dallasiteinsa02 said:

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I don't think this is code in any jurisdiction.

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Have fun with the whole 'homeowners insurance' thing!

The Fife said:

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dallasiteinsa02 said:

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I don't think this is code in any jurisdiction.

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Have fun with the whole 'homeowners insurance' thing!

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And hope they arent using a government backed loan.

Why yes, I would love a full ceiling mural of the previous family as cherubs and angels!

434 Pickett Road

Damn. Lotta lipstick on that pig.

Robert C. Christian said:

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Why yes, I would love a full ceiling mural of the previous family as cherubs and angels!

434 Pickett Road

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SEC Ready!

I'll give them credit - if they find someone who just loves Victorian it'll be an easy sale. Otherwise.....

Posted to the general board, but deserves to be here. In Australia

https://m.realestate.com.au/property-house-sa-magill-131914778?fbclid=IwAR1qgnIXW4rnqTCPXXdkgrBc94PibJNEO3ICgtEun8kVXGSHy_YbhDZGztE

How I felt when looking at that Australian house:

I'm not a realtor but I love looking at houses online. I've driven by this one a bunch this week and finally googled it. Very...unique. Some of it is cool but just very unusual. Honestly I thought it was a school or church.

Edit because I'm an idiot and dont know how to embed pictures, so here's the link.

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/5009-Ranch-View-Rd-Fort-Worth-TX-76109/29059419_zpid/?

It would certainly make an amazing fort for the coming civil war 2.0.

I can appreciate the work that went into it, but some of the design choices made are just baffling. It's obviously updated only halfway and the updates are a mix of actual modern vs. generic suburban so it's like there are 3 thing going on at once here. None of them play that nicely with each other.

Anyway I see the potential, but it's going to take a very competent architect or interior and kitchen design person to make that happen. Bring your checkbook!

9350 Espada Rd

4/1
1,627 sf on 2.29 acres
$2,000,000


Days on the market 2,979

If at some point, say I dunno... 3,000 days on the market, do you change the list price?

Good grief, give it up man.

p_bubel said:

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9350 Espada Rd

4/1
1,627 sf on 2.29 acres
$2,000,000


Days on the market 2,979

If at some point, say I dunno... 3,000 days on the market, do you change the list price?

Good grief, give it up man.

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Give it another 40-50 years and inflation may have finally caught up with it.

The pics really leave a lot of things to your imagination. Like cars running the stop sign and ending in your bedroom. And where you pull over to open your gate.

Also it looks like there's a tombstone in the front yard. It's kind of obelisk shaped.

Ol Jock 99 said:

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p_bubel said:

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9350 Espada Rd

4/1
1,627 sf on 2.29 acres
$2,000,000



Days on the market 2,979

If at some point, say I dunno... 3,000 days on the market, do you change the list price?

Good grief, give it up man.

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Give it another 40-50 years and inflation may have finally caught up with it.

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Only need one sucker

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Your offer must come with the following promises: "I promise to enjoy the downtown city skyline and all it has to offer throughout the seasons. I promise to appreciate the small size of this home that is uniquely designed to make a bold statement. I promise to enjoy many nights on the large screened-in front porch. I promise not to gloat too much over the low price of this home I get to call my own."

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N Pinto

JFC...

Well it is pending...

A 600 sq ft house like that would probably sell for the same price here... with a 3 in front.

That might be the nicest horse trough/stock tank pool I've ever run across.

514 Madison

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In 1895, San Antonio pharmacist William C. Kalteyer and his wife Olga built this house, numbered 1217, facing South Alamo Street. The last member of the Kalteyer family to live in the house was their daughter, Gertrude. In 1974 the house was sold to the legendary Walter N. Mathis, who turned and moved the house to face on Madison Street, and the house became 514 Madison,

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Mathis was an interesting character. He had what I like to call **** you money.

p_bubel said:

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WTF?

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Unique home on 2.27 acres on 8th and 9th fairway of Northern Hills City Golf Course with a 1/2 court inside basket ball gym with 22 foot ceiling or 6 car garage, deck, hot tub and enclosure, infrared sauna, fresh paint, root barrier and foundation irrigation system, mature trees, 100% brick and 6.2 KW PV Solar System

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I hope they find someone with cash, because it's only $300,000 out of whack with the rest of the neighborhood. Ugh.

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Just saw the guy that did the purchase appraisal on this place lost his license due to this "home."

Appraised it as residential when it should have been commercial, at least according to the state. (Hit the sales price though!) A highest and best use issue for the property. The building is now a commercial office. (I saw that a couple of weeks ago)

It's a weird three lots, and I'm not privy to the contract details, the middle lot is zoned R, the two side lots are commercial. It appears all three were included in the sale with the driveway improvements going through the commercial lot to the left.

The older zoning map is pretty clear that the house is zoned R while the two lots (one with the driveway) is commercial. They've since all been rezoned R-6 CD, which I've never run across before. Which allows commercial and residential.

Effin mess. I wouldn't have touched that one with a ten foot pole.

I can turn down work. I do it all the time. Some jobs just aren't worth the effort or risk. Some I'm clearly not qualified for. The 1 bedroom new construction earlier on this page is an example of something I was "too busy" to take.

Clearly though, I would have turned down that job due to the zoning issues and told the lender they needed a certified general appraiser. (Commercial guy)

MAS444 said:

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Well it is pending...

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I just went back and looked since I brought it up again. It's been pending since January 24th.

Sounds about right.

p_bubel said:

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p_bubel said:

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WTF?

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Unique home on 2.27 acres on 8th and 9th fairway of Northern Hills City Golf Course with a 1/2 court inside basket ball gym with 22 foot ceiling or 6 car garage, deck, hot tub and enclosure, infrared sauna, fresh paint, root barrier and foundation irrigation system, mature trees, 100% brick and 6.2 KW PV Solar System

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I hope they find someone with cash, because it's only $300,000 out of whack with the rest of the neighborhood. Ugh.

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Just saw the guy that did the purchase appraisal on this place lost his license due to this "home."

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That house is what happens when you stick two KB Homes together.

Well, that too. KB Homes stand out in San Antonio as being cheap, blocky, and low quality. They're basically a cube, and most have this lovely octagonal window in the front above the front door. I think the window is in a closet so a lot of the time you can see the studs and back side of the drywall from someone blocking it off.

I don't even know how to describe what the hell is happening with this house

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/11-Courtside-Cir_San-Antonio_TX_78216_M77045-29157?view=qv

I do believe that's the first time I've seen one of these hit the market here in San Antonio. At least in town.

W Poplar