Homes in San Francisco are notoriously costly, with the typical dwelling value hovering round $1.26 million. It’s no surprise {that a} fire-ravaged shack priced at $299,000 in one in every of San Francisco’s southernmost neighborhoods noticed at the least 20 individuals tour the property this previous weekend, in line with The San Francisco Commonplace.
Potential consumers had been requested to signal a legal responsibility waiver earlier than stepping foot into the constructing’s scorched remnants, notes the outlet. The actual property agent representing the property — a “fixer-upper gem” that was reportedly inhabited by squatters earlier than it caught hearth — expects it to fetch greater than its asking value, too. (All bids had been due on Tuesday.)
After all, consumers in San Francisco are used to even ramshackle buildings costing a small fortune. In early 2022, earlier than many tech staff who left the town amid the pandemic returned, a moldering, a 122-year-old Victorian marketed because the “the worst home on the most effective block” of San Francisco offered for practically $2 million.