You can run your own home-based business in this oakland house
1607 High St, Oakland, CA 94601 MLS# 40409403 – Property Details
$480,000
Status: Active
Bedroom: 4
Bathroom: 2* Year Built: 1922
* Lot Size: 4869
* Square Footage: 1792
* List Date: 5/9/2009
* Garage Spaces: 0
* MLS#: 40409403
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Bird’s Eye View Pictures
Description of 1607 High Str, Oakland
Unique property with a detached studio large fenced in area with security gate.Beautiful fireplace, 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Presently being use as a business also. Plenty of off street parking. Completley painted in and out. Everything new appliances stay.
Thanks to Burbed reader Sonarrat for this find.
Wow… everything is “completley painted in and out”. And it’s currently being used as a business. Let’s take a look at some close ups!
You’ve gotta admit – it really is painted. Personally, I think there’s something very exquisite about the decor. It’s very much like an old cigar lounge, a back room gentleman’s club kind of ambiance. I wonder if some of the rooms have bear or tiger skins.
One thing that still puzzles me is what kind of business is being run out of this house. Let’s take a closer look outside:
What are your guesses as to what’s going on here?
July 28th, 2009 at 6:35 am
Palm reader?
Dog fighting?
Prayer Circle?
July 28th, 2009 at 8:02 am
Voodoo, bordello, funeral home. All three?
July 28th, 2009 at 8:13 am
Definitely palm reading psychic. Tragically they weren’t psychic enough to realize they needed to have sold 2-3 years ago.
July 28th, 2009 at 8:17 am
That’s down the street from my old house, it’s a Fortune Teller. I think previously they sold tamales there.
July 28th, 2009 at 8:37 am
DRUGS. It’s Oakland; what do you expect?!
July 28th, 2009 at 11:45 am
Definitely drugs because the owner must be smokin the crack pipe. Here’s the appraisal’s on this place:
Low Estimate High
Zillow $160,160 $308,000 $314,160
Eppraisal $97,886 $115,161 $132,435
Cyberhomes $138,879 $154,311 $177,457
July 28th, 2009 at 12:23 pm
In its defense, it is right at the corner of High & Bancroft and zoned for business. I’ve taken a serious look at 5353 Foothill Blvd in the same area for the same reason. But that house is $100 a square foot.
July 28th, 2009 at 1:27 pm
That astroturf stapled to the front steps is pretty high class.
July 28th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
“If there’s grass on the porch…”
I think I’d better stop there.
July 28th, 2009 at 5:06 pm
If there’s grass on the porch, buy it.
You can sell the grass for sod. It’s free money.
July 28th, 2009 at 5:14 pm
Free money and the “green” thing to do!
July 28th, 2009 at 5:50 pm
I am thinking a medical dispensary “green cafe” would be appropriate for the corner of “high” street in O-town.
July 28th, 2009 at 6:56 pm
I got an email from Zillow today. They have the latest in incentives for buying a house in the cratering Florida market: buy Dan Marino’s estate for $13.5M, get an autographed football. Woohoo. I bet people are lining up.
http://www.zillow.com/blog/dan-marino-spices-up-sale-with-some-perks/2009/06/09/?scid=emm-2007190Celebnew-dan
LOL – the Zestimate is under $4.2M!
July 29th, 2009 at 10:21 am
Hmmmm.
Personally, I would just turn the place into a Taco Bell. Instant equity with property ownership AND a franchise. Its a win win!
July 29th, 2009 at 11:10 am
There sure is a lot of creativity on here!
This is why the bay is so great – creative people with Stanford degrees…
July 29th, 2009 at 12:41 pm
This is why the bay is so great – creative people with Stanford degrees…
Remember though; always buy your house BEFORE you get your Stanford degree. Otherwise you will be priced out forever.
July 29th, 2009 at 12:43 pm
Aha! So you admit that you are, indeed, priced out forever!
Those worthless realtors were right after all…
July 29th, 2009 at 12:50 pm
Those worthless realtors were right after all…
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I know, that’s the very reason they never opt to go to Stanford.
July 30th, 2009 at 3:19 am
It’s the Brady Bunch’s vacation home.