This El Mirage Listing Crashed in Crazy Town

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Crazy town, California, desert

So the “home” featured in this week’s column took the train to Crazy Town. Before it got there, however, it pulled the emergency cord and came to a screeching halt. It jumped off the train, ran 300 yards, and then took a hard left to the city of Whuuuttttt. The “home” then went full speed until it got to the booming metropolis of WTF and that is where this column begins. How’s that for a grabber? You are welcome.

Okay look my peoples. We need to pull it together. It is much too early in this column to be sticking a stethoscope to our heads. Trust me, that will come later.

Crazy town, California, desert

And… that later time is now.

Okay, let’s address the positives first. 1. It is only $310,000. 2. It is 40 acres of prime desert real estate. 3. A plane already crashed there so what are the chances of that happening again?

If Otto the autopilot conveyed, buying this place would be a no-brainer. Let’s take a look inside, shall we?

Crazy town, California, desert
Crazy town, California, desert

Magnanimous snaps for the afghan. Nothing says homey like an afghan that granny made for you. Snaps also for Big Mouth Billy Bass on the wall. He detracts from the mismatched ceiling fans. I think we can agree that the house has good bones because if we are being completely honest, we were all thinking it was going to be a scene out of the show “Hoarders.” How many of us expected airplane passenger seats for furniture?

Crazy town, California, desert

Okay, the primary suite is putting off that hostage vibe and spontaneous human combustion. If anyone has a better explanation for the smudge, please share. Enough with the interiors, let’s go outside.

Work with me here, mother-in-law wing. Ba-dum-dum. Thank you, thank you very much. Don’t forget to tip your waitress on the way out.

Crazy town, California, desert

For those who would be longing for civilization, here’s a convenience store. You need to bring your own gumballs.

Crazy town, California, desert
Crazy town, California, desert

If by fresh they mean 30 to 40 years after the fact, then by all means help yourself to some fresh coffee.

Two more pictures, then we’ll continue our trip to Crazy Town.

Crazy town, California, desert

You have not one but two covered picnic areas. Our final destination when we started this column was Crazy Town. But what if we’ve been there all along and just didn’t realize it? Shelby — cue up the Twilight Zone theme song now.

These 40 acres of prime desert land and all the structures is located in El Mirage, California and listed for $310,000.

6 Comments

  1. TXinCA on January 21, 2026 at 11:05 am

    Wow just wow. In the plus column, however, they cut the price to $285,000. But I’m not sure $0 would get me to pull the trigger on this one. Nice Airplane autopilot reference though!

    • Mimi Perez on January 21, 2026 at 2:00 pm

      Airplane is a classic. How could I not reference Otto? Thanks for the read. Have a great rest of the week.

  2. Phelps on January 21, 2026 at 11:16 am

    This isn’t a house. This is a Fallout: New Vegas location. It’s even literally in the Mojave. It’s not that far off the Long 15.

    Mojave, mo problems.

    • Mimi Perez on January 21, 2026 at 2:01 pm

      With the price drop that means you don’t need to get mo money. Thanks for the read. Have a good rest of the week.

  3. K Barnes on January 23, 2026 at 9:00 am

    Wow….
    Thank you for this pure entertainment!

    • Mimi Perez on January 23, 2026 at 11:32 am

      You are very welcome. Sometimes these columns write themselves. Fun stuff. Have a wonderful weekend. Thanks for the read.

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