66 SPRUCE St Millbrae, CA 94030
Price: $599,000

Beds:     3
Baths:     1
Sq. Ft.:     920
$/Sq. Ft.:     $651
Lot Size:     1,975 Sq. Ft.
Age (Years):    62
Year Built:    1946
Type:    Attached Single Family
Style:    Ranch
Stories:    1 Story
Neighborhood:    Marino Vista Park
County:     San Mateo
MLS#:     80766191
Source:     MLSListings
Status:     Active

On Redfin:     264 days
Great price in Millbrae. Currently use as a 3bd home with dual pane windows and newer appliances. 3-4 car parking tandem. Few steps to playground, few blocks to shools, restaurants and all conveniences. Located close to BART/Amtrak Millbrae station. Very motivated sellers. This is a better alternative to condo living. Millbrae school district!!

For now this has 3 bedrooms - but actually, it could easily be a 4 or 5 bedroom is what this description says to me. And it’s got 3-4 car parking so you can easily run a parking service for near by SFO! But more importantly is the fact that this is near the famous BART/Amtrak Millbrae station. From there you can catch regular Amtrak service to all other parts of the nation. Or something like that.

Hey, it’s better than a condo! All 1975 sqft of land will be yours!

But finally, let’s not forget the fabulous Millbrae school district. Hey school district fetishists! How does this stack up to the Cupertino powerhouse?

Why has this been on the market for 264 days? Sheesh - those lazy renters.

727 Elm St, Redwood City, CA 94063 MLS# 80817142 - Property Details

$579,000

* Status: Active
* Bedroom: 2
* Bathroom: 1
* Year Built: 1939
* Lot Size: 5000
* Square Footage: 810
* List Date: 6/23/2008
* Garage Spaces: 1

Great oppourtunity for all buyers!!!NOT A SHORT SALE wave good bye !!! renting days will be over when your clients invest in this cute rancher home!! it has bonus room in the back With it’s own Bath , also bunus room in garage area. Perfect for an in law!Great Location!!!

That’s right ladies and gentlemen! Be prepared to wave good bye to your renting days because once you buy this home, this excellent oppourtunity for all buyers, you will be set for life.

The bunus room for your in-laws is a dream for most - honestly I can’t think of why you wouldn’t want to spend $714 per square foot for this fine fine house. Heck, you could rent it out! Boom instant passive income!

Garage? Bah! Who needs that.

This is really like buying one house, and getting a bonus condo! What’s stopping you now?

304 America Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085
\$545,000

* Status: Active
* Bedroom: 2
* Bathroom: 1
* Year Built: 1940
* Lot Size: 3350
* Square Footage: 754
* List Date: 2/16/2008
* Garage Spaces: 1
NEW PRICE REDUCTION.!!!! NOT A SHORT SALE !!!!. MOTIVATED SELLER. Very clean, nice and cozy home. Easy access to freeways close to school and parks, move in condition you must see it to appreciate. Please bring all buyers and present offers.

How much of a price reduction is this? A huge one!

Let’s look at the last time this house was featured on Burbed:

Wowsers! That’s over 4% off! It’s not clear if the dog is still included though.

I’m telling you, sellers are bending over backwards to meet you greedy buyers. What are you waiting for? This house could be yours, earning you instant equity already!

Los Gatos HOME—>NO DOWN—>The time is NOW…!!!
$517000 Los Gatos HOME—>NO DOWN—>The time is NOW…!!! (los gatos) (map)
Reply to: hous-741821194@craigslist.org

STOP RENTING your HOME…!!! You’re buying it for the landlord..!!!!

You CAN live and OWN in Los Gatos for less than $600,000….and for NO DOWN PAYMENT….!!! We’ll let you OWN our 1 bedroom 1 bath Los Gatos Home.

Have family over to fill up the 800sf sundeck attached to this 7 year old home on a SUNNY 1/2 acre that is 10 miles from downtown Los Gatos and 10 miles to Santa Cruz Beaches!!!1

Make fantastic meals in the new kitchen with tile countertops and dance around on the hardwood floors. Friends can relax in the fully finished detached guest room.

You can OWN this home for NO Down Payment.

Call me: 831—–335——8283. Owner (Agents OK to Call)

Schools: CT English, Loma Prieta, Los Gatos High (Bus Stop 250′ from home)

Burbed reader Web Goddess notes:

Finally someone who understands Bay Area real estate

Bay Area real estate…It’s a privilege not a right.

Well of course it’s a privilege and not a right. A right would mean that anyone could buy here - and if that were to happen, it would quickly become cheap and undesirable. Would you really want that? Would you want the Bay Area to be affordable like Northern New Jersey in the suburbs of Manhattan? Of course not!

Everyone needs something to strive for, and the Bay Area is no different.

Personally, my favorite part about this ad is that if I bought this house with its tile countertops, I could finally make fantastic meals. I knew there was something missing from my diet! It’s Vitamin G (grout)!

