Best buy--2023 Buena Vista Avenue, Alameda, CA
This home recently came back on the market with new agents (MLS #40332458) but the old price of $749,998 (well, the old price minus $2):
Duplex perfect unit with a 4 bed / 2 bath upper owners unit w/new kitchen, fabulous hardwood floors and high coved ceilings. 2nd unit is well positioned 1 bedroom off lower side of house. Bonus room off garage and additional storage. Open Sun 4/27/08, 2:00 to 4:30pm
I toured this house when it was on the market a year or so ago, listed by Tisa Beene, and it was so unappealing I didn't even write down my home tour notes. I do remember the following (note the owners may have remodeled everything, and so these comments may not apply):
The sale history is unremarkable:
Update 6/5/08: Price reduced to $699,000.
Update 8/29/08: Sold for $695,000. I almost feel sorry for the buyer.
- the downstairs unit with entrance to the left of the building is a dump
- there's another partially finished unit in the basement, with the entrance to the right, that's not really livable; it's got one or two rooms with some flooring, but an unfinished bathroom with shower, and concrete floors all over
- the upstairs unit looks and smells old and cheap. There are two "bedrooms" in the back that feel like an old sunporch was converted for habitation by very small humans.
The sale history is unremarkable:
But frankly, given the condition it was in the last time I saw it, I wouldn't even pay that much.Last sale and tax info
- Sold 10/16/2001: $415,000
- 2007 Property Tax: $6,336
Update 6/5/08: Price reduced to $699,000.
Update 8/29/08: Sold for $695,000. I almost feel sorry for the buyer.
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