Here's a Tragic Tale of Two Craigslist Ads for the same vacant tract home in the Mojave Desert:
$1750 / 4br - 4 bedroom 3 bath
Reply to: hous-485275949@craigslist.org
Date: 2007-11-20, 9:00PM PSTLovely 4 bedroom 3 bathroom house for rent. Front yard with porch and big back yard, 2 car garage, 4 car driveway. Beautiful 15 foot high ceilings, big bay windows and stained glass greet you in main entrance living room with a gorgeous balcony overlooking the space. Tons of room! Relax in front of your real fireplace in the den. Walk through the french doors and into your back yard patio. A perfect sized dining room leads into the open concept kitchen. Your Master bedroom has the convinience of a bathroom ensuit and walk in closet. Central air and heating, laundry hookups, covectional oven, built in dishwasher. Fenced for dogs in the back. Great area for kids. We will consider section 8. Option to own as well.
And on the same day -- just three minutes earlier -- this ad was posted for the same house:
$1000 / 4br - Film location Available NOW
Reply to: hous-485273936@craigslist.org
Date: 2007-11-20, 8:57PM PSTAny type of filming is fine with owner, doesn't matter if it's Disney or Deep Throat. The house sits on a large lot, 8000 square feet, has a tall wooden fence all around the back for added privacy. The driveway holds 4 cars easily and has a two car garage. The street is large and wide, plenty of parking always and not busy at all. The interior is all redone, just painted weeks ago. Massive front room, leads into kitchen and dining room, open concept great for big equipment. Den has a fireplace, one bathroom is on the main level. Upstairs boasts two more bathrooms, one is in the master bedroom ensuit and has a sexy round tub perfect for romantic shoots. Two of the other three bedrooms are standard size with regular closets, the last one has a balcony overlooking the front living room. The back yard has large deck awning, 20X30 feet. Tons of room in backyard, probably 80 X 40 feet. House is empty, owner is fine with you bringing in what you need for set decorating.
The real-estate situation in those Mojave boom towns over Cajon Pass, it's not so great.
(For this picture, I searched Google Images for "boarded up stucco house desert" and this was the first result. Jesus.)
