For sale:1238 Southeast 36th Ave

Anyone interested in buying my Sunnyside house off market?

It's a 2 bedroom/1 bath house on the main floor. South facing corner lot, so lots of light! 10 foot tall ceilings. The separate entrance basement is a 1 bed/1 bath “flex space” that has its own kitchenette.

It’s right in the heart of SE: 98 walk score, within 3 blocks of Fred Meyer, the Baghdad, Powells Books, Fried Egg I’m in Love, Sunnyside Environmental School. Within 8 blocks of H Mart or New Seasons, People’s Yoga, Farmhouse Thai. Bus lines to everywhere in the city. You’re so close to everything! Property is on a half-lot, so there is no yard and no garage or driveway.

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House is in good shape:

  • New 50 year roof and exterior paint job.

  • New energy efficient heat pump water heater.

  • New electrical panel with 200 amp service.

  • Heating and cooling from energy efficient DHP and mini-splits, house has been completely insulated and retrofitted by Clean Energy Works.

  • Level 2 EV charger!

I’ve lived in it for 12 years and now moving to North Portland and so grateful for it. (This is the house with the gratitude and grief trees, if you’re familiar with SE). I got the house from a friend and couldn’t have bought a house at the time otherwise, so I’d love to do the same. I’m asking $499k; my neighbors sold theirs in November for $508k without a separate basement apartment and with a significant plumbing issue. The basement flex space is not permitted as a separate ADU, but I’ve rented it for years. The latest rent was $1360 which would be almost half of your mortgage+taxes+homeowner’s insurance:

I know the house buying process is frustrating; you can put in offers on multiple places, getting your hopes up, and you then always get outbid. Here is an opportunity to get in while it’s still off market. That’s how I got it 12 years ago and would love to offer that to someone else. If I don’t get any takers (please have your mortgage pre-approval ready), I’ll give the listing to my real estate agent for a March sale. Thanks for looking!