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$2,000,000 house in Spring Valley?

MattyB

By MattyB
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MattyB Grand Master

MattyB

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Those of you who know San Diego, know how surprising this is. A 2 million dollar house listed in Spring Valley, 91977, not 91978. That's right! This house was probably near 5 mil at the peak of the housing market but now it's a steal at 2 mil :lol: Anyway, I know exactly where this house is and dude, if you want a sweet micro-climate at about 600 feet elevation on the south facing slope of Mt. Helix, with 4 acres and a natural, year round, stream then this is the place for you. Go to the photo gallery and check out all the pics of the mansion and especially the property. At least you can set up a sucker in the spring/stream and you won't have to pay for water.

4255 Conrad, Spring Valley, 91977

Matt Bradford

"Manambe Lavaka"

Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

LJG Grand Master

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Man, how cool would it be to rip out that concrete in the court yard and plant it out with rare, slow growing palms since it has a retracting glass roof?

Len

Vista, CA (Zone 10a)

Shadowridge Area

"Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are."

-- Alfred Austin

redant Grand Master

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A google map shows just how impressive this property is compared to everyone around it. It also shows they have either already tapped the stream of have a VERY high water bill.

Jupiter FL

in the Zone formally known as 10A

DoomsDave Grand Master

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That's a helluva place!

And, a year-round stream. For water power, a pond, wonder what's in the water . . . ?

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joe_OC Grand Master

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Wow! That is quite the spread...

Huntington Beach, CA

USDA Zone 10a/10b

Sunset Zone 24

Gtlevine Grand Master

Gtlevine

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ready to fill in with palms and cycads.

Rock Ridge Ranch

South Escondido

5 miles ENE Rancho Bernardo

33.06N 117W, Elevation 971 Feet

sur4z Grand Master

sur4z

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Uhhh...I don't know about this...there was a detectable brown spot in one of the yard photos.

The weight of lies will bring you down / And follow you to every town / Cause nothin happens here

That doesn't happen there / So when you run make sure you run / To something and not away from

Cause lies don't need an aero plane / To chase you anywhere

--Avett Bros

Walter John Grand Master

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Hi Matty, I'll see your 2mil and raise you a 2.4mil property on the market up the road from me. This too is way down in price, maybe similar to your Spring Valley mansion, would have been close to 5mil back in the day, a few years ago.

Beerwah property for sale

Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

DoomsDave Grand Master

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Gadzooks, Wal, how big is that place, land wise?

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palmislandRandy Grand Master

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Gadzooks, Wal, how big is that place, land wise?

160 acres!

"If you need me, I'll be outside" -Randy Wiesner Palm Beach County, Florida Zone 10Bish

DoomsDave Grand Master

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Gadzooks, Wal, how big is that place, land wise?

160 acres!

Egad, gadzooks, kooks and well . .. .

that's a HUGE tract of land . . . .

Let's keep our forum fun and friendly.

Any data in this post is provided 'as is' and in no event shall I be liable for any damages, including, without limitation, damages resulting from accuracy or lack thereof, insult, or lost profits or revenue, claims by third parties or for other similar costs, or any special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of my opinion or the use of this data. The accuracy or reliability of the data is not guaranteed or warranted in any way and I disclaim liability of any kind whatsoever, including, without limitation, liability for quality, performance, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose arising out of the use, or inability to use my data. Other terms may apply.

Vincent Community Regular

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Realtytrac just stated there is a huge wave of millions of foreclosures coming real soon. If that statement is true, I wonder what impact this might have on the price of the $2 million house?

Tassie_Troy1971 Grand Master

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Nice Place Matty - needs more palms great sheltered microclimate .

Here is a house about 3 miles from me it would look great with a palm collection !

http://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-tas-otago-108379131

And here is a beach house 3 hrs up the coast that has views to die for !

http://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-tas-binalong+bay-108997746

Old Beach ,Hobart
Tasmania ,Australia. 42 " south
Cool Maritime climate

MattyB Grand Master

MattyB

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The real estate agent told me that the free water system is already in place because the water bill is only about $100 every two months. That's probably just from the house/city water. The pics show a dam and pond, so they must have some sort of sucker and pump to run the irrigation. Brilliant! I wish I could do that at my place!

