The Flint House in the Linda Vista hills of Pasadena

1395 Inverness Dr · Listed by Teresa Fuller, Compass

Maybe it’s become a bit of an obsession.

I see all the houses—or at least enough of them to know when one has something you cannot manufacture. This is my rotating edit of the Los Angeles homes worth a second look, whether they are my listings or someone else’s.

Each one will come with the MLS photographs, full listing credit, and my own notes on the architecture, the detail I would never touch, and why the place stayed with me.

See what makes the list

The ones that made the board.

No ranking. No algorithm. Just the houses that made me stop, and the honest reason why.

Firewood stacked floor to ceiling beside the front door at 1395 Inverness Drive 002

Linda Vista · Pasadena

1395 Inverness Dr

$4,100,000 3 bd 4 ba 3,708 sq ft

“The firewood is stacked into its own wall by the front door, which tells you everything about how seriously this house takes being lived in.”

Why it made the board
Cactus rising above the courtyard roofline at 2414 4th Avenue 001

West Adams Terrace · Los Angeles

2414 4th Ave

$1,849,500 4 bd 3 ba 2,560 sq ft

“The courtyard cactus is taller than the roofline, and that’s not even the best reason this one’s on the list.”

Why it made the board