For $250K you can live under a bridge in Alhambra; inside the home that has the internet talking

Getting into the housing market in Southern California can be both daunting and confusing. If sticker shock doesn't scare you off, finding a property that fits your lifestyle can be even hard to come by.
With Los Angeles and the surrounding communities experiencing some of the highest housing prices in the nation, many first-time buyers are looking for something affordable that won't be a money-sink. And if it offers a little bit of charm? Even better.
A recently listed property in the San Gabriel Valley appears to check all those boxes - if you're willing to squint a little. The 1-bedroom, 1-bathroom home in Alhambra has captured the attention of prospective buyers across the Los Angeles region and beyond.
KTLA's Samantha Cortese reports on June 6, 2023.
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[@dilated2020]

that rooftop looks perfect for a homeless encampment

[@CurtisELeMay-wr5mi]

Haaaaaaaaa Haaaaaaaaa Haaaaaaaaa Haaaaaaaaa Haaaaaaaaa Haaaaaaaaa Niiiccceee 👍👍 !

[@EmmL1223]

So true, automatic neighbors

[@danielmarquez4727]

600k

[@williambarrera4629]

I was thinking the same thing. they will be pissing over his front porch every night.

[@raiderc9471]

They’re asking 250k in 2023 They bought it for 72k on 10/12/2005 Before that it sold for 10k on 8/19/2004

[@michaelescobar9317]

man that is a huge profit they are making by selling it now.

[@StanHowse]

@@michaelescobar9317 You could camp above it for FREE. Imagine the 2nd-hand expensive that would come with that estate! If you send me $1, you can have it for FREE.

[@ashleyshim2078]

​@@StanHowse😂😂😂😂

[@Deetroiter]

And it sold for $430,000!

[@jackedkerouac4414]

Real estate agents will say it's rustic and that the mold is funky.

[@JustinKenward]

Not gonna lie. You had me until you said no parking. That's a deal braker.

[@danram247]

There's a strip mall right next to it...maybe someone that buys it could talk to the property manager to make some kind of deal for a parking spot or 2? And by the look of the fencing on the roof it looks similar to the fencing on the strip mall so at some point it might have been part of it?

[@yflores90]

park on the roof

[@Awholekit]

As a hobo who has lived under a bridge this is appealing 😂

[@glass1258]

Good luck getting a permit to remodel that property. It’s directly over the LA River that goes out to sea so there’s a few agencies that need to give approval and you’ll have to hire lawyers probably

[@reedo9002]

Good call!

[@joseavila5616]

And? Money talks

[@evolution71]

@@joseavila5616clearly you don’t know anything ya goof, getting remodeling or constructions permits in CA is the worst, they take forever and come up with all kind of stupid regulations

[@joseavila5616]

@evolution71 like I said money talks. Pay up for a permit and you'll get it. You wouldn't know brokie

[@TorchyBurns1]

Pathetic! No parking. the bridge is cracked and just above the stinking LA River and $300K for a space that is 1/3 smaller than a 1 bed room apt., paradise??? You have to be crazy to buy this

[@xsagemasterx]

roof top sorta defeats the under a bridge description. its on top of the bridge!!

[@JT-nu1oi]

Back in 1987 we saw this place listed on Penny saver magazine ,we had a hard time finding it ,we found it but realized it wasn't safe for our baby girl and no garage it was listed for 600$ a month lol😅

[@MH-zg5yw]

I went into that place in 88 with some friends. It had broken windows and was abandoned.

[@troysierra5228]

A three hundred thousand mold problem????? Yeah!!!

[@ishab745]

Horrific, no way!

[@AlexanderZapataIndividual]

That’s above a bridge. Under would be a troll.

[@dojo1249]

ain't worth a dime from me. thank you

[@Pengo64436]

This is built on a bridge that was built in the 40’s or 50’s keep that in mind, things were not built up to strict codes back then so it will wash away when that river below is roaring

[@jhnyjoejoe69]

It hasn't washed away in the last 50 years it's not gonna wash away anytime soon.

[@Pengo64436]

@@jhnyjoejoe69 never say never

[@lutomson3496]

1949 till 2023 it hasnt washed away

[@Pengo64436]

@@lutomson3496 I drove by It today and so many people were on that roof with a for sale sign on it all just looky loos

[@Pengo64436]

@@lutomson3496 never say never, that thing does not get inspected at all

[@glidercoach]

You couldn't pay me to live there.

[@claudettepena9200]

How come the City is not demolishing this property? It was obviously built without permits!

