tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5140004705538204727.post1776706232633712595..comments2023-12-16T04:08:06.419-08:00Comments on Real Estate in the LBC: Shot in the Darkel beehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14187665973956068496noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5140004705538204727.post-83383176526401172092009-09-21T13:56:29.533-07:002009-09-21T13:56:29.533-07:00Yeah, it was a really amazing property. We looked ...Yeah, it was a really amazing property. We looked at it about a year and a half ago, when prices were still pretty nuts. They were retiring and moving to Arizona or New Mexico to be with their kids and grandkids. If we kept the gf's house and rented it, and cashed in our CD's and drew our savings down to a "scary" level, we could have afforded it. BUT...it was on the westside, and as beautiful and "move-in-ready" as it was, she just wouldn't go for it. I can't (and sure wouldn't!) blame her for not wanting it, as she knows this area very well, and will NOT live on "Da Westside". Go two or three blocks away, and if it's at night, you'd better be wearing your Kevlar!drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5140004705538204727.post-30527445178497843242009-09-21T13:08:51.701-07:002009-09-21T13:08:51.701-07:00drjim, that SOUNDS like a nice property!
Weird th...drjim, that SOUNDS like a nice property!<br /><br />Weird though, that they put all that time into it, and now they wanna sell and move...<br /><br />I suspect that these people see all the details of this hood, from living there in day to day life, and probably have an even WORSE opinion/image of it than we do.....<br /><br />They're just tryna pull a fast one, when they sell at these prices, hoping to catch a sucker.Mike in LBCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5140004705538204727.post-63846465044050753242009-09-20T13:37:58.015-07:002009-09-20T13:37:58.015-07:00We looked at one not too far from there that was a...We looked at one not too far from there that was absolutely stunning. True "Pride of Ownership", it was impeccably maintained, had a huge picture window the guy's wife had scrounged from a Buffum's department store that was being torn down. It also had a equally nice little one-bedroom, one-bath "guest house" in the back, and a workshop that gave me a woody! And it was over $500k! Insane price for that neighborhood, but a wonderful piece of property. Too bad it was "Da Westside".drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5140004705538204727.post-58518786113457501952009-09-20T12:05:10.721-07:002009-09-20T12:05:10.721-07:00When I first looked at the location, I shuddered, ...When I first looked at the location, I shuddered, and rolled my eyes and laughed.<br /><br />Then I thought, maybe I was being too harsh, and maybe this old-timer is a little out of touch, and maybe some of these areas have improved.<br /><br />Nice article, to let me know that things are exactly the way I remember them.<br /><br /><br />Good square footage, but pipe dreaming, for that location, to be charging that kind of money. If they knocked off 100K from the price, it'd still be overpriced.Mike in LBCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5140004705538204727.post-2716202694045645612009-09-17T14:29:32.089-07:002009-09-17T14:29:32.089-07:00Although there are some little pockets of very nic...Although there are some little pockets of very nice homes in Da Westside, my girlfriend who's lived in LB all her life, rapidly convinced me NOT to buy there. For every nice, clean, well-kept house there, you go a block or two and find decay, graffiti, and security bars *on the front windows*!drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5140004705538204727.post-56119147439533885292009-09-17T14:28:55.393-07:002009-09-17T14:28:55.393-07:00Wow, thanks for pointing that out El Bee. Now I ca...Wow, thanks for pointing that out El Bee. Now I can feel good about my nightly xanax with vodka chaser...<br /><br />Wake me up when it's 2012....Qualified to Represent...http://nowhere.bol.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5140004705538204727.post-84721237289808696602009-09-17T12:44:15.728-07:002009-09-17T12:44:15.728-07:00Qualified,
You ready to get REALLY depressed? Ty...Qualified,<br /><br />You ready to get REALLY depressed? Type "Long Beach, CA" into Redfin.com and look at the LONG BEACH HOMES section in the upper right hand corner.<br /><br />Aug trends:<br />inventory down 5% vs. July<br />inventory down 35% vs. last year<br />sale-to-list at 99%el beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14187665973956068496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5140004705538204727.post-45790804508949914642009-09-17T12:05:36.872-07:002009-09-17T12:05:36.872-07:00Nice pad, too bad it's in DA HOOD! If it was i...Nice pad, too bad it's in DA HOOD! If it was in Belmont Heights some delusional idiot would be trying to get 1.5 million for the friggin' thing. Wifie and I are looking at homes now and it is depressing as all getout! Seems like 2/3 of the listings are zombie listings just sitting on the market at ridiculously inflated bubble prices for 100s of days with no price reductions. The other 1/3 have bidding wars. It's enough to make me go back in my cave for a couple of more years before even looking again...Qualified to Represent....http://nowhere.bol.comnoreply@blogger.com