[Thorrez]

I'm not cherrypicking. Those are all the top results that Google gave me. I didn't omit any.

You said "what most would consider to be a source of ridicule (4BR SFH in 2k sqft)". You didn't say that it would only be a source of ridicule in certain zip codes.

Whose conclusion am I dismissing? chasebank's? I think chasebank's conclusion is that housing is too expensive. I agree with chasebank there. I'm not dismissing that.

[sblocal123]

Going full pedant, the more pertinent issue with the house you posted upthread is that it's 8 miles from downtown and outside Santa Barbara city limits. No one in Santa Barbara would consider it a "Santa Barbara" house. Despite the zip code allowing use of "Santa Barbara" on the address, it's in "Noleta", the less expensive unincorporated suburban area between Goleta and Santa Barbara.

Shithole is probably overstating it, but $2.2m doesn't get you much in more expensive Santa Barbara neighborhoods. Here's a 3/1 1000sq foot house that sold for $2.2 in June that better represents what the parent comment was referring to:

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2430-Mesa-School-Ln-Santa...

A 4BR 2k+ sqft house in any of the good neighborhoods in Santa Barbara ( Mesa, San Roque, Riviera, Mission Canyon, Samarkand) would easily be closer to $2.5-3 million.

For example: 1900sqft for $2.6: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2818-Valencia-Dr-Santa-Ba...

2100sqft for $2.7: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/3117-Calle-Noguera-Santa-...

800sq ft for $1.6: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/512-E-Islay-St-Santa-Barb...

[Thorrez]

Thanks for the info! Yeah, I didn't realize the different neighborhoods.

That first one you linked to must be priced based on building something new there. The Zillow listing even has pictures of plans for a new house.

Here's a 2270sqft 3BR3B for $1.9M that I think is actually in Santa Barbara (looks like the edge of Riviera), although it doesn't really have a yard: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/533-Conejo-Rd-Santa-Barba...

[sblocal123]

Agreed that first link is priced on the lot being extra large, I intended to put in this one: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/307-La-Marina-Santa-Barba...

That Conejo rd listing is less expensive mostly due to fire/landslide risk and the elementary school district.

[caminante]

>didn't realize the different neighborhoods

How ironic that you now backtrack when someone else makes my point. You did no research, made a spurious claim, then doubled down.

[Thorrez]

Your original comment was "You're making his point. 4br in only 2k sqft? For 2M? Please..."

That's not the same point as sblocal123's point.

Regarding the real estate location point, yes, you and caminante made the same point. caminante made the point convincingly and you didn't. There's nothing ironic about me changing my mind when someone makes a point convincingly.

[caminante]

Oh dear.

You've embarrassed yourself.