Perspective

Perspective for when I get too discouraged with all our property issues. I don’t know what the story is behind this house.

There appears to have been a fire.

But it’s more complicated than that, because there’s remains of an unfinished remodel.

It either burned in middle of a remodel project (yeah, I can TOTALLY imagine that happening), or it burned and they started to try to restore it but soon gave up. Either way, it’s sad.

This is in one of the most expensive suburbs of Albuquerque, in the far northeast heights at the edge of the mountains; large lots, expensive homes, with views of the mountains and the city lights.

https://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/12512-Modesto-Ave-NE,-Albuquerque,-NM-87122_rb/?fromHomePage=true&shouldFireSellPageImplicitClaimGA=false&fromHomePageTab=buy

The photos don’t make sense – there’s an extra structure that’s not included in the listing. Maybe it was once a guesthouse. I see the remains of a swimming pool. 

Here’s the price listings. It appears that several owners have been tangled up in its history:

An internet description from 2015 says, “This is a magnificent house located in the prestigious North Albuquerque Acres area. With multiple living areas inside and out, spacious bed rooms, multiple office areas, and a beautiful pool and casita area, this home will offer luxurious living and working for the family.”

And yet, it sold for $60,000 less than what was already a very low price for that size of a house (4,380 sq. ft.) in such a good area.

Another (possibly current) listing says, “…once a showplace, then a construction site, now an abandoned project in need of rescue. Last seen gutted with new staircase design, fresh drywall, new roof & plumbing, electric, HVAC in progress…now seen damaged by the elements and calling for a restart. ”

Tragic – they put a new roof on and new utilities and then just left it exposed to rot. And I thought we lost money on our remodels – oh my gosh.

There was no mention of fire (although it looks like there was least a small one) – but it’s definitely a more complicated story than a simple fire.

More googling suggests it was put into an LLC, and the registered agent (who is probably the owner, but might be the owner’s lawyer) is located in Los Vegas, Nevada. Why am I not surprised?

A project gone really wrong. Let that be a lesson to all of us! This is what will happen if we don’t finish the f-ing remodel project!

At any rate, we won’t be buying that one.