Published September 26, 2026 in Deal of the Week

This home asks $450 per square foot. Homes for sale around it are asking $682.

By Ken Schwartz

Real estate, La Mesa, CA

That's why it made the list. 105 buyers have already saved it on Zillow. That's 302% more saves than the average of this week's finalists in La Mesa, CA. All 105 get an alert the second the price drops or someone else puts in an offer. Right now, you're ahead of all of them.

The numbers

Views on Zillow

Saves on Zillow

Homes analyzed

The home

3 bd · 2 ba · 1,700 sq ft

$ ▬▬▬,▬▬▬

About 5 days listed. Address: ▬▬ ▬▬▬▬▬ ▬▬

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Text me for the address — (858) 500-2195Opens your messages. No forms. We don't do forms.

In short

$450 per square foot against $682 for homes around it.
Ranked first of 1,519 active homes scored in La Mesa, CA this week.
3 beds, 2 baths, about 1,700 sq ft. About 5 days listed.
Listings here have been up about 61 days.
Price and address are held back. Text DEAL and they come to you.

Here's what we think happened.

While listed, it earned 105 saves and 793 views on Zillow. It ranked first on Zillow saves for the number of days it has been listed.

From the listing: “Tucked into the coveted Windsor Hills neighborhood of La Mesa, this beloved home offers breathtaking, panoramic north-westerly views and a rare sense of privacy just steps from the famous "Secret Stairs." Set up away…”

Saves on Zillow · La Mesa, CA

1This home105 saves
2Finalist average26 saves

Zillow saves. Finalist average = the mean of this week's finalists in the area, this home included.

What stands out

The main residence offers 2 bedrooms and 1 bath across 1,240 square feet, filled with timeless character
a tiled fireplace, high open-beam ceilings, Dutch doors, and a classic kitchen with vintage appeal.
A detached 480-square-foot living space above the 2-car garage adds a private 1 bedroom, 1 bath retreat, ideal for guests, extended family, or multi-generational living.

What they saw when they opened the listing.

Map of the approximate area, drawn as a circle rather than a pin — Fig 03.1 · The area

Then they did what you're about to do. They checked the neighborhood.

Asking $/sq ft nearby

The middle asking price per square foot of the homes for sale here now. Asking, not sold.

This home's $/sq ft

This home's own price per square foot, rounded to the nearest $5.

Avg. days listed

The clock every listing in the area is running against.

Active homes

Everything for sale here right now — the full set this pick was scored against.

The math. At $682 per square foot, the median ask nearby, 1,700 square feet would list for $1,159,400. This one asks less.

Want the address?

It's ready to go. The address, the photos, the numbers behind the numbers.

Text DEAL to (858) 500-2195 Text me

One text and it's yours, usually within the hour. (You're texting me, an actual person. I answer like one.)

What comes back

The address, and the listing it belongs to.
The photos, unblurred, all of them.
The numbers this page is built on, including the ones we would not publish.
A straight answer on whether it is actually right for you — including no.

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