Matt Bradford

"Manambe Lavaka"

Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

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MattyB Grand Master

MattyB

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Jen and I went over to the 2 million dollar house and took some pics.

Check it out! Pool area with cabana/BBQ house, I guess that's what you call it.

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Matt Bradford

"Manambe Lavaka"

Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

MattyB Grand Master

MattyB

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Looking down at the year round creek that they've hardscaped in. Conrad St. has interesting topography because it's a valley, but it's not low lying. It's a valley that cuts across the south slope of Mt. Helix, so you get the benefit of high elevation, south slope, but the water all percolates here too.

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Matt Bradford

"Manambe Lavaka"

Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

MattyB Grand Master

MattyB

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Jen is getting all googly eyed looking in the windows. She wants this house now. Yeah right. :lol:

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Matt Bradford

"Manambe Lavaka"

Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

MattyB Grand Master

MattyB

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This is the guest house that sits upslope on the property. This 3 bedroom guest house is bigger than my house. :huh:

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Matt Bradford

"Manambe Lavaka"

Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

MattyB Grand Master

MattyB

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and still further up on the property is a massive retaining wall! Apparently there are 3 more undeveloped properties up here that you can access from another street. Gotta love Spring Valley man! If this was the hills in Hollywood they would have built on top of each other many years ago.

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Matt Bradford

"Manambe Lavaka"

Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

MattyB Grand Master

MattyB

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Standing up at the guest house, looking back down at the main house. You can see how the house is built around a central atrium that has a sliding glass roof!

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Matt Bradford

"Manambe Lavaka"

Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

MattyB Grand Master

MattyB

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Some yard shots. 4 acres I think. It's expansive, with huge trees and at least 4 super large open lawn areas. The creek is dammed up into two large ponds, one of which has an industrial, Rainbird, golf course style sucker system that feeds the entire irrigation system. They water profusely and the water just percolates back down into the stream via drains.

Seriously, this free, unlimited water is a gardeners dream here in SoCal.

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Matt Bradford

"Manambe Lavaka"

Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

MattyB Grand Master

MattyB

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The last pic is of the gardener. He has been the full time gardener for over 20 years he said. He said he built all the hardscaping for the creek, planted all the trees, lawns, etc. This is the dude that knows where every sprinkler line is and you'll wanna keep him on full time on a large property like this.

That's it. Hope you enjoyed it!

Anyone wanna buy it? :D

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Matt Bradford

"Manambe Lavaka"

Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

avb Community Regular

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It needs a half-mile dirt track on one of those lawns and a motocross track on the rest of it. And a 30 car garage to keep the toys.

Alan Brickey

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Moose Grand Master

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The last pic is of the gardener. He has been the full time gardener for over 20 years he said. He said he built all the hardscaping for the creek, planted all the trees, lawns, etc. This is the dude that knows where every sprinkler line is and you'll wanna keep him on full time on a large property like this.

That's it. Hope you enjoyed it!

Anyone wanna buy it? :D

MattyB - Your photos look better than the link. At least to those who appreciate plants.

There is a rumor that pogobob made an offer ... :unsure:

Coral Gables, FL 8 miles North of Fairchild USDA Zone 10B

redant Grand Master

redant

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Are you buying lottery tickets now?

Jupiter FL

in the Zone formally known as 10A

Daryl Grand Master

Daryl

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That place would be perfect for a palm garden!

Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough!

palmmermaid Veteran

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Hi Matty, I'll see your 2mil and raise you a 2.4mil property on the market up the road from me. This too is way down in price, maybe similar to your Spring Valley mansion, would have been close to 5mil back in the day, a few years ago.

Beerwah property for sale

Wal,

This is my kind of property - big! I would fork over the extra $.4million for 160 acres! Love it.

Palmmermaid

Kitty Philips

West Palm Beach, FL

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