A couple of months after being toppled by a towering pine tree, a Monrovia residence — or what’s left of it — is up for grabs for $499,999.
The common-or-garden bungalow made headlines when it was crushed by a tree in Could with two renters and two canine inside. None had been injured, however the tree took out their automotive, a fence and many of the roof.
What’s left of the property appears to be like like a postapocalyptic set piece full with lacking partitions, free wires and no ceilings. Some would name it unsalvageable; itemizing agent Kevin Wheeler quipped that it’s an “open-concept flooring plan.”
In line with the itemizing, the house holds one bed room and one rest room in 645 sq. toes, however these are based mostly on measurements taken earlier than it was destroyed. Wheeler stated the electrical energy is turned off, however the plumbing nonetheless works.
The again door, which the renters escaped via after the tree got here down, nonetheless stands.
Monrovia guidelines state that demolitions on properties greater than 50 years outdated require a assessment. However for the reason that home was destroyed by an act of God, a assessment isn’t required, in accordance with Wheeler. So house-hunters can purchase what’s left of the house and rebuild with out coping with among the pink tape sometimes required.
“There’s been plenty of curiosity to this point as a result of demand is so excessive and stock, particularly at this value, is so low,” Wheeler stated.
He added that a number of folks tracked down the home-owner with low-ball gives to purchase the house days after it was crushed.
“They had been attempting to purchase it for $250,000 or $300,000,” he stated. “However market comparisons for related properties in Monrovia put the worth at $500,000.”