This new listing appears courtesy of happy-piggy over on Redfin’s Bay Area forums.  It’s definitely a flip, because the house changed ownership all of five weeks ago (as I write this).  Your challenge, dear Burbed readers, is to find as many reasons not to line this flipper’s pockets as possible.

Yes, we’re going to play What’s Wrong With This House.  See how many problems you can find!

178 LAS ASTAS Dr, Los Gatos, CA 95032
$949,000

BEDS: 4
BATHS: 2
SQ. FT.: 1,354
$/SQ. FT.: $701
LOT SIZE: 7,208 Sq. Ft.
PROPERTY TYPE: Detached Single Family
STYLE: Ranch
STORIES: 1
VIEW: Neighborhood
YEAR BUILT: 1958
COMMUNITY: Los Gatos/Monte Sereno
COUNTY: Santa Clara
MLS#: 81133706
SOURCE: MLSListings
STATUS: Active
ON REDFIN: 1 day
NEW LISTING (24 HOURS)

GORGEOUS REMODEL * MAPLE CABINETS * CHERRY FINISH * SLAB GRANITE * S/S APPLIANCES * WOOD FLOORS THROUGHOUT * CUSTOM TILED BATHS WITH GLASS ACCENTS * SEAMLESS GLASS DOOR * HIGH END CARPET * NEW INTERIOR DOORS * HARDWARE * MOLDING * SEP LIVING WITH MARBLE FACED WOOD BURNING FIREPLACE * * SEP FAMILY ROOM * RECESSED LIGHTING * HUGE LOT * CENTRAL HEATING & A/C * NEW LANDSCAPING * DOUBLE PANE WINDOWS & SLIDERS * LOS GATOS SCHOOLS *

So, what is that in the first picture?  Looks like the agent made a real point of minimizing something.  See what I mean?

Harder to see in the second picture (#18 on the Redfin page), but there I see something strung up there, more than enough to equip a sitar.  Let’s go to our eye in the sky to check this out.

No, I wasn’t seeing things.

YOWZA.  And here’s what happens if you look at the house on Streetview and then look straight up:

I’ll leave the rest of the hunting to you guys, but be sure to check the neighborhood out to make sure there aren’t any other issues lurking nearby.  Have fun!

I’m going to conduct a little experiment today.  Here’s guest blogger Divasm with a fine write-up of a visit to a house previously discussed in comments.  Now, it just so happened that I also wrote the same place up, as the listing just begged for the Burbed treatment.

But Divasm actually visited the house, and, better yet, took pictures!  So at some point in the future, no doubt when I’m scrambling for new material, I’ll run the column I wrote on this house, based on nothing but the listing itself. Then you can all tell me how much it sucks compared to this in-person, on-the-ground report.

So please give a warm, Real Bay Area welcome to Divasm with today’s featured listing in Redwood City, complete with on-site photos!

3676 HIGHLAND Ave, Redwood City, CA 94062
$759,000

BEDS: 4
BATHS: 2
SQ. FT.: 2,320
$/SQ. FT.: $327
LOT SIZE: 7,800 Sq. Ft.
PROPERTY TYPE: Detached Single Family
STYLE: Ranch
STORIES: 2
VIEW: Bay, Mountains, City Lights
YEAR BUILT: 1947
COMMUNITY: Cordilleras Heights
COUNTY: San Mateo
MLS#: 81015121
SOURCE: MLSListings
STATUS: Pending With Release
ON REDFIN: 492 days

UNOBSTRUCTED BREATHTAKING VIEWS OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY AND EAST BAY MOUNTAINS! LOVELY HOME WITH FEATURES INCLUDING: 2 FIREPLACES-ONE IN MASTER SUITE, NEWER WINDOWS, FRENCH DOORS, DEN/STUDY, DECKS AROUND PROPERTY, FLAGSTONE PATIO WITH GARDEN, AND 2-CAR GARAGE WITH CIRCULAR DRIVEWAY. LIVE IN THIS DESIREABLE NEIGHBORHOOD AND CLOSE TO EVERYTHING!

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First omen that this house will be, ahem, interesting is the freaking castle next door! Seriously, look at it – all you’re missing is a dragon and a moat.

