Least expensive house on my block for sale: $1.4M

The least expensive house on my block is currently for sale, asking $1.39M for 1986 square feet (4 BR 2BA). We'd love to have friends as neighbors.

It was previously the least-well-maintained house on the block, so it's likely somewhat of a fixer upper and a very good entry level home location if you're looking to have a nice house in the area at a lower price than similar offerings. Cupertino Union school district, it backs up against the freeway like ours does. To compare, another house on our street is currently pending at 1.76M for 2915 square feet, 6 BR 2.5 BA with pool.

They recently did all the things that make a house look nicer for sale, but it will likely need detail work. The father of the family recently passed away (kids are out-of-college age) and when I last spoke to the mom they weren't planning to sell, but she appears to have changed her mind and/or it's a distressed sale. They were a really nice family (always bought Popcorn/cookies from the kids & sometimes watched our fish when we were on vacation.)

The other home was also one where the older residents passed away. Very few houses on our block have come up for sale; people tend to die before they move. The open house is this weekend 1-4 Sat/Sun, it will likely be pending by Wednesday.

--Beth

Grump, Grump, Grump. Stolen stuff, lost time.

I missed dinner with the kids tonight because someone stole my stuff in the Costco parking lot. Bummer. Here's the "narrative" portion of the on-line police report I just filed:

I was arranging cold items I had just purchased in the cooler in my car when someone stole my cart with my remaining items.

I didn't notice at first, but when I turned around, a woman was across the parking aisle stuffing items into a large purse. When politely confronted, she said she did not see anyone take my cart but seemed suspicious and did not show me the contents of her enormous purse. I went back to check my car to make sure I didn't just put the cart to the side of it. She started walking slowly away and I took a photo of her (attachment 1). She may not have been the one who did it, but she was the only one nearby with anything capable of concealing my items. I followed her at a distance, and alerted Costco parking lot staff. She flashed a black Costco card and entered the store. I alerted the staff at the entrance and exit, and they alerted the manager. The manager could not find her in the store but said he would keep an eye out. Maybe I should have politely asked her in the store to show me what was in her purse so that either she'd give me my stuff back or I'd rest easier tonight not suspecting someone who may be innocent?

At any rate, I needed what I had just purchased, so I went back to my car, took inventory of what was left (luckily my receipt was in the car still) and returned to the store and re-purchased the items that had been stolen -- minus the "Vision Elite" pens which were an impulse buy the first time. The repurchased items receipt is attachment #2, and the original receipt with my marks by the items stolen is #3.

I showed her picture to the security clerks leaving the store, and they promised to search anyone with large bags like that on the way out.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Sincerely,
Elizabeth (Beth) Leonard
Sunnyvale, CA