like people, some houses just lead more interesting lives than others

Take 4496 N Via Bellas Catalinas. It  was first listed for $950,000 in 05. And it didn’t sell but they didn’t lower the price, no, they raised it to $999,000. But still it didn’t sell, so they stopped pussyfooting around and raised it to a million-two. Way to go. A million-two in one swoop. That takes nerve. And guess what happened, someone came along and paid a million-two. No kidding. That was February 2006 -when practically everything sold for about twice what it was worth.

But despite the high price they paid, the love affair was short-lived and the house went back on the market just two months later, for $1,250,000. And they stuck it out at $1.250 for about a year and then started dropping it $40 to $50k a pop until eventually it got down to $950,000 where it started. But by then it was too late and mr lender reared his ugly head and took it over – that was October 07. And a couple of months later It came back on the market as one of the pioneering foreclosure listings in the foothills, this time for $719,900. But still no one wanted it.

But finally a buyer did come along and make them an offer they couldn’t refuse – them being Deutche Bank - they took $400,000 for it and ran all the way home, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. 

And hallelujah, it’s back on the market today, and all spiffed up I hear, and listed for $849,000.
Check it out.

4496 N Via Bellas Catalinas Tucson, AZ 85718
(listed by Long Realty)

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Comments

[TJ]

No surprise -- 31 photos on the listing, and not one of them depicts a good view.