5674 San Felipe Rd, San Jose, CA 95135 Evergreen MLS# 80785209 – Property Details

$1,649,000

* Status: Active
* Bedroom: 4
* Bathroom: 3
* Year Built: 1975
* Lot Size: 74923
* Square Footage: 3200
* List Date: 3/17/2008
* Garage Spaces: 3
* MLS#: 80785209
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PRICED WAY BELOW MARKET FOR FAST SALE! DO NOT THIS OPPURTUNITY! WALK TO SILVER CREEK COUNTRY CLUB! WALK TO SILVER OAK ELEMENTARY! BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY ESTATE ON 1.74 ACRES! RUNNING CREEK ! LUSH LANDSCAPING ! A MUST SEE! WE ARE LOOKING FOR SERIOUS BUYERS! THIS IS THE BEST DEAL IN THE SILVER CREEK AREA! DO YOUR HOME WORK! ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CALL!BRING ALL OFFERS MOTIVATED SELLERS!!!

Burbed reader Sonarrat had this to say:

It’s the most expensive house in the whole ZIP code, the fireplace has a horrible case of backne, and they’re using one of those OMG MOTIVATED SELLRS realtors. Not sure how this could be considered a good deal, even with two acres. There’s a plot of 18 acres available on San Felipe for $1.95M.

Uh… but sonarrat you missed something:

This house comes with a tree house. Just look at picture #5! Hello, just think of the revenue opportunities of that tree house! You could totally rent it out and help pay down some of your mortgage!

See sonarrat, you’re simply not groking the entreprenurial spirit that Silicon Valley is so famous for. I think it may even have its own address! Cha-ching!

Personally, I would buy this house, then try to flip the treehouse separately. I wonder how much that would go for. Here! I’ll even write the copy for you: “cozy cottage w/ez access to fresh air, great views good schools”. Sweet!

1566 PLATEAU Ave, Los Altos, CA 94024 | MLS# 80844204
1566 PLATEAU Ave Los Altos, CA 94024
Price: $1,725,000

Beds: 6
Baths: 3.5
Sq. Ft.: 4,110
$/Sq. Ft.: $420
Lot Size: 0.28 Acres
Property Type: Detached Single Family
Style: Contemporary
Year Built: 1978
Stories: Tri-Level
View: Mountains, Neighborhood, Golf Course
Neighborhood: Country Club
County: Santa Clara
MLS#: 80844204
Source: MLSListings
Status: Active
On Redfin: 101 days
Unsold in 90 days
Stunning contemporary home with spectacular views of mountains and golf course featuring a chef’s gourmet kitchen w/ Sub Zero, Viking, wine refrigerator, large center island, separate LR/FR w/ fireplace, formal dining rm, vaulted ceilings, luxurious master suite w/ marble flrs & counters, sunken jetted tub, large marble stall shower. Limestone & hrdwd flrs, spacious bedrooms w/ built-ins, decks

Burbed reader Justin Sane had this to say:

Is Los Altos not part of RBA? Do we need a RLA? Because foreclosures do not happen in the RBA, right? Yet, I see a
bank owned foreclosure mansion listed in Los Altos. Right next to the golf course too.

Good question… I don’t know! Let’s look at some more data:

Wow. I must say that this is pretty concerning. Again with the roller coaster prices.

Fortunately, this is just one house in Los Altos – and one house does not make a trend.

163 WILLOW Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025 | MLS# 80850784
163 WILLOW Rd Menlo Park, CA 94025
Price: $1,695,000

Beds: 3
Baths: 2
Sq. Ft.: -
Lot Size: 0.46 Acres
Property Type: Detached Single Family
Style: Traditional
Year Built: 1951
Stories: 2
View: Neighborhood
Neighborhood: Menlo Oaks Area
County: San Mateo
Dont miss this opportunity for multiple uses. Two charming homes on large lot. Almost 20,000 sq. ft. Perfect for two families, Live in one and rent the other, Rent out both homes for investment or build your dream home. Possible lot split. Contact city to verify. Close to Sunset Magazine, Downtown Palo Alto, and Stanford University. Excellent Menlo Park Schools,

Burbed reader Steve sent this in and thanks to his sharp eye, it turns out that this was previously seen on Burbed. Let’s take a look:

September 1, 2008

Labor Day Sales in Menlo Park – buy a house, get one free!

Ouchers! A 23% price cut! Still, it’s in the million+ range. Phew. That was a close call. Menlo Park, you’re still in the Real Bay Area, but please be more careful in the future.

That said, this is still an enormous lot and a great opportunity for potential landlords. Cha ching!

