Grow House

by | Mar 15, 2012 | Bubbleinfo TV, Rancho Santa Fe | 7 comments

Here is the story about the former owner of the house – I don’t know how his case turned out:

http://ahharsfnews.com/2010/07/09/rancho-santa-fe-house-with-bonus-room-at-center-of-alleged-medical-marijuana-fraud-bust

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  1. Joe
    Joe on March 15, 2012 at 8:28 pm

    Bummer, not 1 plant left in there. Think there are any out in the yard?

  2. anon
    anon on March 16, 2012 at 5:55 am

    Whoever buys it should keep the rooms…..they will someday be showpiece secret “speakeasy” rooms that old victorians have.

    “Well son, long ago there was a plant that was illegal to possess….so people made secret growing rooms like this”

    “Tell me more Grandpa”

  3. Rob Dawg
    Rob Dawg on March 16, 2012 at 2:22 pm

    Cripes even if it weren’t a grow house it would be a hamster habitrail house.

    That bedroom ceiling said run away like nothing I’ve seen in a long time.

  4. avgjoe
    avgjoe on March 16, 2012 at 3:28 pm

    sad there are so many people using herb in this country.

  5. Thaylor Harmor
    Thaylor Harmor on March 16, 2012 at 7:22 pm

    I wonder what their electric bill must have been like?

  6. just sayin'
    just sayin' on March 16, 2012 at 8:52 pm

    What effect does being a grow house have on a home? I think a meth house makes it unsellable due to the toxicity. Does a grow house have mold or any lingering effects afterwards that make it bad to buy/hard to sell?

  7. Jim the Realtor
    Jim the Realtor on March 21, 2012 at 5:16 am

    I think in this case the after-effects would be minimal, if any. The grow rooms had a concrete floor, and it was cleaned up. But the fear buyers might have would impact salability.

    from the latimes – old marcomoney got sent up too:

    A real estate agent has pleaded guilty to money laundering for helping a couple use profits from a drug operation to buy a $2-million, 4,538-square-foot home in exclusive Rancho Santa Fe.

    Marco Manuel Luis, 31, of Carlsbad, faces a maximum 10 years in prison and a $500,000 fine for having submitted fraudulent loan documents on behalf of Joshua John Hester and Kelsey Wiedenhoefer.

    Hester and Wiedenhoefer in January pleaded guilty to drug charges in connection with a marijuana growing operation at the Rancho Santa Fe home, according to court documents. The couple is set to be sentenced May 14 in San Diego federal court.

    Luis has also pleaded guilty to submitting fraudulent documents to help Hester and co-defendant Jay Jansen buy a 38-acre parcel in Palomar Mountain, where marijuana could be grown. That charge also carries a maximum 10-year prison sentence and $500,000 fine.

    Jansen is set to be sentenced May 14.

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