A San Francisco home with a long history of squatters has hit the market for 1.3 million and, despite its severe neglect, already has a buyer.Located on Yukon Street near the city's historic Castro neighborhood, the abandoned 2,100-square-foot home has been occupied by a rotating group of squatters over the past five years, according to the San Francisco Standard.Neighbors say police have repeatedly been called over the years for drugs, noise and other disturbances.Property listing photos show boarded-up doors, shattered windows and interior walls covered in graffiti.
According to local reports, the property is littered with hypodermic needles and squatters left a poop bucket on the top-floor deck.SPENCER PRATT SAYS HIS POLICY WILL FORCE HOMELESS OUT OF LA AND INTO CITIES LIKE SEATTLEA San Francisco property listing inhabited by squatters for five years is being sold for over 1 million dollars.(Getty Images)The vacant property also lacks running water and electricity, NBC Bay Area reported.Despite its condition, listing agents Zara and James Rowbotham said the home has had "nonstop" showings.
The property is already listed as under contract on the Vanguard Properties website.The home's rapid sale underscores how properties in dilapidated condition can fetch millions of dollars in San Francisco's limited real estate market."If this were a single-family, it would have gone in a minute," Zara Rowbotham told the SF Standard."It could have reached something like $2 million."BIDEN'S ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION SURGE CAUSED HIGHER RENT AND HOME PRICES, FED STUDY FINDSThe home for sale is on Yukon Street at the edge of Kite Hill in the Eureka Valley neighborhood, according to NBC Bay Area.
(iStock via Getty)The listing's surprising success comes amid a rise in squatting incidents in California and across the nation in recent years.According to a New York Times report, a 2024 survey found that 76 percent of California property owners considered squatting a major issue, with 70 p...