Pool at Twilight
Today's Hot Prop has a bit of sentimental value to it. When I was a young, naive agent years back, one of the first things I learned in old school real estate 101 class is something called "door knocking". Basically door knocking is just as horrific as it sounds; walking from house to house, knocking on doors, and asking if the owner would like to or are is planning to list their house in the near future. I don't know about you, but when someone rings my bell (which is more like a piercing buzzer), I literally have a heart attack unless I'm expecting Mulberry Street to be delivering my favorite pizza. If as an agent I have that reaction, you can only imagine the thrilled look on owner's faces when I rang their door bell trying to get them to list their home with me at 4:30 in the afternoon - especially in Beverly Hills. I've been chased by dogs, had doors slammed in my face, threats of police - for those of you who think agents look at pretty houses all day and make million of dollars - trust me, it's not for the faint of heart. Once I was actually let into this huge mansion in the Bird Streets by this really cool couple. Their house was down this very long driveway and after they politely refused my services, they opened the ten foot wrought iron gate for me to make my walking exit. By the time I got up to the end of the mile end driveway, the gate had already closed. I had to literally scale this massive wall (with no decent footholds), tore the crotch of my pants, and landed on the ground with a thud. The best part is that the whole property was surrounded by video surveillance (the owner was Madonna's manager at the time). I can only imagine what they must have thought of me!
How the story relates to today's featured property is that this home is one of my favorites houses on a street that I always received an overall warm reception on during my door knocking days - North Beverly Drive. Located at the top of the street, I had always tried to solicit this owner, but he was never home or saw me coming and ran the other direction. Either way, it has been a lease property which I've shown to clients on a few separate occasion. What I love is the curb appeal of the exterior, the location at the top of a wide open street with sidewalks (a rarity in the PO with it's narrow canyon streets and limited street parking), and the overall layout of the house.
The interior definitely reflects who the owner is - a single bachelor with a taste for the rustic. It has kind of an Ojai country house meets Spanish hacienda hunting lodge feel. It's one of those houses where it could definitely use some updating to give a modern look, but you could also comfortably live in it as is and remodel as you go. It's not without some quirks. The garage door is sealed and the garage itself is used as storage - kind of a hoarders paradise if memory serves itself. I remember one of the guest rooms has this oddly placed office in it or was actually one of the rooms, but again, the house is in overall good shape and has a well flowing layout. There is a beautiful pool with water treatments and hot tub out back nestlse against steep canyon up slope. I think that they have priced fairly aggressively. Like I always say, depending on how flexible the seller is, this house could be a fantastic deal. It's not bad where it's priced at currently for location, size, and amenities (but there always room for negotiation).
If one of you buy it from me, I promise I won't knock on your door trying to get you to sell again...at least not for a few years
2040 North Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210 - 3br/3ba, Roughly 2162 sq ft - $1,449,000
Sited in Franklin Canyon on the wide, flat section of North Beverly Drive, this one-story home has been remodeled w/ a wonderful Mediterranean flair. Casual, secluded & resort-like w/ most rooms orienting to the pool & waterfall. Built for entertaining with the well-appointed kitchen opening to the living & dining areas. The three bedrooms all have excellent separation for maximal privacy, as well. Moments from the bustle of Beverly Hills shopping & business areas. Warner Avenue Elementary - Listed by Prudential California Realty
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