[@danielmarquez4727]

You can't list anything without permitted

[@MH-zg5yw]

it was not originally built as a home.

[@bombaybeach208]

They will get close to $500,000 all said and done.

[@reedo9002]

Umm. The "interested buyer" lit( poorly so) a cigar seconds before a home tour?

[@kimbermichelle3922]

$250 dollars! not thousands

[@oleander7687]

$300k to live in a bridge when people live under bridges for free

[@crazyhorse851]

Small leak, it's always a small leak 😂

[@CurtisELeMay-wr5mi]

Well, perhaps if you're throwing a Party , and the River below is surging , y'all can sing: " 🎵🎶🎼 Me and Alhambra Water Making Friends ... 🎵🎶🎼 "

[@nala3038]

No way it is legal to build a house over a bridge, the bridge has to be public property. Will get torn down.

[@ashleyshim2078]

true

[@edgarhigareda2022]

Whoever the listing agent is. Gotta love free advertising - Agent 😂

[@michaelcharlesthearchangel]

I'm buying it.

[@KingdomOfZeal]

This house is a sitting cancer diagnosis waiting to happen. The mold and the wash alone are carcinogens! For double that price you can get yourself a decent and spacious home in a nice part of the IE

[@GabrielSavala-pd7qx]

Really !!?? Hot dam !

[@DarkRider1768]

That's totally what everyone wants, to move to the desert and deal with the heroin addicts trying to steal your car from you while you're still in it.

[@KingdomOfZeal]

@@DarkRider1768 except that inland empire isn’t the desert Big brain. Take a simple geography class before accusing others of doing the drugs you’re high on when posting online 🤣😂

[@rosshector9904]

But then you’re in the IE

[@KingdomOfZeal]

@@rosshector9904 and you own property and land instead of being a slave to your rent increasing every month and not having anything to show for when and if it’s time to sell

[@1234itbeme]

Hell no.

[@douglaslee5775]

Thanks Sam for a great segment!

[@alexnickodem5599]

Congrats on this listing and all of the coverage! From a fellow Compass agent here, Alex Nickodem in Chapel Hill, NC.

[@douglaslee5775]

@@alexnickodem5599 looking forward to meeting you at the retreat

[@joseascencio70]

You guys forgot to mentioned the electrical 😂😂😂😂

[@JesusLoves0902]

This is crazy why can we put a stop to the dumb people that keep on raising the prices of homes it’s sad how this is ok

[@DiscoR53]

I wouldn’t be surprised if the city declares eminent domain.

[@RayNLA]

Where will I plug my car in?

[@leftysr2stupid354]

Hahahaha

[@ioidt]

@2:31 "when it rains" - when is that?

[@Goodhello369]

The next owner will be jumping off that bridge when they realize how bad an investment it was. Fail.

[@ashleyshim2078]

😂😂😂

[@smokecookies7]

Prefect spot for HIPSTER/SKATER/EMO/EDGARCUTBOYS

[@coolandgood1010]

Losers.

[@stroshow5]

Or a Biden voter

[@davidkrausell1741]

Ridiculous! Keep it!

[@dayner989]

Literally not a home maybe for storage a cars running on top

[@jhnyjoejoe69]

Under? Or above?

[@anonimo2359]

The unique property buzz word for hey all of you will live in a house full of mold under a bridge

[@fasthandsz]

Mold, nice

[@holtvillejm]

nope

[@Amuna228]

This is so upsetting 😢

[@sonicjet7759]

Jack In The Box is across the street to there on Main Street, Alhambra California😊

[@marthagonzalez5528]

It some how reminds me of the Batman cave.

[@marthagonzalez5528]

Nobody ever knew it was there.

[@welvezsh1]

Too much ketchup on the fries. 😂

[@rifleman42051]

A sign of the times!

[@professordick4868]

It should be condemned. Distgusting!!!!

[@rawx485]

DisTgusting you say?

[@berealandread3107]

Why? 😂

[@jhnyjoejoe69]

​@@berealandread3107 mold, it's bad for your health dude.

[@berealandread3107]

@@jhnyjoejoe69 it’s easy to fix and remove the mold, dude. This home has been sitting for decades, dude again 😉

[@jhnyjoejoe69]

@@berealandread3107 ok bob the builder

[@kc6nfv746]

Think I herd about this years ago their other bridges that homeless got inside it made it their home one mite be under the 5 frwy or the 101 I been inside the place like 35 years ago

[@paulholmaniii9691]

Why you say under a bridge? It's obviously on top!

