Originally published at: "Worst investment ever," says person who just paid $3.2 million for the Brady Bunch house | Boing Boing
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They really Musked it up, didn’t they?
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In 2018, HGTV
bought, USURPED the property
FTFY
I’m not a fan of Lance Bass, but it still holds true that he got hosed in that auction.
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I know there are some people who like living their lives retro-style, but I doubt there are many who are taste-impaired enough to want to reproduce life in the 1970s.
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As crazy as that sounds, it’s not really that unusual for a 5-bedroom house in that neighborhood. Zillow estimates that the slightly smaller 5-bed house across the street from it is worth $3.64M, so the connection to the TV show might have not actually helped this home’s value at all.
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Can I get my old Raleigh Chopper back?
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i had the lime green one with the stick shift. loved that bike.
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I grew up in the 1960’s and 1970’s. Until I was six, we lived in an old Victorian house that we all loved. Then we moved to a rancher that was new and groovy. It was quite stylish at the time and I loved it then. Now? Not so much!
Also, did HGTV reproduce the two doors into the bathroom that the boys and girls shared? 
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I assumed they would open to tours and photo ops etc. But maybe not, because of the traffic? Also you would have to move a lot of people through there for it to be profitable…
$10,000 a night LARP experience where you play a cousin who is coming over for the weekend complete with full cast and cameos?
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I think only the exterior of the house was in the TV show?
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In 2018, HGTV bought the property and rebuilt the interior to make it as close to the TV show as possible, including matching furnishings and props.
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Hah wow, I read good
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[actually reads the linked article] oh wow, those quotes give a completely different context. She’s a real estate “collector” and will use that house for charity functions. That’s why no one will live in it. But it’s exactly what she wants. Good for her.
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Yeah, that changes the context for the quotes quite a lot - and it’s just as well, because it sounds like the alterations to the house to make it match the Brady Bunch interior set changed it from a house into an unlivable set…
The listing also notes that some of the fireplaces, appliances and fixtures throughout the home are “decorative only.”
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Uh oh… bringing in a cousin is a sure-fire way to end your show.
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Thus the housing market in LA is tightened up for the $ 3 million plus market by 1… one less family will have an option for a place to live in LA. Sigh…
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Or alternatively “eat the rich”
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Choke on it, Albrecht.
(IYKYK)
I guess karma isn’t that bad a b!tch, if he’s playing around flippin’ millions in bad real estate purchases for funsies (and for losses to offset other tax liabilities).
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