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FreeAtLastAgain, for the benefit of those people who are currently reading this discussion thread...
Can anyone who has been to Geronimo's 'million dollar house' please share the following with the group?:
1. Estimated cost of the home or cost on any known statements of value?
2. Description of the home's amenities, size, number of rooms, condition?
3. I'm not going to share what I have been told about how he 'acquired' the home. I'd like to ASK if anyone knows/heard how he got the home if they can share it. I want to see if it is confirmed. What I heard I have a hard time believing.
5617 ST JAMES CT Richmond, VA 23225
Sold to RICHMOND OUTREACH CENTER INC by GODDARD WARREN M III & SONIA L on March 27, 2008, for $670,000. It was “PAID IN FULL LLC” by ROC, which may indicate that the full cost was paid by the ROC, and that the house has no mortgage, but that point needs further analysis. Since the house belongs to the church, it is a parsonage, which is defined as the residence of a member of the clergy, as provided by the parish or church.
The house has 3,261 square feet of finished living space, and the lot size is 0.489 acre, and the house was built in 1988. There is a permanent wooded area and a creek directly behind the rear property boundary. Saint James Court is comprised of a succession of generally similarly sized houses and lots. It is located in the City of Richmond, in the area just east of Powhite Parkway and just north of Forest Hill Avenue.
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The 2008 Residential(All) report, indicated that for this property, the total basement area is 1,994 square feet, of which 1,000 square feet is finished. So the 3,261 square feet square feet of finished living space, does not include the 994 square feet of basement area that is unfinished. The movie theater is in the basement area, and I wonder if that is included in the figure for finished living space; technically you would think that it should be. Since the terrain slopes downhill to the rear of the lot, you enter the basement from ground level at the rear of the house; while the basement is underground at the front of the house, and the front door of the house at near ground level enters the first floor of the house, which is above the basement level.
In the quotes below, the designation "One Story+ (1.25 1.5 1.75)" is not very clear, because the house has at least 3 levels, even if some of the higher ones have a smaller floor space than the first floor.
It is a nice house with high quality design and construction, amply sized, in a nice neighborhood, and it is in good condition, and is well furnished, but certainly no "mansion" or even "McMansion".
A successful lawyer or doctor could typically afford a house like this, and if he had a wife and several children living there, could easily utilize all the living space.
It is common for the senior pastor of a successful evangelical church of about 2,000 active members, to have a salary package of $150,000 to $200,000 per year, and that would provide the ability to buy a home such as this.
Certain other issues (regarding morals, ethics and ministry) that have been raised in this thread of posts, are far more troublesome than the issue of the house that he lives in.
Lack of financial transparency is a major issue, because churches typically provide their members with annual church financial statements that have detailed accounting for pertinent items, including the value of the parsonage and the value of the salary packages for the pastoral staff members.
Some of these URLs are long, and may or may not work in your browser, and/or may or may not be easy to copy and paste, so I provided TinyURL versions as well.
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Property Type: Residential
Improvement Staus: Improved
Property Class: All
Sale Date between 3/3/2008 and 3/3/2009
Basement: NoPreference
Records Returned: 2 (click on a result for details)
PIN Address Sale date Sale price Year built Number of Stories Finished SqFt Apartment Units
Basement Land SqFt
C0050168048 005617 ST JAMES CT 3/27/2008 670000 1988 1.0 3261 0 yes 21302
C0050168048 005617 ST JAMES CT 3/27/2008 0 1988 1.0 3261 0 yes 21302
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Property: 5617 ST JAMES CT Map Reference Number: C0050168048
Parcel
Street Address: 5617 ST JAMES CT Richmond, VA 23225-
Owner: RICHMOND OUTREACH CENTER INC
Mailing Address: 4551 COX RD STE 210 , GLEN ALLEN 23060
Property Class: 115 - R One Story+ (1.25, 1.5, 1.75)
Land Type: Homesite
Current Assessment
Land Value: $85,000
Improvement Value: $556,200
Assessment Nbhd: 240 - Westover Hills West
Exemption Code: 401
Description
Parcel Sqrft: 21302
Acreage: 0.489
Property Description 1: WESTOVER HILLS WEST L25 BF SC
Property Description 2: 0095.51X0212.46 IRG0000.000
Utilities
Electricity: Yes
Gas: Yes
Water: Yes
Sewer: Yes
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005617 ST JAMES CT
ASSESSMENT
PROPERTY ADDRESSES: 5617 ST JAMES CT
MAP REFERENCE NUMBER: C0050168048
GPIN:
OWNER: RICHMOND OUTREACH CENTER INC
ASSESSMENT MAILING ADDRESS: 4551 COX RD STE 210
ASSESSMENT MAILING CITY: GLEN ALLEN
ASSESSMENT MAILING STATE: VA
ASSESSMENT MAILING ZIP CODE: 23060
PROPERTY CLASS DESCRIPTION: R One Story+ (1.25 1.5 1.75)
LAND USE DESCRIPTION: Single Family
LAND VALUE: 85,000
IMPROVEMENT VALUE: 556,200
TOTAL VALUE: 641,200
STORIES: 1.0
NUMBER OF ROOMS: 10
SQFT OF FINISHED LIVING AREA: 3261
YEAR BUILT: 1988
PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: WESTOVER HILLS WEST L25 BF SC
0095.51X0212.46 IRG0000.000
SALE INFORMATION:
DATE CONSIDERATION GRANTOR DEED REFERENCE #
6/4/1987 n/a n/a ID000128 00355
11/15/1990 360,000 n/a ID00252 0747
3/27/2008 670,000 GODDARD WARREN M III & SONIA L IDID2008 8291
3/27/2008 670,000 GODDARD WARREN M III & SONIA L IDID20088291
3/27/2008 n/a PAID IN FULL LLC IDID20088292
3/27/2008 n/a PAID IN FULL LLC IDID2008 8292
ASSESSMENT INFORMATION:
EFFECTIVE DATE CHANGE DESCRIPTION LAND VALUE BUILDING VALUE TOTAL VALUE
1/1/2009 Reassessment 85,000 556,200 641,200
1/1/2008 Reassessment 85,000 556,200 641,200
1/1/2007 Reassessment 85,000 556,200 641,200
1/1/2006 Reassessment 71,700 496,600 568,300
1/1/2005 Reassessment 65,200 455,600 520,800
1/1/2004 Reassessment 60,900 425,800 486,700
1/1/2003 Reassessment 58,000 405,500 463,500
1/1/2002 Reassessment 50,400 352,600 403,000
1/1/2001 Correction 42,700 352,300 395,000
1/1/1998 35,000 323,000 358,000