2624 Doolittle Ave.

2656 Lot Size:         6,903 sq ft          AIN (parcel #): 5791-004-021

2647 Lot Size:         6,130 sq ft

Last Purchase – 2025            :      $ 798,000

CURRENT Estimated Sell Price       :      $ 800,000

FUTURE VALUE  in 18-24 Months :    $ 3 Million+  (read below)

Los Angeles County - PUBLIC RECORD RESOURCES:

BUILDING PERMIT VIEWER:
https://apps.gis.lacounty.gov/dpw/m/?viewer=bpv_wf5

HOMEOWNERS PROPERTY SEARCH:
https://assessor.lacounty.gov/homeowners/property-search

ASSESOR PORTAL:
https://portal.assessor.lacounty.gov/parceldetail/

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BACKGROUND:

‘Ron’ and his wife lived in this until she decided to leave & Ron purchased her share of the house to ‘buy her out’.  He did NOT do any upgrades or modernization to this house at all and rarely had or allowed visitors inside his house…

            Ron passed away and his family took ownership; when they went inside they were shocked by the condition of the house - - as was I when I saw it.

The family cleared out the house but chose NOT to renovate it, a wise choice in my opinion.  They listed it for sale and set the price at $500,000 hoping they could get that much…

• The Realtor suggested setting the price at $700,000 and they agreed.
  • There were over 5,000 visitors during the open houses & more than 15 written offers to buy it.
• The house sold for $800,000
• The new owners, after taking a closer look at it, chose NOT to renovate it.
  • They will tear it down and build a larger house in it’s place, they told me this in person.

In 18+ months, when this property is completed, it have a VALUE of at LEAST…..$ 3 MILLION

I personally witnessed the interior of this house prior to it being sold.

• The house was in HORRIFIC shape; 
  • still original 1950 blue tile kitchen;
  • kitchen cabinet doors falling off their hinges;
  • Visible DRY ROT in the laundry (washer/dryer) area;
  • Water heater in original 1950 location – visible DRY ROT under & around
  • ORIGINAL 50Amp (1950) electrical service, no cover & exposed wiring;
  • EXTREMELY derelict carpeting that was significantly worn through everywhere, and had clearly visibly DESTROYED the original hardwood floors underneath
  • Cracked chimney;
  • UNDERSIZED central A/C, appeared non-functional
    • LARGE wall mounted A/C in the dining room;
  • Broken exterior stucco falling off the outside of the house;
  • Visible termite damage in the garage
  • LARGE 1 ½ wide (minimum) cracks the full length of the ceilings of both bedrooms
    • NOT regular hairline!!!
    • STRUCTURAL separation cracks – the frame of the house pulling apart
      • From what I could tell, as I walked through this house at an open house, the structure was likely maybe a sneeze or two away from being "red tagged". 
      • About the only house that I recall seeing that may have seemed in worse condition, was a reclaimed heroin house in Thousand Oaks about 16 years ago.
    • There were far too many OTHER problems to list here, but you get the idea…

The VALUE of this property when it was SOLD – was ONLY the land value; when this property is REBUILT brand new, it will easily meet and likely exceed $3 MILLION.