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For Sale: Grand Colonial in Curtis Park Sacramento Features Pool
How many reasons do you need to buy a Grand Colonial in Curtis Park Sacramento? Besides the excellent location. This Grand Colonial in Curtis Park is located on Curtis Way, one house off the park from East Curtis Drive. What this means is you get a beautiful view of Curtis Park without all of the traffic that travels up and down East Curtis Drive and around the park. Your home is nestled on Curtis Way where it is much quieter.
Then, there is all of the space. This home is over 2,800 square feet, according to the Sacramento County Assessor. It features 4 bedrooms and 3 baths, with one of the bedrooms and baths on the main level. Having a full bed and bath on the main floor is a big preference of many home buyers today. The room sizes are spacious. Look at the dining room (21 x 14) and the separate formal living room (23 x 13).
You will love the hardwood floors. The kitchen features granite counters, marble floor and shaker cabinets with stainless appliances. Of course, there is a separate family room off the kitchen, which also allows access to the back yard pool and spa. A large room behind the laundry room at one time might have been a space for a horse, says the seller.
Upstairs, you will find a sauna in the front bedroom. Our photographer says he has not seen a sauna this extensive in many of the multi-million homes he shoots. Definitely a quality sauna. In addition to the sauna, the front bedroom also enjoys exclusive access to the private second floor balcony, which offers views of the park. The master bedroom is enormous, nearly 21 feet long by 18 feet wide, and a lot of windows. It is situated toward the back of the home for more privacy.
But don’t take our word for the amenities and upgrades in this beautiful Grand Colonial in Curtis Park. Instead come to our open house on Sunday, August 5, 2018, from 1:00 to 4:00 PM, hosted by the amazing Amy McMullan from the Elizabeth Weintraub Team.
2641 Curtis Way, Sacramento, CA 95818, is offered exclusively by Elizabeth Weintraub at Lyon Real Estate at $895K. If you don’t have time to visit our open house, then please enjoy the virtual tour.
The information in this advertisement, including, but not limited to, square footage and/or acreage, has been provided by various sources which may include the Seller, the Multiple Listing Service or other sources. Lyon Real Estate has not and will not investigate or verify the accuracy of this information. Prospective buyers are advised to conduct their own investigation of the Property and this advertised information utilizing appropriate professionals before purchasing this Property.
(No measurements have been verified by agent and agent will not verify.)
Why Curtis Park Home Appraisals are Difficult Today
Classic 1924 bungalow contains vintage details with tasteful dates.
People have all kinds of thoughts about Curtis Park home appraisals, and I’m not about to argue with them if I don’t have to. When I am forced to argue, though, I tend to go whole hog. I appeal to my target’s common sense, which of the 6 senses is always the most important. You see, the problem is low inventory, coupled with the way we systematically prepare appraisals. When there are no comparable sales to pick a sales price, none to substantiate value, naive buyers might gravitate toward sales that are not really comps.
They will point to that one house, for example, which is located on a busy street, where the bus runs and stops in front of that particular home. That is not a similar location. That is a bad location. Buyers won’t add $50,000 of value for a good location because they don’t know how to do it. Even if you say to them, would you pay $50,000 more NOT to have the bus stop in front of your house 30 times a day, they might say no, they would not, even when they would.
I struggled with such a sale in Curtis Park. The appraisal came in $50,000 low. The sellers had purchased the home 4 years ago for about $600,000. Prior to market, they replaced all the carpeting on the lower level with hardwood flooring. I ran the trends that clearly showed strong price increases over the past four years in Curtis Park, but the buyer didn’t care. I considered tightening my hands around the guy’s neck while screaming in his face: Do you think values have fallen over the past 4 years? Prices have gone up and up and up.
Because I didn’t want to make my sellers pay for the buyer’s problem, we made the buyer pay for a new appraisal. And it was the buyer’s problem that his lender hired an appraiser from another city who felt he was somehow capable of conducting Curtis Park home appraisals when he was not. It was also not our fault that the buyer needed to finance his purchase.
With cash, we get a much truer picture of market value. People with cash want to make every penny count. I knew I was right on the market value of that home in Curtis Park. I also knew not to use a couple of distressed sales as comparable sales because, thank goodness, in a normal market like today, distressed sales are not comps. With this particular sale, the buyer had enough money to bridge the gap between the appraised value and our list price but refused.
That was his loss. Too bad. Because we turned around and sold the home to cash buyers who recognized the value. I’m Old School about real estate values. I was taught 40-some years ago that market value is the price at which a seller is willing to sell and a buyer is willing to purchase. It’s not what some doofus appraiser who doesn’t really know Curtis Park thinks about Curtis Park home appraisals.
Almost every home in Curtis Park is unique. Two homes side-by-side with similar square footage can vary wildly in market value. This is why sellers should hire an experienced Sacramento Realtor who knows how to sell real estate and understands older, established neighborhoods. In the end, my sellers got what they wanted, and that’s all that really matters to me.
