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Flippers are still out there - hello...... this looks like crappo! Wake up!
Is it a Gem?:lol:
Purchased Nov 30, 2007 $250,000 - Today's asking Price: $395,000

One word: teardown. That neighborhood (far North Rose Hill, just south of Totem Lake area) has a bunch of those single-story, built-on-slab, flat-roof sorry excuses for houses that are already becoming surrounded and infiltrated by newer, higher-density development. I would guess that most of these houses will gradually succumb to the wrecking ball, and good riddance, I say--whoever thought that flat roofs are appropriate for residential construction in this climate needs to have their heads examined!

Honestly. It must sometimes be hard to live with yourself as a Realtor, after having to write

It must really wear you down. I can only imagine the seller insisted on way over-pricing it, and they're just going through the motions. Maybe the seller really sees what the description reads like. Deluded. Or on De lauded.

"Breathtaking Sound & Mountain views..."



"Fully remodeled..."



"Beautiful yard and covered patio...."




And all this can be yours for the low, low price of $699,950. Less than 700K!

Nu? So what should the listing agent have written?
" Lower middle class look, but need a CEO salary to afford it?"
Or " schlocky tasteless remodel" or " view of parking lot" or "methadone clinic nearby"?

That is an awefull price for that house.

True dat. I am full of awe at the audaciousness.

Having just completed installing cabinets and countertops in my home I would say that back splash height is about 11 or 12 inches. The tiles look like 4 x4 judging by the 1 inch mosaics. In a diamond pattern they probably are about 5 1/2 inches tall.

That's a major oops.

Then there's this one, overlooking the Renton Fred Meyer parking lot.

http://www.redfin.com/WA/Seattle/8600-S ... ome/195864

http://www.redfin.com/WA/Redmond/16680- ... ome/323293

Apr 19, 2004 $345,470 0.1%/yr
Jul 27, 2007 $558,500 15.8%/yr

Today's asking price $600,000

Beautifully renovated w/ state-of-art gourmet ktchn/granite counters/SS appl/hardwds. Not sure where agents get their "selling" verbage~ ugh.....ugly~

That's funny. I just viewed that listing. I like Mid-Century modern, so it caught my eye. Then I saw the home depot style kitchen remodel -which is totally inappropriate for the house, and thought "flipper"

The worst part about this kitchen, no lighting! One single fixture in a vaulted ceiling? I can just imagine coming home at 5pm on a winter night and fixing dinner with no light to work by. And it looks like a bowling alley! The bones of the home are great, although replacement of the windows would be a huge cost. 2X4 construction means less insulation, must be chilly with a draft, wonder what the last few years winter heat bill was. And not mentioning updated plumbing? Rusty water streaming out of a new faucet just doesn't work for me. The price reflects what the owner needs to get rather than what the house it worth! Sad....

Umm... someones proud of something?

Year Built: 1984
Sep 13, 1993 $220,000 --
Nov 30, 1995 $235,000 3.0%/yr
Feb 28, 2003 $383,150 7.0%/yr
Apr 03, 2006 $508,000 9.5%/yr
2008 Price: $849,950

40K higher than the high Zestimate

http://www.redfin.com/WA/Seattle/2110-N ... ome/304234