Perfect investment--568 Central Avenue, Alameda, CA

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This new listing on Central has an interesting phrasing (no MLS(r) ID yet):

17 years old duplex.. Upper units is above 4 car garages and features: high ceilings, 3bdrms, 2baths, newer carpets and freshly painted, open kitchen!
Perfect investment for investors.... Walking distance to main shopping area in Alameda. Close to park and beach.
It's a perfect investment, but only for investors. If you're just a regular home buyer, you might want to look elsewhere.

I've done the basic math on a $750K fourplex before and come up with a zero likelihood of a cashflow-positive situation. It's easy enough to see that a duplex listed at $924,950 makes even less sense, even if it has more garages than residents (which the fourplex does not).

Maybe that asking price has to do with this:

Last sale and tax info

Sold 12/04/2006: $860,000
2007 Property Tax: $4,107
If it's such a perfect investment, why dump it 18 months after you bought it? Maybe the current owner isn't an investor, so it's not a perfect investment for them.

Update 7/26/08: The sellers are "extremely motivated." But not motivated enough to drop the price, evidently.


$924950 Great investment property by the water (alameda) (map)


Reply to: hous-770869354@craigslist.org
Date: 2008-07-26, 11:47AM PDT


Beautiful @ recently remodeled units , each 3bedromm 2 Bath with a total of 6 car garage under 1 of the units.each unit rents for $2,ooo.oo per month and the tenants want to stay, sellers extremely motivated. The units are walking distance from shopping and water. this property definetely has great rental potential.please donnot disturb tenants - all showings must be made in advance and the offer must be written subject to inspection. callagent with questions
What a deal: you're looking at a whole $4,000 monthly cash flow! That's almost 87% of your mortgage payment before income tax on the rental + property tax + maintenance + interest shortfall on the $180,000 you put down to bring your mortgage payment down to $4600 (and qualify for the mortgage to begin with)!

What a fantastic investment, for real. 

Update 8/15/08: Massive price drop a couple of weeks ago, from $924,950 to... $904,950.

Update 11/25/08: Finally dropped to a still-too-high $799,950.

$799950 DUPLEX! 568 CENTRAL AVE., ALAMEDA (alameda)


Reply to: hous-934160556@craigslist.org [?]
Date: 2008-11-25, 2:11PM PST




568 CENTRAL AVE., ALAMEDA, CA 94501

NEWER DUPLEX LESS THAN 20 YEARS OLD IN GREAT LOCATION IN ALAMEDA. NEWLY REFURBISHED. PERFECT FOR INVESTORS. TENANTS WANT TO STAY.

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Update 2/22/09: Remember the "Tenants want to stay" notice? Looks like they may have changed their minds.

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(significantly resized screenshot of Craigslist post used under fair-use doctrine)


Update 4/3/09: Down to $699,950. Death by a thousand cuts. 10 months on the market.

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