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Published September 21, 2026 in Deal of the Week

This home asks $360 per square foot. Homes for sale around it are asking $645.

By Ken Schwartz
Real estate, La Mesa, CA

That's why it made the list. 107 buyers have already saved it on Zillow. That's 3 times the normal number for this price range in La Mesa, CA. All 107 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
Fig 0.1 · The home. Listing photos go out with the address. Squinting won't speed that up.
The home
5 bd · 3 ba · 3,800 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
  1. $360 per square foot against $645 for homes around it.
  2. Ranked first of 821 active homes scored in La Mesa, CA this week.
  3. 5 beds, 3 baths, about 3,800 sq ft. About 5 days listed.
  4. Listings here have been up about 62 days.
  5. Price and address are held back. Text DEAL and they come to you.

Here's what we think happened.

While listed, it earned 107 saves and 1,124 views on Zillow. It ranked first on save velocity, total saves, listing freshness and asking price per square foot against the other active listings.

From the listing: “Perched on a󠃢󠂁󠂠󠃢󠂀󠂋󠃢󠂁󠂡󠃢󠂀󠂋󠃳󠂠󠂁󠂁󠃳󠂠󠂀󠂠 peaceful hillside atop of Mt Helix, this unique home offers stunning views, a private setting, and an incredible opportunity to create something truly special.”

Saves on Zillow · La Mesa, CA
  1. 1This home107 saves
  2. 2Finalist average36 saves
Zillow saves. Finalist average = the mean of this week's finalists in the area, this home included.
What stands out
  1. Upstairs, the heart of the home is the spacious kitchen, dining area, and large family room, all filled with natural light and framed by floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the…
  2. The generous primary suite is also located upstairs, featuring high vaulted ceilings, a slider to the deck, and sunset views, while the spacious ensuite bathroom offers plenty of…
  3. Downstairs, a large bonus space with a built-in bar and second fireplace offers endless possibilities for a media room, game room, home office, or additional entertaining space.

What they saw when they opened the listing.

It's inside this circle · No pin, on purpose
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 $645 per square foot, the median ask nearby, 3,800 square feet would list for $2,451,000. 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) 500-2195Text 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
  1. The address, and the listing it belongs to.
  2. The photos, unblurred, all of them.
  3. The numbers this page is built on, including the ones we would not publish.
  4. A straight answer on whether it is actually right for you — including no.

Not buying right now? You probably know someone who is. Send them this page and be the friend with the good real estate tip.

Ken Schwartz
CENTURY 21 Affiliated · (858) 500-2195 · ken@kenschwartzre.com
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Ken Schwartz is a licensed real estate agent with CENTURY 21 Affiliated (license #01897784 NMLS #2461429), license #01854235. Market numbers come from MLS records and are believed accurate but not guaranteed. Nothing on this site is an appraisal or a promise of value. If your home is already listed with another broker, this is not a solicitation.
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