The Way We Were… Open Houses Under $500,000!

The $500,000 house has become as rare as the buffalo nickel. So unless you were born in the 1950s or earlier you probably have never bought or spent either one.
Since today (Sunday) is Mother’s Day, and families need and appreciate affordable housing options, here’s an open house list with houses that can be had in Sonoma County for five hundred thousand smackers or less. This can be good or bad news, depending on whether you find this list inspiringly long or depressingly short (like pregnancy, house hunting is known to produce a mixed bag of emotions). Sorry, I did not find a single house in Sebastopol, Healdsburg, or Bodega Bay in this price range that was open. Not to say that you won’t. If you do find one, I suggest you snap it up (leaning, sagging, termites and all) because with an address in those areas, you do stand a chance to build sweat equity, even in this stalled market. But let’s not talk about labor today. Happy Mother’s Day to all! Hoping that all your housing dreams come true!

Believe in the power of five, but get there before 4! All homes open 1 to 4.

Petaluma Sunday Open Houses under $500,000

4087 Petaluma Blvd No. 2/1 $399,000
1166 Ramona Lane 3/2 $479,000
37 Acorn Circle 2/2.5 $455,000
1716 Zinfandel Drive 3/2.5 $487,500
39 W. Napa Drive 3/2 $285,000
5 Payran Street 2/1 $439,950

Santa Rosa Sunday Open Houses under $500,000

1417 Miras Lane 3/2.5 $426,900
2339 Moringside Circle 3/2.5 $489,000
636 Powderhorn Ave. 3/2.5 $499,950
181 Westgate Circle 2/2 $215,000
1857 Jennings Ave. 3/2 $489,500
2203 Meteorite Lane 3/2 $479,000
400-418 Flower Ave. 2/2.5 $354,000
925 Quieto Calle 3/2 $479,000
2007 Tokay St 3/2 $454,500
2237 Meteorite 3/2 $478,900
1211/13 Fair Oaks Ave. 2/2 $425,000
419 Rosedale Ave. 2/1 $449,000
3720 Mayette Ave. 4/2 $499,000
1462 Townview Ave. 2/2 $329,900
225 Burt St. 2/2 $289,950
177 Willow St. 2/1 $429,000
505 Palm St. 2/1 $444,000
1460 Townview 2/1.5 $329,500
3106 Lucero Court 2/1.5 $385,000
160 Hazelnut Lane 4/2.5 $399,000
2146 Crystal Hill Dr. 3/2 $479,900
1965 Knolls Dr. 3/2 $379,500
1672 Guerneville Rd. 3/1 $369,000
2723 Claremont Dr. 2/1 $439,000
2005 Shelbourne 3/2.5 $483,000
2300 Maria Luz Ct. East 3/2 $489,500
973 Kingwood Street 2/1.5 $365,000
222 Broadmoor St. 3/2 $469,950
1382 Velma 4/2.5 $499,950
2730 Morgan Creek 3/2 $494,950

Cotati Sunday Open Houses under $500,000

160 West Cotati Oaks 3/2 $489,000
22 Pine Tree Circle 2/1.5 $324,500
7838 Revard Court 3/2.5 $469,000
7601 Eckmeyer Court 3/2.5 $459,000

Guerneville Sunday Open Houses under $500,000

14460 Old Cazadero Rd. 2/1 $425,000

Rohnert Park Sunday Open Houses under $500,000

839 Lilac Way 3/2 $440,000
676 Racquet Club 3/1.5 $327,000
445 Enterprise Drive 2/2 $259,900

Sonoma Sunday Open Houses under $500,000

104 W. Agua Caliente 2/1 $325,000 (all weekend until 2)

Windsor Sunday Open Houses under $500,000

220 Windsor River Rd. 2/1.5 $449,000