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  • $288,000

    1240 40th St, Des Moines, IA 50311

    4beds
    2baths
    1,632sqft
    Residential
    Built in 1910
    9,844 Square Feet Lot
    $288,000 Zestimate®
    $176/sqft
    $1,989 Estimated rent

    Home value

    $288,000

    $265,000 - $308,000

    $1,989/mo

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    What's special

    You can find amazing value in this brick two story home. It is located in the heart of Des Moines giving you easy access to local restaurants, shopping, the interstate and a lot more. It offers a large fenced in backyard with a good size two car garage. To top off the great back yard, you can enjoy a nice concrete patio area in back along with a newer four seasons room with a new PTAC unit. It has an electric fireplace to cozy the room up in the winter while you enjoy watching your favorite movie or football game. This home has four good size bedrooms on the second floor however, you get a bonus room that can be an office or master bedroom on the first floor. This home has been priced to accommodate some of the updates needed to make it your dream home. Please make an appointment today. Please make an appointment today!

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    Facts & features

    Interior

    Bedrooms & bathrooms
    • Bedrooms: 4
    • Bathrooms: 2
    Heating
    • Forced air, Gas
    Cooling
    • Central
    Features
    • Cable TV, Carpeting, Hardwood Floors, Smoke Detector, Laminate Floors
    • Flooring: Hardwood, Laminate
    • Basement: Partially finished
    Interior area
    • Total interior livable area: 1,632 sqft

    Property

    Parking
    • Total spaces: 2
    • Parking features: Garage - Attached
    Features
    • Exterior features: Brick
    Lot
    • Size: 9,844 sqft
    Details
    • Parcel number: 10012467000000

    Construction

    Type & style
    • Home type: SingleFamily
    • Architectural style: Conventional
    • Property subtype: Residential
    Materials
    • brick
    • Foundation: Concrete
    • Roof: Asphalt
    Condition
    • Year built: 1910

    Utilities & green energy

    • Sewer: City

    Community & neighborhood

    Location
    • Region: Des Moines

    Other

    Other facts
    • Air Conditioning: Central
    • Basement Desc: Unfinished
    • MLS: Des Moines
    • Dining Room: Eat In Kitchen
    • Foundation: Poured
    • Heat: Gas Forced Air
    • Heat Source: Natural
    • Property Sub Type: Residential
    • Property Type: Residential
    • Roof: Asphalt Shingle
    • Style: Two Story
    • Interior Features: Cable TV, Carpeting, Hardwood Floors, Smoke Detector, Laminate Floors
    • Lot Shape: Regular
    • Sewer: City
    • Water: City
    • Driveway: Concrete
    • Exterior: Brick
    • Trim: Paint
    • Sellers Request: 0
    • Last Change Type: Pending
    • Geocode Source: PxPoint
    • Other Rooms: 4 Season
    • Included Items: Microwave, Stove, Dishwasher, Dryer, Refrigerator, Washer, Freezer
    • Parcel Number: 10012467000000

    Price history

    DateEventPrice
    4/4/2021Sold$225,000-2.2%$138/sqft
    Source: DMMLS #614677 Report a problem
    2/22/2021Pending sale$230,000$141/sqft
    Source: Platinum Realty LLC #614677 Report a problem
    1/1/2021Price change$230,000-4.1%$141/sqft
    Source: Platinum Realty LLC #614677 Report a problem
    11/27/2020Price change$239,900-4%$147/sqft
    Source: Platinum Realty LLC #614677 Report a problem
    10/31/2020Price change$249,900-2%$153/sqft
    Source: Platinum Realty LLC #614677 Report a problem
    10/10/2020Price change$254,900-2%$156/sqft
    Source: Platinum Realty LLC #614677 Report a problem
    9/24/2020Listed for sale$260,000+117.6%$159/sqft
    Source: Platinum Realty LLC #614677 Report a problem
    2/12/2001Sold$119,500$73/sqft
    Source: Public Record Report a problem

    Public tax history

    YearProperty taxesTax assessment
    2025$5,310 +2%$297,100 +12.3%
    2024$5,204 -1.8%$264,500
    2023$5,300 +0.8%$264,500 +17.6%
    2022$5,260 +1.5%$224,900
    2021$5,182 -3.6%$224,900 +2.5%
    2020$5,376 +9.4%$219,500
    2019$4,914 +1.2%$219,500 +12.8%
    2018$4,856 $194,600
    2017$4,856 +20.6%$194,600 +11.6%
    2016$4,028 $174,300
    2015$4,028 +109.2%$174,300 +4.7%
    2014$1,925 $166,400
    2013-- $166,400 +0.4%
    2012-- $165,800
    2011-- $165,800 -1.1%
    2010-- $167,700
    2009-- $167,700 +8.5%
    2008-- $154,500
    2007-- $154,500 +8.7%
    2006-- $142,100
    2005-- $142,100 +14.2%
    2003-- $124,420 +17%
    2002-- $106,380
    2001-- $106,380

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    Neighborhood: Drake

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    • District: Des Moines Independent

    Source: The MLS. This data may not be complete. We recommend contacting the local school district to confirm school assignments for this home.

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