520 Garfield Avenue

520 Garfield Avenue in Taft, CA was first built in 1949 and is 75 years old. This has been categorized as a residential property type. There are a total of 10 floors. There are a total of 0 rooms in the home, of which, 2 are bedrooms. In terms of bathrooms, there is only one bathroom. There is a 1 partial bathroom. 520 Garfield Avenue has 947 sqft of living area. This is typically the area of a building that is heated or air conditioned and does not include the garage, porch or basement square footage. In total, the area measurement of the land is 10,019 square feet.

Learn more about the property and building on this page. There is a porch. For those who need parking, there is a detached garage. The garage is 324 sqft. There is one available parking space. Fun fact, did you know that buildings can move due to weather changes? That's why, the type of control joints used in the construction of your home is extremely important. Based on our data, we know that the home was built with frame control joints. The quality of the control joints have been graded by the local assessor with a letter grade of C. As for heating, the home is utilizing floor/wall heating system. We've gathered and summarized the following transaction history in an effort to provide more transparency and up-to-date information for our users. According to our sources, 520 Garfield Avenue sold most recently in Oct 30, 2017 for a total of $90,000. If you work out the math, that's approximately a cost of $95.04 per sqft. Before that, the property was also sold for $120,000 in Dec 10, 2007. There could be many factors that caused the property to sell at a lower price and decrease in value. Tax-wise, the current owner is expected to pay close to $2,037 in taxes each year. The initial year of tax delinquency occurred in 2017. 520 Garfield Avenue was most recently assessed in 2023. During this assessment, the property's total value was estimated to be about $98,425. If we break it down further, the land itself was valued at $21,871. Improvements to the property, however, were assessed at a total of $76,554. The property's total assessed value has been marked as more than the total market value which is pretty atypical. If possible, try to put down at least 20% towards the down payment during your home purchasing process. While you may be able to buy a home with less than a 20% down payment, your lender may then require you to pay for a private mortgage insurance (PMI). PMI protects the lenders and lowers their financial risk in case the borrower defaults. Generally, you'll need to pay more PMI when your total loan amount is higher. However, certain factor such as your credit score, loan type, loan term, and loan-to-value ratio can all impact your PMI as well.Sadly, this property is not available for sale but we are constantly updating our inventory in real time. Sign up for a RealtyHop account and add this property to your favorites to get updates on when this property is back on the market. Or alternatively, you can check back frequently for updates.