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One consideration in this area is the aging population. Elderly people have a difficult time in two-story homes thus the market for them is a bit smaller.

For non-elderly people, stairs are a PITA. Seems you always need whatever is upstairs. In our remodelling efforts, we have taken great strides to keep our home 1 story.

For me, two-story homes belong on big lots or lots where the land slopes and the house can follow the lay of the land a bit.

A 2-story structure on a small lot just bothers me. It is too imposing and depending on the orientation, can rob the lot of sunlight, expecially when it is between two other small lots, each with their own two-story structures.

This is what I hate about the new construction in San Diego.

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One consideration in this area is the aging population. Elderly people have a difficult time in two-story homes thus the market for them is a bit smaller.

For non-elderly people, stairs are a PITA. Seems you always need whatever is upstairs. In our remodelling efforts, we have taken great strides to keep our home 1 story.

For me, two-story homes belong on big lots or lots where the land slopes and the house can follow the lay of the land a bit.

A 2-story structure on a small lot just bothers me. It is too imposing and depending on the orientation, can rob the lot of sunlight, expecially when it is between two other small lots, each with their own two-story structures.

This is what I hate about the new construction in San Diego.

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One consideration in this area is the aging population. Elderly people have a difficult time in two-story homes thus the market for them is a bit smaller.

For non-elderly people, stairs are a PITA. Seems you always need whatever is upstairs. In our remodelling efforts, we have taken great strides to keep our home 1 story.

For me, two-story homes belong on big lots or lots where the land slopes and the house can follow the lay of the land a bit.

A 2-story structure on a small lot just bothers me. It is too imposing and depending on the orientation, can rob the lot of sunlight, expecially when it is between two other small lots, each with their own two-story structures.

This is what I hate about the new construction in San Diego.

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One consideration in this area is the aging population. Elderly people have a difficult time in two-story homes thus the market for them is a bit smaller.

For non-elderly people, stairs are a PITA. Seems you always need whatever is upstairs. In our remodelling efforts, we have taken great strides to keep our home 1 story.

For me, two-story homes belong on big lots or lots where the land slopes and the house can follow the lay of the land a bit.

A 2-story structure on a small lot just bothers me. It is too imposing and depending on the orientation, can rob the lot of sunlight, expecially when it is between two other small lots, each with their own two-story structures.

This is what I hate about the new construction in San Diego.

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I think someone started drinking a little early today.

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I think someone started drinking a little early today.

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I think someone started drinking a little early today.

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I think someone started drinking a little early today.

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I think someone started drinking a little early today.

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Some more info on this house.
Looks like they did alot more than a flip. Looks like significant square footage was added.

Here are links that tell a story.

Google shows a pretty small house on that lot:
Google

This was probably a 1200 or 1400 sq. ft.

Google Street view on Redfin shows an ugly looking place with a dead lawn and construction debris:
Purchased on Jan 11 for $540K.
Redfin

Zillow shows a much bigger place:
Zillow

The listing says 2200 sq ft. That’s 800 sq/ft at $150/sq. ft = $120K.

Plus the new kitchen and all that tile. $60K ?

Landscaping – $10K.

So, $540 plus @190K = $630K

Because of the lot and the view, $540K doesn’t seem like such a bad price for that house, unless it was a wreck.

I could see this house getting $640, maybe even $675K from a really dumb knife-catcher but not $795K. No way. It’ll sit there for months.

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Some more info on this house.
Looks like they did alot more than a flip. Looks like significant square footage was added.

Here are links that tell a story.

Google shows a pretty small house on that lot:
Google

This was probably a 1200 or 1400 sq. ft.

Google Street view on Redfin shows an ugly looking place with a dead lawn and construction debris:
Purchased on Jan 11 for $540K.
Redfin

Zillow shows a much bigger place:
Zillow

The listing says 2200 sq ft. That’s 800 sq/ft at $150/sq. ft = $120K.

Plus the new kitchen and all that tile. $60K ?

Landscaping – $10K.

So, $540 plus @190K = $630K

Because of the lot and the view, $540K doesn’t seem like such a bad price for that house, unless it was a wreck.

I could see this house getting $640, maybe even $675K from a really dumb knife-catcher but not $795K. No way. It’ll sit there for months.

[sdduuuude]

Some more info on this house.
Looks like they did alot more than a flip. Looks like significant square footage was added.

Here are links that tell a story.

Google shows a pretty small house on that lot:
Google

This was probably a 1200 or 1400 sq. ft.

Google Street view on Redfin shows an ugly looking place with a dead lawn and construction debris:
Purchased on Jan 11 for $540K.
Redfin

Zillow shows a much bigger place:
Zillow

The listing says 2200 sq ft. That’s 800 sq/ft at $150/sq. ft = $120K.

Plus the new kitchen and all that tile. $60K ?

Landscaping – $10K.

So, $540 plus @190K = $630K

Because of the lot and the view, $540K doesn’t seem like such a bad price for that house, unless it was a wreck.

I could see this house getting $640, maybe even $675K from a really dumb knife-catcher but not $795K. No way. It’ll sit there for months.

[sdduuuude]

Some more info on this house.
Looks like they did alot more than a flip. Looks like significant square footage was added.

Here are links that tell a story.

Google shows a pretty small house on that lot:
Google

This was probably a 1200 or 1400 sq. ft.

Google Street view on Redfin shows an ugly looking place with a dead lawn and construction debris:
Purchased on Jan 11 for $540K.
Redfin

Zillow shows a much bigger place:
Zillow

The listing says 2200 sq ft. That’s 800 sq/ft at $150/sq. ft = $120K.

Plus the new kitchen and all that tile. $60K ?

Landscaping – $10K.

So, $540 plus @190K = $630K

Because of the lot and the view, $540K doesn’t seem like such a bad price for that house, unless it was a wreck.

I could see this house getting $640, maybe even $675K from a really dumb knife-catcher but not $795K. No way. It’ll sit there for months.

[sdduuuude]

Some more info on this house.
Looks like they did alot more than a flip. Looks like significant square footage was added.

Here are links that tell a story.

Google shows a pretty small house on that lot:
Google

This was probably a 1200 or 1400 sq. ft.

Google Street view on Redfin shows an ugly looking place with a dead lawn and construction debris:
Purchased on Jan 11 for $540K.
Redfin

Zillow shows a much bigger place:
Zillow

The listing says 2200 sq ft. That’s 800 sq/ft at $150/sq. ft = $120K.

Plus the new kitchen and all that tile. $60K ?

Landscaping – $10K.

So, $540 plus @190K = $630K

Because of the lot and the view, $540K doesn’t seem like such a bad price for that house, unless it was a wreck.

I could see this house getting $640, maybe even $675K from a really dumb knife-catcher but not $795K. No way. It’ll sit there for months.

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I think you’ll be much happier with a purchase if you rent for a while because you will learn about other areas you like, understand the market, and most likely increase your buying power.

The stress of buying when you are in temporary housing stinks, too. Less stressful looking for a rental, I think. Get a rental, let the lease turn over to a montly, then start looking so you are on month-to-month when you are house shopping.

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