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Map: 14 houses under $700K in San Francisco

It's tough to find a good deal in this town. But that doesn't mean we can't help you try.

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No surprises about where all of the points land on the map, of course, with a few in Curbed SF's neighborhood of the year. It is, however, a bit disappointing that not one property in the northern or western reaches of the city dips below our comparatively frugal price point, but those are the realities of buying in the city these days.

You're a brave soul who wants to buy a single-family home in San Francisco without access to the roughly $1.4 million in capital that most of your fellow buyers are paying. You've got chutzpah, we'll give you that. And because we admire such moxie, we've even done a little advance scouting.

Here's a passel of San Francisco houses on offer for just less than half of the city's median price in 2016.

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678 Naples

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A Marina style place in ivory-white stucco for $699,000. In fact, unless otherwise mentioned, every house on this map clocks in at that same $699K price. Apparently it's a really, really popular figure. Originally built in 1927, this one's got wood paneling and coffered ceilings to spare.

1243 Quesada

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You might think you're seeing double, since this three bed house circa 1927 bears a passing resemblance to our Naples Street home above. This one's flattened facade and row windows are less exciting, but the inside is all class. Its present listing is a modest flip, having sold for $610,000 just six months ago.

206 Bridgeview

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Not the prettiest picture on the outside. This three bed, two bath Silver Terrace house wasn't the best example of its Midcentury sensibilities even back in 1957. Once inside, though, we see what a human touch does for the place. Listed at $699,000 (like almost all of these houses), this one has been off the market so long that the city has no record of its last sale.

18 Dartmouth

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Here's a downright elegant Marina-style house from 1930. Priced at just under $700,000, it last sold for $660,000 in 2004. When you add in inflation, that means it's now being offered at significantly less than the asking price 12 years ago.

131 Bayview Circle

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Despite the word "Bayview" right in the address, this is another Silver Terrace listing. This three bed, three bath house (because whoever first built this place was apparently deadset on never having to wait for someone else to finish showering) from 1986 just got a remodel that gilded it with some skylights and maple wood. It last sold in 2012 for $340,000, a little less than half what it's asking now.

418 Bright Street

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This two bed, 830 foot joint from 1956 almost closed a sale this week, but a new listing popped up immediately to let us know that it's "STILL AVAILABLE!" (caps and exclamation theirs). Don't worry, little guy, someone will give you a good home. Um, that is to say, make you a good home?

557 Leland

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In Visitacion Valley it's still possible to net three beds and over 2,000 square feet for less than a million dollars, at least for now. It looks like this place has been in the same family for several decades now, previously changing hands only through inheritance.

72 Moneta Way

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This little two bed, arts & crafts style place from 1938 with the pretty backyard initially priced itself off of our map. But after two months on the market it knocked $70,000 off its price, bringing it down to the magic $699,000 figure. And we're so pleased to have it.

824 Shields

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If you can't quite place Shields Street on your mental San Francisco map, it's just on the other side of 19th Avenue from Parkmerced, and right next to Merced Heights Playground. This two bedroom 1942 home features the world's tiniest stained glass skylight. Too cute.

37 Grafton

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It's not every day you see something that yellow. The rest of this two bed house circa 1925 is painted in less unexpected hues. It's a fixer upper (apparently the floors are bad), but there's a separate two bed in-law on the property as well. It's illegal, but we're shortly reaching a point where that won't matter much.

268 Farallones

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This place fancies itself a cottage, but at four beds and over 3,000 feet it might have outgrown the designation. The house is at least 116 years old, and it comes with some remodeling permits if you're up for it. Listed at $699,000 now, it actually sold for $1,000 more in 2005.

609 Paris

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This two bed pink number from the 19th century only just barely makes our list, sliding in $50 below the mark. Presumably, that extra $50 premium over nearly every house on the list comes on account of being at the corner of Paris and France. Yes, that's a real intersection in San Francisco. Now you know.

