Redfin Readers Point Out Power Lines

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about several Oakland properties north of me that have been inching closer in price to the amount I paid for my house two years ago. I lamented that I would have done well to wait out the housing bubble: had I done so, I likely could have scored a larger house in a more valuable neighborhood. One of the properties, 1267 Bates Rd ., was puzzling since it’s price ($529,000) did not seem to match its location (the coveted Trestle Glen).  Readers Rbehs and Optionarm pointed out respectively: I believe Bates is under large powerlines and In the street view for Bates, if you angle the view upwards you can see the large powerstructure Sure enough, checking out the Google street view for the Bates home, you can see a humongous transformer in the backyard. Ahhh…Nothing like Redfin readers to give you the lowdown on real estate. This prompted several other cool readers (hi Art, David, Jackie and Adam!) to discu...