s his reply:
Hi Alex,
If you believe what the news tells you, good luck ever finding a home. This was sold Fri above asking price. The bank received 5 offers, and
accepted the highest. The other home I have on Craigs List has the same situation:
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/reb/1201182571.html
I have clients that lost out on many great homes in the last three months thinking the same as you. The news reflects the rest of the country, not
the “high demand” areas of the South Bay, such as Evergreen, Cupertino, Saratoga, etc.
I have attached a pdf of all Evergreen homes sold in the last 12 months. This shows the asking price and sold price. I calculated the average
difference and as you can see, the percent of discount from asking price is an average of 3.5% less! This is the reality of today’s real estate,
not what you hear in the news, which is 4-6 months behind what really goes on.
If you are serious about finding a home before interest rates go up call me. The increase has already started: May 5, 2009 was 5.02%, today is
5.42%, almost 9% increase (see my website here: http://www.myrealtorpeter.com/default
June 4th, 2009 at 7:26 pm
why are you censoring me, burbed? Even the chinese communist party doesn’t censor me.
June 4th, 2009 at 7:27 pm
I was browsing craigslist for an apartment to rent in Mountain View and ran into this:
sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/reb/1202993907.html
I sent the realtard an email:
How about $700,000? You banks got some nice bail-outs…how about passing some of that onto me?
If not, good luck trying to get $1,115,000 while the real estate market continues to tank.
Here’s his reply:
Hi Alex,
If you believe what the news tells you, good luck ever finding a home. This was sold Fri above asking price. The bank received 5 offers, and
accepted the highest. The other home I have on Craigs List has the same situation:
sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/reb/1201182571.html
I have clients that lost out on many great homes in the last three months thinking the same as you. The news reflects the rest of the country, not
the “high demand” areas of the South Bay, such as Evergreen, Cupertino, Saratoga, etc.
I have attached a pdf of all Evergreen homes sold in the last 12 months. This shows the asking price and sold price. I calculated the average
difference and as you can see, the percent of discount from asking price is an average of 3.5% less! This is the reality of today’s real estate,
not what you hear in the news, which is 4-6 months behind what really goes on.
If you are serious about finding a home before interest rates go up call me. The increase has already started: May 5, 2009 was 5.02%, today is
5.42%, almost 9% increase (see my website here: http://www.myrealtorpeter.com/default
June 4th, 2009 at 7:55 pm
OMG. I’m gone for a few weeks and everyone has TV icons? Wow. Pretty damned funny. Looks like RE is up to his usual tricks. yesiree bob, we’re only losing like half a million jobs+ per month, and as we all know, unemployed people Love buying homes right and left!
June 4th, 2009 at 7:57 pm
the “high demand” areas of the South Bay, such as Evergreen, Cupertino, Saratoga, etc.
I have attached a pdf of all Evergreen homes sold in the last 12 months. This shows the asking price and sold price. I calculated the average
difference and as you can see, the percent of discount from asking price is an average of 3.5% less! This is the reality of today’s real estate
And you really believe someone that probably has a GED is that at all? On the other hand, people in these areas are about the most disillusioned of them all and love getting into little pissing contests about who’s kid gets into whatever “good” ( average by national standards) school, or who has the latest ugly-ass BMW or Mercedes SUV to take the kiddies the soccer practice, or who just bought the latest Brady Bunch turned wannabe millionaire row crap shack for a cool mil.
June 4th, 2009 at 8:03 pm
Are you kidding me? I see these fools and I chuckle. Schadenfreude, baby!!
But then I’m the same bastards who are receiving bailouts and social welfare are probably laughing at me as well.
June 4th, 2009 at 8:35 pm
#59, you picked a good day to come back, bob. (Or should I say “bob estater?”) I’m glad you can appreciate our little humor. After all, it’s Estater Day! 3.5 hours left. Stick your trailer on a TV screen and join in.
Alex (aka Estater pounded…), take heart that even though those houses may be selling around $1.3M now, they probably were last sold for at least $500k more than that. Let’s just hope it’s lost homeowner equity instead of taxpayer-funded.
June 4th, 2009 at 8:51 pm
“And you really believe someone that probably has a GED is that at all? On the other hand, people in these areas are about the most disillusioned of them all and love getting into little pissing contests about who’s kid gets into whatever “good” ( average by national standards) school, or who has the latest ugly-ass BMW or Mercedes SUV to take the kiddies the soccer practice, or who just bought the latest Brady Bunch turned wannabe millionaire row crap shack for a cool mil.”
You are right, bob.
It is a game for worthless mediocre fools, and it is one best not played.
June 4th, 2009 at 8:54 pm
> Did anyone else notice that this seller thinks their house in virtual-Carmel appreciated 38% since 2004?
Do you think it should be more? I for one think so. After all you can be sitting on your bidet enjoying lush foliage while painting your last piece inspired by the indoor/outdoor serenity this embracing home provides. If you don’t think this is worth $900K, I don’t know what you’re smoking!
June 4th, 2009 at 9:00 pm
I’m too lazy to make my own TV icon. Anyhow, maybe I’ll make one tomorrow or something.
June 4th, 2009 at 9:09 pm
Truth be told, I kind of like the house. I probably would roundhouse kick the bidet though.
