Can instagram compete with this?
2115 PULGAS Ave
East Palo Alto, CA 94303$588,888
Over the years, here at Burbed, we’ve seen a lot of unusual listings. But this one… this one… definitely caught my attention.
Let’s break it down:
1. Price ending in 888: For a house in East Palo Alto? Really?
2. .35 of an acre? Huh?
3. What’s up with the black and white, “I faxed a newspaper clipping” photo?
Now that, my friends, is a feature that instagram definitely needs.
But going back to the original point – who exactly is this listing targeted at? How do all these strange pieces fit together?
May 17th, 2012 at 8:03 am
it’s aimed at an overseas investor, who overlooks the “East” and sees Palo Alto, 888.
in the words of a patrick.net poster, “commie dragon gold”
May 17th, 2012 at 10:07 am
Is the soccer field included? Where’s Redfin’s red lot lines?
May 17th, 2012 at 10:40 am
#2 : Redfin shows the property lines in the embedded google map, which are consistent with information provided at the San Mateo GIS site,
http://gis.co.sanmateo.ca.us/countygis/applications/gisapp_PropReviewMap.asp?APN=063351560
The lot with the soccer field appears to be owned by the house above it (it’s a single lot).
May 17th, 2012 at 10:50 am
Only one eight in the selling price last time:
“Nov 23, 2004 Sold (Public Records) $850,000″
May 17th, 2012 at 10:59 am
Also there are plenty of needy little girls being served to the north:
“We’re serving 60 school-aged girls and their families a year thus far; 90% are below-poverty or low-income. Cultural diversity includes 60% Latinas, 30% African-Americans, and 10% Pacific Islanders.”
May 17th, 2012 at 12:01 pm
Jesus, $850K in 2004 for EPA?!? Must have been one hell of a smelly mortgage.
May 17th, 2012 at 12:29 pm
Pulgas Ave. Probably there are more homicides on this street than any other street in US.
This is just of those news:
http://www.fugitive.com/2011/10/22/east-palo-alto-double-shooting-near-pulgas-avenue-and-cypress-street/
May 17th, 2012 at 12:31 pm
But but but PALM TREES!
May 17th, 2012 at 1:12 pm
Where’s Real Estater? I have a hot tip for him. Buy Greek bonds! It’s an awesome contrarian move. He’ll be rich! Rich I tell you!
May 17th, 2012 at 8:09 pm
I am Faux Estater, the brother of Real Estater. My brother is too busy spreading tarpaulins on his backyard and frontyard – in case Facebook wealth starts showering on his home tomorrow.
May 17th, 2012 at 9:57 pm
Jeez…another unprovoked attack on an innocent homeowner. Almost spoiled my mood for Facebook Friday. Anyways, after all these years of forecasting, charting, Googling, and pointing to various useless data, where did we arrived at? By now no one can deny SV real estate is unbeatable. If you waited to buy you simply wasted your time. Think about all the rent money you threw away, only to find home prices going even higher. Time is money and money is time. If you lost both at the same time, you made a strategic mistake. We all know Pralay did. Don’t be a Pralay. Now that rent is on the rise, there’s no place to hide. You either take a stand and buy a house, or you will have no place left to stand on.
May 17th, 2012 at 10:10 pm
Think about all the rent money you threw away, only to find home prices going even higher.
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Price going up for most of the homes, except my brother’s own home. He actually saved $2 on his 2011 property tax. Ha ha! Win win!
May 17th, 2012 at 10:47 pm
“If you waited to buy you simply wasted your time. Think about all the rent money you threw away, only to find home prices going even higher.”
Good call! Take today’s home as an example:
Sold in 2004 for $850,000
Today’s asking price $588,888
I’m sure the overbidding will place it right where it needs to be–in time.
May 17th, 2012 at 10:57 pm
Sea,
Think about what you just said:
“Take today’s home as an example”
You are sure great at finding examples!
May 18th, 2012 at 6:04 am
One sure doesn’t have to look too far to find RBA homes.