A screaming deal would be in the low $300k, like $330k or less? The only problem with buying a fixer in MM is, you’ll be competing with cash buyers. AFAIK, most of the fixer for sale are at deep discount and cash investors scoop them up. If you can find one that’s going for $300k flat or less and are not being swamped by investor and you want to upgrade it yourself, that’s what I would do. It’s always cheaper and better to do your own upgrade.
WRT to comparing this to Poway, it really depends on what you’re looking for. My crystal ball is cloudy, so I can’t really tell you which one will appreciate more in the future, but I would think MM have gotten hit more than Poway. Which would mean there’s more value to be had in MM than Poway, but I could be wrong.
