Why no one wants Trump’s childhood home

Nobody in New York wants to live in Donald Trump's childhood home. And with an asking price that's two times the Queens neighbourhood's median sale price, who would?

The modest 185sqm property where Fred Trump raised Donald will once again face the hammer on Nov. 14.

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Qualified bidders are being asked to submit written offers and a refundable 10 per cent deposit. There is no starting bid, although the seller has set an undisclosed reserve price, the NY Post reports.

Another look at Trump's childhood home. Picture: NY Post

But considering that the current owner, an anonymous Chinese investor, paid $USD 2.14 million ($AUD 3.15 million) in 2017 for the slice of presidential history - despite a median sale price of $980,000 for single-family houses in the area - it's likely that yet another investor, rather than a Queens resident, will offer the winning bid.

Will someone buy Donald Trump’s home? (Photo by Scott Gries/Getty Images)

"As a house, it's worth about $1 million," says Misha Haghani, the principal of Paramount Realty USA, which is handling the auction of the home for a third time.

"We aren't selling real estate. We are selling a dream, a collectable, something that is meaningful to a lot of people."

The classic abode has hardwood floors throughout. Picture: NY Post

Haghani adds that while he thinks it is possible that a "Trump fan with a significant net worth" could step in to make the 1940s house great again, he finds it more probable that a politically motivated group - either for or against Trump - will crowdfund the purchase for their own purposes.

Inside Donald Trump's childhood home. Picture: NY Post

"Neither of the last purchasers intended to live in the home and no family would pay a premium just to live in this house," he says. "I see a collective pooling money to buy this."

But a sale at any price isn't a sure thing.

Interesting colour scheme in the bathroom. Picture: NY Post.

The mysterious seller already tried and failed to attract a buyer this year when they listed it in February for $2.9 million. It was pulled off the market after just 10 days.

Worse still, the five-bedroom Tudor was even a flop as a rental.

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Shortly after the 2017 sale, the house turned up on Airbnb - filled with Trump items and the obligatory life-size cutout of the POTUS - asking $725 a night.

This game of hot potato started in 2016, shortly before Trump's inauguration, when real-estate investor Michael Davis dropped nearly $1.4 million for the property - 78 per cent more than the $782,500 it last traded at in 2008.

Art-of-the-deal-Davis then made a 54 per cent profit flipping it to the current owner, who appears to be stuck with Chez Trump.

Nevertheless, Haghani is confident that the house will sell this time around. He's even offering a prize to the person who comes closest to guessing the sale price.

"We are going to give away $10,000 to whoever is closest to guessing the sale price," Haghani says.

"This is the third time we are selling this house, so we thought we would have some fun with it."

This article originally appeared in the NY Post and was republished with permission.

Originally published as Why no one wants Trump's childhood home