2557 5th Av, Sacramento, CA 95818 closed escrow on August 29th at $682,500.
Reasons to Buy a Home in Curtis Park Neighborhood of Sacramento
The unique architecture of homes in Curtis Park will capture your heart.
Today my blog is a little bit different. I am featuring a member of the Elizabeth Weintraub Team, Exclusive Buyer’s Agent, Amy McMullan. In Amy’s first year of real estate, she sold 15 homes, if that gives you an idea of how well this super star adapted to the world of Sacramento real estate. Most agents in their first year are lucky to sell 2 or 3 homes, and some never ever sell more annually. Amy offers compassion, enthusiasm and a strong commitment to ensuring client satisfaction and happiness.
I asked Amy if she would like to write about her neighborhood and tell you in her own words why you might want to buy a home in Curtis Park and what she loves personally about her community:
Amy McMullan Explains Why You Should Buy a Home in Curtis Park
Amy McMullan, Exclusive Buyer’s Agent, Elizabeth Weintraub Team.
“Once you have lived in Curtis Park, you will find it hard to live anywhere else in Sacramento. Curtis Park is the neighborhood between Broadway (N), Sutterville Rd.(S), Franklin Blvd. (E) and the railroad tracks (W) within the 95818 zip code.
When I moved to Sacramento in 2004, I fell in love with Curtis Park. I did my best to bid on a few “fixers” in the area, but I was priced out and ended up settling for Midtown. After living in Midtown for over a year I got a call from my trusty agent, Elizabeth Weintraub, alerting me to a new listing on Portola Way. The house turned out to need a total remodel (down to the studs). I ended up buying it and completing a full remodel, which was worth every penny when the house appraised for much more than the purchase price plus remodel cost. After living in this home for years, I couldn’t believe how happy I felt enjoying the good life in Curtis Park.
The Curtis Park neighborhood is reminiscent of Marin County. The streets are lined with old growth trees, the park itself is lush and dramatic, and the neighbors are known for being progressive and open minded. This is not a place where most people buy their first home; the average selling price of a home in this area is $575,000. But it is a place of enchantment, where one can live in a distinctive yet mindful neighborhood nestled in the heart of the city. If you buy a home in Curtis Park, you might never leave.
This neighborhood is walking distance from Gunther’s Ice Cream, Pangea Bier Cafe, Café Dantorels, Curtis Park Market, Track 7 Brewing Company, Taylors Market and Taylor’s Kitchen, the delicious and seductive Freeport Bakery, and Chocolate Fish Coffee (coming soon). This neighborhood is also serviced by the 4th Ave / Wayne Hultgren light rail station on 21st and 4th making this one of the easiest neighborhoods to safely and easily access public transit.
Curtis Park is one of the only neighborhoods in Sacramento with a dedicated arts and community center, the Sierra 2 Center at 2791 24th St. This vintage Mission style building is home to the Sierra Curtis Park Neighborhood Association and offers yoga classes, art and music classes for children and adults, activities for seniors, and hosts dozens of events and benefits throughout the year.
This building also houses the 24th Street Theater, hosting year-round concerts, dance performances, intimate musicals and plays. Neighbors who are in-the-know gather daily for an “unofficial” dog park in the expansive fields behind the Sierra 2 Center.
For the history buffs, Curtis Park was built on a 200-acre farm established in 1852. The neighborhood itself did not begin to take form until 1887. Because much of the subdivision development took place before significant dam infrastructure was complete in 1915, there are many high-water bungalow style homes in this neighborhood.
You can learn more about the history of Curtis Park in a splendid book titled, Sacramento’s Curtis Park by Dan Murphy, published by Arcadia Publishing. If you would like to know more reasons to buy a home in Curtis Park, please call Amy McMullan from the Elizabeth Weintraub Team at 916.737.6664.”
More photos of Curtis Park © Sacramento Realtor Amy McMullan:
Cafe Dantorels offers casual dining, take-out or delivery in Curtis Park.
Home in Curtis Park near the Park and Curtis Way.
Sierra 2 Center and 24th Street Theatre showcases local and international talent.
Classic vintage home in Curtis Park boasts spring flowers.
William Curtis Park is 18.57 acres, 2 tennis courts, basketball, picnic grass and one-mile walking trail.
Results Stunned Opposition to Curtis Park Open House
Buyers often write offers after a Curtis Park open house in Sacramento.
For all of those naysayers who believe a Curtis Park open house is a waste of time, this is an enlightening real life experience that might just change your mind about open houses in Sacramento. Granted, not every home in Sacramento is a good candidate for an open house, and some situations do not warrant open houses. For example, in an area with a ton of nearly identical homes on the market, a plethora of inventory, an open house might not result in visitors. Or a home located in an area with no traffic, for another example.
