Renovated 3-Bedroom Duplex is Trying an Auction: 39 E. Schiller in the Gold Coast
We last chattered about this 3-bedroom duplex at 39 E. Schiller in the Gold Coast in early July 2013.
See our previous chatter here.
But we had chattered about it several times before that, as it was a short sale and then was bank owned before being renovated and coming back on the market this summer.
Now, however, there’s another twist.
The property is going to auction.
Online bidding will be held from August 17- 27.
The suggested opening bid is $500,000. The listing says “previously valued up to $1,100,000.”
If you recall, the unit came back on the market as a 3-bedroom when previously it had been a 2-bedroom plus family room.
It has come back on the market with a new kitchen, baths, and new lighting.
The kitchen now has dark cabinets and some stainless steel appliances. The listing calls it a “chef’s kitchen.”
There is no deeded parking with the unit but it does have central air and in-unit washer/dryer.
What are the pros and cons of this selling technique in a hot real estate market?
I think Rick Levin at Rick Levin & Associates still has the listing (also has an interest in the property). See the new pictures here.
You can see the “before” pictures here.
Unit #1W: 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, now 2800 square feet, duplex up
- Sold in May 1999 for $510,000
- Sold in August 2002 for $662,500
- Sold in March 2005 for $710,000
- Originally listed in October 2009 for $680,000
- Lis pendens foreclosure filed in November 2009
- Reduced several times
- Was listed in April 2010 for $550,000
- Withdrawn
- Bank owned in December 2012
- Was listed in February 2013 at $399,900
- Sold in March 2013 for $467,000
- Was listed July 2013 for $1.1 million
- Withdrawn
- Currently listed at $975,000
- Auction taking place with suggested starting bid of $500,000
- Assessments now $804 a month (they were $875 a month in April 2010) (includes cable and did include special assessment in 2010)
- Taxes still $4471 (they were $7196 in April 2010)
- Central Air
- Washer/Dryer in the unit
- No parking
- Bedroom #1: 26×16 (second level)
- Bedroom #2: 20×14 (main level)
- Bedroom #3: 17×15 (main level)
I’d buy that in a second for half a mill
I’m going to put my house on the market for $10,000,000 and then claim it was “previously valued up to $10million”.
I knew an english auction was the way to go. Or maybe they’re all the same. Or something.
“I’m going to put my house on the market for $10,000,000 and then claim it was “previously valued up to $10million””
YOu can be a very literal fellow, so I wouldn’t think you would have a problem w this.
Good thinking anon! they will get a screaming deal on my place at 96.5% off!
Wow! You folks sure do have a lot of free time on your hands. So much that you feel obliged to comment on a unit that you have never even walked through. The last time I checked, we all lived in America – the home of Capitalism. I can’t figure out if you are just a group of mis-informed folks commenting on a process of which you have no prior experience, or if you are single-handedly trying to negatively affect the RE market. Until you’ve had first-hand participation with banks, building associations, contractors, unforeseen conditions and opinionated RE brokers, oh and risk several hundred thousands of dollars, tread lightly my friends.
“The last time I checked, we all lived in America – the home of Capitalism.”
This is totally going on my wall-o-quotes.