Lots of photos loaded to the Flickr group.
Bring on the Peanut Gallery!!
Found several issues with trying to knock off the Planter Box appendage to the fireplace
How far back does the lot go? Do you own any of the palm trees or pine trees on the other side of the fence?
The terrazo on the fireplace is really cool.
In looking at my parcel map, the lot does not go down the hill. It ends at back of the grass. It appears that the slope and area below (with the palm trees) belongs to the house below. Fine with me!!! Don’t have to try to fix it up.
Ah, ok, exempt as in they did not know anything. When DH sold his parent’s home of 50 years, the buyer’s agent (who was a real piece of work and almost killed the deal repeatedly) kept insisting DH should know more answers than he did. DH graduated HS in the mid-70s and has not lived in the house since. His stepB had never lived there. Neither guy knew any details for disclosures, water related insurance repairs showed up on the report and neither guy had any clue what it was as Dad never told them. It was bizarre. DH went to the house the weekend before closing and the agent swore that meant he knew more than he was telling.
If they have not lived in the house, but it’s a rental, wouldn’t they need to disclose what they do know? Say it’s not complete, but that they paid for certain repairs?
The elderly lady would not fill out any forms. The agent forced her to fill out the minimum legally required forms and she just went down the form markeing everything ‘No’. It was hilarious because I was sitting on a ton of reports and paperwork all about serious drainage, water and mold issues. She marked them all No and claimed exempt from disclosures because she never lived there.
In my neck of the woods, even if you did not live there, because you own the place, you can’t mark “no,” there is a “don’t know” box for that! 
Let me say we marked a couple of those when we sold. Does your property contain fill dirt?! How the heck would I know - I had not built the house or the road that it sits on…
That’s a lotta photos.
Challenges, yes, but you’ll figure it out. I can already see your wheels turning.
I asked about the trees because I think it would improve the view if you could take down a few of those trees in the back. It’s already a really nice view though, so not a big deal if the trees stay.
IMO, those trees are fine and add some charm to the view. It is not like they are baby Douglas furs that can grow tall and wide.
Obviously there’s considerable damage but from the pictures, it looks like the bones of the house are very workable. The family to living room transition will be great when you open up the fireplace wall. The storage closets in the garage will be nice for locking up your team’s tools if and when other contractors are there when your team isn’t. Those are nice deep closets!
It looks like the view might be more NW than W, so the buildings could be UTC rather than downtown. Hard to tell if removing the pines at the left would even open up the downtown or ocean horizon. Probably not but moot point. If we ever get clear weather again you can check.
Can someone post the link to the pictures? TYIA.
The one thing that bothers me in the pictures is that the hearth is not centered to the fireplace. Weird. But the terrazzo is cool.
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I, too, am a fan of the palm trees as part of the view.
@doschicos, thanks.
Yes, the hearth on the family room side of the fireplace is not centered. Then I realized it is because the door to garage has to open and close. The hearth in living room goes full length so it’s OK. Have decided to keep both hearths because they are in good condition and neutral enough.
BUYER!!! At the door
Yesterday, less than a half an hour after opening up the house a woman appeared at the open front door. I was doing a walkthrough with my agent. She introduced herself and asked me if I was going to live in the house or remodel it and sell? I am very hesitant to answer that question because I don’t know who they are…neighbor (they usually hate flippers), City, real estate agent??? So, I just kind of dodged the question.
She then reveals that she had put an offer on the house but they didn’t get it because they needed a 45 day escrow to sell their house. So, right then I knew I was speaking to my competitor, the one who offered more than I did but Sellers took my offer. She told me all about her situation, she and husband want to move back to La Mesa and they have been looking a long time. They want to downsize into their retirement home.
She kept pushing me on how much I’m going to sell it for. I just gave her my card and told her to send me an email.
Well, by the time I got home there was a long email begging me to sell her the remodeled home. All I could think of was a huge clash of styles and a big Pain in the Butt factor. Then another email came with all kinds of selling points how I would save costs, etc and please sell to her at a lower price.
So, I’m now discussing the situation with my agent and deciding whether to proceed down this path again.
My biggest concern is that the house is just begging to go back to its Mid Century roots but I’m pretty sure that is not her style, or that she realizes that was the original style
@Coralbrook I know you know what you’re doing but I have to say the “line of water effervescence” in the dinning room is huge concern for me. The inspector tried to point this out to us in the garage and basement of the house we bought in MA but I didn’t think it was a big deal. It turned into a HUGE deal! It just kept getting worse and worse we had to put in a fench drain and sump pump $$$ and still had issues with mold and water coming up from bellow the foundation.
I vote for not selling. It took you so long to find this house that it could be a very long wait for another. The local government seems easy to work with vs the city of San Diego. You will be able to keep your crew working. You’re very excited about the style (and so are all of us!). I think the only reason to sell would be if you could get at least what you consider six months income from the turnaround, and if you and the crew want the free time.
If she wants it so bad, she can wait until it’s done and bid on it like everyone else!
Which will make you more money - rehabbing and selling it, or basically being a contractor for this couple? Which will you have more fun doing?