I knew that housing in Los Angeles was ridiculous, but this seems cruel.
Yes, this is real.
You can buy THIS house for $499,999.
Newly listed for sale in Southern California's notoriously pricey realty market: half a house for half a million dollars.
The one-bedroom, one-bathroom bungalow in suburban Monrovia, northeast of Los Angeles, was crushed by a tree in May with two renters and two dogs inside. There were no injuries, but a fence and most of the roof were mangled.
I ... I can't.
This was the house before the tree fell (for some reason they didn't get this leaning monster removed before it demolished the place):
Listing agent Kevin Wheeler quipped to the Los Angeles Times that it's an 'open-concept floor plan.'
This agent, well, he's doing his job. He can't help but try to make lemonade out of this lemon.
Monrovia regulations state that demolitions on properties more than 50 years old, which the house is, require a review. But since it was destroyed by what's known as an act of God, a review isn't required, according to Wheeler. So house-hunters can buy what's left of the home and fix it up without dealing with some of the red tape typically required during rebuilds.
'There's been a lot of interest so far because demand is so high and inventory, especially at this price, is so low,' Wheeler told the Times.
It's a fixer-upper, but hey, at least there's no red tape!
And no power, no ceiling, no walls ...
But for half a million bucks, it's a steal for LA.
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