Dream Estater should buy it as a second residence.
June 4th, 2009 at 9:43 pm
This was sold Fri above asking price. The bank received 5 offers, and accepted the highest.
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This is the home he is talking about with description “REDUCED PRICE!! MOTIVATED SELLER!!”.
June 4th, 2009 at 9:48 pm
The news reflects the rest of the country, not the “high demand” areas of the South Bay, such as Evergreen, Cupertino, Saratoga, etc.
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South Bay, Evergreen, Cupertino, Saratoga AAAAAAANNND Jacksonville, FL.
June 4th, 2009 at 9:57 pm
Can someone make me an avatar with a big schlong? LOL
June 4th, 2009 at 9:59 pm
Good find, Pralay Estater! Interesting it “sold” last Friday but the listing says “active” a week later. I think realtard ethics requires the MLS to be updated within a couple of days of a final contract.
I was right about the last price too. $1.735M. Extra interesting because I know someone who lives in that little neighborhood who paid less, but $200k-300k more than this REO price.
June 4th, 2009 at 10:06 pm
It’s Estater day so we should be bullish.
Don’t miss the lessons for success by Dick Gaylord, 2008 NAR President.
June 4th, 2009 at 10:24 pm
> Can someone make me an avatar with a big schlong?
What’s a “schlong”? Is it French?
June 4th, 2009 at 10:40 pm
#70
If primary reason for holding this property for six months (bank took it back on Demcember) is getting atleast the principal amount, they got what they wanted (provided the escrow goes thru).
June 4th, 2009 at 11:08 pm
#58: funny. I liked specializing in first time buyers tag of the realtard. How many FTB buy $1.1M houses?
In any case, there is no doubt that real estate market has gotten some steam in RBA! Question is will it sustain? Should it sustain?
With most companies cutting salaries, and options drying up, market will not be the same.
Read about Soros’s theory of reflexivity.
People believe housing has bottomed, so it bottoms.
However, fundamentals are not improving any time soon. If interest rates rise Messiah (Obama) save this country.
June 4th, 2009 at 11:16 pm
Pralay Estater,
Nice detective work. The price on that house (post #58) took a dump. Somehow I have the feeling we taxpayers are gonna get cornholed for that transaction.
No wonder I’m an angry renter. LOL
June 4th, 2009 at 11:24 pm
Hey, everyone, buy my garbage.
You’ll be able to sell it for twice as much in 10 years, I swear.
June 4th, 2009 at 11:29 pm
Trash Estater,
how bout if I just rent it instead? I’m looking for a 1-BR garbagy apartment with hardwood floors and renovated interiors. Somewhere within close walking distance to the restaurants on Castro in Mountain view. I’m a bachelor and don’t like cooking for 1. LOL
June 4th, 2009 at 11:56 pm
In less than five minutes, it is no longer Estater day!
June 4th, 2009 at 11:58 pm
In before the close!
June 4th, 2009 at 11:59 pm
Herve Estater – just in the nick of time, I found you a house where you can practice all of your roundhouse kicks!
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/reb/1203331491.html
June 5th, 2009 at 12:02 am
My magical TV has disappeared
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June 5th, 2009 at 12:08 am
going, going, gone?
June 5th, 2009 at 12:21 am
Alex, you are stupid to think to rent my garbage.
You will miss out on the pride of owning trash.
June 5th, 2009 at 12:28 am
Well, it would be even more stupid to buy your trash now.
I’ll rent the garbage heap and then in a few years, buy another trash heap somewhere else for much cheaper.
June 5th, 2009 at 12:35 am
#80.
Probably it has ball bearings underneath and rotates too – like Dubai rotating tower.
June 5th, 2009 at 12:35 am
That’s not true. I’m only making so much trash. Since there is always more demand, it will always become more expensive.
June 5th, 2009 at 3:43 pm
Santa Clara County luxury home sales pick up in April
The sales volume of luxury homes in Santa Clara County rose in April to its highest level since October
The high-end transactions that occurred in April closed more quickly than those in March, Coldwell Banker reported. Home sales that closed in April did so in an average of 51 days, compared with an average 63 days in March.
The report also showed that Palo Alto had the most million-dollar-plus sales of any city in the county in April, with 25. Los Altos came in second with 17 such sales, and Cupertino and Los Gatos had 12 each.
The most expensive sale in Santa Clara County in April was of a four-bedroom, 5,713-square-foot home in Los Altos for $7.8 million
So much for “ice cold” Los Altos market. No downturn here!
June 5th, 2009 at 4:10 pm
Weeeee, one home in Los Altos sold. It’s not longer “ice cold”.
June 5th, 2009 at 9:43 pm
Here’s what the clowns said a few weeks ago:
- Pending homes will never close
- Palo Alto is no longer desirable
- Los Altos market is ice cold
Here’s what the clowns are saying now:
- Homes sales increases are due to seasonal effect
- It’s only a temporary bounce
Here’s what the clowns will say tomorrow:
- OMG, WTF!
June 6th, 2009 at 12:38 am
Excreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeterrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
You poor soul.
June 7th, 2009 at 9:15 am
Belmont featured in the SF Chronicle:
Belmont has country feel – with city amenities