March 19, 2013

Save on Ikea Bunks in Mountain View

Who likes Mountain View? Lots of people, from watching the prices keep rising! So let’s visit another terrific home-buying opportunity in Google’s backyard, thanks to Burbed reader Single Pane Lass.  But there may be trouble in paradise with this piece of property. Why?

It’s been on the market for 31 whole days. That’s like 310 DOM in Stockton!

130318-alice-redfin717 ALICE Ave
Mountain View, CA 94041
$1,300,000

4 Beds
2 Baths
1,654 Sq. Ft.
$786 / Sq. Ft.
Built: 1978
Lot Size: 8,932 Sq. Ft.
On Redfin: 31 days
Property Type: Detached Single Family
Stories: 1
Community: Sylvan Dale
MLS#: 81304634

LOVELY MTN VIEW HOME WITH GOURMET KITCHEN, GRANITE COUNTER TOPS, LAMINATE WOOD FLOORS, WALK IN CLOSETS, SKYLIGHTS, GAS FIREPLACE AND HUGE LOT OF APPROX. 8900 SQ FT! CLOSE TO SHOPPING, PARKS AND DOWNTOWN MOUNTAIN VIEW.

130318-alice-bedroomHere’s why SPL sent in this fine façade in the Fortress.

Here is a wonderful example of how easy and fun it is to be a Professional Real Estate Agent–and a seller– in Silicon Valley these days.

Say you are running an illegal "foreign work program"/youth hostel/sweatshop. Not to worry! Just tell those kids to roll out of their Ikea bunkbeds, hop in the shower, use several towels, and fling them around the bedroom. Snap a few shots, and you’ll be pending in minutes. If anyone asks about why you have six people sleeping in one bedroom, just remind them that you are close to downtown!

130318-alice-unmade-bed130318-alice-bathroom

We’re not sure if these pix are quite good enough to earn a Good Housekeeping Tag of Approval, but this is definitely proof that Bay Area Bubble 4.0 is making agents cocky.

Comments (4) -- Posted by: madhaus @ 5:06 am

4 Responses to “Save on Ikea Bunks in Mountain View”

  1. DonnieJ Says:

    So in 18 days, this place increased by $300k?

    OK.

    Seriously … OK … I can’t think of anything useful to say about that.

  2. SEA Says:

    #1- Better buy now before you are priced out forever!

  3. Rickety419 Says:

    Note that there are 4 bedrooms, so there might be 24 people living there. Spread over 1654 square feet, that gives each lucky resident just under 69 square feet of space, or somewhat less than a cell in INS detention. But think of the capital gains!

  4. peanutbutter Says:

    Amazing. A totally unremarkable house for 1.3 mil.


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