However, our Curtis Park open house candidate was located off a main street with plenty of traffic. It was listed as one of the only homes in its price range, leaving the competition fairly nil. Further, regardless of how lovely the photographs in MLS, a home is much more likely to sell if a buyer can view it in person.
An agent at Lyon Real Estate had contacted me about holding a Curtis Park open house for another listing in Curtis Park that I already had covered for last Sunday. (Sorry you other agents at other companies, you are not allowed to hold open a Lyon Real Estate listing. Too much liability.) Since the other home in Curtis Park was already assigned for an open house, I suggested the agent hold open a different home in Curtis Park, providing the seller was willing.
I contacted the seller to ask if we could take two hours on Sunday to hold open his home. The seller’s response was fairly negative. He sort of viewed a potential open house as a waste of time. But being the positive-directed and results-oriented Curtis Park Realtor that I am, I was more insistent than the seller was negative, and he finally agreed to let us hold it open. Phew.
Then, come Sunday morning, as I was lounging about reading the newspaper — trying not to get any more irritated over the horrible fiasco and idiocy of the Trump campaign than I already am; he is so completely unfit to be president and I cannot imagine how any person who truly loves America could vote for the disgusting pig, this creature from the Black Lagoon who has dragged our country to a new low — my cell rang. It was the open house agent. He was at his office, talking with other Realtors who were rapidly canceling their open houses because it was . . . raining. Should he cancel, was the question.
I glanced outside. There were no 50-mile hour winds. No hail. Trees were not falling over. This was not a storm. Streets were not flooded. Yet. This was rain in Sacramento in the fall. Yes, the agent should still do the Curtis Park open house.
What is this madness? The seller didn’t want the home held open and now the agent doesn’t want to do it either? OK, the agent had promised to do it, he will do it.
One of many banchan (complementary side dishes) served at YD Tofu Korean BBQ.
Then, a few hours later, I’m at the YD Tofu Korean BBQ, which opened this year at Freeport and Fruitridge, enjoying a late lunch — check out the baby sardines with their itty bitty eyeballs — when I received a text message from another Lyon agent. Guess what? Her buyer just came back from the Curtis Park open house and had called the agent to write a full-price purchase offer. Yes, she was buying the home she viewed at the Curtis Park open house. We’re in escrow now.
I don’t know which I’m more excited over. The fact we can dine at a Korean restaurant close to home and no longer have to drive to Rancho Cordova on a Sunday afternoon or the fact my seller has sold his home after the Curtis Park open house.
If you are looking for a Curtis Park Realtor who rarely takes no for an answer, you should call Elizabeth Weintraub at 916.233.6759. Put 40+ years of experience to work for you.
New Curtis Park Listing Under $250K
2544 San Fernando Way is a new Curtis Park listing under $250K
Not only can you buy this new Curtis Park listing under $250K, but it fits perfectly with the growing trend in America of homebuyers preferring smaller houses. A smaller square footage means lower utility bills, too, although this home is powered by Solar City. Electricity is much less to start with. If you’d like to enjoy the benefits of home ownership yet retain more of your disposable income to spend on other things in the month, this home is for you. It even has a fenced yard, if you’ve been waiting for the right opportunity to adopt a pet.
The home was built in 1923, and some of that original character still remains. Under the beautiful wood-like laminate floor in the living room, which the seller recently installed, you’ll most likely find hardwood. I’ve yet to find a 1923 home that does not offer hardwood in the main area. There are also exposed wood floors in the spacious bedroom, plus two windows for extra light! The bath, located off the bedroom, has a tile floor, wainscoting and a lovely clawfoot tub.
Spacious entertainment area at 2544 San Fernando Way
In the living room, you’ll have plenty of space for entertaining, plus you’ll love the original built-in storage in the dining room. There are two bookcases with glass shelves on either side of four drawers. The dining area is between the kitchen and living room, which makes the entertainment area an open space. Not to mention, this new Curtis Park listing appears larger than its almost 700 square feet. Every inch seems to be utilized.
French doors in the kitchen lead to the patio
Everything you need is in the kitchen. A peninsula island with a wood counter, dishwasher and large white sink sits opposite the gas range, cabinets and refrigerator. The floor is ceramic. French doors lead to the side yard patio, and an archway at the other end leads to your very own laundry room; plus, the appliances all stay with the home.
2544 San Fernando Way, Sacramento, CA 95818, is offered exclusively by Elizabeth Weintraub at Lyon Real Estate at $249,000. If you’re looking for a new Curtis Park listing under $250K, you will love this home. But hurry, these affordable homes generally do not last long on the market in Sacramento. Call 916.233.6759 for more information. You are likely to find no better buy among homes in Land Park and Curtis Park.
Photos: © Elizabeth Weintraub
