A rarely found and perfectly charming and updated Joesler at 4430 N Hacienda Del Sol Road, which otherwise would have sold in a jiffy, had been on the market for quite some time due, I’m sure, to an adjacent vacant building lot on its north side that had been split off from the Joesler property.
I had more than a few calls from buyers to show it and before going any further I always explained the situation with the vacant lot. But because the house looked so great buyers wanted to see it for themselves. So I showed it 3 or 4 times and everyone was crazy about the house, they loved it, but in every case the vacant lot quickly squashed their enthusiasm.
Wonderful house, fair price, nice location, but because there was no telling what type house -how big, how tall, how wide, how pretty or ugly - was going to be built on that lot, no one was interested in going any further. And I’m sure that was the stumbling block for other buyers. And perfectly understandable since the new build had a high potential for blocking the mountain views.
At one point I suggested the obvious to the listing agent, which she was well aware of, they should just build the house so buyers would know what they were getting into and there would be no fear of the unknown. I haven’t been up there in almost a year, so maybe they did build.
In any case it sold yesterday for $625,000 ($224/sf). Someone got a really wonderful Joesler with, hopefully, enduring mountain views.
The point is, if there’s a vacant lot that when built could impact the views of a house you are considering buying, be sure to thoroughly check it out. There are very few good vacant lots left in the foothills and you can be sure that one day they will be built.
4430 N Hacienda Del Sol Rd,Tucson, AZ 85718
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