10 Comments

1. 

   tj & the bear on May 10, 2011 at 10:15 pm

   Incredible views, but that house needs some serious help otherwise.

   p.s.: Jim, here’s a tsunami video you may not have seen — The full video footage of a tsunami Rikuzentakata city firefighters

2. 

   Peter on May 10, 2011 at 10:50 pm

   Jim, Ya nailed it: 3 million-dollar view and a 400K house.

3. 

   ewhac on May 10, 2011 at 11:08 pm

   The house was clearly designed as a showplace/for entertaining. The layout’s a little odd but manageable. I wish you’d shown a more complete walkthrough of the middle level.

   If I were to guess, I’d say the indoor/outdoor pool is due to the fact that, perched up that high, you’d probably get a fair amount of clouds/fog, which might impair an outdoor-only pool experience. (Or maybe you want to be able to reclaim some of the heat off the water. Or maybe you want to skinny-dip without being in view of the whole of La Jolla.)

   Why does the place need to be dried out? What happened?

   Perched on a hillside like that with a pool, and after the Evil Stucco Soul-Suck Horror, I’d want a report on soil stability and drainage.

   Sadly, the purple carpet must go…

   How close is the nearest supermarket?

4. 

   College Joe on May 10, 2011 at 11:25 pm

   How about the sun exposure? I know some times up there that’s somewhat limited.

   They could really make a spectacular pool with that view!

   Not sure about the house….I’m thinking full remodel. But the view is spectacular!

5. 

   Consultant on May 11, 2011 at 6:43 am

   Jim,

   I agree. $3 million for the killer view, $400,000 for the house.

   Living in Atlanta, when we think of San Diego, views like this are what come to mind.

6. 

   GameAgent on May 11, 2011 at 7:29 am

   According to SDlookup.com, this home was purchased for $2.5M in 2000.

7. 

   Jim the Realtor on May 11, 2011 at 8:37 am

   It shows $1,500,000 on the tax rolls, and zero on the old listing.

   I’m not sure where sdlookup gets their data, but could there have been extra dough outside of escrow because the listing says it was a cash transaction?

   No bash on Game Agent, he’s just curious about the difference, but I’m just saying:

   If there is anyone who doubts the accuracy of what you read here, know that people are checking every single thing I say or write. They must be, because every discrepancy is pointed out.

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   GameAgent on May 11, 2011 at 9:22 am

   Both Zillow and Sddt don’t show any recent sale for this property. Could be a data error at Sdlookup.

   My clients point out every error in my comments too. I look at it positively. At least I know they’re really listening.

9. 

   François Caron on May 13, 2011 at 8:36 pm

   Kudos on ewhac’s comment on the indoor pool most likely used for discrete skinny dipping.

   The rest of the house looks a bit like a mini upscale shopping mall or a high class boutique. Definitely not worth more than $400K. Tear the sucker down and start fresh. If you can afford the land, you can afford the new house build.

10. 

    Jeeman on May 23, 2011 at 11:31 am

    It’s worth the 2000 price, whether $1.5M or $2.5M. Maybe a fat finger responsible for the discrepancy in either direction?