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Topic: Anyone Looking to buy a house in L.A.?

http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/6856- … 0634_zpid/

The listing isn't on the MLS yet, but the house next door to mine has just been put on the market. Its a modest 1 owner 1950s house, 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 1500+ Sq. foot on a 6500 sq foot lot, located on a cul de sac in Van Nuys (right by the DMV). I believe they are asking $350k.

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The reason I am posting here is that as you can see in the picture, this neighborhood has a very strange Y shaped driveway set up, and I share the other branch of the Y. That Lemons yellow house is mine, and you can see our Futura in the driveway.

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Re: Anyone Looking to buy a house in L.A.?

your post makes me feel a lot better about getting ready to buy a 50s 3bd 2ba 1660 sqft house on a 9500 sqft lot for $140,000 or so.

good luck with your new neighbors....i could never share a driveway like that....

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Re: Anyone Looking to buy a house in L.A.?

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your post makes me feel a lot better about getting ready to buy a 50s 3bd 2ba 1660 sqft house on a 9500 sqft lot for $140,000 or so.

good luck with your new neighbors....i could never share a driveway like that....


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4 Reply by psychoboy (edited by psychoboy 2013-05-21 12:19 PM)

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Re: Anyone Looking to buy a house in L.A.?

my fiancee's 1930's duplex shares a one car driveway and a two car detached garage (one car parking for each side of the duplex). I just shovel the entire driveway onto their side...

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Re: Anyone Looking to buy a house in L.A.?

psychoboy wrote:

your post makes me feel a lot better about getting ready to buy a 50s 3bd 2ba 1660 sqft house on a 9500 sqft lot for $140,000 or so.

good luck with your new neighbors....i could never share a driveway like that....

Im with you. I guess each area has its stregths and weaknesses, but Ill deal with hot summers, twisters popping up in the spring, and hail to have my 3k square foot two story with a pool for $148k.

And I dont think I would get along with someone sharing that kind of driveway.

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6 Reply by EyeMWing (edited by EyeMWing 2013-05-22 05:56 PM)

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Re: Anyone Looking to buy a house in L.A.?

Punting this to a prospective first-time buyer. Not a god damned chance in hell I'd finance her for well over a quarter million, but you Californians are insane anyway.

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Re: Anyone Looking to buy a house in L.A.?

Crapcan real estate in LA wow!  Could you imagine the domination of neighbor teams?!?  Personally I'll stick with long tows to keep my 5 acres, 1500 sqft house and 2000 sqft shop.  But it rains here, a lot!  Good luck, hope you have a compatible neighbor soon!

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Re: Anyone Looking to buy a house in L.A.?

This area is cheap for L.A., If you look a little closer (over the hill as they say) or in someplace like Burbank (which has better schools) you be paying $500-600 for something like this.

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Re: Anyone Looking to buy a house in L.A.?

I have a better understanding of why it's hard to push the Futura in and out of the garage now...

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Re: Anyone Looking to buy a house in L.A.?

Is that you in the photo peeking through your neighbor's window? smile

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But serously, cost aside, who would want to live next to someone who races a fairmont?

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Re: Anyone Looking to buy a house in L.A.?

Blue States.

Geez.  hmm

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But serously, cost aside, who would want to live next to someone who races a fairmont?

And is touchy about whether or not he knows his Jeepster from his Commander.

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Mulry wrote:
Baron wrote:

But serously, cost aside, who would want to live next to someone who races a fairmont?

And is touchy about whether or not he knows his Jeepster from his Commander.

Im not arguing with them, I am telling them how they are wrong.

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Re: Anyone Looking to buy a house in L.A.?

Type44 wrote:

I have a better understanding of why it's hard to push the Futura in and out of the garage now...

It nearly pinned me between the the Fairmont and the cinder block wall next to the Toyota 4runner last time we tried pushing it backwards out of the garage.

When Google drove by and took this photo my 1960 Chevy was in the garage. When I backed that out I took down the top 2 rows of brick protecting my neighbors flower garden.

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Re: Anyone Looking to buy a house in L.A.?

my neighbor doesn't share my driveway, but he comes over with beer and whiskey and we shoot guns on my porch, light my yard on fire, and stuff like that. I didn't even have to pay extra for him.

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Re: Anyone Looking to buy a house in L.A.?

Now THAT'S a food neighbor!

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Re: Anyone Looking to buy a house in L.A.?

I'm a broker right up the road in Sherman Oaks, so if you want to buy it, gimme a call!

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Re: Anyone Looking to buy a house in L.A.?

priapism wrote:

I'm a broker right up the road in Sherman Oaks, so if you want to buy it, gimme a call!

It sold. She got 8 offers at or above asking, 3 of them before it was even on the MLS. The housing market in L.A. is already insane again.

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Re: Anyone Looking to buy a house in L.A.?

Parkwod60 wrote:

L.A. is still insane.

FTFY

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Re: Anyone Looking to buy a house in L.A.?

All I can say is...WOW.


I have a two story, 2000sq ft with two garages equaling three small bays for $80K.

I pay $460 in property taxes a year.

While you're all pissed at me, I might as well mention my 500 foot commute from my back door to my desk.  It's a two minute walk.


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Re: Anyone Looking to buy a house in L.A.?

yukadas wrote:

All I can say is...WOW.


I have a two story, 2000sq ft with two garages equaling three small bays for $80K.

I pay $460 in property taxes a year.

While you're all pissed at me, I might as well mention my 500 foot commute from my back door to my desk.  It's a two minute walk.


I don't know how you all do it.

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