This solid 3bed/2bath home is in need of complete cosmetic updating, but has a ton of potential. The home is vinyl sided, and has a newer furnace. The main floor offers a master bed with 3/4 bath, large living room and formal dining that is open to the spacious kitchen. Upstairs you'll find two additional bedrooms and a full bath. This home would make a great rental investment, and offers a lot of upside for the savvy investor! Home is offered in it's as-is condition with all personal property to remain.
Sold for $165,000
$165,000
721 8th Ave, Council Bluffs, IA 51501
3beds
2baths
1,260sqft
SingleFamily
Built in 1900
3,049 Square Feet Lot
$178,900 Zestimate®
$131/sqft
$1,554 Estimated rent
Home value
$178,900
$168,000 - $188,000
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Large living roomSpacious kitchenFormal diningMaster bed
Facts & features
Interior
Bedrooms & bathrooms
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
Heating
- Forced air, Gas
Appliances
- Included: Range / Oven
- Laundry: Basement
Features
- Basement: Full
Interior area
- Total interior livable area: 1,260 sqft
Property
Lot
- Size: 3,049 sqft
Details
- Parcel number: 754436187002
Construction
Type & style
- Home type: SingleFamily
Materials
- Frame
- Foundation: Concrete Block
- Roof: Composition
Condition
- Year built: 1900
Community & neighborhood
Location
- Region: Council Bluffs
Other
Other facts
- Construction: Frame
- Roof: Composition
- Heating: Gas Forced Air
- Hot Water Heater: Gas
- Kitchen Features: Gas Range
- Dining Facilities: Formal Dining
- Main Level: Baths, Dining, Kitchen, Master Bedroom, Family Room
- Interior Amenities: Ceiling Fans
- Exterior Amenities: Enclosed Porch, Fence
- Site Amenities: Blacktop Road, Flat Lot
- Services: City Sewer, City Water, Electrical, Gas, Public Sidewalks
- Flood Ins: Not Required
- Located City/County: City
- Lot Size Range: Under 1/4 Acre
- Laundry: Basement
- Lower Level: Other
- Bedrooms Abv Grd: 3
- Style: 1.5 Story
- Basement: Full
- Baths Abv Grd: 1.75
- Air Conditioning: Other
- Miscellaneous Info: Tax Year: 2020
Price history
| Date | Event | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 8/14/2023 | Sold | $165,000+266.7%$131/sqft |
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| 6/30/2022 | Sold | $45,000-25%$36/sqft |
Source: SWIAR #22-852 Report a problem | ||
| 5/24/2022 | Pending sale | $60,000$48/sqft |
Source: SWIAR #22-852 Report a problem | ||
| 5/17/2022 | Listed for sale | $60,000$48/sqft |
Source: SWIAR #22-852 Report a problem | ||
Public tax history
| Year | Property taxes | Tax assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,356 +82.9% | $129,100 +10.3% |
| 2024 | $1,288 -18.1% | $117,000 +81.1% |
| 2023 | $1,572 +1.9% | $64,600 -1.7% |
| 2022 | $1,542 | $65,700 |
| 2021 | -- | $65,700 +22.7% |
| 2020 | -- | $53,565 |
| 2019 | -- | $53,565 |
| 2018 | -- | $53,565 |
| 2017 | $1,066 +2.9% | $53,565 |
| 2015 | $1,036 -0.2% | $53,565 |
| 2014 | $1,038 | $53,565 |
| 2013 | -- | $53,565 |
| 2012 | -- | $53,565 |
| 2011 | -- | $53,565 -5% |
| 2010 | -- | $56,384 |
| 2009 | -- | $56,384 |
| 2007 | $792 +0.3% | $56,384 +8% |
| 2006 | $790 +11% | $52,208 |
| 2005 | $712 | -- |
| 2002 | -- | $46,615 |
| 2001 | -- | -- |
| 2000 | $590 | $22,628 |
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Neighborhood: Downtown
Nearby schools
GreatSchools rating
- 3/10Bloomer Elementary SchoolGrades: PK-5Distance: 0.3 mi
- 5/10Gerald W Kirn Middle SchoolGrades: 6-8Distance: 1.7 mi
- 3/10Abraham Lincoln High SchoolGrades: 9-12Distance: 1.9 mi
Schools provided by the listing agent
- Elementary: Bloomer
- Middle: Gerald W Kirn
- High: Abraham Lincoln
- District: Council Bluffs
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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