Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

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After reading the “0.1% Problems” post on ZeroHedge (which was about a snippet from a local paper about a fellow complaining that billionaires can get whatever they want, whereas ‘average millionaires’ in Palo Alto cannot), I thought I’d share a property listing with you good people in case you want to join me here in my fair city (my house, mercifully, I bought into back in 1991 when prices were merely above-average, and not insane).

May I present to you 258 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, California, which is located within walking distance from my house and is a mere $1,800,000 (well, that’s the asking price, but it’ll probably go for more). The property features ample storage in the back……..

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A spacious kitchen to prepare everything from snacks-on-the-go to sumptuous Thanksgiving feasts……..

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A family room where you may gather with loved ones to share stories from the day, catch up on a good book, or sing around the piano………

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A bedroom where you may relax or – heck, it’s Palo Alto! – start the next Google!

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Or relax in the well-appointed bathroom featuring running water (and, once the hot water heater has been installed and tested, your choice or either hot or cold)…….

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It should be noted that the foundation isn’t absolutely perfect and may require some attention; (please note that a Home Depot is just across the freeway, in colorful East Palo Alto, for all your home improvement requirements….)

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Thanks to rock-bottom interest rates, if you’ve got a little over a third of a million dollars saved up for the down payment, and a $300,000 income, you should be good-to-go:

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I mentioned the storage, right?

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Incidentally, I didn’t do a Google Image search for “hovel” and come up with a fake post. The above pictures are, honest to God, from the real estate listing.

And, in a rare moment of Realtor honesty, I close with this:

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