Then you are welcomed by the lovely stained-glass homage to seagulls at sunset as you make your way into the house…

You’ll notice that either you are falling down drunk, or the floors are just a wee bit sloped as you travel back towards the kitchen where you find – holy 70′s chic Batman – wood paneling everywhere…I mean everywhere, including the fridge doors!

Then we go up the spiral staircase (yes, you read that correctly) to find that with the sloping floors downstairs come cracked walls upstairs…not just small cracks, some of these are big enough to someday open a portal to hell, I suspect. The best one is traveling diagonally through a blue painted window frame…apparently the owners spent all their dough on custom wood paneling for major appliances and couldn’t afford interior window sills?

According to the Redfin agent  notes there’s a view to be found up there so that makes it all ok I guess? But alas Burbed readers, this treasure is already pending, so you’ll have to find your own castle-bordering Mystery Spot of your own!

Thanks to Burbed reader and occasional Guest Editor sonarrat for today’s featured home.

2250 STORY Rd, San Jose, CA 95122
$325,000

BEDS: 3
BATHS:  2
SQ. FT.: 1,228
$/SQ. FT.: $265
LOT SIZE: 5,500 Sq. Ft.
PROPERTY TYPE: Detached Single Family
STYLE: Contemporary
STORIES: 1
VIEW: Neighborhood
YEAR BUILT: 1963
COMMUNITY: Alum Rock
COUNTY: Santa Clara
MLS#: 81127940
SOURCE: MLSListings
STATUS: Pending Without Release
ON REDFIN: 18 days

REGULAR SALE * * COMMERCIAL ZONE * * GREATE BUSINESS POORTUNITY * THIS PROPERTY FEATURES 3BED/2BTH INCLUDES UPGRADE SUCH AS NEW PAINT, KITCHEN CABINETS, GRANITE COUNTER TOP, PERGO FLOOR, BATHROOM, NEW LANDSCAPE FRONT/BACK, GARAGE CONVERTED * CONVENIENT ACCESS TO SHOPPING CENTER & FREEWAYS * READY FOR MOVE IN CONDITION * SPECIAL PROGRAM FOR FIRST TIME HOME BUYER * OPEN HOUSE 12-2PM 06/26 * THANKS FOR VIEWING

Here’s what sonarrat said about why this listing was sent in for your enjoyment:

Instant Entry into Real Estate Copy Hall of Fame

Wow, this place even has 2/3 of the Pergraniteel Hat Trick.  Sorry, no “stainless steal” appliances, but you can’t have everything at these prices, not to mention this location, location, location!  What could be better for a BUSINESS POORTUNITY than Story near King?  I mean, it already has an overflow parking lot!

Is it my imagination of is this ceiling not exactly level?

And it never occurred to me to use Pergo in the living room. The warm wood-like structure really brings out the natural-like fiber structure in the furniture.

Now let’s take a look at those UPGRADE, like the kitchen cabinets.

Hey! Somebody stole some stainless after all, as well as the refrigerator!

What’s with the blue-green metallic dishwasher?  Maybe that was a close-out on somebody’s dream house who ran out of cash equity to borrow against. Then the dishwasher found its way here because it’s such a high-class appliance, who cares if it doesn’t match the cabinets or the range or the missing fridge? That’s a BUSINESS POORTUNITY.

Now I am really wondering what color the refrigerator was.  At this rate I expect it was candy-apple red metalflake.

This yard picture is so perfect in so many ways. How do I count thee, mismatched patio sections, trellis suggestive of incarceration, and those trash cans in the back yard instead of hidden along the side.

Think of how convenient it is to have the trash receptacles right on the patio for your next outdoor fete!  None of your guests will be holding empty hors d’oeuvres plates for hours while making small talk through tight smiles.

And holy moley, couldn’t the agent bother to put the hose away for this photo?

Finally, here’s the location, location, location for your BUSINESS POORTUNITY!  And the homeloaner must have a sixth sense for these poortunities, because that living room Pergo is in the converted garage as well as one of the bedrooms, too!  The stuff might have fallen off a truck, or else it was a huge spaving (spend lots to save more)!

One last note: This home isn’t in move-in condition.  It is, instead, READY FOR MOVE IN CONDITION.  Any suggestions what extra steps must be taken by the sucker lucky buyer who has this place pending?

THANKS FOR VIEWING

Today’s featured home shows that even at the very top of the housing pile, you can still find an agent cutting corners.  Or in this case, bulldozing them.  This entry is not only courtesy of Burbed reader Swan, it was written by Swan as well.  Yes, that means we have a new Guest Blogger for you to enjoy.

