First… how did you do such great detective work?
That house has incredible waterfront access, including a small little private sandy beach area and great dock/boat slip. I think it is definitely worth the money (from La La land point of view out here in California)
I have seen the Progressive Insurance man cave commercial (once) but trying to figure out where that was inside the house
That is A LOT of white!!!
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/35-Pine-Ridge-Rd-Bourne-MA-02532/55860328_zpid/
^^No need to log in to see the photos.
That white towering fireplace thing - had to be custom made!
I was being tongue in cheek, I don’t think the house in the commercial actually exists. 
When I saw that every single thing in that house white, it just reminded me of that commercial.
So much white… even the toaster in the kitchen is white. I love the funky white fireplace, although wood and wood fires are not really compatible with acres of pure white carpet. I wonder if they have a fleet of roombas vacuuming 24x7 to keep that clean.
No good kitchen photo, I wonder what they are hiding.
If it was on the other side of the bridge, it would probably be worth double.
Thanks, I didn’t realize it required a log in, apparently I am logged in all the time.
"Can’t really add more windows, unless they are skylights. "
so, add skylights.
But you are putting too much effort into trying to save 250 ft of non-useable floor space that cant be easily used or even accessed, instead of visualizing what the room would look like without that
“balcony” hanging over it.
See the forest- not just one tree
I agree. That is a lot of space that is collecting dust. It is just a long hallway… a road to nowhere. I am a fan of windows, but I am not a huge fan of skylights and skywalls because if they fail, it costs a small fortune to fix them.
The Pine Ridge house is absolutely cool. And cheap by my Seattle standards! 
Sounds like you’d hate to give up that extra square footage - as you noted, reading nook and sleeping loft possibilities.
These staircase concepts are interesting but I’m not sure where they might fit:
https://www.digsdigs.com/10-the-most-cool-space-saving-staircase-designs/pictures/104230/ https://www.digsdigs.com/10-the-most-cool-space-saving-staircase-designs/pictures/104227/
https://www.digsdigs.com/10-the-most-cool-space-saving-staircase-designs/pictures/20455/
Or Mister Step: http://www.misterstep.com/EN/product/54333-19733-19733-mini-plus.html
There are a lot of ideas out there for mini/skinny staircases.
Those staircases are pretty cool!
I wonder if building code compliance is an issue when installing these? AFAIK, not that I am an expert or anything, standard building code requires stairs to be at least 36" wide and there are rules about tread width and stair height that most of those look like they violate.
My college roommate’s parents house was all white. I was shocked when I walked in the first time.
@Marilyn, a friend has the third staircase in a flat…they are quite common in Europe. It took me a bit to get the hang of it with the smaller, alternate steps (always start with the left foot!), but I’m a klutz and eventually it became easy to traverse. If @notrichenough can figure out how to get any of these small steps in the space, I think any of these would be acceptable for a space that’s occasionally used (if permittable.)
I doubt that the 250 sq ft of balcony is legally permitted and/or included in the iverall legal sq ft of the house. But i could be wrong. Lots of things in those photos don’t look permitted, like basement bath
Somehow I doubt that, too. The spiral ladder looks flimsy.
I am sure NRE has been digging throug public records, especially for tax assessment. If I had to pay taxes on a chunk of my house that I can’t use… Although asessors exclude some stuff. Here, it used to be that areas with a ceiling lower than a certain height could not be included in the total square footage. Not sure about balconies.
The balcony and the basement bathroom (yay! pink tile!) are original to the house, which was built in 1970. The basement plumbing all drains into a sewage ejection tank and runs under the slab. The town’s property card shows all three bathrooms. So assuming the house was permitted when it was built (I don’t see how it couldn’t be, since there’s town water and a septic system which has to be approved), everything is legal.
The total square footage calculation is interesting. The appraiser counted the balcony but not the finished walkout basement. And he measured the balcony (and some other things) wrong.
The town is counting everything, including the balcony and finished basement. I think. The town property card is a mess - lots of things are wrong, but in total it comes within about 10 sq ft of what I calculate, if I include the finished basement.
Some towns use a multiplier system, where the primary living area is counted at 100%, but other areas are counted at less than 100%, so you wind up with an “effective” area which may not have much resemblance to the actual square footage. For example, an unfinished basement might be counted as 10%, a walkout finished basement might be counted at 60%, a garage at 40%, etc. I don’t know if my town does this or not, I should look into it.
cb, a potential for your next future flip project: http://www.sdlookup.com/MLS-170054077-3628_Oliphant_St_San_Diego_CA_92106 Not the most exciting neighborhood, of course, but affordable with room to add perhaps a master suite in the back? Not many comps to look at in that small area. What’s interesting is that they seem to have redone bath and kitchen floors but none of the cabinets and counters!
Thanks Marilyn… I’ll research that one
12x11 MASTER bedroom? And that kitchen is beyond hideous!
But I like that little house, Marilyn. With a larger master suite!! And a new kitchen…and baths.
I did some quick research on the Oliphant house. It’s only a 2/1 about 900 sq ft. Priced at 769k. When I look at recent sales in the immediate neighborhood there are many similar homes in the 615 to 690k range. So, believe it or not it may be priced too high and would not be a candidate for a flip. Adding a master bedroom and bath and renovating existing house could run between $110 to $120k. So it would have to sell for at least $950k to make it worth it. I cannot get that price in that pocket neighborhood without capturing some kind of view with a 2nd story.
Sounded good at 769k, but just a couple of blocks away make a big difference in perceived value
I found the pictures of that house very confusing. I couldn’t tell what that big green structure was, and who that deck-like thing with the hose hanging off the side belonged to. Lots of concrete, I must say.
Today was interesting.
We were supposed to meet the conservation commission guy and the tree guy this morning. The conservation guy cancelled at the last minute (grrr!) but since we are here, we are hanging out (I am working remotely).
Around noon, there’s a knock on the door. It turns out to be someone from the assessor’s office.
She says whenever there’s a sale they visit the property to verify the details on the property card, and we just happen to be here.
We invite her in, she looks around and glances at the property card and says “Oh, this is all wrong.”
In addition to the wrong measurements I alluded to above, the card did not identify the main room as cathedral ceiling, and it had a large 2nd floor living space on it. She, like everyone else here, dismissed the balcony as not being legit second floor space.
Bottom line, she said we could expect a pretty decent reduction in the property taxes next July at the start of the next fiscal year. 
She wasn’t sure why it was so far off but figured the original owners never let the assessors inside. So they’ve been paying more taxes than they should have for the last 45 years.
Now I have to figure out if we can do an abatement before then.
Wow. That is so cool!