A quaint home in San Francisco that was originally 800 square feet is one of the remaining "earthquake shacks" built as temporary housing units after the 1906 earthquake and fire.

The now 2,155 square-foot home sold for $2.3 million in April 2019, a smidge less than its asking price of $2.5 million.

The house had an extensive restoration before it was listed for sale, but even if it wasn't restored, it likely wouldn't have struggled to sell.

In the city's crowded real-estate market, square footage and required renovation usually aren't dealbreakers for home hunters.

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The 2,155-square-foot home at 31 Romain St. in San Francisco, California, is one of the city's remaining "earthquake shacks" built as temporary housing units after the 1906 earthquake and fires that left 250,000 residents homeless.

There are several of these once-tiny homes now spread across the city. And with housing sorely being needed in San Francisco, they've become real-estate gems in the market, usually selling in the $1 million range.

In a hot real-estate market like San Francisco's, it's also not unusual for homebuyers to cough up the price for historically relevant (see: older) homes before shelling out potentially hundreds of thousands more for repairs and renovations. But this one had already undergone a complete renovation before being listed for sale in February 2019, rendering the original $2.5 million price tag more reasonable. It ended up selling for a smidge less, for $2.3 million, in April 2019, according to public records.

The home's listing agent, Joanna Rose with Redfin, told Business Insider in early 2019 that when the previous owner first bought the home, it lived up to its "earthquake shack" name. Now it's a contemporary masterpiece.

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