So let’s take a trip through the wilds of Woodside, and find out if it’s still the Real Bay Area.  And please give a warm, RBA welcome to Swan!

925 MOUNTAIN HOME Rd, Woodside, CA 94062
$13,900,000

BEDS: 8
BATHS: 10.5
SQ. FT.: 18,260
$/SQ. FT.: $761
LOT SIZE: 8.7 Acres
PROPERTY TYPE: Detached Single Family
STYLE: French
STORIES: 2
YEAR BUILT: 1991
COMMUNITY: Central Woodside
COUNTY: San Mateo
MLS#: 81128695
SOURCE: MLSListings
STATUS: Active
ON REDFIN: 26 days

THIS STUNNING ESTATE FEATURES +/-8.7 ACRES IN ONE OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS AREAS IN WOODSIDE * MAIN ESTATE FEATURES +/-18,000 SQ FT * FLAT, SUNNY, LEVEL SITE * CIRCULAR DRIVEWY * HORSES PRMITTED (VERIFY W/ WOODSIDE) ON PROPERTY * GREAT WOODSIDE VALUE WITH POOL HOUSE AND TENNIS COURT * TOO MANY FEATURES TO MENTION * * *

I think the comment of “TOO MANY FEATURES TO MENTION,” is code for “I’m too lazy.”  For example,

1. I’m too lazy to turn off the CAPS LOCK.
2. I’m too lazy to put the E in PRMITTED and the A in DRIVEWY.
3. I’m too lazy to turn the flash on when I take pictures of the living room.
4. I’m too lazy to make the swimming pool look inviting.
5. I’m too lazy to change the date on my camera.  As a result, some of the pictures are dated December 20, 2003.  Maybe that’s why the pictures are so dark.  2003 is back in the dark ages before smartphones, the iPad, and Burbed (sorry, don’t know the birthdate of Burbed).  (February 4, 2006, with this Redwood City beauty. –ed.)
6. I’m too lazy to ask someone, preferably the maid or butler, to clean up the island and countertop in the kitchen.  By the way, what is the red mystery object on the lone chair at the island?  At first, I thought it was a tomato.  On further inspection, I think it’s a Kong toy for dogs.

A simple search on Google yielded some better representations of this property.

1. http://www.commorancyproperties.com/925mountain_home.htm.  Note the clean kitchen and bright living room.  How about the woodwork around that fireplace?  And, wait a minute!  It’s got an indoor pool with retractable roof!  Who knew?
2. http://www.kerinicholas.com/ has a virtual tour.  But, OOPS!!, if you go to the tour, the price is listed as $13,900.  What a steal!

Kenny Lane isn’t a person, or even a Beatles song.  Kenny Lane is a street in San Jose, and there’s a house on it that’s the subject of today’s fascinating Guest Post.

Please give a big RBA welcome to today’s Guest Blogger, Tracy!  This is quite a tragic tale, and many of these bank bastardry details cover why Burbed will never run out of horrible housing to highlight.

Why I see so much stuff in the East Valley, or The Sad Sad Story of Kenny Lane

When the owner of this house died, she was in debt. A wonderful woman by all accounts, at about age 87 she took a second on her home, which she owed a sizable chunk on the first. Well we don’t stay here forever, and in 2009 her daughters found themselves in the sad position of inheriting a debt. They decided to walk away, let the banks foreclose and cut their exposure. Because they are super nice people, they used a neighbor as their realtor.

10183 KENNY Ln, San Jose, CA 95127
$400,000

BEDS: 3
BATHS: 2
SQ. FT.: 1,880
$/SQ. FT.: $213
LOT SIZE: 1 Acre
PROPERTY TYPE: Detached Single Family
STORIES: 1
VIEW: Bay, Green Belt, Mountains, City Lights
YEAR BUILT: 1960
COMMUNITY: Alum Rock
COUNTY: Santa Clara
MLS#: 81131176
SOURCE: MLSListings
STATUS: Pending Without Release
ON REDFIN: 7 days

1 ACRE LOT WITH PANORAMIC VIEW FROM MOST ROOMS AND LARGE DECK!

The house has some good features. Even though suffering from years of neglect ( the second did not go to home repairs …) and being located on a steep hill, it has the grooviness factor my husband and I were looking for. I loved the location as well. It was on the market for the price of the debts which was waay too high. We got into contract for it, and agreed that we would adjust to the level the house appraised at. We did due diligence, secured financing etc., and finally agreed to pay $580,000 for the house.

