Sunday, February 12, 2012

514 N Juanita Ave Unit A $750K


This house has a very nice and modern exterior. It's on a good street, but far away from the beach. The interior, however is a lot smaller than the pictures show. The inside has some stuffy smell when I was touring inside. The smell reminded me of the apartments of college students. I'm not sure whether it's the ventilation or the layout of the townhouse that traps odors. It was hot when I was there. May be they hadn't opened all the windows, except the balcony in the master bedroom that faces the street. I don't think they wanted to open all the windows during open house because the rest of the windows in other rooms are in close proximity with neighbor's windows. This is the front unit, and it at least has the front side of the house that has a decent distance from the neighbors across the street. The sides of the houses and the back of the house are all too close to neighbor's windows. So they are closed during open house or may be for a long time so this explained the stuffy and stale food smell...

The tiny kitchen opens right into the tiny living room. Again, it reminds of an apartment setup... The inside of this house is too cramped and not opened. It just feels smaller than the reported square footage on the listing. I absolutely do not want to pay $750K to live in a cramped space like an apartment.... This house is not a bargain at this real estate market and it is absolutely not worth paying the property tax and HOA and also the closing cost to live in a house this quality. With that price, one can get a much better house in Torrance... I will pass this one again...

A Mediterranean Palace in Las Vagas

When people have money, the choice of quality housing is limitless.... This beautiful mansion that looks like a summer Palace is beyond the dreams of millions of people. But we can still dream on, in case we win a lottery in the future......I bet this mansion will be sold for $5million. Click here for a virtual tour...