I came across a “bubble car” in Yolo County this week. I’ve never seen such a thing and I’m still not too sure what the real purpose of this bubble is either. Do you have any ideas? No matter what the reason, I do wonder how neighbors feel about the bubble. Many times when a home owner steps outside the lines of neighborhood conformity, it can bother residents and sometimes even impact property value depending on what is done. An effect on value would likely involve a permanent change rather than something like the bubble. But still, this scenario brings up an important conversation about conformity.

Would it bother you if your neighbors had a “bubble” in their driveway? Where do you draw the line for what is acceptable and not in a neighborhood?

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I ran across this house last week while enjoying some time off in Huntington Beach. Can you see any evidence of settling? Might the crooked door, window and roofline be an indicator that something is not right here? How have you seen foundation issues impact real estate deals?

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I saw this photo in MLS a while back while doing research for an appraisal in Stockton. Yes, this is an installed toilet in the crawl space of a residential single family home. The photo was labeled “non-permitted toilet installation”. They say a picture is worth a thousands words, and that just might be true in this case. What do you think? I’d love to hear your comments.

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I saw this not too long ago and it’s definitely interesting. Before stepping on the lawn I actually made sure I was not going to sink. Maybe this could provide for some very creative landscaping opportunities.

I snapped this shot while appraising a property in Wheatland, CA. I was taking comp photos when I stumbled upon this house. I felt compelled to grab the image because it’s not every day you see an American flag gate, right? Not only is the gate painted as a flag, but it’s clearly built to be a flag if you can see more closely the horizontal slats as stripes and a rectangular portion for stars. What do you think? Would you like to have this patriotic gate as a part of your home? Would you mind if your neighbors had something like this?  Feel free to comment above if you’d like.

www.SacramentoAppraisalBlog.com Photos from the Field: An American Flag Gate

While in Newman, CA today on an appraisal inspection I snapped the following image of a vacant site that will someday be Hurd Barrington Elementary School. According to the Newman Crows Landing Unified School District (NCLUSD), ground for this school was broken in July 2009.

Vacant residential and commercial sites are fairly common in today’s market when considering developments that are newer in age (and ones that were not quite built out before the real estate bubble burst). Whenever I see an image as such, or even vacant residential lots, a “coming soon” sign for a neighborhood park or commercial area, I always think of the phrase “a sign of the times”.

www.SacramentoAppraisalBlog.com Vacant Site in Newman, CA: Photo from the Field