566 London

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Nice fence. This one dates to 1908 and is going now for $698,000, which is actually $50,000 less than it sold for ten years ago.

1045 Prague

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You've got to love the cobalt trim around the windows of this 1925 home with two bedrooms and a shady backyard. We're not really sure what the ad means by a "gracious floorplan," but it sounds inviting, we'll give them that.

678 Naples

A Marina style place in ivory-white stucco for $699,000. In fact, unless otherwise mentioned, every house on this map clocks in at that same $699K price. Apparently it's a really, really popular figure. Originally built in 1927, this one's got wood paneling and coffered ceilings to spare.

1243 Quesada

You might think you're seeing double, since this three bed house circa 1927 bears a passing resemblance to our Naples Street home above. This one's flattened facade and row windows are less exciting, but the inside is all class. Its present listing is a modest flip, having sold for $610,000 just six months ago.

206 Bridgeview

Not the prettiest picture on the outside. This three bed, two bath Silver Terrace house wasn't the best example of its Midcentury sensibilities even back in 1957. Once inside, though, we see what a human touch does for the place. Listed at $699,000 (like almost all of these houses), this one has been off the market so long that the city has no record of its last sale.

18 Dartmouth

Here's a downright elegant Marina-style house from 1930. Priced at just under $700,000, it last sold for $660,000 in 2004. When you add in inflation, that means it's now being offered at significantly less than the asking price 12 years ago.

131 Bayview Circle

Despite the word "Bayview" right in the address, this is another Silver Terrace listing. This three bed, three bath house (because whoever first built this place was apparently deadset on never having to wait for someone else to finish showering) from 1986 just got a remodel that gilded it with some skylights and maple wood. It last sold in 2012 for $340,000, a little less than half what it's asking now.

418 Bright Street

This two bed, 830 foot joint from 1956 almost closed a sale this week, but a new listing popped up immediately to let us know that it's "STILL AVAILABLE!" (caps and exclamation theirs). Don't worry, little guy, someone will give you a good home. Um, that is to say, make you a good home?

557 Leland

In Visitacion Valley it's still possible to net three beds and over 2,000 square feet for less than a million dollars, at least for now. It looks like this place has been in the same family for several decades now, previously changing hands only through inheritance.

72 Moneta Way

This little two bed, arts & crafts style place from 1938 with the pretty backyard initially priced itself off of our map. But after two months on the market it knocked $70,000 off its price, bringing it down to the magic $699,000 figure. And we're so pleased to have it.

824 Shields

If you can't quite place Shields Street on your mental San Francisco map, it's just on the other side of 19th Avenue from Parkmerced, and right next to Merced Heights Playground. This two bedroom 1942 home features the world's tiniest stained glass skylight. Too cute.

37 Grafton

It's not every day you see something that yellow. The rest of this two bed house circa 1925 is painted in less unexpected hues. It's a fixer upper (apparently the floors are bad), but there's a separate two bed in-law on the property as well. It's illegal, but we're shortly reaching a point where that won't matter much.

268 Farallones

This place fancies itself a cottage, but at four beds and over 3,000 feet it might have outgrown the designation. The house is at least 116 years old, and it comes with some remodeling permits if you're up for it. Listed at $699,000 now, it actually sold for $1,000 more in 2005.

609 Paris

This two bed pink number from the 19th century only just barely makes our list, sliding in $50 below the mark. Presumably, that extra $50 premium over nearly every house on the list comes on account of being at the corner of Paris and France. Yes, that's a real intersection in San Francisco. Now you know.

566 London

Nice fence. This one dates to 1908 and is going now for $698,000, which is actually $50,000 less than it sold for ten years ago.

1045 Prague

You've got to love the cobalt trim around the windows of this 1925 home with two bedrooms and a shady backyard. We're not really sure what the ad means by a "gracious floorplan," but it sounds inviting, we'll give them that.