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"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck) 01/31/2019 at 10:00 • Filed to: Worse value than a knuckle sammich

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Adding the unfinished basement to total square footage listed is a lot like someone rebadging their CLK230 as a CLK55.

Oof.

M A T H ! 

“ G A R A G E “

So therefore this home, in North Everett right on a crazy busy intersection (albiet not a terrible location really), is asking for — drumroll please — $388 per finished square feet on 2,100 sq ft lot 

“Nononono but it’s REALLY $194 per square foot, because.... 714 + 726 = 1440!”

https://www.redfin.com/WA/Everett/2630-Grand-Ave-98201/home/2689405?utm_source=android_share&utm_medium=share&utm_nooverride=1&utm_content=link

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 01/31/2019 at 10:05

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OPPOsaurus WRX > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 01/31/2019 at 10:09

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i was looking at a house that had a screen porch added into the sq ft on the listing. I guess they didn’ t think anyone would be bringing a laser measuring tool to an open house.

fintail > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 01/31/2019 at 10:12

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They probably would have wanted 335K for it several months back. This is just a few blocks from a friend of mine’s condo on Grand - I hope you like traffic, indeed.

I like the lot size, surprised it isn’t called “EZ care” or “low maintenance”, etc. Not sure how yet another small old bungalow is “historic”, only a few million of them out there. The security screen door also speaks volumes.

punkgoose17 > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 01/31/2019 at 10:16

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For that price I would demand all of the garage, not the 1/3 of a garage I think they are advertising .

BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 01/31/2019 at 10:17

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Isn’t that illegal in WA? In my state, they’re only allowed to count heated living space in the total square footage.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind 01/31/2019 at 10:18

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Yessir, it is (apparently) illegal in WA. In fact, even if it were finished, you can’t add below-ground living space into total square footage.

I did read a strange blurb that Oregon may be softer on the policy, not sure if true.

The Ghost of Oppo > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 01/31/2019 at 10:19

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What a world we have created for ourselves.  

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 01/31/2019 at 10:22

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Ugh. I looked at a house that claimed to be something like 2,000 sqft for my mom. During the showing, we finished with the 1st floor and I literally (not figuratively ) asked “Wait... where are the stairs to the 2nd floor?” It was that small.  Turns out by 2,000 sqft, 3 bed, 2 bath, they were counting the unfinished basement as both square footage, a bedroom, and a bathroom. There was a half bath in the basement, but it was still an unfinished basement that you had to leave the house to access. They’d also counted the office as a bedroom as it met the legal definition .  The actual house was probably 1,200 sqft.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 01/31/2019 at 10:23

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boooooooooooooo

Thomas Donohue > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 01/31/2019 at 10:24

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What are those angled concrete extensions? And are they sitting on wood slats ?

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Thomas Donohue 01/31/2019 at 10:25

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Yeah the foundation looks... curious. Does this meant he house at one point was even smaller?

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Thomas Donohue 01/31/2019 at 10:27

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T he remnants of a coal chute maybe?

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 01/31/2019 at 10:27

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$281 is cheap all the same though

Thomas Donohue > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 01/31/2019 at 10:32

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Or maybe it was a WWII bunker. Fortress butting up against the wall?

Price just went up...it’s in a historic  district!!!

Thomas Donohue > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 01/31/2019 at 10:34

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I was thinking that but they’d be higher...and angled outside.  I am intrigued and perplexed.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Thomas Donohue 01/31/2019 at 10:42

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It could have been that builders idea of a spread footing, but by the 1950's/1940's when this house was built a spread footing was common practice and builders were not inclined to waste concrete on anything that was not necessary.

Thomas Donohue > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 01/31/2019 at 10:45

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Yeah, maybe just a buttress support. The house appears to be in an incline.  

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Thomas Donohue 01/31/2019 at 10:48

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It does look like buttressed support perhaps for the front wall but it has no soil under it, i t’s hanging in the air. This mystery may go unsolved.

nerd_racing > Thomas Donohue 01/31/2019 at 10:50

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These are used when the ground has a frost push or when the wall needs reinforced.  I am supposed to put one in at my house sometime... 

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > OPPOsaurus WRX 01/31/2019 at 10:59

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Oh man, that means i can add like 200 sq ft to my house when we go to sell...sweet!

Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz) > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 01/31/2019 at 11:41

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My wife and I regularly look for listings in our preferred areas. Well, this past weekend, I found a recently completely renovated flip house that we both absolutely love if not for three things, 1) the master bathroom needs to be expanded still, 2) the (just built) attached garage has no direct access into the home (so what’s the point of making it attached?), and 3) the location is too far into the suburbs, though we’d likely consider it in 5-7 more years.

I’ve been running the numbers comparing selling current and buying that house vs renovating our curr ent home. Some scenarios come up sell/buy and some come up stay and invest. We told our agent “nevermind” because of the 3 issues listed above, but we both still keep talking about the house now a week after finding it. We’re so torn...

Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz) > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 01/31/2019 at 11:42

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That’s some bullshit right there.

M.T. Blake > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 01/31/2019 at 15:13

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Hardpass. Seems over priced for what it is, granted I’m no expert on real estate and especially that in WA. 

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz) 01/31/2019 at 15:54

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House shopping blows

Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz) > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 01/31/2019 at 16:16

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I kind of like it to be honest, at least the shopping part. As far as the decision making process, that’s tough. Especially when you’re not looking to move, but would if the right place came up, and you have to consider all the possible scenarios and what ifs.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 02/01/2019 at 06:44

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looks good to me