House of the Day: FSBO at 178 Maple
The owners of this house must have a lot of friends! Within the space of about two hours on Friday, four people emailed this listing to us having recently received an email about it. Everyone who had an opinion said the same thing: Gorgeous, pristine house but perhaps a little pricey. If you include the…
The owners of this house must have a lot of friends! Within the space of about two hours on Friday, four people emailed this listing to us having recently received an email about it. Everyone who had an opinion said the same thing: Gorgeous, pristine house but perhaps a little pricey. If you include the finished basement, the house is 3,000 square feet (actually, more like 2,700 according to Property Shark); if you don’t, well, you can do the math. We’d have to agree with the emailers, but you can’t blame the sellers for trying. And you never know–this brownstone is so beautiful you can’t rule out the possibility that someone who’s been looking at absolute crap in this price range in other nabes will walk in and feel like they’ve found a bargain. And if they love, then maybe they have. It only takes one.
FSBO $950,000 [178 Maple] GMAP P*Shark
poster 5:27, 178 Maple is in much nicer condition than 170 Maple. The yard is also much bigger. This place is in move in condition, while 170 doesn’t show nearly as well. The detail counts for something, too. So again, I believe that 178 will move at or close to its ask. I am also of the belief that all of these houses will sell in the $900’s.
I have a two story, very similar to this one. I’m on the North side of the street. It’s the best of both worlds. I get the sun in the living room, but the house is short enough that my backyard is rarely shady. In fact, it’s more often too sunny. I wanted to grow moss between my patio stones, but it’s so sunny there’s no chance.
Listing was probably emailed by partners not their friends.
Listing was probably emailed by partners not their friends.
North garden: Good, even light, cooler in the summers, and more growing options than you’d imagine.
And if you happen to have them, the southern light through lovely stained glass transoms makes any draw-back worthwhile!
FLIPPER>>>>>
Definately. I think someone on the block bought this house for 500K, borrowed another 250K and flipping it for about a 200K profit.
Flip.
dt–At an asking of 925K, 168 should have been able to get over 975K with multiple bids. If they didn’t get it then, they certainly won’t get it now that they raised the price. 170 Maple is only asking 930K. Even if you accept that 168 should get 975K, the difference in sizes betwen these houses is far more than a 25K difference. If that one is 975K, this house should be no more than 925K. Personally, I doubt either will go for that much, but there is always one numbskull in the bunch.
Maple Street houses have been selling in the $900’s, so this is not out of line at all. 168 Maple raised their price to $975 because of so many offers (they should have accepted one, because now they risk going stale) and 170(?) Maple (also fsbo) had an accepted offer the first weekend which only fell through because the buyer’s own deal on their sale has been held up. I think this one will sell.
I agree that this place is way over priced, even with a south garden. I’d pay maybe 875,000 for it since it’s so cute, but no more.