General: Editorial: The Soapbox: Housing

The lot is about 50x50' on the northeast corner of a one way street, a block from a main intersection. The house was only slightly bigger than the car port and one car garage combined. One can see all the way through the house where the moisture damaged boards were removed the year before.The unstained redwood fence was about five years old - replacing the original picket fence that was in total disrepair. The outhouse (area indicate by the blue rectangle below) was removed a couple years ago when they added permanent windows and paint to the house, and removed many years of trash. The remains of the well are in a brick pile near the front corner of the lot.

Its benefits are being within walking distance from busses, BART, varied shopping, and a few blocks from a major freeway on & off ramp. The magnolia trees are watered by virtue of the spring only a few feet below the surface. At 12 feet above sea level, this is an area that is also designated as a flood plain.

But the new century was still young... and California real estate being what it is...
well, scroll down to the bottom for a more recent view!

Its not hard to imagine what the owner of the neat pink house across the street thought of the view out her front door! At least it's better now...

It took two guys one weekend to put most of the existing structure in a dumpster. Then one guy lived in the garage while they rebuilt this on the lot.....

Of course if it was in Monterey County it would be a deal at $900,000!