923 Marsh Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025 MLS# 768984 - Property Details - Movoto
$599,000

* Status: Pending Release
* Bedroom: 3
* Bathroom: 1
* Year Built: 1950
* Lot Size: 5000
* Square Footage: 1070
* List Date: 12/21/2007
* Garage Spaces: 1
* MLS#: 768984

$100,000 PRICE REDUCTION! VERY CUTE! BEST VLAUE FOR THREE BEDROOM HOME WITH MENLO ATHERTON HIGH SCHOOL!Adorable home with lots of charm and light. Very sunny, private backyard, nice sized bedrooms, hardwood floors, fireplace, newer applicances, nice bathroom. very good quiet. Menlo Atherton High School. Go Direct or call Listing Agent. Back on the market, loan fell through, no fault of the home.

I love decorations in this home - very timely.

Wait a minute… why does this seem so familiar?

Free child included with Menlo Park home? [Burbed.com]

Oh right. This was featured in February. Doh!

Well, the deal fell through and it was no fault of the home. So that makes this an incredible steal. The photos seem to indicate that the child still comes with the house, so that could be some additional income too.

This house is going to be scooped up in just a few days… you just watch!

32 N Kingston St, San Mateo 94401 (Blossom Valley)
$500,000

* Status: Active
* Bedroom: 3
* Bathroom: 1
* Year Built: 1947
* Lot Size: 4480
* Square Footage: 920
* List Date: 5/4/2008
* Garage Spaces: 2
* MLS#: 807005
2 Bedrooms 1 bath plus a loft (3rd Bedroom) with spacious kitchen, larger living room with fireplace, separate dining area with sliding glass door to large backyard with fruit trees. Extra room next to the kitchen could be improve to a family room or office

Last sold for $609,052 in 2007, is it just me or does it look like the power lines are falling into this house?

Doesn’t it also look like this house backs up against 101?

Fret not, neither is the case! This house is one street over from 101, buffered by some ugly looking rental(?) complexes, and instead backups against what appears to be a school.

But does any of that really matter? Just think about the instant $109k in equity you will earn by buying this house. I know that’s what I would be thinking of when I go to bed at night, looking out at this wall and window:

I’d scoop this up while you still can!

253 Michigan Rd, Milpitas 95035
$519,000

* Status: Active
* Bedroom: 2
* Bathroom: 2&1/2
* Year Built: 1984
* Lot Size: 2730
* Square Footage: 1350
* List Date: 3/7/2008
* Garage Spaces: 2
* MLS#: 40328737

This warm and elegant home is a rare find. Nestled in the heart of the Hidden Lake Villages in Milpitas, this remarkable home features include: newly painted interior, ceiling fans, 2-car garage w/add’l storage units, Air Conditioning, Upgraded tile floors, bay windows, and MUCH MORE!

These days you really don’t know when or where the terrorists will strike. Now, granted this is already in Hidden Lake Villages, which makes it harder to find, sometimes you need to do more. And that’s why this house comes with camouflage! Hah!

Try finding the kitchen to blow up now, you dastardly terrorists!

Try finding the bedroom where the innocent daughter sleeps - foiled again terrorists!

Note that this listing slyly hints that there is much more, but it never actually says what that is. There’s also the fact that there are no interior photos. I’m sure you can appreciate the sensitive nature of this listing.

Good luck dropping by to see this house - you might never actually find it!

It’s Friday the 13th! And in honor of this day, let’s take a look at what could happen if a streak of bad luck happened to us - Austin, TX and cheap housing:

4508 Sharpshinned Hawk Cv
Austin, TX 78738

$500,000
4 Bed, 3.5 Bath
3,365 Sq. Ft.
0.24 Acres
Estimated Payment:

$2,337 Per Month*
Single Family Property, Area: LS, Subdivision: Spillman Ranch, Falconhead, County: Travis, Approximately 0.24 acre(s), Year Built: 2003, Golf course view, Two story, Central air conditioning, Fireplace(s), Dining room, Office

This, my friends, is the kind of nightmare that the Bay Area may become if we don’t all do our parts to keep house prices high. Think about it - if you could buy a house like this in the Bay Area for $500k, what incentive would you have to continue to work and foster the amazing innovations that Silicon Valley is famous for.

No, you’d probably become fat, lazy, and do nothing but sit around and eat Amy’s Ice Cream all day like they do in Austin. Austin defenders will point out that they have a tech industry there - just look at Dell. Do that, I say “Yeah, just look at Dell and how they’re falling apart compared to HP.” The only reason HP is succeeding is because of their top talent here in the Bay Area.

Do you want to be around only healthy skinny people? Bay Area.

Do you want to be around only smart and well educated people? Bay Area.

Do you want to get paid insanely great salaries and have amazing stock options that will make you rich? Bay Area.

Do you want access to sushi and great food - not just grits and ‘Q? Bay Area.

Do you want to enjoy 400 days a year of great weather? Bay Area.

Do you want cheap mansions that will make you fat, dumb, poorly paid, pay low taxes, and die in the heat? Austin.

’nuff said.

(Note to Austin readers: I’m sorry for the harsh words. But your cheap housing really disgusts me. That said, Amy’s ice cream was pretty awesome. The fact that you can get it at the airport is great too.)