Ahhh, we love our readers, especially when they come up with money quotes a lot of you are missing. So, we often take it upon ourselves to bring them front and center. This from “MichelleL” on “Getting Twisted in Cole Valley“:

WTF? Are people still paying 3-million to live in Cole Valley sans view? There is an interesting ‘compflip’ in Eureka Valley on 19th and Douglass for ‘gasp’ 4-million plus…what are your thoughts, are sellers still living in 2007?

We’re going to assume you’re talking about the property we found (we can’t tell you how often we get the question about “that house on the corner”) and linked to above. If not, please correct us.

To begin, let’s help some less than up-on-the-lingo readers with translating your question. WTF means “what the f*ck”. Sans is the french word for “without”. Now that we got that out of the way, on to answering your question.

Yes, some sellers are still living in 2007, which is exactly why many of the buyers we’re working with have been advised to not panic, be patient, and watch properties of interest very closely. Keep in mind many “flips” started a long time ago, and the developers may not have calculated a declining market in their build costs, so they’re hoping for that un-educated Realtor/buyer combo to walk through the door and say, “We’ll take it!”, and save their asses, pop the champagne and make their car payment. However, like everything in SF, it comes down to the property in question, and not necessarily the market as a whole. We don’t know the exact scoop on this property on 19th, so unfortunately can’t provide many more details, beyond a very vague answer of “yes”…some sellers are living in 2007.

We do know first hand of some other very awesome developments that the builder “just wants off their books”, should you be so inclined to get in touch.

Thanks for your comment! We hope to hear from you more, MichelleL.

–4552 19th Street, $4,299,000, 6 bed, 4.5 bath [listing details]
–Getting Twisted in Cole Valley (1342 Shrader) [theFrontSteps]