Sunday, February 3, 2008

Desperate Laguna House Flippers



Below are some 3 bedroom or larger homes that strike me as flips gone wrong or about to go wrong, especially since Laguna Beach home prices are spiraling downward:




2867 Terry Road - Asking $1,895,000, bought it for $1,850,000 in 2006. Listed for almost a year. This house is a small 3 bedroom, but it is nice. No yard though and really close to PCH noise.

954 Miramar St- Asking $1,099,000, bought for $1,000,000; listed in 2007 and recently relisted to make it look "new".

31371 Monterey St - Reduced to $2,050,000, bought for $1,400,000. I visited this one this weekend and they are eager to sell - further price reductions likely on this one. This house sits right above PCH - a very noisy location. The renovation stopped at the doors - there are some ocean decks that are in bad shape - a sign of financial distress.

1914 Upper Rim Rock - Asking $1,980,000, bought for $1,500,000 and about $200,000 spent on remodeling. Listed for over 100 days. The predictor says......watch for a price reduction.

454 Broadway - Asking $1,549,000, bought for $999,999. Listed for over 100 days. Ditto - price reduction soon. Broadway street is the 133 highway - this is a bad location.

645 Buena Vista Way - Asking $3,850,000, bought for only $200,000 less. Listed for 148 days. Can you say "watch for the repo man?"

2 comments:

Swim Mistress said...

Yeah, 954 Miramar is a flip that no one wants. Bought in 2006 for $1 million, but then the flipper listed it for $1450,000. Here's what happened next:

Price Reduced: 09/12/06 -- $1,450,000 to $1,399,000
Price Reduced: 09/27/06 -- $1,399,000 to $1,350,000
Price Reduced: 11/11/06 -- $1,350,000 to $1,349,000
Price Reduced: 11/17/06 -- $1,349,000 to $1,295,000
Price Reduced: 03/01/07 -- $1,295,000 to $1,275,000
Price Reduced: 03/21/07 -- $1,275,000 to $1,249,000
Price Reduced: 06/11/07 -- $1,249,000 to $1,195,000
Price Reduced: 08.03/07 -- $1,195,000 to $1,189,000
Price Reduced: 09/06/07 -- $1,189,000 to $1,159,000
Price Reduced: 09/19/07 -- $1,159,000 to $1,158,000
Price Reduced: 09/19/07 -- $1,158,000 to $1,157,000
Price Reduced: 10/08/07 -- $1,157,000 to $1,156,000
Price Reduced: 10/27/07 -- $1,156,000 to $1,129,000

Get a load of those $1,000 price reductions! Aren't they enticing? Sadly, they didn't work. This place has been languishing on the market, stalled, at $1,099,000 for ages. Good luck selling it!

Swim Mistress said...

$1,450,000. Sorry.