I'm very appreciative of getting back together with Tom Tarrant, the all-time greatest home-renovator-flipper ever. Let's look back at where it all got started in 2011. This is the most incredible remodel we've seen in the blog's 12 years together:
Interesting Houses
Lagunita
Initially this had a lot of promise being the HGTV winner and being oceanfront for only $15 million, but as the film rolls on, you realize the high density - it is practically like a condo. It might be better enjoyed with the volume down:
Trump Tower
Timing your home's sale is critical - and it helps if your realtor has some 'international reach' too! Thanks daytrip: The apartment directly below President Donald Trump’s opulent bedroom at Trump Tower is going up for sale for $24.5 million — and it’s not clear if...
Sunset Strip
This sold to an entertainment attorney for $31,500,000 in April, which was the sixth time it sold since 1995. The developer paid $4,900,000 in 2013:
Dallas
Daytrip keeps an eye out for the interesting buys - here's one from Texas: Only $1,725,000! Link to...
NYC Primer
Hopefully we will be getting an occasional glimpse of what it's like for Kayla to be selling real estate in Manhattan. The vertical living couldn't be more different than what we're used to around San Diego - she'll never see another tract house with two-car...
Bay Island
His have been the best real estate films, but this may be pushing it:
Homes of the Future – Cronkite 1967
In 1967, Walter Cronkite showed us what the future of the single family home will look like in 2001 - thanks daytrip:
San Diego Historic Photos
Gagosian Mansion in La Jolla
Keith at Modern San Diego had this to report in his last newsletter (see below): The house has been torn down since, and is now the residence of The Lerachs. This is from 2005 when they bought it: Here's how the Lerachs' 5.88 acres looks...