[quote=bearishgurl]It appears that the “sales” data (parcel transfer transactions) for the last two years has been removed from the assessor’s new system so I cannot corroborate Hatfield’s purported sales price. If anyone can find it, let us know.[/quote]
Actually, the sales data was the only thing I was able to pull up on my own. I can’t figure out how to make a deep link to it, but you can go to https://arcc.sdcounty.ca.gov/Pages/Property-Sales.aspx and type in either the APN or the Street Address, you can see the $480k sales price yourself.
As others have mentioned, there are a LOT of properties in OB with comically low assessed values. I think houses here were cheeeeeep in the 60s and 70s, and my guess is that this property had been in the family for a long time until the recent sale.
As for whether I want justice or revenge, I’m not sure how to answer that. When I first heard about the sales price my first reaction was “shit, I would have bought that property for that price.” But then when I heard the particulars I felt rather sickened. If in fact the benefactor of the estate is disabled, I would like to see him made whole, and if in fact the neighbors took advantage of his situation, there should be consequences for that.
Sorry, I just got in and it’s late, and I was only able to skim the thread before heading to bed. I’ll give it a deeper read in the morning Thank you all for your remarkable research.