Banks were fighting over 10,000 dollars

Bank #1 did not want Bank #2 to have $20,000 on #2’s $75K debt; Bank #1 wanted all monies. So we finally made a side deal to directly pay Bank #2. Unfortunately this kicked up a HUD2, and after all money was paid, escrow papers etc. done all parties assuming the deed was done on a Friday afternoon. When I checked to see if all was closed on Monday, I got the bad news that Bank #1 refused to sell because of the money to Bank #2, and after 6 months of work, we lost the house!

Foreclosure started and we were not informed of the auction date, the bank only had a short notice, and we only found out from the heirs the day before. I was unable to get a $500,000 cashier’s check on short notice and no one bid on the house, it was returned to the bank for the opening bid of $504,000.

Now it is on the market again for $400,000, which is one of the reasons I started following Burbed; the absolute craziness of the banks and the real estate world. Where does it make sense to turn down $180,000 more? Only when bank number one is evil Occwen… AKA Countrywide.

The pictures on the house defiantly qualify as the world is tilting worthy. I have many better pictures of the problems of the house which I attach. The house is on a steep hill with no retaining wall, and no working septic system. It does have a million dollar view, and is open on Saturday July 23^rd. [That’s today – ed., also tomorrow and next weekend.]

I don’t think I’ll go.

Yesterday’s featured property in Milpitas was well-received, so let’s return to the City of a Thousand Aromas with this great find from Burbed reader nomadic!

682 KIRKWALL Pl, Milpitas, CA 95035
$788,000

BEDS: 4
BATHS: 3
SQ. FT.: 2,690
$/SQ. FT.: $293
LOT SIZE: 10,000 Sq. Ft.
PROPERTY TYPE: Detached Single Family
STORIES: 2
VIEW: Mountains
YEAR BUILT: 1982
COMMUNITY: Milpitas
COUNTY: Santa Clara
MLS#: 81118480
SOURCE: MLSListings
STATUS: Active
ON REDFIN: 63 days

PRICE REDUCED!! NICE HOME IN A GREAT AREA OF MILPITAS. 4BEDS/3BATHS, 3 CAR GARAGE. BEAUTIFUL BACKYARD AND NEW LANSCAPE OF FRONT HOUSE. NEW INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR PAINT. SUNROOM BUILT WITH PERMIT. TOTAL SQUARE FEET OF THE HOUSE: 3000sf.

Here’s what nomadic thought of this NICE HOME:

The neighborhood across the freeway from today’s featured house is filled with snout houses with HUGE noses.  Check out this hideous example.  Fitting street name too: as the Redfin agent helpfully points out, it’s next to the sound wall for the freeway.

But wait!  That’s not ALL you get!  How about this poorly lit living/dining room? The same effect in the bedroom?

The late 80s kitchen décor?  The two-tone ceiling in the bedroom? 

The indescribable feeling you’re in a shotgun shack in a 2,690 square foot house?  The mismatched marble-like surfaces in the bathroom?

Good thing they included those gorgeous pictures of the back yard.  You’re really going to enjoy that holiday from the humdrum by relaxing out here instead of staying indoors.

Ahhhh!

A little while ago we had this century-old listing in Willow Glen, where someone had bought the property and subdivided the lot, then built three houses all in a row behind the original one.  Thanks to Burbed reader nomadic, who found this listing in comments, we bring you one of those “newer” homes.

906 WILLOWSHIRE Way, San Jose, CA 95125
$749,000

BEDS: 4
BATHS: 2.5
SQ. FT.: 1,994
$/SQ. FT.: $376
LOT SIZE: 2,613 Sq. Ft.
PROPERTY TYPE: Detached Single Family
STYLE: Traditional
STORIES: 2
VIEW: Neighborhood
YEAR BUILT: 2008
COMMUNITY: Willow Glen
COUNTY: Santa Clara
MLS#: 81119719
SOURCE: MLSListings
STATUS: Pending With Release
ON REDFIN: 35 days

THREE YEARS OLD AND NEVER BEEN LIVED IN!PHENOMENAL HOME. JUST MOMENTS TO THE FINE AMENITIES OF DOWNTOWN LINCOLN AVE!CHIC DESIGNER STYLE THRUOUT. HIGH END FINISHES. STAINLESS APPLIANCES. GORGEOUS HARDWOOD FLOORS. TO DIE FOR MASTER SUITE W/ FIREPLACE. MASTER BATH W/ JETTED TUB. HIS AND HERS CLOSETS. CLOSE TO PARKS, SCHOOLS, NEW LIBRARY, & FRESH & EASY GROCERY STORE.

