For fun..what kind of home can you buy for 1 million in different areas

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<p>Now here’s a bargain for you.</p>

<p>[Say</a> You Bought Chipper Jones’ House for Only $3.2 Million | Bleacher Report](<a href=“Say You Bought Chipper Jones' House for Only $3.2 Million | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors | Bleacher Report”>Say You Bought Chipper Jones' House for Only $3.2 Million | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors | Bleacher Report)</p>

<p>Seriously, why is this property only $3.2 million?</p>

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<p>Location, location, location. Transplanting many of these homes to HI would dramatically increase their prices.</p>

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I own a house valued in the $1.1M/1.2M range in southern CA. My real estate taxes were $9650 last year, so about 0.85% . The official rate for SD county varies from 1.00% to 1.18%, depending on town within the county. However, the appraisal numbers used tend to be on the low side, often influenced by purchase price, so when you use actual values of homes, the overall rate is a little below 1%. </p>

<p>$1 million doesn’t go as far in SD county as most other areas. One of the most expensive areas of the country is La Jolla (particularly near beach). A couple examples are below:</p>

<p>$1.2 million for a 70-year old, 800 square foot, 1 bed/bath home – [1121</a> Virginia Way, La Jolla, CA 92037 | MLS# 130027064 | Redfin](<a href=“http://www.redfin.com/CA/La-Jolla/1121-Virginia-Way-92037/home/4912503]1121”>1121 Virginia Way, La Jolla, CA 92037 | MLS# 180012847 | Redfin)</p>

<p>$1.1 million for a 900 square foot condo – [457</a> Coast Blvd #303, La Jolla, CA 92037 | MLS# 130026023 | Redfin](<a href=“http://www.redfin.com/CA/La-Jolla/457-Coast-Blvd-92037/unit-303/home/4907516]457”>457 Coast Blvd #303, La Jolla, CA 92037 | MLS# 140029761 | Redfin)</p>

<p>For each town, north or east of La Jolla, prices become far less expensive. I live 3-4 towns north of La jolla and a few miles east of the beach. My home is 4000 square feet, 5 bed/bath, with a about 1/4 acre. It’s in a nice, suburban neighborhood with trails to walk my dog. Being a tech guy, the highlight of the home for me is the movie theater and home automation.</p>

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<p>Seems to be quite a bit of difference in price per sq ft between Chipper Jones house the places in La Jolla. </p>

<p>I like La Jolla. Data10, glad to see you like your place.</p>

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<p>Mom60- true, " marginal neighborhood " is always going to be subjective. The house is just off San Remo Dr. which has sadly seen an increase in vandalism to cars and other troubles in recent years. Yesterday there were 3 SBPD squad cars on the little cul de sac where the house is located, though I don’t know what was up.</p>

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<p>The real estate market isnt picking up fast enough for Chipper. He paid $4,330,000 for that house in 2005 [Chipper</a> Jones Selling Humble 23,000 Sq. Ft. Mansion ? $3.2 Million](<a href=“http://bustedcoverage.com/2013/06/18/chipper-jones-selling-humble-23000-sq-ft-mansion-3-2-million/#photo=2]Chipper”>http://bustedcoverage.com/2013/06/18/chipper-jones-selling-humble-23000-sq-ft-mansion-3-2-million/#photo=2) And bought this one?? <a href=“http://realestalker.blogspot.com/2012/10/chipper-jones-buys-suburban-bachelor-pad.html[/url]”>http://realestalker.blogspot.com/2012/10/chipper-jones-buys-suburban-bachelor-pad.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>It would be over $2M at least. But who wants to live in a house so visible from a busy freeway, plus the noise echoes up the hill.</p>

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<p>Looks like as of February, Dick Clark’s flintstone house was still on the market [Dick</a> Clark’s ‘Flintstones’ Home Reduced To $3.25 Million (VIDEO) (PHOTOS)](<a href=“HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost”>Dick Clark's 'Flintstones' Home Reduced To $3.25 Million (VIDEO) (PHOTOS) | HuffPost Life)</p>

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<p>^^Yes, JYM</p>

<p>Dick Clark’s “Flinstone” house is not the same as “Flinstone” house I was referring to. One is in Los Angeles, the other is in San Mateo or Hillsborough, cannot tell. I guess Flinstone is every where…:)</p>

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<p>There are TWO flintstone houses??? Can you link a photo to the one you are referring to??</p>

<p>*** Oh wait, this??
<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flintstone_House[/url]”>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flintstone_House&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>** Here it is <a href=“Real Estate & Homes For Sale - 18348 Homes For Sale | Zillow”>http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/45-Berryessa-Way-Hillsborough-CA-94010/15535150_zpid/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Bingo! Yes, that is it! Everyday 10’s 1000’s car drive by across the valley from this house. The most visible land mark on the Peninsula…</p>

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<p>Thats a riot that there are TWO flintstone type houses. This one isnt on the market… The article says its now painted PURPLE???</p>

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<p>For only half a million dollars one can buy a 7000 SF underground former atomic bomb shelter built by AT&T in Florida after the Cuban Missile Crisis in the 1960s as an emergency billing center. The first improvement I’d make to the place is attaching a seatbelt to the toilet seat sitting on an industrial spring designed to absorb shock from a nuclear blast.</p>

<p>[This</a> property is the bomb](<a href=“http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/region_st_lucie_county/this-property-is-the-bomb]This”>http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/region_st_lucie_county/this-property-is-the-bomb)</p>

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<p>How’s the view? ;)</p>

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<p>The bomb shelter was featured in a HGTV program, in order to make it work as a residents, it might cost more than $500K renovations.</p>

<p>Speaking of view, the light house in HGTV program may have the best. However, I will not touch those tons of bird poops.</p>