A typo of monumental propotion

Residents of the San Francisco Bay Area will agree with me that every conversation eventually turns to real estate. Whether you are renting, an homeowner, thinking of purchasing your first home, in escrow for your second home, it's all about real estate. There is a column in the SF Chronicle that is titled "SURREAL ESTATE." It is the source of the most outrageous, crazy and more often than not, sad stories of people in the Bay Area and their experiences dealing with the stress of owning or trying to own a "piece of the rock."

So, every Sunday, I always take a a quick glance at the open homes section, to check out if there is any home up for sale in my neighboorhood and the asking price. I also take a look at neighboorhoods near me or one's that I dream of living in. Here's what I found in the open houses section this past Sunday.

GLEN PK, at its best! *Great bay views from all primary Rms *Spectacular renovation& expansn *Spacious 6 room home with flex.open flr.plan *3 BRs, 2 exquisite BAs *Custom hd.wd.foors *View slate deck overlooks beautiful flagstone patio & lush garden. Every part of this home has custom detail. Pest control rpt. with clear Sec I, dbl. paned windows, new appliances, custom lighting, woodburn FPLC, near BART.

Everything sounded normal except what I saw next. The asking price on this house was $393,000. Those of you in the Bay Area immediately had to take a second glance. A house that sounded like this would have sold for a price like this, say 10-15 years ago. In today's crazy real estate market, this price would attract a mob of potential buyers.

I noted the address of the home and we went to take a look. Was the house tilted? Sideways? Foundation missing? What was up?

We parked the car, walked in, the place beautifully decorated, renovated, etc. The real estate agent introduced herself to Scott and said right off, "If you're here due to the Chronicle advertisement, there is ONE error I should let you know about......the price. The asking price is actually $939,000."

Ahhh, we said and immediately turned towards the door to exit. The world was in order and real estate returned to its rightful state of insanity!