The TV hit series “Breaking Bad” aired its last episode 13 years ago. Although a cult favorite which my wife and I watched and enjoyed, I always thought it portrayed Albuquerque and New Mexico in a bad light, given it focused on illegal drug activity.
More than a year ago, the Albuquerque home of fictional “Breaking Bad” character Walter White was put on the market for $4 million. The home is a nice enough example of the northeast heights neighborhood in which it is located, but not nice enough to fetch that price. At 1920 square feet, the original asking price came out to about $2,083 per square foot.
Of course the listing agent was hoping that the price was justified because of its fame — or infamy.
Once the listing agent realized they weren’t getting many inquiries at the original price, the house was then offered for a mere $400,000 — still a bit overpriced in my way of thinking. But apparently the new price was attractive to at least 20 potential buyers who made offers.
The Albuquerque Journal reported last Friday that the buyer was Adin Ross, who the newspaper said was “known for his livestreaming content on Twitch and YouTube.” Sorry, but I’ve never heard of him, but that only shows that I’m way behind the times on social media.
The new buyer says he wants to turn the property into a “one-to-one” replica of how the home appeared in the TV series. I’m not sure what that means either.
I’m wondering how much commercial attraction this “one-to-one” home will get for a TV program that’s been off the air for 13 years. I suspect you can just drive by it and get as much of a thrill as paying to go inside it, but that’s just me.
At any rate, it got me to thinking about how much $4 million can get you elsewhere in New Mexico and what is the most expensive home currently on the market in our state.
As you might expect, Santa Fe leads the list of most expensive homes on the market.
I found about six houses currently on the market in Santa Fe in the range of $3.8 million to $4.2 million, including home below that only has two bedrooms but a fancy duck pond.
I looked up “Most expensive home for sale and New Mexico,” but I’m not sure that as fluid as the real estate market moves that what I found is current.
Two years ago, this home in Santa Fe was said to be the most expensive home listed in the state at $9.95 million.
The most expensive real estate listing I found on Zillow was for $31.5 million near Lindrith, NM. (Yeah, I had to look on a map too to remember where that was — Rio Arriba County.)
The listing is not really just a home — it’s a ranch with more than 20,000 acres of what is described as the “legendary mule deer area of New Mexico.” However, the house on the property isn’t much to look at unless you fancy a deer antler archway to your front door. And if you want a big ranch, I’m sure there are other listings for that kind of property that don’t appear on the Zillow listing.
Given the choice between these listings, I think I’d go with the home with the duck pond in Santa Fe. It’s within walking distance of the plaza and you probably wouldn’t be overwhelmed with wanna be guests during the city’s annual Fiesta or Indian Market since it’s only got two bedrooms.
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