Middle age is when your idea of getting ahead is simply getting up.
Today’s HOT LIST Link ( click the pretty blue link below to see today’s picks ):
$3,250,000
25001 N 107TH PL, Scottsdale, AZ
“where ancient boulders tell a story.”
Boulder H: Look, someone has to wear the plants in this family
Boulder W: But I’m tired of you taking me for granite!
Boulder H: That’s how I roll.
We are told the builder of this bolder boulder beauty spared no expense producing this European inspired masterpiece, creating a home so flawless…How flawless was it? So flawless the current owner remodeled/reinvented and invested extensively in almost every facet of the home! Practice makes perfect, and however many times its creators had to rehearse discovering the unobtainability of perfection, the end result is perfectly unique. The interior spaces are so vast they fit more rugs than William Shatner’s hairstylist. You could land a small plane in the foyer. But the big things nearly distract from the little things, and the little things are what separates the good homes from the great homes.
This is a GREAT home. Scrutinize the little details here and they add up to success. From the Canterra stone castaways to the creatively crafty cabinetry, this rock star left no stone unturned. Little details make big things happen.
$389,900
1126 W PORTLAND ST, Phoenix, AZ
“Home needs a lot of work.”
Love me like a bomb, baby come and get it on! People who say money can’t buy happiness, don’t know where to shop. There’s a $600,000 treasure buried here and all it takes is a helping heaping of elbow grease to dislodge it. This house-in-need-of-help will be held Open this Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, 12-4pm, and then the fighting starts. The Buying crowd might be bigger if the Listing Agent had spelled the neighborhood name correctly. Ahem.
There is no F O Story neighborhood.
This house is in F.Q. Story, named after F.Q. Story, the original citrus wrangler who owned the orchards that became the first “streetcar suburb” in Phoenix. F.Q. was a California transplant in 1887, and as such was bewildered that downtown Phoenix was so disconnected with its rural surroundings….which were located a staggering 2 miles away. California had trolleys. F.Q. made sure we did too. Grand Avenue was his idea, his development, as was the trolley system which led directly to this F.Q. Story neighborhood. That train trip was soon derailed by the Great Depression, our trolley folly foiled.
F.Q. Story is one of the greatest men responsible for the development of Phoenix, so if you can’t spell his name right, and you’re in Real Estate…well…
F.Q.!
$1,550,000
4553 E PALOMINO RD, Phoenix, AZ
“Located at the foot of Camelback Mountain”
Enough said.
We say it all the time; you buy the Lot first, the House second. This single level home is nice ‘enough’ inside, with the ever popular choked Smurf color palette, clean lines, and a simple wholesome feel to it, like a Melissa Gilbert level of hotness. One doubts the owners spend much time inside of this place as this lot is begging you to embrace outdoor living as a full-time endeavor. This behemoth of a backyard is bow and arrow distance from the Camel’s head of Camelback Mountain. Your neighbors spent twice this amount to live here. Some of them own cars more expensive than this house.
This is the land of the rich and shameless, Grey Poupon available from every car window, with silver spoons for dental work, where even the Salvation Army band has a string section. And who cares? LOOK AT THAT VIEW! When the band-aid is finally torn off this scab of an economy and the cows come tumbling home, shit hits fan, and we all Jack and Jill our way back down the home equity hillside….again….looking up every day of your existence at this million dollar view will feel like the best decision ever made.
Man, it gets dark faster this time of year. Let’s Move!
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