1903 E Fairfield Street
2,848 square feet on a third of an acre, priced to let someone else finish it.
This one is listed as an investor special, and that's exactly what it is — the bones and the lot are the story, not the finishes.
Five bedrooms and 2,848 square feet, all on a single level, built in 1970 when houses in this pocket of Mesa were given room to breathe. The lot is 0.39 of an acre with four parking spaces — the kind of frontage and depth that newer subdivisions in this price band simply don't hand out.
Inside, the layout is the asset: an eat-in kitchen, a primary bedroom with its own full bath, central air with electric heat, ceiling fans, and washer-dryer hookups already in place. It needs updating, and the price reflects that rather than hiding it.
The math is the reason to look. At $615,000 it works out to about $216 a square foot. Recent nearby sales have run between roughly $620,000 and $865,000 — and the comparable homes trading at the top of that range are generally smaller on paper than this one. For a flipper, a value-add investor, or a buyer willing to renovate into their own equity, the spread is where the opportunity sits.
No HOA, so there's nothing standing between you and a permit, a parked trailer, or a floor plan change.
- $615,000 · about $216/sq ft
- 5 bedrooms · 2.5 baths
- 2,848 sq ft · single level
- 0.39-acre lot
- Built 1970
- No HOA
- 4 parking spaces
- Eat-in kitchen
- Full bath in primary bedroom
- Central air · electric heat
- Ceiling fans
- Washer and dryer hookups
- Dishwasher · disposal · electric oven
- Investor special · value-add
- Hawthorne Elementary assigned
- Poston Junior High assigned
- Mountain View High assigned
- Maricopa County · APN 13738051
- ARMLS #7077807
- Taxes: contact for details
A neighbor first. An agent second.
Rui Barros · Licensed Arizona REALTOR® since 2012North Mesa, where the lots got bigger and the streets stayed quiet.
85203 is the established side of Mesa — mature trees, wide setbacks, and homes from an era when a third of an acre was a normal thing to build on. It's a pocket that holds its value because the land under it isn't being replicated anywhere nearby.
Minutes to downtown Mesa, Mesa Riverview and the 202, with the 101 and Tempe a short run west. Banner Desert and Mesa Community College are both close, and Sloan Park and the Cubs' spring training complex are a few minutes away.
Come walk it with numbers in hand.
If you're buying this as a project, the walkthrough matters more than the photos. Come see the condition for yourself, and I'll bring the comps and the recent sold range so you can run your numbers on the spot rather than guessing at them later.
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Rui Barros · HomeSmart · Scottsdale · ARMLS #7077807
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Rui Barros
I've spent more than a decade helping people buy and sell across the Valley — and the part I care about most has never been the transaction. It's knowing which streets hold their value, which renovations actually return their cost, and when a property priced under the comps is an opportunity rather than a warning. If this one is on your list, let's walk it together.
Five bedrooms. A third of an acre. No HOA.
Priced as an investor special in a pocket of Mesa where the land isn't being made anymore.
Listed by Rui Barros · HomeSmart · ARMLS #7077807. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Square footage, bedroom and bath counts, lot size, year built, condition, systems, school assignment and taxes to be independently verified by buyer. Property sold as-is. Comparable sale figures referenced are from public records and are not an appraisal. Rui Barros · REALTOR® · AZ Lic. SA645934000 · Equal Housing Opportunity.