8036 Lemon Ave., La Mesa, CA 91941

Property Description

Explanation for length of time on market. Escrow has fallen out twice, due to 1977 City of La Mesa sidewalk lien. The city was bogged down with paperwork & was unable to provide the paperwork required in time for close of each escrow. City has now released the lien & resolution was obtained on 8/11/2020. This block of Lemon Ave., is a walking & biking street & the yellow lines on street in front of building mean that the city has determined that no sidewalks will be installed. Located in the heart of La Mesa Village which is a sought after location by buyers and tenants. Long term owner has never had a vacancy issue, & this property would be a good fit for an owner to live in one unit & immediately reap the rewards of the rent from the additional unit, allowing owner to live very inexpensively, especially with today's current market interest rates. (This owner occupied this building for many years.) FHA buyers are welcome. An FHA appraisal was done for an earlier escrow & no work is required. This is good information for a potential buyer, as an FHA appraiser is required to red flag any work required issues, and to say refer to general contractor, beyond the expertise of this appraiser, have the work done & appraiser returns to reinspect the property, before signing off. Termite clearance has been completed.from a licensed Calif. company. OF INTEREST: Seller purchased building as a duplex with 1976 sq. feet. In May, 2017, seller had permit #17-246, & at that time, it was discovered that the City of La Mesa had lost the records for this building. During the permitting process, the city ascertained that this building is a duplex, & it is now noted as a duplex on the city records & also on the SD County Appraisal Department records. Increased square footage is within the footprint of the building. The storage room, etc. was changed to bedroom. Please be advised that there is a wall of closets in the new bedroom, which can not be removed, as it ...