629 Kingsley Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301 Professorville MLS# 80846292 – Property Details

$1,575,000

* Status: Active
* Bedroom: 3
* Bathroom: 2
* Year Built: 1915
* Lot Size: 2500
* Square Footage: 1536
* List Date: 11/20/2008
* Garage Spaces: 1
* MLS#: 80846292

Heart,soul and style remain in this lovingly restored, expanded 1915 Cottage. Innovative design and finish work by master craftsman preserve the character and create one-of-a-kind quality, style and ambiance. What’s ?Old?-Its story, its charm, 3 ?wavey?-glass orig. windows, 1915 wood flrs, and its loc. w/in walking distance to Univ Av, Lucie Stern, Stanford etc. What’s ?New?-nearly everything else

Thanks to Burbed reader Herve for this find. What a fitting way to close out a joyous week such as this. $1.575 million. A healthy $1025 per square foot. It’s like the shining star on top of the Christmas tree. What a beaut!

Can you think of a better way to end the week?

God I love this season!

Here’s what Burbed reader Lisa had to say:

Two Mountain View homes for your consideration….

Why would anyone buy a $2M house in a neighborhood of $1M houses, across the street from a freeway sound wall, a continuation school, and an empty lot?  I mean if you are going to buy a 2M home couldn’t you do better?

3398 Lubich and 3396 Lubich.

At 3398 Lubich, in Mountain View there was once just one house on a big corner lot.  On zillow, you can still see that original house, valued at around 1.3 million

But now that house is gone, and in its place are two 2 million dollar homes. And this new construction is now for sale.

These are amazing homes with all the bells and whistles and huge, impressive windows. Because of those fancy windows, the lucky buyer of 3398 Lubich will be able to eat breakfast in their new home in a sort of fishbowl, just a few feet from the street.

And while they eat breakfast in their fishbowl, they can watch the continuation school kids smoke out in the empty lot across the street (the continuation school is just past the empty lot…).  And if the new owners have their windows open, they will be able to dine to the muffled sounds of the traffic from 85 because the sound wall is also right across the street!  As an extra bonus, high school kids from Mountain View will take up all their street parking.

Still, these two huge $2M homes (that are so close together they are almost kissing), are in Mountain View so I guess this is a great deal….I’m sure they’ll sell fast!  (NOT.)

-Lisa

Hm, it sounds like I need to investigate. Let’s take look!

First, there’s 3398 Lubich Dr:

And then there’s 3396 Lubich Dr:

Personally I don’t know what Lisa’s gripe about 85 is. After all, 85 is the Freeway of the Kings. Cutting through Cupertino and Saratoga, it oozes with eliteness and high API scores. It also ends near Google, bring tons of smart people by everyday. Sure your kids may have asthma, but they’ll also be smarter from living near this highway.

Sure $1.875 million is a bit pricey – but how could you afford not to buy here? Besides, you’re near the Hospital – asthma smathma.

This is just begging some investor to scoop up both of them in one shot!

Thanks Lisa!

424 BUENA VISTA Ave San Mateo, CA 94403
Price: $1,900,000

Beds:     4
Baths:     2.5
Sq. Ft.:     2,853
$/Sq. Ft.:     $666
Lot Size:     6,500 Sq. Ft.
Property Type:    Detached Single Family
Style:    Contemporary
Year Built:    2008
Stories:    2
View:    Neighborhood
Neighborhood:    Beresford Manor
County:     San Mateo
MLS#:     80845081
Source:     MLSListings
Status:     Active

Go Green in the Newly Constructed home! No expense was spared in this opulent home with its celebrity designed landscape, custom painted walls, granite above the fireplace, slate and hardwood floors, imported Italian carpet in the sunken living room, chef’s kitchen with cherry cabinets, Thermador and Miele appliances. Great home for entertainment including pub and black bottom “beachfront” pool.

Thanks to Burbed reader SW for this find. Wowsers! $1.9 million! $666 per square foot. Very Real Bay Area.

Let’s take a look at this millionaire’s neighborhood!

Very impressive. Look, it’s almost at Alameda de Las Pulgas!

Just think of the pride of ownership when you buy this $2 million dollar baby. When you drive to your compound, your castle, your 6500 square foot lot palace at night in your Hyundai Genesis, you can say to yourself: I’ve finally made it.

You deserve this house. Go scoop it up today.