Yes, this is the same Realtard as the old house, and she’s SHOUTING AT YOU just as LOUDLY.  Hmmm.  At first I wondered if she was behind the development in the first place, but the 2008 attempts at sale, as well as the April sales used a different broker.  The limited liability corporation behind this development was called Willowshire LLC, with a mailing address in Saratoga. The contractor was Vern Easthouse, of Los Gatos, and the construction was approved by the San Jose Planning Department back in 2005.  The three new houses were begun in May 2007 and finished in August, 2008.

Meanwhile, soon after they were finished, the ownership was transferred from Willowshire to United Security Bank of Fresno, by way of some capital service, not the one which held the construction loan.  Whoops!  I found a Notice of Default dated June, 2008, so the financial problems hit before the homes were finished.  There were a couple of mechanic’s liens filed against them too.

Meanwhile, there’s another long list of asking prices being changed, delistings, relistings, etc. etc.  Here’s what Zillow had on this place:

There’s similar roller-coaster action with the original old house as well.

A Cisco manager married to a financial consultant bought one of the three new houses in 2009.  A Yahoo executive married to an Internet startup CEO bought another one of the new houses in 2010 and recently signed a consent decree for this property, which suggests he had some kind of lawsuit going against the development.  The original house in front and the remaining new one was bought from United Security Bank by a Palo Alto developer this April for $570K… but it had been sitting empty for 3 years.  New light bulbs and Drano now installed, it’s your turn to move in!

Best of all, when you want to do that Pride of Ownership/Water Your Own Lawn thing… it won’t take a lot of your time.  Check out that lot: 2613 square feet.  Your gardener will charge you more to drive to your house than to rake the leaves!

Here’s another great find from Burbed reader Tracy!  I hope Tracy doesn’t find a house to buy anytime soon, or say goodbye to these terrific listings and I’ll have to look at places like these myself.  Don’t know if I’d dare face the wilds of Milpitas, though, so thanks very much, Tracy!

436 COELHO St, Milpitas, CA 95035
$674,950

BEDS: 5
BATHS: 3
SQ. FT.: 1,962
$/SQ. FT.: $344
LOT SIZE: 7,975 Sq. Ft.
PROPERTY TYPE: Detached Single Family
STYLE: Traditional
STORIES: 2
VIEW: Mountains, Neighborhood
YEAR BUILT: 1964
COMMUNITY: Milpitas
COUNTY: Santa Clara
MLS#: 81121789
SOURCE: MLSListings
STATUS: Active
ON REDFIN: 18 days

GORGEOUS COMPLETELY RE-MODELED DREAM HOME!! NEUTRAL COLORS THRU-OUT. MASTER BEDROOM LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING OUT OF BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS MAGAZINE WITH JACUZZI TUB, FIREPLACE AND VIEW OF THE HILLSIDE. ENORMOUS ALMOST 8,000 SQ. FT. LOT. GET HERE FAST!! WON’T LAST!!

Here’s what Tracy had to say about this place:

I don’t know what magazines they are reading! Absolutely hideous  complete with Kawlums ! Strange, there are no granite countertops or red walls???  Very fancy outdoor kitchen and shed too! Maybe the house looks better in person? Could be just a horrible set of photos, a lame description, and lack of caps or punctuation that makes this one a candidate for the blog!

Hey, not every house featured on Burbed claims their interior decoration is good enough to be in a national magazine.  The closest thing I can think of is that place in Campbell that said it looked like it was in Saratoga.

And not every house featured in Burbed has MAWBUL KAWLUMS FTW.  Too bad there aren’t any on the outside.

But, oh wow, when was this kitchen done, 1986?  And the living room, um, I can’t figure out if those are sanitary covers or if someone has too much time on her hands and a sewing machine.

At least they put their laundry away, you know what I’m saying?