[@jimihendrix5195]

People out che charging folk 250K to be a troll when I do that online for free. What a world! 😂😂😂

[@humble_integrity]

looks like that's above the bridge to me

[@soursopmcgee8682]

I would give them $800 no more no less ( a month)

[@sganet_]

Perfect air bnb

[@andrewiskb24]

I want it

[@-AV8R-]

This seems over a bridge and not under. Must be a slow news day to hype a story like this.

[@cafezo87934]

Lol my neighbor downstairs is a homeless guy

[@liltripy]

My neighbors downstairs smoking crack

[@geniferteal4178]

A poor man's "Falling Water"

[@christopherstone6962]

I would go for it if you could build a car garage on top

[@robertking3090]

i ride a bike everywhere i would have no problem

[@slc39]

House doesn't look like it can support the weight of a car on the roof. Looks like it's built out of wood, structurally probably can't handle the weight.

[@terrancebrown87]

That’s more like beside the bridge.

[@xenos975]

too expensive

[@Eternalmercy4evr1]

That place should be condemned as uninhabitable and demolished.

[@ceavalencia4767]

Take me to the bridge

[@jhnyjoejoe69]

I'm not paying more than 100k for that.

[@Tiffany-dn1vz]

Hmm what abt earth quakes? I don't think so.

[@yeezusprice]

For 250k u can be burried at sea by the titanic 🤡

[@Goodhello369]

Youd have to be a fool to buy that house.

[@danram247]

Party house? Good luck... Alhambra has a strict no overnight parking unelss you are a resident with a permit..

[@Dream-Academy]

You should be able to park on your own roof..... I mean you own it right?

[@TheyCallMeDoctorLove]

I want it soooo bad!!!!!! 😂😭

[@ottertubetv9356]

BabylonBee? No, just Los Angeles

[@Niloolooloo]

Mosquito hell

[@areareare9953]

I can live under a bridge for $0. As a matter of fact, many people do.

[@morganmadison366]

It's a shack.

[@jons187]

Love the Air bnb idea 💡

[@chrysalis5144]

I’ll buy it for .50 cents

[@Hezekiah1]

How do you type live under” .. when the whole report is about a house on top. Do you guys need someone that knows how to type correctly?…

[@aperson696]

"Prime LA real estate"

[@haetienne]

For 250k you can also live in a pineapple under the sea

[@Goodhello369]

Under a bridge? Its over a bridge. Cliccccck bait

[@MSR.00]

Homeless encampment for neighbors ??

[@xerxessonofdarius1969]

Fake news; the house is on the bridge, not under the bridge 😁

[@renzog1237]

The Babylon Bee predicted this 2 weeks ago

[@lc6197]

These are for the caretakers back in the day

[@Sun1111Shine]

The trolls might not be happy

[@SeaTurtle515]

YUK!

[@anonymousgirl799]

Yuck...mold...tear down

[@containedhurricane]

The government should've let the population shrink naturally. Smaller population will make life competition less intense and lower property prices as happened in Japan, which will eventually make the citizens happier

[@XxNiTrODONxX]

Pursuit of happiness, not a life of happiness given

[@containedhurricane]

@@XxNiTrODONxX Scandinavians and the citizens of rich GCC countries look happier than ordinary US citizens to me

[@jhowardsupporter]

More people equals more tax dollars hence the open boarders

[@containedhurricane]

@@jhowardsupporter Each legal immigrant brings at least $5000 to settle in the US, but the life competition will get harder if they stay

[@DarkRider1768]

Same people complaining about immigration repealed roe so clearly decreasing the population isn't a priority for them.

[@genxer6928]

There must be nice rats 🐀 mice 🐁 in that canal

[@jesusnavarro4885]

Chinese will put 25 families in there. 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️😭😭😭😭. Wait till it rains. That bridge will fail.🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@Cali_livin]

My state is a frkn joke.

[@superblondeDotOrg]

Desperation over housing thanks to los angeles government not allowing proper building permits for starter homes.

[@zacharypeery4082]

Trap house lolz

[@rusty1491]

Mold!? - bye

[@johnnydubya8071]

I'll give you 100$ for it

[@dorisfaust8965]

Ridiculous

[@naragorngaewchantuek7571]

New traphouse in town

[@nes3108]

Wtf 😂 ☠️

[@carlosquintana9646]

Ah hell nah 😆

[@briancollins1089]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@onenationunderhatz4177]

Dont buy