Your Three Day Weekend Getaway (Read a book)
Today’s featured property is brought to you by Burbed reader wahnny. It’s perfect for a quick little mini-vacay, because it’s an easy drive from Google, Facebook, Apple, or wherever you should be working this weekend. Just plop down the cash (easily found behind the couch cushions or by redeeming a couple of stock options), pitch your tent, and enjoy! Plus, you could build a house on it!
2155 Tucker
Scotts Valley, CA 95066
$140,000— Beds
— Baths
— Sq. Ft.
Built: —
Lot Size: 4.74 Acres
On Redfin: 9 days
Property Type: Residential Land (Single Family)
Community: Scotts Valley North
MLS#: 81304038
View: Mountains
County: Santa CruzPerfect vacation spot with a self sufficient little cabin. Off the grid with spring fed water. A wonderful tree house, a zip line, a foot bridge PLUS your own beach on Soquel Creek (year round water) Great place to get away, enjoy the peace and quiet. Read a book, go for a hike, let you kids enjoy the the outdoors! Can’t see a neighbor who you all share in the road maintenance.
Here’s why wahnny sent in this delightful home away from home (that is, if by home, we actually meant a place that doesn’t have a house for grown-ups on site).
Just came across this offbeat/offgrid Scotts Valley getaway. What an interesting use of children, to help sell property. And deep in the woods no less!
Unlike the "mini-San Simeon" property, this one actually has a zip line, as well as other fun structures (cabin, treehouse), and isn’t as far from civilization/paved roads. And it has "beach" access (to the creek) too!
Given its relative proximity to the RBA, relative RBA pricing, and r3ltrd copyspeak, it’s quite clear who this would appeal to!
Every rule we’ve ever heard about staging a property for sale says to take family photos out of the house, because the buyers want to visualize themselves in the house. If they see pictures of your family, then that makes it harder for them to see themselves living there. Obviously either the agent never heard of this rule, or she has some really obstinate sellers. Why? This property features a bunch of family snaps instead of the usual listing photos.
And whoever’s idea this was, they really want you to admire the family. The pictures of the grounds that left the wife and kiddies out are not the sharpest prints in the drawer.
Just wait until you meet “can’t see a neighbor who you all share in the road maintenance.” We double dog dare you to share in the road maintenance with someone you can’t see.
Bunus: Be sure to check out the listing history.
Extra-super-bunus: Last sale (at $190K in 2007) and the older photos are still available for your viewing pleasure. You can tell this one on the right is from the old set, because it’s actually focused.
What with all the excitement from our Black Friday and Beyond DEALS, you may not have noticed that our last zip code installment finished out the 301-400 level of 
Yes, this article, the Bottom 100 of the 500 Most Expensive, is The End of the Delivery Route. Really. Well, until 2012, when Forbes puts out a brand-new list, but there’s a good chance the world will end before then. There’s an even better chance that Forbes will only have 5 places on that list instead of 500, with all the mistakes they made this year. So you’re going to want to pay attention to every single zippy digit in this last entry for 2011! But first… here’s your chance to catch up if you missed the earlier entries in this exciting, edge-of-your-seat-on-the-mail-truck, most beloved Burbed series of all time! (Or was that most belittled?)