Hey look!  You get your own mini-golf park in the back yard!  Awesomeness!  Plus a terrific design touch in the bathroom: the premium sink/basin so conveniently located right next to the crapper.

And now, the moment you’ve all been waiting for, the MASTER BEDROOM that LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING OUT OF BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS MAGAZINE WITH JACUZZI TUB, FIREPLACE AND VIEW OF THE HILLSIDE.  Ready?

OMFG.  Is that a fireplace, or a 1958 television console?  I figure it needs the fan to keep the vacuum tubes from overheating.  Here’s another view, in case you don’t like this one.

Yeah that looks like something out of Better Homes and Gardens Magazine all right: a before picture.

$925,000

 

1400 WHIPPLE Ave Redwood City, CA 94062

 

Beds:	3
Baths:	2.5
Sq. Ft.:	1,890
$/Sq. Ft.:	$489
Lot Size:	6,000 Sq. Ft.
Property Type:	Detached Single Family
Style:	Ranch
Stories:	1
View:	Neighborhood
Year Built:	1980
Community:	High School Acres
County:	San Mateo
MLS#:	81115802
Source:	MLSListings
Status:	Active
On Redfin:	49 days

“PRICE REDUCTION” AMAZING REDWOOD CITY HOME WITH TONS OF UPGRADES! NEW REMODELED KITCHEN W/ HIGH-END STAINLESS STEEL APPLIANCES & RECESSED LIGHTING. ENERGY SAVING WASHER/DRYER, UPGRADED BATHROOM & TOILETS, FORMAL DINING RM. HAND STRESSED WOOD FLOORS THROUGHOUTS, NEW INTERIOR/EXTERIOR PAINT, NEW DECK & OUTDOOR LIGHTING, NEW FENCE & MORE. QUIET FROM BUSY STREET, THIS HOME IS WALKING DISTANCE to DT

Thanks to Burbed Reader Overheard in San Carlos for this find!

Wow… a price reduction? In this booming economy? What’s going on!

Oh… it’s one of those price reductions. A “nudge nudge wink wink” kind of price reductions.

But what really caught the attention of O.S.C. was the comment about walking distance. According to Google Maps, this is a .8 mile walk to the Redwood City Caltrain station. It requires a pleasant walk down bucolic and peaceful streets like Broadway and, the street of royalty, El Camino Real.

Is this considered walking distance by your standards?

Discuss!

$659,000

1163 CURTISS Ave San Jose, CA 95125

Beds:	3
Baths:	2
Sq. Ft.:	1,449
$/Sq. Ft.:	$455
Lot Size:	3,920 Sq. Ft.
Property Type:	Detached Single Family
Style:	Craftsman
Stories:	2
View:	Neighborhood
Year Built:	1910
Community:	Willow Glen
County:	Santa Clara
MLS#:	81119629
Source:	MLSListings
Status:	Active
On Redfin:	15 days

TIMELESS STUNNING RESTORATION OF OLD WORLD CRAFTSMAN. CLASSIC DESIGN, MODERN CONVENIENCES. ORIGINAL REDWOOD PANELING, HDWD FLOORS, GOURMET KITCHEN W/ GRANITE & STAINLESS APPLIANCES. FRESH DESIGNER CUSTOM CRAFTSMAN COLORS. FILLED WITH CHARACTER. YOU DO NOT FIND THEM LIKE THIS. COMPLEX MOULDINGS AND ORIGINAL BUILT-INS. WALK TO LINCOLN AVE. FABULOUS DOWNTOWN AREA. NEW LIBRARY. DANCIN ON ‘THE AVE’

Thanks to Burbed reader BCD for this find!

Here’s what BCD had to say:

Looks like this modest and nice-looking home from 1910 was once on a larger lot … then someone got greedy and built three new houses nearly touching each other immediately behind it.
The new three houses sold, but nobody has wanted this 1910 house for quite awhile.  Maybe it’s the hobbit-sized "third" bedroom, maybe it’s the five-foot-wide strip of a "backyard" that faces a prison-like blank wall, but the property has been listed more than 10 times between the summer of 2007 and now.
Sniff.

If you go to Redfin and sign in, your browser will explode with history. Seriously.

Wow… this definitely is… uh… dense:

But hey… you’ll love your neighbors! Or not! Maybe you can put up a toll and charge the other 3 houses an entry fee. Oh how sweet that would be!