745 Roberts St. new Save Request In-Person Tour Request Virtual Tour
Reno,NV 89502
Key Details
Property Type Single Family Home
Sub Type Single Family Residence
Listing Status Active
Purchase Type For Sale
Square Footage 700 sqft
Price per Sqft $600
Subdivision Nv
MLS Listing ID 240014260
Bedrooms 2
Full Baths 2
Year Built 1928
Annual Tax Amount $542
Lot Size 3,484 Sqft
Property Description
Hi, I'm your sweet first house. I'm little. I'm brick. I'm almost a hundred years old but I talk like a toddler. Many, many years from now you'll still have fond memories of me. You'll say things like: "We could see Slide Mountain from the living room." "Remember how good the peaches were from that ugly tree?" And, my favorite, "We were so happy there." Come meet me so we can get started. ****So we tried the clever marketing campaign, "House as First Person Narrator," and you haven't scheduled a tour. We've had four, five, six times the clicks and views of any other analogous listing, but few younger, first-time home buyers have come to the open houses. ???????? We're all reeling, incredulous, segregating ourselves from a society that suddenly seems alien to us. Maybe you're recreating; maybe you're nesting, practicing self-care or just trying to forget everything you've just spent the last several months trying to understand. I witnessed 9/11 firsthand, standing on a sidewalk in Lower Manhattan, and was numb and detached for months afterward. So I already know something you need to know: things will get better. You're not going to move to Costa Rica (mosquitoes) or Japan (no street tacos): you have great friends here, you love your jobs, and, furthermore, you like living in Reno. You've made a good life that's worth nurturing. So do whatever you do to focus, look at this listing carefully, and then call your real estate agent and schedule an appointment to SEE THIS HOUSE NOW. Don't let a national tragedy beget a personal one: This really is the best, most affordable starter house to come on the market in a long, long time. It's in a hella desirable neighborhood (NOVA = North Of the VA), home to groovy people and their dogs. Where you belong. With your tribe. Don't miss out on owning it because you're sad.****Yes, interest rates have gone back up but they will come down again next year. Never to the same low rates they were before May 2022, but lower than they are now. (You should consult your financial advisor about this; I am not prescient.) If rates come down, and if you finance now through Guild Mortgage, you'll be able to recast at the lower rate for up to a year at no cost. And if you wait to buy "in a few years" this house and every other one you want will be worth $100K more than it is now. Make sure that hundred grand is in your account. Do like my owners did: buy it now, pay a little more than you both pay in rent, and start building equity so you can afford to buy up to your forever home "in a few years." Think of it as an elevator: you've got to get on to go up.****The fact is this house will be off the market in a little more than a week with or without you, and it's either going to be sold to first-time buyers like you, or to an investor. And if it's an investor it's going to be rented out by them for $2200-$2400 per month to a couple just like you FOREVER, and another opportunity for a young buyer to own a home will be thwarted. We're rooting for you. But we can't sell it to you if you don't even show up to let it cast its spell. So pull yourselves together, get out of your RENTED space, and come. Think of your purchase of this house as a repudiation of the "them" that seem to be ascendant: homeownership makes for better neighborhoods and a stronger community. It helps build more financially secure lives, binding us together. And it makes you happy. Honestly, you can swing it. And it's just what you need right now and in these uncertain times ahead.
Location
State NV
County Washoe
Zoning MF-14
Rooms
Family Room None
Other Rooms Basement - Unfinished
Dining Room None
Kitchen Garbage Disposal
Interior
Heating Natural Gas,Wall Heater
Cooling Natural Gas,Wall Heater
Flooring Sheet Vinyl,Wood
Fireplaces Type None
Laundry Yes
Exterior
Exterior Feature None - N/A
Garage None
Fence Back
Community Features No Amenities
Utilities Available Electricity,Natural Gas,City - County Water,City Sewer,Water Meter Installed,Internet Available,Cellular Coverage Avail
View Yes,Mountain
Roof Type Pitched,Composition - Shingle
Building
Story 1 Story
Foundation Full Perimeter
Structure Type Site/Stick-Built
Schools
Elementary Schools Booth
Middle Schools Vaughn
High Schools Wooster
Others
Special Listing Condition None