617 Forest Avenue

617 Forest Avenue in Palo Alto, CA was first built in 1975 and is 49 years old. This has been categorized as a residential property type. For those interested in architecture, the building on the property was built in a unknown. It is a single story home. There are a total of 6 rooms in the home, of which, 2 are bedrooms. In terms of bathrooms, there are a total of 2 full bathrooms. There are 2 partial bathrooms. 617 Forest Avenue has 1,149 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. The linear feet across the front of the lot is 1,500 ft and the linear feet between the front and back of the lot is 1,000. In total, the area measurement of the land is 1,500 square feet.

Learn more about the property and building on this page. There is a unknown and a unknown. The roof of the home is made of asphalt and ply sheets in a built-up roof style. Water for the property is sourced from a municipal system. The home is connected to a municipal sewage system. So as a homeowner, you won't have to worry about the responsibilities of handling a septic tank but you may need to pay additional fees to have your wastewater disposed. For those who need parking, there is a garage. The garage is 198 sqft. 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 wood control joints. The quality of the control joints have been graded by the local assessor with a letter grade of B. The condition of the building has been evaluated as average. The exterior walls of the home are made of wood shingle. Walk into the home itself and you'll find that it is currently being cooled with air conditioning. As for heating, the home is utilizing a forced air unit. There is a fireplace in the home! Just imagine how amazing it would be to curl up in front of a cozy fireplace during those chilly winter nights. We've gathered and summarized the following transaction history in an effort to provide more transparency and up-to-date information for our users. Before that, the property was also sold for $513,000 in Apr 13, 2000. 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 $12,586 in taxes each year. 617 Forest Avenue was most recently assessed in 2023. During this assessment, the property's total value was estimated to be about $998,125. If we break it down further, the land itself was valued at $499,734. Improvements to the property, however, were assessed at a total of $498,391. The property's total assessed value has been marked as more than the total market value which is pretty atypical. Remember, the purchasing price for your future home is not the costs you'll incur during the purchasing process. That's why it's important to save as much as possible and presumbly above the 20% minimum you may need to put down as down payment. You will want these additional savings to cover closing costs such as attorney fees, homeowner's insurance, title search fees, origination fees, and more. Thankfully, sellers may sometimes offer to cover certain costs as seller concessions to the buyer. Just keep in mind that sellers have their own fees to pay 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.