I blogged about 1420 Whalton Street a couple of times over the past five years. It was a mid-century house located in one of the best locations in Key West. I showed the place to several people who hemmed and hawed. They had reservations. I told them to buy it, rent it, and bank the place. I said it would only go up in value. I was told that the guy that owns the house across the street bought it to prevent someone from building a monster house on the lot. He paid $1,182,747 or $277 per sq ft in March 2020. Then he took the house down, filled in the pool, and put up a fence to keep people out.
I was in Colorado on September 20th of this year when the new owner listed this same lot for sale at $1,450,000. I planned to call the listing agent up to discuss blogging about the property. I thought the price was bonkers but our market has been bonkers. Two days later it went under contract. It closed on October 7, 2021 for $1,400,000 or $328 per sq ft. The owner/seller flipped an empty lot making a $217,253 "profit" in nineteen months. Of course the seller paid for the demolition expenses, realtor commission, and his share of closing costs. Still, he had a pretty good payday at the end. CLICK HERE to see MLS on this sale
