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KnappShack said:
How about this one next door? $202,700 estimate on Zillow. Sometimes Zillow isn't the best, but it's saying next door is over $200k.

Sweetened up the subject with paint (prior pics seem to show some exterior clean up too), fresh appliances and sell as "turnkey". Come on in and live your dream.

Where's Mike Pace when you need him?

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1517 61st St, Des Moines, IA 50311 | Zillow

1517 61st St, Des Moines IA, is a Single Family home that contains 864 sq ft and was built in 1950.It contains 3 bedrooms and 1 bathroom. The Zestimate for this Single Family is $208,000.The Rent Zestimate for this Single Family is $1,476/mo.
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Hahahaha, now you're going with the Zestimate as your source? C'mon, that's worse than using a house that is barely considered a comp. Zestimates are like points on Whose Line is it Anyway.. made up & don't matter.

We can just agree to disagree. You're not going to convince me this house is worth $225k, especially not when your "evidence" as to why is a better house that is selling for less, or a neighboring house with a lower Zestimate lol.

If it sells for $225k I'll eat my crow & admit it's worth that.
 
Tailg8er said:
Hahahaha, now you're going with the Zestimate as your source? C'mon, that's worse than using a house that is barely considered a comp. Zestimates are like points on Whose Line is it Anyway.. made up & don't matter.

We can just agree to disagree. You're not going to convince me this house is worth $225k, especially not when your "evidence" as to why is a better house that is selling for less, or a neighboring house with a lower Zestimate lol.

If it sells for $225k I'll eat my crow & admit it's worth that.
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Zillow can be a bit hit and miss depending on the market. It was dialed in when I was in California. Lots of market activity for very similar units.

I just had a drive-by appraisal done. Zillow is $110k lower than that appraisal.

It'll be interesting to see where that home lands.
 
Part of the calculation when I was stranded on a desert island in 2023 was how I was going to get the Jordan’s that would drop in 2030. This ******* guy.

 
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nfrine said:
Lots of good buys around the Iowa State Fairgrounds....
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One of the classic “foot in mouth” situations in my life. New guy at work started last fall. He moved to DSM from Wyoming.

He was shopping for a place to buy. I said “I don’t know a ton about the DSM market, I just know you want to avoid the fairgrounds area.”

He said “all of the places I’m looking at are by the fairgrounds…”
 
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BCClone said:
3500 sq foot????. That's a freaking big house. Finish most of the basement and you have yourself 6500 square foot of usable space. Ours is 1750 with 1200 finished on the bottom and it was good for a family of 5.
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I gotta think most 3500ish sq ft houses are not ranches, so the basement won't double the size. But 3500 is a lot of house. Our place is a 1-1/2 story with about 3600 square feet total, and the main floor at ~2000 square feet is a lot to keep clean. No basement. The older kids allegedly keep their bedrooms and bathroom on the second floor clean.
 
Friend of mine is constructing 6 new 3D houses on a cul-de-sac he built. It's the liquid cement computerized gizmo gun concept "printing machine". The machinery pulled in yesterday and the project was slated for a spring start. Going to be interesting to watch the build. He will rent the units but will sell if asked. I was a developer with him for 30 years, successfully, building spec homes, subdivisions and commercial buildings. I told him a key selling point on these 3D concrete homes would be drive by shooting proof.
 
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swiacy said:
Friend of mine is constructing 6 new 3D houses on a cul-de-sac he built. It's the liquid cement computerized gizmo gun concept "printing machine". The machinery pulled in yesterday and the project was slated for a spring start. Going to be interesting to watch the build. He will rent the units but will sell if asked. I was a developer with him for 30 years, successfully, building spec homes, subdivisions and commercial buildings. I told him a key selling point on these 3D concrete homes would be drive by shooting proof.
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Are there 2D houses?
 
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besserheimerphat said:
I gotta think most 3500ish sq ft houses are not ranches, so the basement won't double the size. But 3500 is a lot of house. Our place is a 1-1/2 story with about 3600 square feet total, and the main floor at ~2000 square feet is a lot to keep clean. No basement. The older kids allegedly keep their bedrooms and bathroom on the second floor clean.
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I live by myself and have really worked at curating/minimizing the stuff I own. I looked at a few houses over 1200 sf and couldn't imagine what I'd do with all the space. The house I'm buying is ~860 sf with a yard I won't have to spend entire weekends mowing and trimming but with enough space for a nice garden and some fruit trees.
 
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swiacy said:
Friend of mine is constructing 6 new 3D houses on a cul-de-sac he built. It's the liquid cement computerized gizmo gun concept "printing machine". The machinery pulled in yesterday and the project was slated for a spring start. Going to be interesting to watch the build. He will rent the units but will sell if asked. I was a developer with him for 30 years, successfully, building spec homes, subdivisions and commercial buildings. I told him a key selling point on these 3D concrete homes would be drive by shooting proof.
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This type of construction is interesting and gaining acceptance with lenders

I always wonder how the market will react and how well the home will hold up. It seems like a bunker that would be perfect for the Midwest as Mother Nature obviously wants us out of here.

I'm sure folks in that industry have already done the leg work, but how are repairs done? Does the curing of the mix have any bad affects on people? I'm told it's a proprietary mix so I really have no idea.
 
swiacy said:
Friend of mine is constructing 6 new 3D houses on a cul-de-sac he built. It's the liquid cement computerized gizmo gun concept "printing machine". The machinery pulled in yesterday and the project was slated for a spring start. Going to be interesting to watch the build. He will rent the units but will sell if asked. I was a developer with him for 30 years, successfully, building spec homes, subdivisions and commercial buildings. I told him a key selling point on these 3D concrete homes would be drive by shooting proof.
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Are interior walls also the concrete 3D?
 
jcf817 said:
I live by myself and have really worked at curating/minimizing the stuff I own. I looked at a few houses over 1200 sf and couldn't imagine what I'd do with all the space. The house I'm buying is ~860 sf with a yard I won't have to spend entire weekends mowing and trimming but with enough space for a nice garden and some fruit trees.
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I've got 4 kids (3 teens and a toddler) and a crap ton of pets, so we needed 5 bedrooms and enough space to get away from each other. :)

Different priorities.
 
BCClone said:
3500 sq foot????. That's a freaking big house. Finish most of the basement and you have yourself 6500 square foot of usable space. Ours is 1750 with 1200 finished on the bottom and it was good for a family of 5.
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Is that just a terminology play? I thought back in the late 90s/early 2000s you had to list "above grade" sq footage and basements didn't really count. My house is 2200 sq ft above grade and 1000 below. So yeah I'd much rather put "3200" in my listing.
 
BigBake said:
Is that just a terminology play? I thought back in the late 90s/early 2000s you had to list "above grade" sq footage and basements didn't really count. My house is 2200 sq ft above grade and 1000 below. So yeah I'd much rather put "3200" in my listing.
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It’s what we were told as appraisers on how to do it. It’s what realtors are supposed to do also. Only above ground. You can say 1000 square foot of basement space is finished but can’t count it into listed square feet. Assessors do the same also.

I was just trying to compare my house to the 3500 sq foot that was mentioned.
 
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