NEW TUSCAN VILLA WITH BAY VIEWS FOR LEASE
601 Bonnie Dr., El Cerrito, CA
New Tuscan style villa overlooking the Golden Gate and San Francisco Bay
4BR/4BA Single Family House

offered at $1,596,880
Year Built 2007
Sq Footage 3,860
Bedrooms 4
Bathrooms 4 full, 0 partial
Floors 2
Parking 2 Car garage
Lot Size 5,500 sqft
HOA/Maint $0 per month

DESCRIPTION
Overlooking the Golden Gate and San Francisco Bay, this new, Mediterranean masterpiece was build without compromise, reflecting only the best melding design and décor to excite the senses. Featuring magnificent living and dining areas with exquisite detailing, sky-high ceilings, tiled terraces, the finest quality materials & craftsmanship and every luxury amenity one would expect in a world class residence. Almost 3900 sqft. with four plus bedrooms four full bath this residence is offered to those who appreciate the very Best!

Normally Burbed doesn’t feature much in the East Bay, as this is a blog that focuses on the Real Bay Area. In fact, I had to double check on a map where El Cerrito is. But nonetheless, what Burbed reader Aaron had to say caught my attention:

Hi Burbed,

Thanks so much for what you do.

I am an East Bay renter looking to buy when sanity returns. I always peruse the rentals and for sale listings in Albany/El Cerrito, to see if I can do better than what I rent now.

Found this gem today in a nice part of El Cerrito:

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/apa/736177961.html

Rent: $4200/month. Sale Price: $1.6m. Isn’t that awesome? Recently reduced from $1.8m!

It gets better – the comments on zillow indicate friction between these folks who built up this house and the 2 lots adjacent and their neighbors, and some suggestions of shoddy construction. Also has some of the sales history, etc.

http://www.zillow.com/HomeQnA.htm?zpid=68032792

I can’t afford $4200/month in rent, but if I could, this a steal – you can live in this place (which does seem awfully nice, and I love the neighborhood) for like 1/4 of what it costs to own it. Maybe more. Figure $1800/month in property taxes alone! Then insure this puppy!

-Aaron

Well Aaron, there are some downsides to renting this – among other things, you wouldn’t be able to modify it, or paint the walls, or even water the lawn. Where is the pride of homeownership?

Frankly, I can’t make too many snarky remarks about this because I don’t know diddly about El Cerrito. Can someone fill me in on what’s there? What the scoop is? Should it be a candidate for the Real Bay Area?

Help me out! (And thanks Aaron!)

Thanks to Burbed commenter “Renter” for finding this. The fact that this house sold at 29.5% over asking restores my faith in humanity… and my faith in that there is a Real Bay Area.

Palo Alto – seriously, if you’re not getting an option arm to get in right now, I don’t know what you’re doing.

MLSlistings Property Detail for MLS number 701796
746 MOUNTAIN VIEW AV
Mountain View, CA 94041
$1,589,888

Open House Showing
Sunday, February 11, 2007 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Minutes to Downtown Mt. View & Google Corp.
Large landscaped lot, spacious rooms, hickory floors, stainless appliances. Granite & marble,cathedral ceilings, cat 5 wiring,…

This Single Family Residence has the following features:
MLS#: 701796 Approx Age: New Approx Sq Ft: 2800
Detached Single Family 2 Stories Contemporary
4 Bedrooms 2 or More Master Suites 3&1/2 Bathrooms

Remember: Houses are for Google employees. If you’re not a Google employee, please move to Gilroy and get a condo there. Got it?

Burbed Reader Nick had this fantastic find recently at 1098 W El Camino Real in Mountain View:

Ok… so what’s across the street:

Here’s what Nick had to say:

I thought you might be amused by this house that I pass every day on the way to work. For only $1.8M you can be the proud owner of this very ordinary-looking single-family home at 1098 W El Camino Real in Mountain View. That’s right, it’s directly on the busiest road in the area so you get to listen to traffic and sirens all day and night. But to make up for that minor annoyance, it is very conviently located and close to shopping: you’ve got an “adult” video store directly across the street. (Sorry about the crappy camera phone pictures.) That sign in the video store window says “Help Wanted”, so it should be easy for the buyer to get a part-time job to help pay the mortgage.

http://listings.metrodt.com/agents/r/richards-david/mountainview/

What do you think? Could this be the perfect starter home for my wife and I to raise a family?

Well Nick, I’m not familiar with your family – but perhaps if you and your wife are open minded, this might be a great property for you! Your kids could set up a basketball hoop on El Camino, and when they get older, they can get a job across the street to help you pay your mortgage. Even if you and your wife are prudes, they could work at what appears to be a car repair store next door.

Great find!

BTW, did you remember to buy your wife a Valentine’s Day present? Because if not, I know a place you could go to on El Camino Real…